Comments on: Children of U.S. military arrested for attempted murder in Japan http://www.nikkeiview.com/blog/2009/12/08/children-of-u-s-military-arrested-for-attempted-murder-in-japan/ GIL ASAKAWA'S JAPANESE AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE ON POP CULTURE, MEDIA & POLITICS Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:01:07 +0000 hourly 1 By: Gil Asakawa http://www.nikkeiview.com/blog/2009/12/08/children-of-u-s-military-arrested-for-attempted-murder-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-216006 Gil Asakawa Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:25:10 +0000 http://www.nikkeiview.com/blog/?p=2200#comment-216006 Ah, we missed each other by a few years in Tokyo! Yeah, I grew up making my own bed (always), eating dinner at 5 and using a lot less toilet paper than I do now. Have you ever read a book called "Military Brats?" Here's a link on Amazon. You would enjoy it. The author was inspired by Pat Conroy's "The Great Santini." http://www.amazon.com/Military-Brats-Legacies-Childhood-Fortress/dp/0963926039 Ah, we missed each other by a few years in Tokyo! Yeah, I grew up making my own bed (always), eating dinner at 5 and using a lot less toilet paper than I do now. Have you ever read a book called “Military Brats?” Here’s a link on Amazon. You would enjoy it. The author was inspired by Pat Conroy’s “The Great Santini.”

http://www.amazon.com/Military-Brats-Legacies-Childhood-Fortress/dp/0963926039

]]> By: Linda Ueki Absher http://www.nikkeiview.com/blog/2009/12/08/children-of-u-s-military-arrested-for-attempted-murder-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-216002 Linda Ueki Absher Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:08:18 +0000 http://www.nikkeiview.com/blog/?p=2200#comment-216002 Wow, Gil--Jean Wilson informed me about this last night. I am so very sorry to hear this, though I agree with you: there's been a long history of friction between the US military installations and the Japanese. My father was stationed at Kadena AFB from 1968-1971; I remember coming back from Christmas vacation to find that my middle school classroom burned down due to a protest by the Okinawans of a rape. (BTW--I had no idea you were a military brat too. We lived off-base in Yokota and flew out of Tachikawa.) Wow, Gil–Jean Wilson informed me about this last night. I am so very sorry to hear this, though I agree with you: there’s been a long history of friction between the US military installations and the Japanese. My father was stationed at Kadena AFB from 1968-1971; I remember coming back from Christmas vacation to find that my middle school classroom burned down due to a protest by the Okinawans of a rape.

(BTW–I had no idea you were a military brat too. We lived off-base in Yokota and flew out of Tachikawa.)

]]> By: Gil Asakawa http://www.nikkeiview.com/blog/2009/12/08/children-of-u-s-military-arrested-for-attempted-murder-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-214831 Gil Asakawa Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:08:15 +0000 http://www.nikkeiview.com/blog/?p=2200#comment-214831 Thanks for the comments, Simon, and your perspective from having been stationed at Yokota, Isami. Thanks for the comments, Simon, and your perspective from having been stationed at Yokota, Isami.

]]> By: Isami Yoshihara http://www.nikkeiview.com/blog/2009/12/08/children-of-u-s-military-arrested-for-attempted-murder-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-214813 Isami Yoshihara Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:16:20 +0000 http://www.nikkeiview.com/blog/?p=2200#comment-214813 I worked at Yokota AB from 1976 to 1999 when I retired. After retirement, my wife and I continued living near the base for 5 additional years; thus, we are quite familar with the area where the crime occurred. We did have incidents where dependents threw stones from inside the base at the Japanese homes on the other side of the fence and shoplifted off-base, but nothing as dangerous as the recent case. That said, the overwhelming majority of dependents as well as active duty personnel are fine representatives of our country, but unfortunately there are always a few rotten apples. I agree with Simon that these individuals should be tried as adults. I worked at Yokota AB from 1976 to 1999 when I retired. After retirement, my wife and I continued living near the base for 5 additional years; thus, we are quite familar with the area where the crime occurred. We did have incidents where dependents threw stones from inside the base at the Japanese homes on the other side of the fence and shoplifted off-base, but nothing as dangerous as the recent case. That said, the overwhelming majority of dependents as well as active duty personnel are fine representatives of our country, but unfortunately there are always a few rotten apples. I agree with Simon that these individuals should be tried as adults.

]]> By: Simon Tsui http://www.nikkeiview.com/blog/2009/12/08/children-of-u-s-military-arrested-for-attempted-murder-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-214676 Simon Tsui Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:04:50 +0000 http://www.nikkeiview.com/blog/?p=2200#comment-214676 Gil, you're not alone on this. I too feel that these teens acted heinously in stringing the rope across a road. What did they think would happen when they tied the rope across the road? They deserve to be tried as adults. Gil, you’re not alone on this. I too feel that these teens acted heinously in stringing the rope across a road.

What did they think would happen when they tied the rope across the road? They deserve to be tried as adults.

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