Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Unit 731 in Zamboanga

My Japanese adviser told me about a recent (10-19-06) article in Mainichi Daily News entitled "Japanese wartime medic admits experimenting on live victims in Philippines".

The medic's unit wasn't really a part of the notorious Unit 731 which operated in Manchuria, but all the same, they performed atrocious "medical procedures".

This article (11-27-06) has a picture of Makino, the wartime medic.

Monday, October 02, 2006

Japanese Media Love Selling their Athletes

I have just finished watching a 3-hour delayed Japanese broadcast of the 2006 China Grand Prix. Right after the race, I came to a conclusion that Japanese media just love selling their athletes. Constant commentaries on theiralready lagging Japanese drivers, especially Sato Takuma, didn't bother me much. The seemingly useless comments on Sato was fine even when the heat of battles between top drivers and car-makers were more important. I was watching, erh, a Japanese broadcast after all. What bothers me is the fact that commentators as well as anchor people, whom I believe were talking "live" in a Fuji network studio, didn't mention about Sato being disqualified "for blocking faster drivers in the Shanghai race." I know because I also look at updates on the net.