Japan's files protest over Cinderalla's apple?

[Taro Toporific]

Japan files protest over newspaper cartoon about nuke emergency
TOKYO Mainichi Daily News (Kyodo) April 22, 2011 --Japan's Consulate General in New York lodged a protest with New York Times Co. on Thursday for publishing a cartoon in which Snow White, carrying a newspaper with the headline "Japan nuclear radiation," asks an old woman offering an apple if she comes from Japan.
The consulate said that since the cartoon refers to a story in Grimm's Fairy Tales in which Snow White falls into a stupor after biting a poisoned apple, it may stir up what the consulate called unfounded anxieties over the safety of foods from Japan...more...

by Luojie of the engrish-language China Daily

[Coligny]

The consulate said that since the cartoon refers to a story in Grimm's Fairy Tales in which Snow White falls into a stupor after biting a poisoned apple, it may stir up what the consulate called unfounded anxieties over the safety of foods from

INCREDIBLE, they understood the reference...

now, onto step two, yes, it was on purpose, and your definition of 'unfounded' seems quite different from what the rest of the world think...

[ghostunit]

[Hikonejou]

Basically:

1) The Japanese have this attitude that with just the one presentation they're giving they can dispel everyone's questions.

2) That even assuming the presentation is factual and truthful, the Fukushima situation is still out of control and changing by the day. And the Japanese gov has not been coming out with immediate full disclosure on the issue as it should, so what's the value of the presentation say, after next week, after all?

I guess it means...somehow they got their heads stuck up their asses, and they don't know how to pull it out?

[Taka-Okami]

Japan files protest over newspaper cartoon about nuke emergency
TOKYO Mainichi Daily News (Kyodo) April 22, 2011 --Japan's Consulate General in New York lodged a protest with New York Times Co. on Thursday for publishing a cartoon in which Snow White, carrying a newspaper with the headline "Japan nuclear radiation," asks an old woman offering an apple if she comes from Japan.
The consulate said that since the cartoon refers to a story in Grimm's Fairy Tales in which Snow White falls into a stupor after biting a poisoned apple, it may stir up what the consulate called unfounded anxieties over the safety of foods from Japan...more...

by Luojie of the engrish-language China Daily

Sounds similar to the reaction them rabid Jihadists have when someone bags out Mohammad.

[Samurai_Jerk]

[Big Boy]

First the Aflack duck voice, now Cinderella. Cartoons have better humor than cunting humans?

[MaxPower]

Sounds similar to the reaction them rabid Jihadists have when someone bags out Mohammad.

Angry belligerent mobs burning down KFCs?

[GomiGirl]

What sort of food does Japan export in any great volumes? Pardon my ignorance, but Japan has never struck me as one of the world's major food suppliers. I have always thought of Japan as a major importer of food.

Out of interest, what sort of contribution to the economy are food exports?

[canman]

I was surprised to learn GG, that Japan exports a lot of fish products to Europe, and here in Aomori, apples, and nagia imo are exported all over. The apples main market is Taiwan, China and Russia. My friend works for an export company and said that in China Japanese apples are a real luxury item, or they were, in the past.

[Samurai_Jerk]

Angry belligerent mobs burning down KFCs?

Yeah, call when the Japanese storm a UN building and kill seven people.

[ghostunit]

Hinsight is 20/20 but with all the evidence that has surfaced these last few weeks, it is now clear the Japanese were simply too corrupt and dishonest to handle nuclear power, more specifically nuclear power right next to seismically very active fault lines: security tests were falsified, reactor designs were obsolete and not secure enough to begin with, sites did not have redundant safety systems, the Gov. was in bed with Tepco instead of keeping tabs on them and so on.

Now they reap the (radioactive) whirlwind and we're supposed to buy their (slightly) contaminated crap just to be "considerate" with them?

Fuck that. I don't want ANY of their shit near my table, and I won't bother debating how much radiation is or is not "safe". I hope the destruction of their fish, dairy, farming and agriculture industries is lesson enough to punish their negligent arrogance.

[Yokohammer]

The Japanese called down the thunder but were not able to handle the power. Now they reap the whirlwind and we're supposed to feel sorry for them?

Point is, I don't want ANY of their foodstuffs anymore so I'll buy from some place where I don't have to worry how much radiation is or is not "safe".

I guess that means you don't live in Japan.

[Greji]

the Japanese were simply too corrupt and dishonest to handle nuclear power, more specifically nuclear power right next to seismically very active fault lines:

All of Japan is on a fault line.

security tests were falsified, reactor designs were obsolete and not secure enough to begin with, sites did not have redundant safety systems, the Gov. was in bed with Tepco instead of keeping tabs on them and so on.
The sites do have redundant security systems.

They just did not have secured power lines, or back-up generator capability. The Fukushima facility was designed by General Electric and in case you weren't aware of it. the site did manage to survive a 9.1 earthquake. It was the Tsunami destroying the power for the facility and it's back up that was/is the problem. Also, I would be interested in what you mean by the government "keeping tabs" on Tepco.

Now they reap the (radioactive) whirlwind and we're supposed to buy their (slightly) contaminated crap just to be "considerate" with them?

Fuck that. I don't want ANY of their shit near my table

Well, that's a shame. If you'd like I will come over and shit on your table. That may be more palatable for you.

I hope the destruction of their fish, dairy, farming and agriculture industries is lesson enough to punish their negligent arrogance.

I find your thinking of equal arrogance, so fuck off and stay out of Japan, or I'll sic Take-chan on ya!

[Samurai_Jerk]

I don't want ANY of their shit near my table, and I won't bother debating how much radiation is or is not "safe". I hope the destruction of their fish, dairy, farming and agriculture industries is lesson enough to punish their negligent arrogance.

Go drink some Chinese baby formula and die you piece of shit.

[6810]

What's LOLable is that the Chinese are worried about the safety of anything other than food they produce.

This! Thanks for saying it, ya beat me to the punch.

[6810]

What sort of food does Japan export in any great volumes? Pardon my ignorance, but Japan has never struck me as one of the world's major food suppliers. I have always thought of Japan as a major importer of food.

Out of interest, what sort of contribution to the economy are food exports?

For real?

While Japan doesn't export on the scale of other major exporters, it does export at the quality high end where the real profits are made.

[damn name]

I didn't realize it was so much either, GomiGirl.

Japan's 2010 food exports by sector
Product : Tonnes / Value (1000 yen)
Live animals - / 2,435,280
Meat and products 13,139 / 5,337,325
Dairy products and eggs 5,849 / 4,077,871
Fish 550,704 / 169,192,721
Cereals and products 282,455 / 34,319,512
Fruit and vegetable 46,370 / 19,401,301
Sugar and products 21,676 / 6,949,584
Coffee, tea, cocoa, spice 13,180 / 16,017,610
Animal feed 57,965 / 7,647,434
Other food preparations - / 83,697,417
Total - / 349,076,055

Japan 2010 food exports by destination
Destination Value (1,000 yen)
Asia 250,661,485
Middle East 4,776,860
Western Europe 15,782,606
C&E Europe 6,331,609
North America 53,461,612
Middle, South America 3,139,098
Africa 6,109,545
Oceania 8,813,240


Source: Japan Ministry of Finance

[matsuki]

What's LOLable is that the Chinese are worried about the safety of anything other than food they produce.

THIS

...and doesn't Japan basically do the same thing when mad cow breaks out in any country they buy beef from?