Comments on: Seijigiri #18: February 23, 2007 - The Six-Party Talks Roundup http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/02/23/seijigiri-18-february-23-2007-the-six-party-talks-roundup/ Independent Podcasting from Tokyo. Featuring Seijigiri, a discussion of Japanese news and politics, as well as TPR News, our twice a week look at Japan's top stories. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:18:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Alex http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/02/23/seijigiri-18-february-23-2007-the-six-party-talks-roundup/#comment-24926 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:21:09 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/02/23/seijigiri-18-february-23-2007-the-six-party-talks-roundup/#comment-24926 There's very little difference between French from France and French from Quebec in my opinion. So I consider it the same. (Like comparing Hokkaido Ben and Kanto Ben... Lots of differences but not enough to call it a language of its own.) Hm... Is there a target demographic we could aiming at to expand on this? Japan and Korea have an interesting relationship. Perhaps we could convince a Korean site to like to some of our stories... I'll research. There’s very little difference between French from France and French from Quebec in my opinion. So I consider it the same. (Like comparing Hokkaido Ben and Kanto Ben… Lots of differences but not enough to call it a language of its own.)

Hm… Is there a target demographic we could aiming at to expand on this? Japan and Korea have an interesting relationship. Perhaps we could convince a Korean site to like to some of our stories…

I’ll research.

]]> by: DeOrio http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/02/23/seijigiri-18-february-23-2007-the-six-party-talks-roundup/#comment-24073 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:16:59 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/02/23/seijigiri-18-february-23-2007-the-six-party-talks-roundup/#comment-24073 Our dear friend Mr. Dersot, who blogs on Tokyo, has taken care of that, but I think he's French French. You want to get Quebec French in there? The languages I know we've been mentioned in are: English, Japanese, French, Spanish, German, Farsi, Chinese, and Italian. Our dear friend Mr. Dersot, who blogs on Tokyo, has taken care of that, but I think he’s French French. You want to get Quebec French in there?

The languages I know we’ve been mentioned in are: English, Japanese, French, Spanish, German, Farsi, Chinese, and Italian.

]]> by: Alex Pappas http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/02/23/seijigiri-18-february-23-2007-the-six-party-talks-roundup/#comment-23783 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:31:20 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/02/23/seijigiri-18-february-23-2007-the-six-party-talks-roundup/#comment-23783 Has French been done yet?? Has French been done yet??

]]> by: DeOrio http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/02/23/seijigiri-18-february-23-2007-the-six-party-talks-roundup/#comment-23096 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:31:56 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/02/23/seijigiri-18-february-23-2007-the-six-party-talks-roundup/#comment-23096 And TPR has now been mentioned in seven languages of which I'm aware. And TPR has now been mentioned in seven languages of which I’m aware.

]]> by: equinoXio » » La “traición” de Washington a Tokio http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/02/23/seijigiri-18-february-23-2007-the-six-party-talks-roundup/#comment-23074 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:03:57 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/02/23/seijigiri-18-february-23-2007-the-six-party-talks-roundup/#comment-23074 [...] Así las cosas, Abe la ve negra. La decepción es tan enorme que el vicepresidente estadounidense Dick Cheney realizó una sorpresiva visita a Tokio para reafirmar la amistad de ambos países. Mientras tanto, las dos Coreas empiezan justo el día de hoy una serie de charlas tendientes a normalizar sus propias relaciones (aún más), después de las pruebas nucleares de octubre pasado. China festeja su papel de mediador en el acuerdo, mientras Rusia permanece a la espera, al igual que todos nosotros. Algunos se atreven a decir que no ha pasado nada, bien sea por la ambigüedad en los términos del acuerdo (ni “desarme” ni “arma” aparecen en el texto del mismo), o porque ni Corea del Norte, a pesar de la cuantiosa ayuda que va a recibir, ganó, ni Washington, a pesar de las en apariencia gigantescas concesiones, perdió. Por su parte, Japón se sentirá “traicionado” un tiempo más y Pyongyang, tras haber hecho su mejor negociación, parece disfrutar del éxito conseguido. [...] […] Así las cosas, Abe la ve negra. La decepción es tan enorme que el vicepresidente estadounidense Dick Cheney realizó una sorpresiva visita a Tokio para reafirmar la amistad de ambos países. Mientras tanto, las dos Coreas empiezan justo el día de hoy una serie de charlas tendientes a normalizar sus propias relaciones (aún más), después de las pruebas nucleares de octubre pasado. China festeja su papel de mediador en el acuerdo, mientras Rusia permanece a la espera, al igual que todos nosotros. Algunos se atreven a decir que no ha pasado nada, bien sea por la ambigüedad en los términos del acuerdo (ni “desarme” ni “arma” aparecen en el texto del mismo), o porque ni Corea del Norte, a pesar de la cuantiosa ayuda que va a recibir, ganó, ni Washington, a pesar de las en apariencia gigantescas concesiones, perdió. Por su parte, Japón se sentirá “traicionado” un tiempo más y Pyongyang, tras haber hecho su mejor negociación, parece disfrutar del éxito conseguido. […]

]]> by: Alex Pappas http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/02/23/seijigiri-18-february-23-2007-the-six-party-talks-roundup/#comment-23019 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:12:08 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/02/23/seijigiri-18-february-23-2007-the-six-party-talks-roundup/#comment-23019 Thanks Garrett for the info. I'm rather curious about this so I'm going to research it further... Thanks Garrett for the info. I’m rather curious about this so I’m going to research it further…

]]> by: DeOrio http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/02/23/seijigiri-18-february-23-2007-the-six-party-talks-roundup/#comment-22943 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:49:35 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/02/23/seijigiri-18-february-23-2007-the-six-party-talks-roundup/#comment-22943 Alex, the Public Security Intelligence Agency (PSIA) would be the closest thing to a <em>kempeitai</em> successor out there. It's kind of like the US FBI, but with a chartered original focus on subversive groups and domestic terrorism. The Cabinet Secretariat and Defense Ministry have intelligence services as well, but I'm not sure what their mandates are. It seems that the Cabinet Secretariat intelligence service would be the most likely to be watching NK, but Japan does a lot of that stuff by cooperation among agencies and with the US and other allies rather than through having a direct CIA counterpart, although that has been discussed. Alex, the Public Security Intelligence Agency (PSIA) would be the closest thing to a kempeitai successor out there. It’s kind of like the US FBI, but with a chartered original focus on subversive groups and domestic terrorism.

The Cabinet Secretariat and Defense Ministry have intelligence services as well, but I’m not sure what their mandates are. It seems that the Cabinet Secretariat intelligence service would be the most likely to be watching NK, but Japan does a lot of that stuff by cooperation among agencies and with the US and other allies rather than through having a direct CIA counterpart, although that has been discussed.

]]> by: DeOrio http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/02/23/seijigiri-18-february-23-2007-the-six-party-talks-roundup/#comment-22775 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:10:51 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/02/23/seijigiri-18-february-23-2007-the-six-party-talks-roundup/#comment-22775 Ken, I don't know about that. I was just catching up on the news and. . . Ken, I don’t know about that. I was just catching up on the news and. . .

]]> by: Alex http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/02/23/seijigiri-18-february-23-2007-the-six-party-talks-roundup/#comment-22400 Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:27:19 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/02/23/seijigiri-18-february-23-2007-the-six-party-talks-roundup/#comment-22400 Really? Hm your right. Glad I learned about that before I made a fool of myself somewhere... ha ha ha. What is the name of the security or intelligence agency organization that exists today? Really? Hm your right. Glad I learned about that before I made a fool of myself somewhere… ha ha ha. What is the name of the security or intelligence agency organization that exists today?

]]> by: ken http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/02/23/seijigiri-18-february-23-2007-the-six-party-talks-roundup/#comment-22383 Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:04:43 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/02/23/seijigiri-18-february-23-2007-the-six-party-talks-roundup/#comment-22383 The Kempeitai ceased to exist in 1945, so I doubt they would have much info on the DPRK. I do still think that there will be bombshells dropped when the extent, and length of knowledge of the kidnappings, is made known to the public, if it ever is. The Kempeitai ceased to exist in 1945, so I doubt they would have much info on the DPRK. I do still think that there will be bombshells dropped when the extent, and length of knowledge of the kidnappings, is made known to the public, if it ever is.

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