As a contract JAL captain I can state without hesitation that some of the statements above are false. Yes there is a cultural gap between us and the Japanese. Shouldn't there be? I have never been treated like a second class citizen and have quite enjoyed my time here. In fact it is probable one of the better jobs on the planet at this moment. As for Crawford and Ventress and from someone who has worked with both I will only say that I am indeed glad that they are no longer employed at this airline; the Japanese have nothing to fear from these two. As an aside to the story, Jeff Bicknell passed away last week from complications arising from his acquired illness. He will be missed. In his last days he spoke of how it sickened him that Crawford and Ventress had taken the action that they did. These people are trying to get something for nothing and are of course mired in perpetual victimhood. Shame shame!
BTW
When Crawford was let go he had not done a manual revision in over 4 years.