Karuizawa Bus Crash Kills 14

[Russell]

Meanwhile, can someone send a nurse at SJ's place... The medical kind, not the horny kind...

I'll take the horny kind, please.

Is there any difference?!?

[Goronads]

you get what you pay for.......
the bus companys office in hamura, tokyo

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Can't anybody unplug that stupid rice nigger from whitchever manga coffee he's posting from ?.

Long time lurker.
You're the biggest cunt to grace this planet and I hate the fact they let you keep posting.
Going back to Lurk mode.

[Coligny]

Yea, thanks for your highly valuable contribution. Lurked on the comfort women thread lately ? Or just pushing your luck going with the flow ?

Should push the standard forum wildcard "i was drunk"
But it's more sea sickness, the same kind I got from JT's forum after dealing with the mods. All clones of the chimp.
So...
No, not drunk. And luckily it's not JT, no need to bow ith "heil japan" everytime you mention trains run on time like in any banana dictatorship.
I hate reading form a poster and going out thinking "if there are mire like him, this country need to be burned to the ground"

[Russell]

you get what you pay for.......
the bus companys office in hamura, tokyo

14528187220058.jpg

Can't anybody unplug that stupid rice nigger from whitchever manga coffee he's posting from ?.

Long time lurker.
You're the biggest cunt to grace this planet and I hate the fact they let you keep posting.

Probably the same reason they let Cacofonix keep singing...

[Wage Slave]

Is a self evident racist wanker entitled to protection from racist abuse? I would say yes, on both moral grounds and because actually a proper racist welcomes racial abuse. It's all grist for the mill and can all be turned to their twisted nasty little advantage. So yes Tacky. You are a racist wanker through and through but I defend your right not to be the subject of racist abuse yourself. Even though you dole it out in an underhand and sneaky way.

[inflames]

You guys are too hard on him in MYHOMO

Any news of Kansai Ben recently? I am aware this question may go over the heads of other forum members like a lead balloon.

I heard he was divorced and bitter somewhere in Kansai, but I don't think that changed after gaijinpot's forums got shut down.

Probably still doing the PT uni thing, although he might have gone to Australia to work pt at some shithole as that at least pays more than in Japan.

[Takechanpoo]

Is a self evident racist wanker entitled to protection from racist abuse? I would say yes, on both moral grounds and because actually a proper racist welcomes racial abuse. It's all grist for the mill and can all be turned to their twisted nasty little advantage. So yes Tacky. You are a racist wanker through and through but I defend your right not to be the subject of racist abuse yourself. Even though you dole it out in an underhand and sneaky way.

calling korean kimchese is racism? strictly speaking, its true. i honestly admit. but chinese, korean and japanese are brothers sharing common destiny no matter how much they hate each other. so japanese calling korean kimchese or chinese chinchonsomething or korean calling japanese choppari, nattonese or chinese calling japanese syauriben etc are the same as a black guy calls other black guys nigger.
its not politically incorrect at least. and i dont have any prejudice toward z-koreans. i had a few friends of them in my childhood. (there is a z-korean ghetto in my home town.) and one of them was a best friend at that time, whose father managed a ramen shop in front of the train station and often used to serve ramen, gyoza, chahan to me for free. so i know they as well are not a monolith. but also its undoubtedly true that the persentage of bad boys and girls(不良) is relatively high among z-korean. and some of them become bosozoku, gang or yakuza. this is not a prejudice but a truth.

btw that my ex-best friend live in nagoya now, having a changed japanese name. his ex-surname is takahashi. but now matsubara....

[Coligny]

You can take the high road wrestling with a pig in a mudpit. Or split his skull and make bacon for diner.
I am tired as fuck to read this chimp "smelly gaijin loser" bullshit. There's 100 of forum for this kind of stillbirth edven some where they are a protected and cherished species.
Despite what him and wagturd claim (misery DO love company). Being french give me an heritage. Part of it being the strategic dissuasion doctrine. Simply put, don't use weapon against me and come crying if i send you the money back.
So if in a forum called fucked gaijin you enjoy or dig deep to find value on that sentient puddle of shit posts. Good for you, but the emperor is not naked and i'm not gonna lick that spoon. Don't want me shitting full blown racism in his face. Them cut the bachanded suppository he continuously doles out.

As for the lurking moron bravo for your 1st post in defense of another moron posting what basically account to "look at the office of the company they deserved to die because they should have paid more" (effectively a really usefull post despite the office showing nothing of value nor showing the shody looking managers displayed on tv since the incident) or continuous posting on basically what can be summed up as " Korean wimin enjoy the rape monies during the war" congrats for proving that it's better to stay silent and let people think you are a moron rather than open it up and give them the proof.

[Russell]

Is a self evident racist wanker entitled to protection from racist abuse? I would say yes, on both moral grounds and because actually a proper racist welcomes racial abuse. It's all grist for the mill and can all be turned to their twisted nasty little advantage. So yes Tacky. You are a racist wanker through and through but I defend your right not to be the subject of racist abuse yourself. Even though you dole it out in an underhand and sneaky way.

calling korean kimchese is racism? strictly speaking, its true. i honestly admit. but chinese, korean and japanese are brothers sharing common destiny no matter how much they hate each other. so japanese calling korean kimchese or chinese chinchonsomething or korean calling japanese choppari, nattonese or chinese calling japanese syauriben etc are the same as a black guy calls other black guys nigger.
its not politically incorrect at least. and i dont have any prejudice toward z-koreans. i had a few friends of them in my childhood. (there is a z-korean ghetto in my home town.) and one of them was a best friend at that time, whose father managed a ramen shop in front of the train station and often used to serve ramen, gyoza, chahan to me for free. so i know they as well are not a monolith. but also its undoubtedly true that the persentage of bad boys and girls(不良) is relatively high among z-korean. and some of them become bosozoku, gang or yakuza. this is not a prejudice but a truth.

btw that my ex-best friend live in nagoya now, having a changed japanese name. his ex-surname is takahashi. but now matsubara....

Apart from the doubt that Koreans like to be called names rather than be called by their names by their Asian brothers, there are not too many Asians on this forum in the first place, ain't it? So, then referring to Koreans in terms of their favorite dish is not gonna score you any points nor take any tensions away.

And it would save you some typing too.

[matsuki]

Advertised route was on the expressway, but the bus was taking public roads - someone saving on toll fees?

So if they get sued, is the pay out only going to be for the saved toll fares and the deaths and injuries are just "shoganai?"

[Wage Slave]

Is a self evident racist wanker entitled to protection from racist abuse? I would say yes, on both moral grounds and because actually a proper racist welcomes racial abuse. It's all grist for the mill and can all be turned to their twisted nasty little advantage. So yes Tacky. You are a racist wanker through and through but I defend your right not to be the subject of racist abuse yourself. Even though you dole it out in an underhand and sneaky way.

calling korean kimchese is racism? strictly speaking, its true. i honestly admit. but chinese, korean and japanese are brothers sharing common destiny no matter how much they hate each other. so japanese calling korean kimchese or chinese chinchonsomething or korean calling japanese choppari, nattonese or chinese calling japanese syauriben etc are the same as a black guy calls other black guys nigger.
its not politically incorrect at least. and i dont have any prejudice toward z-koreans. i had a few friends of them in my childhood. (there is a z-korean ghetto in my home town.) and one of them was a best friend at that time, whose father managed a ramen shop in front of the train station and often used to serve ramen, gyoza, chahan to me for free. so i know they as well are not a monolith. but also its undoubtedly true that the persentage of bad boys and girls(不良) is relatively high among z-korean. and some of them become bosozoku, gang or yakuza. this is not a prejudice but a truth.

btw that my ex-best friend live in nagoya now, having a changed japanese name. his ex-surname is takahashi. but now matsubara....

And there we have it folks. Evidence that Japanese society, when it comes to racism and equal opportunities, is at about where the UK was in about 1970. Come to think of it there are other similarities as far as economics and governance are concerned. That means look forward to industrial/financial strife and the IMF moment in 4 to 6 years. Which sounds about right. Whether or not Japan has it in her to re-invent herself is another question.

To be fair, Tacky is not the only racist. There are at least two others who come on here on a far more occasional basis. They are just more careful to cloak and skilled at cloaking their racism and target it more carefully. At least you know exactly where you stand with Tacky.

[matsuki]

And there we have it folks. Evidence that Japanese society, when it comes to racism and equal opportunities, is at about where the UK was in about 1970. Come to think of it there are other similarities as far as economics and governance are concerned. That means look forward to industrial/financial strife and the IMF moment in 4 to 6 years. Which sounds about right. Whether or not Japan has it in her to re-invent herself is another question.

...but but but the locals always claim it's just "Japaneeeze style" or "cultural differences." (all the while commenting on how Korea, China, etc. "look like Japan did Xnumber of years ago )

[wagyl]

Advertised route was on the expressway, but the bus was taking public roads - someone saving on toll fees?

So if they get sued, is the pay out only going to be for the saved toll fares and the deaths and injuries are just "shoganai?"

I doubt that the company has assets to cover expressway tolls. These bus companies come and go.

[matsuki]

Even with that luxurious container office?!

[TennoChinko]

Your call for protection of the racist little shit is cute and all.
Don't like my treatment of that rice nigger stillbirth, feel free to ban me.
Just look at his postings and tell me they are not mostly barely hidden racist bullshit with one odd pseudo usefull post every full moon to justify the oxigen he waste mouthbreathing in front of his keyboard.
If i wanted to read that kind of shithead I'd still be grinding my teeth dwelling japan today's forum where they act as mods for fun and glory.

You may not realize it but you seem to be going down the same bitter path as David Aldwinckle aka 'Debito'... the self-declared social justice / white Rosa Parks 'paladin' / champion.


In 2008, he spazzed-out in two very similar ways to the way you appear to be reacting to Takechanpoo:

* Using the term Chinaman's Chance

Historically, America had the expression, “he doesn’t have a Chinaman’s chance” (the modern-day equivalent of “a snowball’s chance in hell”), showing how bent the American judiciary was towards Asians a century or so ago. In Japan’s judiciary, are we to say, “he doesn’t have a gaijin’s chance”?

Which he more recently used as a chapter heading in his latest book:

Chapter Six: A 'Chinaman’s Chance' in Japanese Court

The same year (2008), he felt it an effective method of expressing his outrage against a Japanese publisher for printing "The Story of Little Black Sambo" , it'd be a great idea to publish was he claimed was a clever parody: "Little Yellow Jap".



I don't give a shit for political correctness and it's not even asking for a basic level of courtesy or decorum toward other posters ... as an intended insult or slur, it backfires.

I also admit, in the beginning, I didn't care much for Takechanpoo - and I still haven't figured out whether he's really a Japanese dude or an annoying but clever gaijin troll. (He might even be a self-hating ethnic Korean smiliar to this guy... a slightly different variety of 'Chosen' people ). It was readily apparent to me in the beginning, but he does insert slivers of sarcastic humor & even self-depreciating wit .. but if your face is too busy going red [or, darker brown ... in case one might be of the darker skinned variety of homo sapiens ] , it's unlikely you'll notice it.

[kurogane]

You guys are too hard on him in MYHOMO

Any news of Kansai Ben recently? I am aware this question may go over the heads of other forum members like a lead balloon.

Nope, he sort of evaporated from the Interwebz, or at least the BBS part of it. Last I heard Tomoko and his minions were still tracking him and harassing him as best they could through Facebook and the like, and the Kyoto grapevine claims he met a nice lady and was puttering along fine.

BTW, how in F'in hell did we manage to blame Koreans for a bus crash in Karuizawa (and by We I mean It)? That is a legendary thread jump.

TenChin,
Nice point about Debuto. Whatever shred of legitimacy he had left pretty much went up in Yakitori smoke with that racist parody comic. Not that Coligny ever had any legitimacy. BTW, I grew up in the land where we interned our Yellow Peril and I have never heard of this A Chinaman's Chance phrase. Not that it wasn't obvious long ago that DA is a screaming bigot, but he must have dug deep to find that or was raised in a KKK household.

[Samurai_Jerk]

I have never heard of this A Chinaman's Chance phrase

That's an old Americanism that I think most people in the US would know (at least people over a certain age) but I don't think I've heard it in decades and I don't think I ever heard anyone use it unless they were jokingly trying to sound old fashioned or racist. Supposedly it came from when the Chinese were building the railroads in the 1800's and specifically from when they were blasting tunnels through the mountains which was extremely dangerous.

[TennoChinko]

@SJ, Kuro I had been told the phrase in reference to Chinese during the California Gold Rush ... who'd only be allowed to work on the tailings or claims that had been clearly played-out by other miners. The wiki does include one explanation on how it was related to the dangerous work that Chinese laborers did in building the railways in North America, but if that really was the case, certainly one would expect to see some usage of the term in Canada as well. On that basis, I'm inclined to go with the Gold Rush theory... but the railroad work theory was the one used in 1993 film Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sv5wUE ... u.be&t=596

BRUCE: Do you speak English?
OLD GUY: Yeah.
BRUCE: I'm practicing my English. Going to America. I've always wanted to go to america.
James Dean. French fries. "The sky's the limit", that's what they say.
OLD GUY:"Not a Chinaman's Chance....they say that too. You ever hear that?
BRUCE: No.
OLD GUY: You know, the Chinese, we built the railroads there. The Americans, the Gwailo, would lower Chinamen...over the cliff in baskets to set the dynamite. Get pulled up too slow, bang! Rope break. Bye-bye.... Bye-bye.... Bye-bye.... Americans say, "not a Chinaman's chance"... and round-eyed Gwailo would laugh. We're not human to them.
BRUCE: How do you know?
OLD GUY: I'm a history teacher.
BRUCE: Things are different now. It's today.
OLD GUY: Sure, sure. Maybe.
BRUCE: I'm different.
OLD GUY: Sure. Sure.
BRUCE: I am. you'll see.

[Wage Slave]

Why is impossible to have a discussion about casual, ingrained and ubiquitous racism and lack of equal opportunities in this country without someone dragging Debito Arudou's various utterances into it? It's extraordinary. Because he said and did some things that were wrong that means that forevermore anyone who even brings the topic up is equally wrong? Or is it a slippery slope argument? Venture into this territory and this is where you will inevitably end up. You have been warned.

Or is it just about Debito and any chance to have a go at him however tangential will do?

[Coligny]

Your call for protection of the racist little shit is cute and all.
Don't like my treatment of that rice nigger stillbirth, feel free to ban me.
Just look at his postings and tell me they are not mostly barely hidden racist bullshit with one odd pseudo usefull post every full moon to justify the oxigen he waste mouthbreathing in front of his keyboard.
If i wanted to read that kind of shithead I'd still be grinding my teeth dwelling japan today's forum where they act as mods for fun and glory.

You may not realize it but you seem to be going down the same bitter path as David Aldwinckle aka 'Debito'... the self-declared social justice / white Rosa Parks 'paladin' / champion.


In 2008, he spazzed-out in two very similar ways to the way you appear to be reacting to Takechanpoo:

* Using the term Chinaman's Chance

Historically, America had the expression, “he doesn’t have a Chinaman’s chance” (the modern-day equivalent of “a snowball’s chance in hell”), showing how bent the American judiciary was towards Asians a century or so ago. In Japan’s judiciary, are we to say, “he doesn’t have a gaijin’s chance”?

Which he more recently used as a chapter heading in his latest book:

Chapter Six: A 'Chinaman’s Chance' in Japanese Court

The same year (2008), he felt it an effective method of expressing his outrage against a Japanese publisher for printing "The Story of Little Black Sambo" , it'd be a great idea to publish was he claimed was a clever parody: "Little Yellow Jap".



I don't give a shit for political correctness and it's not even asking for a basic level of courtesy or decorum toward other posters ... as an intended insult or slur, it backfires.

I also admit, in the beginning, I didn't care much for Takechanpoo - and I still haven't figured out whether he's really a Japanese dude or an annoying but clever gaijin troll. (He might even be a self-hating ethnic Korean smiliar to this guy... a slightly different variety of 'Chosen' people ). It was readily apparent to me in the beginning, but he does insert slivers of sarcastic humor & even self-depreciating wit .. but if your face is too busy going red [or, darker brown ... in case one might be of the darker skinned variety of homo sapiens ] , it's unlikely you'll notice it.

I don't go full crusader, but when i come here to talk aboot daily shit, having this moss licker defecate on the carpet is a bit much. Like when you go to a bar, you're not supposed to love everybody there. But then there's sometimes an over the top shithead for which you wonder what you did to the gods to have him here...
I think a hipster at a Willie Nelson concert or a full redneck coal roller mudfest could be a good example too. Or a highschool jock going to a gaybar calling everyone 'fags'.
Not contesting that my sanity is going down the shitter btw. My daily workout of mostly anger and frustration is not helping.

[TennoChinko]

On the bus accident... regardless of whatever new damning evidence may come up regarding either the 65 year old driver Hiroshi Tsuchiya (eg sleep deprivation, alcohol, substance abuse including stimulants, lack of proper training (his family already indicated he used to driving mini-buses) or the bus company's failure to abide by safety regulations, the MLIT is definitely going to come down hard on these relatively new discount bus companies and operators. It's not unlike the situation back in the US with Chinatown bus companies and above-average level of accidents due to ignoring proper maintenance, lacking drivers with proper permits, and basically crappy drivers with minimal training/experience (almost always ethnic Chinese drivers who work at below market rates): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown ... nes#Safety

One of the earlier reports posited one reason why Tsuchiya opted for Route 18 instead of the freeway was so that he could take the bus to a less crowded service area (as the one on the expressway had limited parking for buses). However on TV news, one bus driver in an interview with his identity concealed claimed it was a common practice to use local roads instead of tollroads whereby the driver would pocket the savings or split it with the bus company (the tour operator would still be billed). And, that seems to make more sense. A Google map of how such a route would look like: https://goo.gl/maps/n1if8Rrfmwv

The deregulation measures 13 years ago which gave rise to new operators wasn't all bad ... we now have bus rides for Y1,000 or even less from Keisei (Tokyo Shuttle) http://www.keiseibus.co.jp/en/kousoku/nrt16.html and AccessNarita http://accessnarita.jp/en/home/ (Heiwa, Aska & JR Kanto). And, although I probably won't ever need a long haul discount bus operator, I think anyone who's a college student on a budget find that companies like Willer http://willerexpress.com/en/ are a better alternative to the conventional bus operators. It's likely the really shitty operators like ESP (they only have been a bus operator since 2014) will likely get pushed out or shut down.

[kurogane]

Because he said and did some things that were wrong that means that forevermore anyone who even brings the topic up is equally wrong?

Ummm, No? He does serve as a useful road sign though, I would say. And the sign reads: This Way Madness Lies. My main complaint about him is that he is so ludicrous he trivialises the issues you raised. That old excuse that claims that at least he is doing somethig is BS.

Or is it just about Debito and any chance to have a go at him however tangential will do?

Yes, for me and MYHOMO anyways.

[Wage Slave]

Or is it just about Debito and any chance to have a go at him however tangential will do?

Yes, for me and MYHOMO anyways.

Gotcha. Well fair enough I suppose ....although for onlookers it does get a touch repetitive and hence boring. And I can't help but feel it just inflates his already engorged importance.

[Goronads]

As for the lurking moron bravo for your 1st post in defense of another moron posting what basically account to "look at the office of the company they deserved to die because they should have paid more" (effectively a really usefull post despite the office showing nothing of value nor showing the shody looking managers displayed on tv since the incident) or continuous posting on basically what can be summed up as " Korean wimin enjoy the rape monies during the war" congrats for proving that it's better to stay silent and let people think you are a moron rather than open it up and give them the proof.

You appear to be mistaken. I wasn't defending him. I just think you're a cunt in general.

[Samurai_Jerk]

I don't go full crusader, but when i come here to talk aboot daily shit, having this moss licker defecate on the carpet is a bit much.

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[dimwit]

Ya get what you pay for.

Operator of crashed bus provided service at price below legal limit
The operator of a chartered ski tour bus that crashed in central Japan on Friday, killing 14 people, provided the service far more cheaply than the state-stipulated minimum, as proposed by a travel company, transport ministry sources said Sunday.

Tokyo-based ESP operated the bus for a tour organized by the travel company, Keyth Tour, for about 190,000 yen, which was 80,000 yen lower than the minimum standard price set by the transport ministry to prevent price competition from undermining safety

http://www.japantoday.com/category/nati ... egal-limit

[TennoChinko]

I don't go full crusader, but when i come here to talk aboot daily shit, having this moss licker defecate on the carpet is a bit much. Like when you go to a bar, you're not supposed to love everybody there. But then there's sometimes an over the top shithead for which you wonder what you did to the gods to have him here...
I think a hipster at a Willie Nelson concert or a full redneck coal roller mudfest could be a good example too. Or a highschool jock going to a gaybar calling everyone 'fags'.
Not contesting that my sanity is going down the shitter btw. My daily workout of mostly anger and frustration is not helping.

If you can recognize it yourself, it's huge as most people who get into that sort of 'fix' (including myself at one point) actually don't see it until afterward; it's kind of like economic bubbles - unless you're some kind of genius like Mike Burry - featured in the The Big Short - most don't recognize during, only after it's over.

Why is impossible to have a discussion about casual, ingrained and ubiquitous racism and lack of equal opportunities in this country without someone dragging Debito Arudou's various utterances into it? It's extraordinary. Because he said and did some things that were wrong that means that forevermore anyone who even brings the topic up is equally wrong? Or is it a slippery slope argument? Venture into this territory and this is where you will inevitably end up. You have been warned.

Or is it just about Debito and any chance to have a go at him however tangential will do?

While we all probably know or know of expats in Japan whose lives have hit a bitter downward spiral, Aldwinckle/Arudou is about the only one I know who has maintained (either due to "bravery" or deluded ego) a meticulous 20+ year online archive of his life. There may be bigger 'better' trainwrecks out there, but his is the easiest by far to reference ...

If you ever find yourself immediately answering a simple question to friends or family visiting Japan for the first time with huge chunks of detailed grievances that could have easily been ripped out of Alex Kerr's Dogs & Demons (which I still really like - being obsessed with it however isn't healthy) or Jared Taylor's Shadows of the Rising Sun , or realize somehow that your thinking, beliefs & perception of the world have become rigidly 'black & white' (a term called 'splitting') it's probably a good indicator as any that you need to take a long deserved vacation or otherwise change your environment or seek professional counseling before the bitter negative psychosis becomes permanent.

[dimwit]

Talking about splitting, I think that is what this thread can benefit from.

[Yokohammer]

If you ever find yourself immediately answering a simple question to friends or family visiting Japan for the first time with huge chunks of detailed grievances that could have easily been ripped out of Alex Kerr's Dogs & Demons (which I still really like - being obsessed with it however isn't healthy) or Jared Taylor's Shadows of the Rising Sun , or realize somehow that your thinking, beliefs & perception of the world have become rigidly 'black & white' (a term called 'splitting') it's probably a good indicator as any that you need to take a long deserved vacation or otherwise change your environment or seek professional counseling before the bitter negative psychosis becomes permanent.

This is good advice.

The relative isolation that is an almost unavoidable aspect of gaijin life in Japan, whether you think you're fully assimilated or have naturalised or whatever, sometimes leads the more delicate psyches to very dark, miserable places. Keeping perspective is essential. If that means getting out for a while or making major changes to your lifestyle, that's what you need to do.

[Wage Slave]

Why is impossible to have a discussion about casual, ingrained and ubiquitous racism and lack of equal opportunities in this country without someone dragging Debito Arudou's various utterances into it? It's extraordinary. Because he said and did some things that were wrong that means that forevermore anyone who even brings the topic up is equally wrong? Or is it a slippery slope argument? Venture into this territory and this is where you will inevitably end up. You have been warned.

Or is it just about Debito and any chance to have a go at him however tangential will do?

While we all probably know or know of expats in Japan whose lives have hit a bitter downward spiral, Aldwinckle/Arudou is about the only one I know who has maintained (either due to "bravery" or deluded ego) a meticulous 20+ year online archive of his life. There may be bigger 'better' trainwrecks out there, but his is the easiest by far to reference ...

If you ever find yourself immediately answering a simple question to friends or family visiting Japan for the first time with huge chunks of detailed grievances that could have easily been ripped out of Alex Kerr's Dogs & Demons (which I still really like - being obsessed with it however isn't healthy) or Jared Taylor's Shadows of the Rising Sun , or realize somehow that your thinking, beliefs & perception of the world have become rigidly 'black & white' (a term called 'splitting') it's probably a good indicator as any that you need to take a long deserved vacation or otherwise change your environment or seek professional counseling before the bitter negative psychosis becomes permanent.

Thanks for that. What exactly makes you think and/or what have I said to indicate I am suffering from said "splitting"? It seems more to me that anyone who dissents can be silenced by declaring them to be insane. Now where have I heard that before?

Anyway if you think Tacky is not a racist and that discrimination and unequal opportunities are actually in Japan's best interests and further that Japan is doing just fine thank you very much then that's of course your prerogative. If I weren't a stakeholder, for better or worse, then I wouldn't care - but I am and I do. The thing about discrimination and a lack of opportunity is that it comes with a very high economic and developmental cost. Ask any successful multinational corporation.