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In Japan the value of your life is the value to the State/Economy. Your purpose is to spend all your money on inflated prices, therefore keeping the rich rich. In Japan the most expensive is the best.

good point Orchid64. In my experience the majority of students were looking for the experience you describe. Only a minority were serious about language learning.

well said michaelgtodd..... many posting here seem to have no concept of integrity.

I agree with Cantor. While most people have already taken sides, this event makes it one step closer to Japan having to pull out.

Seems like there are quite a few of us in the same boat.... with J-wives who watch this crap. I can get no sensible answer from my wife why she needs to watch so much of this stuff. Anyone got a clue what the attraction is?

Mindless, moronic, nauseating, irritating, infantile,

Thats funny GG2141,... I've eaten at Wendys in Fukuoka several times....

my2sense.... so the Japanese have been sending whaling fleets with grenade-tipped harpoons down to the Antarctic for the last 1000 years ?

I was in Europe last year. I never bought up the topic of whaling, but often when people found out I lived in Japan they brought up the topic. Overall I would say that most peoples reaction was that they felt their intelligence was being insulted by the Japanese claims of research. Of course one only has to turn on the TV in Japan or visit a Japanese school to know that having your intelligence insulted is par for the course in japan, but apparently many non-Japanese don't like it. The second cause of anger was that the whaling was going on in the antarctic. Japan hunts whales near its own waters and there is no international outcry or campaign to stop it.

The Japanese taxpayer wants to be whatever they are told they want to be...

Kitchen knives should be banned. Problem solved.

This "traditional" wedding ceremony was invented in 1904. Pre WWII it was considered "untraditional". It became tradional post 1945.

No way should the US host any international sports events until they relax their fascist immigration procedures

I agree with Disillusioned...... my bet is there are a lot of Japanese heads nodding in agreement with him. Japanese are naturally the best at everything, and its only cheating by foreigners that stops Japan winning at everything.

Glad to see that the 2 countries with the worst immigration processes (fingerprinting)didnt get it.

The moview will be shown in a small closet at the same time as the most major films are being screened...

"internet savvy".... hah!

The biggest robotic project in Japan is the education system.

Why must they preface the word sumo with "japan's ancient sport". its certainly no older than other forms of wrestling around the world.

One wonders just how many casting couches producers have in Japan?

There is one word missing. It should say "ALL they have to do to graduate is attend"

excellent point hakujinsesnsei..... that the Japanese are "owned" by the state first and foremost.

I suppose that Japan selling the US 90% of the napalm used in the Vietnam war doesnt count.

Japanese women spend a LOT of time and money to create the "natural" look.....

must be that most posters think an economic downturn is a good thing and dont want it reversed.

so who was 1, 2 and 4?

Its a scam to give a veneer of civilization to what is basically a feudal justice system.

I use google books all the time.... often for overpriced books I would not buy anyway. I also buy books later. This is just publishers not adapting to changing times....

as many have already posted, Google is not at fault, just the Japanese discrimination and their desire to hide the discrimination. A bit like waiwai being closed down because it gives people an "incorrect" (but truthful!!) version of Japan.

my money is on the foreigner!!!