Japan's chief gvt spokesman has announced that unidentified flying objects exist

[Straw Man]

Japan's chief government spokesman has announced that unidentified flying objects (UFOs) exist.

Earlier, in response to a question from an opposition lawmaker, the Japanese government issued a statement saying it could not confirm any cases of UFOs.

But Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura later told reporters he believed they were "definitely" real.

It is the sort of question politicians dread but, under Japanese rules, are unable to ignore.

A member of the opposition asked the government what its policy was to deal with UFOs.

back pedalling here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7150156.stm

[Dos Equis]

"In a statement it said that should a flying saucer be spotted in the country's airspace, a fighter would be scrambled to attempt visual confirmation.

But it emphasised that the government was not aware of cases where a UFO from space had been discovered.

Most alerts turned out to be birds or other objects."

Shocking. 

I like this part:  "The document revealed that Japan has not yet planned what to do should aliens arrive here."

I have a suggestion . . . RUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNN!!!!!    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371606/

[headhuntersix]

Yeah everytime Godzilla shows up overthere bad shit happens..u'd think they had a plan.


Everytime we road the train last week in Japan we were all making Godzilla jokes..the station we were at had one of those orange and white tower he seems to like as well as power lines .....bad combination...we were killing ourselves. I'm pretty sure the locals were happy to see us go.

[Straw Man]

As I stated in the original post - they started backpedalling almost immediately but before that:   

But Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura later told reporters he believed they were "definitely" real.

[Dos Equis]

Yeah everytime Godzilla shows up overthere bad shit happens..u'd think they had a plan.


Everytime we road the train last week in Japan we were all making Godzilla jokes..the station we were at had one of those orange and white tower he seems to like as well as power lines .....bad combination...we were killing ourselves. I'm pretty sure the locals were happy to see us go.

lol.     http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120685/

[beatmaster]

but of course they do exist 

[Straw Man]

lol.     http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120685/

What is it with you and links to movies.  I never bother looking because it's never funny

Back to the original topic - you seem to think it's appropriate/fair to respond with ridicule to someone stating a belief rather than addressing the actual topic.   Why is that?  

Think about the topic for a second.  If a government official states a belief that these things (whatever they are) are real then the next logical question would be what are you going to do about it and that's the problem.  We have no f'ng answer and that's why they avoid the question.

For a long time the US governments response was that they posed no threat to National Security.   They didn't deny the existence - they just ignored the original question.    

[Dos Equis]

What is it with you and links to movies.  I never bother looking because it's never funny

Back to the original topic - you seem to think it's appropriate/fair to respond with ridicule to someone stating a belief rather than addressing the actual topic.   Why is that?  

Think about the topic for a second.  If a government official states a belief that these things (whatever they are) are real then the next logical question would be what are you going to do about it and that's the problem.  We have no f'ng answer and that's why they avoid the question.

For a long time the US governments response was that they posed no threat to National Security.   They didn't deny the existence - they just ignored the original question.    

   In case you missed it, I actually quoted directly from the link.  The quote talked about how "Most alerts turned out to be birds or other objects."  What a surprise.   

The second quote from the article is just comical:  "The document revealed that Japan has not yet planned what to do should aliens arrive here."  lol. . . I tried to give them a suggestion. 

Personally, I haven't decided what I will do when Mars Attacks.  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116996/

[Straw Man]

in case you missed it - I pointed out in my original post that the spokeperson started backpeddaling after making his original comment

[headhuntersix]

I'm sure that somethings going on...but having seen the Japanese Self Defense Force up close....we're on our own. 

[Dos Equis]

I'm sure that somethings going on...but having seen the Japanese Self Defense Force up close....we're on our own. 

The Japanese Defense Force better get their act together.  An alien attack could be imminent.   
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407304/

[pedro01]

I like this part:  "The document revealed that Japan has not yet planned what to do should aliens arrive here."

I have a suggestion . . . RUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNN!!!!!    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371606/

Actually, knowing the Japanese, they would probably slice them up & serve them up raw on a 2 inch bed of vinegared rice.