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Posted in: 70-year-old woman defrauded of Y20 million See in context

japan: the collective naiveté here is astounding. 11 years here and I'm still shocked by how naive these people are. my wife was one of them, but now she's a bit more exposed and worldly.

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Posted in: Train driver seen using cell phone while on job See in context

Peter, in your culture he may be an idiot for telling on himself, but in this culture its called honesty, even if it means he'll be picking up trash in the Jr car park for a month.

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Posted in: White rice linked to Type 2 diabetes, say researchers See in context

its very simple: stay away from white foods, (flour, white rice, white bread, white sugar, pasta) and eat more foods of color.

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Posted in: Interracial marriages in U.S. hit new high: 1 in 12 See in context

Ok, a little correction here. Latino white marriages are not interracial, except if the latinos are Negroes. Most Latinos, like whites, are caucasians. so they maybe inter-ethnic marriages, but not interracial. and secondly, contrary to popular belief, race is not a social construct, but in fact a biological one.

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Posted in: Changes coming to foreign registration, visa system See in context

this is good news indeed, a step in the right direction. cant believe they gave up the re-entry scam, especially at a time when japan needs the revenue. and what about self-sponsoring? wonder if that process has been changed.

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Posted in: ANA to paint the number 787 on its Dreamliners See in context

so? is this news worthy?

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Posted in: Softbank to release record-long TV ad featuring 'White Family' See in context

by the way, for the record, I'm a huge fan of Son, and a huge UC Berkeley fan. they have an awesome mba program me. just ask mr son.

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Posted in: Softbank to release record-long TV ad featuring 'White Family' See in context

i remember the very day dante called me and told me he got that gig. i had done a tuka cm in 2004 where they totally gave me the shaft and paid me 170,000 yen, for a full media (tv, print, radio, billboards etc) campaign, when they had told me it was only gonna be on tv. in LA where i had done CMs and voice overs, that would've been a $70,000 gig at the time. I told dante to be careful and predicted to him that, at 3,000,000 yen a year, having to travel around the country to all the softbank stores, they are screwing him. But fortunately I was wrong. very very very happy for him. thats one eigo no sensei in japan who done good. looking forward to seeing him in this 5 minute cm

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Posted in: Japan scraps plan to give away 10,000 free flights to visitors See in context

announcing that campaign was another perfect example of japan putting the cart before the horse

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Posted in: N Korea blasts South's lack of respect for Kim Jong-Il See in context

"North korea is still on drugs." Crack to be exact.

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Posted in: Harley-Davidson Japan See in context

Harley Davidson: what a ghastly, fugly motorcycle. bmw and motto guzzi make the most awe inspiring bikes. not to mention, harleys are always breaking down. thats why the california highway patrol stopped using them and began using BMWs instead. harleys just reminds of the rednecks i used to work with in newspaper assembly across the US when i lived there.

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Posted in: Police oppose proposals to liberalize Japan's gun laws See in context

Wo, for once I am on the same side as the npa. dont turn japan into the US. low gun ownership is one of the reasons I love it here.

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Posted in: Playing by ear: Blind tennis, the smash from Japan See in context

what immense courage.

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Posted in: Teeth cleaning said to help reduce risk of heart disease See in context

i dont know about that. the japanese dont go in for scaling and polishing as often as the americans in general. yet the americans suffer more heart attacks. I get my teeth scaled 4 times a year and I'lll probably die of a heart attack. but i do recommend a scaling at least twice a year, especially as you get up in age. that ojiichan/obaachan gingivitis breath is horrible. I'm never getting that. Homie just aint going out like that. i want my wife and i to be able to enjoy wet kisses til we are dead.

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Posted in: Generation that grew up on texting find phone conversations time-wasting See in context

telephone fear syndrome: yes, my wife has that. shes 31 years old and I've been trying to change that since forever. one solution? improv classes. you socially and communicatively inept japanes people need improv classes. i'll keep you posted

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Posted in: Cain sex accuser goes public in New York; he denies it on late-night TV See in context

cain has no chance in the first place. dont drink the cool aid, america will never elect a black president. a half black half white president is as far as they'll go. besides, cain is not presidential, hes not handsome, he looks like mugabe and he sounds like hes from under some rock someplace. maybe little rock? then again, that may not be such a bad place, little rock. america's best president, bill clinton was from there.

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Posted in: Olympus admits hiding losses dating back to 1990s See in context

hope they dont get delisted, would be a good stock to buy

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Posted in: Japanese viewers tuning out, turning off their TVs See in context

its about time. when i first arrived here in 01, I was shocked at how excruciatingly bad television is in japan. ive been validated finally.

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Posted in: Canon makes Hollywood debut with launch of Cinema EOS System See in context

Its about time. I looooooooooove my canon 7d. by the way, o limp piss didnt stand a chance.

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Posted in: Princess Aiko has pneumonia, agency says See in context

poor kid. shes unfortunate enough to be experiencing tripple whammy stressors: being a kid in Japan, being in the Japanese royal family and being a kid in the japanese royal family. hope she gets well soon.

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Posted in: Adopting English as workplace language in Japan has its downside See in context

yeh, i thought that whole "english only in the workplace" in japan was plain stupid. then i remembered this is japan, where the cart is commonly before the horse.

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Posted in: Family restaurant Gusto selling hamburger and soup set for Y390 See in context

Gusto: what a crap famiresu. when i first moved here in 01, i blazed through 180,000 yen in 3 weeks eating there. had no other choice in the countryside. I get a headache after every meal at that restaurant. never thought id say this but, dennys (in japan) is much better.

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Posted in: Olympus ex-CEO pursues the $687 million question See in context

olympus may be a good stock to buy in a few weeks. lets see how far the stock price falls. yippeeee.

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Posted in: Why some mothers 'sell' their children for dirty deals See in context

dude, this is old news, I wrote about this in my book from 2009. this has been going on since forever. just one of the strange aspects about japan.

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Posted in: Why Japanese values and morality confound us so See in context

1% percent christian population in japan: One the reasons I love love love living in Japan. when i first arrived in 2001 there was a .08% xtian population here. that increase is quite troubling. hope it doesnt exceed 1%.

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Posted in: Vietnamese woman cuts off husband's penis See in context

is this whole penis severing thing now becoming a sport? and if so, will it be in the olympics. Why, just a month and a half ago, another asian woman severed her husband's penis and dropped it in the garbage disposal. Are we seeing a resurgence of bobeting? (As in Lorena Bobet, the American woman for whom the act is named)

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Posted in: Protesters in Tokyo join 24-hour global 'Occupy Wall Street' movement See in context

today's occupy wall street protesters are tomorrow's wall street bankers and CEOs. protesters in the 60s became big bankers and CEOs in the 80s. We've all seen it before.

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Posted in: 'Tiger mom' Chua urges Asian parents to go easy on their kids See in context

i agree with this woman 10000%.

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Posted in: New study sees little need for vitamins, cites risks See in context

i knew it. i always wondered about taking vitamin supplements while eating healthily in the first place. I am validated. just eat right and exercise and youll be fine. not rocket science.

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Posted in: 8 killed in California salon shooting See in context

I think and will always think that the second amendment in the american bill or rights, is the dumbest and most assinine idea on the planet. but hey, whatever. I'm only a mere US passport holder.

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