Posted in: For whom the road tolls See in context
If you live in a danchi and near a toll road then you sure as hell aint in the real inaka. None of my neighbors use the nearest expressway and have no plans to start.
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Posted in: Waka Inoue looking for carnivore partner See in context
Surely she is looking for an omnivore!... a carnivore eats ONLY meat.
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Posted in: Holy mackerel: A breakthrough in tuna science? See in context
nice one jonnyboy :)
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Posted in: The United States had been a failure on the immigration front. See in context
Japan is as much an immigrant country as the USA.... its just most immigrants to japan came about 1500-2000 years ago.
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Posted in: Foreign minister says Indiana Jones movie trivializes nuke threat See in context
The point made by starviking was my first thought too....
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Posted in: Bad sales numbers? Don’t take it personally; your questions sucked See in context
"we've all been there.." Hah! no we havent....
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Posted in: Why do Asian pop stars have a hard time succeeding in the U.S. market? See in context
not racism, simple lack of talent and originality.
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Posted in: U.S.: Chinese aircraft carrier may worry neighbors See in context
The japanese already have a carrier, but in typical japanese subterfuge and hypocrisy its not called a carrier. As a global power China has the right and need to protect its sea lanes.
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Posted in: Japan planning to launch up to 100 mini-satellites See in context
Surely this is just an excuse to test missile technology! I hope the satelites will not invade N korean airspace.
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Posted in: Suicide of prominent Ginza club hostess reflects economic downturn See in context
womanforwoman needs to get some facts straight. Hostess clubs ARE traditional japanese culture, and most of the people working in them are Japanese...
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Posted in: Especially in downtown Tokyo, hamburgers have crossed over from being 'American-style' to being simply a 'delicious meal.' Their originality is evolving every day. See in context
surely you must know that Japan makes the best hamburgers in the world!.. and the best pizza, best etc etc
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Posted in: Baseball to add women to Olympic bid See in context
keep baseball out of olympics..... put cricket in !
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Posted in: Pregnant junior high school teacher harassed by students’ 'Miscarriage Club' See in context
.... aaahhh! Junior highschool, where Japanese social programming really kicks in....
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Posted in: Human-looking robot smiles in Japan classroom See in context
There is something deeply disturbing at the way the Japanese relate to robots...
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Posted in: Man found dead on grounds of Defense Agency See in context
I like the last sentence..... :)
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Posted in: Ichiro goes on 15-day disabled list due to bleeding ulcer See in context
I've never met the guy, and I'm not a baseball fan, but what I have seen of him in the media he looks like a typical japanese high school baseball player.... that kind of arrogance has got to cause stress and ulcers...
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Posted in: Discarded bikes get a new life See in context
Yes, but crushing the old bikes adds to the recycling numbers, and new bikes must be bought which aids the economy. Sensible programs like this have no place in a growing economy!
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Posted in: Is television going the way of other obsolete media? See in context
Japanese TV industry is just an arm of the advertising industry and the talent agency industry..... there is no such thing as quality TV in Japan, and precious little anywhere else...
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Posted in: SMAP's Kimutaku eager to try role as neuroscientist in new TV drama See in context
surely to be an Oscar contender....
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Posted in: Japan stocks plunge as U.S. auto crisis mounts See in context
if the US auto industry was going down surely that would boost the Japanese economy?
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Posted in: NZ, England win 2nd matches at Hong Kong Sevens; England thrashes Japan 50-0 See in context
Yet Japan has more Rugby clubs than any other country....
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Posted in: Japan goes into crisis mode for possible N Korea missile launch See in context
I think all the armchair militarists posting here should be given guns and locked in a room with each other so they can work out their infantile aggressions among themselves.
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Posted in: Japanese teach Parisiens about street tidiness See in context
Just about any country in the world could teach japan about beach tidiness....
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Posted in: Japan goes into crisis mode for possible N Korea missile launch See in context
The population must be controlled through fear..... simple.
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Posted in: Chinese movies on Japan's wartime atrocities clear censors See in context
... but will they clear the Japanese censors?
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Posted in: 'Samurai Japan' return to heroes' welcome after WBC triumph See in context
Let the Japanese enjoy the win.Let's face it, they have so little else to fuel their sense of superiority.
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Posted in: Great final shows WBC has potential See in context
There is no baseball in the olympics simply because it is not a world sport. More countries play cricket.
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Posted in: Man arrested for attempted murder after pushing woman off platform at Tokyo station See in context
There seems to be a lot of these cases in Japan, where someone kills or attempts to kill in order to get the death penalty. Without the death penalty the murder rate would be lower.
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I prefer to trust the experts if they say it is safe it is, like Pfizer with the vaccines, no…
Posted in: Japan begins release of 5th batch of Fukushima treated water
Jimizo Been on the Babychams again? What a queer fellow you are at times.
Posted in: 5 Japanese auto workers narrowly escape suicide bombing in Pakistan
This isn’t the same ffs as before.
Posted in: 5 Japanese auto workers narrowly escape suicide bombing in Pakistan
Posted in: Doctors, dentists sue Google for keeping reviews they say are unfair