Depression

When I am depressed, I always go somewhere. On 3rd November, I went to Mt. Hiei. The altitude was very high and I was surprised.

It was fine day, so view was great as you can see.

It cost about 2,500 yen from Hirakata. I was actually surprised first because it was a little bit expensive, but the experience was priceless.

When you are depressed, I recommend going somewhere beautiful like this place.

Today, I want to talk about how the writer of the letter “Common protection and control” persuades readers.

First, this issue of fingerprinting is about Japanese system, and the writer is Japanese. So, he talks from a viewpoint of Japanese people who are protected by this system.

Next, he shows some points as logic. First thing is that people don’t need to be afraid of fingerprinting if they have nothing to hide. Second, people should sacrifice freedoms and rights to be protected from modern dangers such as terrorism. This is a general form of security and not unusual thing.

Finally, he concluded that innocent people should not be killed. No one has the right to kill them. For that the have world has to think about how to protect them and fingerprinting is one of the ways. These sentences seem to have logical and emotional appeals. It is because he does not say that the fact innocent people are killed is sad, but this seems to work to human’s feeling.

The writer insist that protecting lives is much important than human rights. For the explanation, he insists from a viewpoint of Japanese people and foreigners should endure for the safety.

Fingerprinting

Today, I want to respond to an article “Not so welcome to Japan any longer.”

This article is about fingerprinting and photographing. Japan has decided to start new scheme which inflicts foreigners on fingerprinting. Foreigners have to do them when they come to Japan every time. This scheme will be started from Nov. 20.

Justice ministry decided to start this program. It’s because to prevent terrorists from coming into Japan and catch them if they did something dangerous.

As responses to the article, there are 4 articles. “Fingerprinting not so stupid,” “Will entry checks cross the line?”, “Smart terrorists won't be stopped” and “Fingerprint all Japanese visitors.”
These articles say fingerprinting system must for people who are banned re-entering, it is against human rights, or it can not prevent terrorists from entering.


My Opinion

Fingerprinting is not uncommon thing. Also In Korea, there was a system of fingerprinting. It was because some people of North Korea tried to kill the prime minister of Korea. However the system was banned because it was criticized as an invasion of human right.

America have started fingerprinting for prevent terrorism. However, it is also said as the invasion of human rights. In Brazil, the government did fingerprinting to American visitors as revenge, and it became a problem of diplomacy.

Both of the cases of American and Korea, they were criticized that they invaded human rights. However, they were for safe of people who live in the area.

There are criticisms like the articles which say there are intelligent terrorists, Japanese themselves commit a big crime, or this system is meaningless. However, if this system is effective more or less, it should be done because it may be helpful.

2 letters about Japanese discrimination

Today, I want to talk about two letters about Japanese discrimination. First letter, Views From The Street, is about comments and examples of it. Second one, Ebb and flow of discrimination, is an opinion against the first letter.



The problem between these letters is people of first letter say Chinese are discriminated well, but the author of second letter says American, too.



Dewood, the author of second letter, says it depends on place. In Nagasaki, American people are also discriminated. I’ve never heard American people are discriminated hard, but if the things Dewood says are true, discrimination may be not for Chinese people and depends on place.



However, when thinking which people are more discriminated, it must be happened more often to Chinese. I often saw Japanese complain or got sullen when they saw Chinese speak on a train.



Now, I insist that people who are discriminated are not only Chinese but also Korean and North Korean. Korean and North Korean people seem to be discriminated more often than Chinese people. In Japan, there is a word “chonkoh.” This is used to discriminate Korean and North Korean, and most people know this word.



To make a thing worse, the problem of North Korea made a nuclear bombs and threatens Japan also would be a cause of discrimination.



Japanese people exactly discriminate people from other countries. People who are discriminated depend on place. However, Korean and North Korean people must be discriminated more often than Chinese and American people on Japan.