yes,, japanese government is very fucked up as well as mainstream japanese (who, i should say, are most likely right wings!) there were reasons why those three went to iraq. they went there because of the problems that japanese governement made!! if japanese did not send the troops (i do not want to call SFD)to iraq this incident would not have happened. but unfortunatly our government cannot even get this clear answer.

i am very upset to see there have been criticisms on those three japanese, and what amazing is that the governement and some japanese nationals are even asking those three to take a responsibility to pay fees for the chater plane to japan and medical check up!!!! however, the governement have spent $349million for SDF mostly for preparation (making armer vehicle and so on) but not for the humanitarian support. it just does not make any sence. if the government cannot even support their own citizens, how should they support iraqi people? is the government expecting get something back!? oil? like they are now expecting those three to pay back?!

those three hostaged people are now under big pressure by the government or evene the society.
i really feel that we need to support them from unneccesary oppression of the japanese government!!

solidarity!