davejenks comments

When I saw how all those Brazilians acted at the beach in Mie last Obon, that was warning enough for me!

fair trade and Levis. Has anyone noticed that US retailers are no longer allowed to ship Levis to Japan? This all started last summer I believe. I used to order from JCPenneys or other retailers. While these retailers ship to Uganda and Kazakstan, they are no longer allowed to ship to Japan (although it is the third largest economy on earth). Now our choices are either inferior japanese jeans or pay 14000 yen for a pair of Levis. Talk about unfair. Why is this and who do I lobby?

Genetic modifications allow for bigger, faster, more robust harvests whether livestock, grains or produce. ie more profits for farmers and food industry. By not labeling they avoid any threats to consumer demand. They want their cake and eat it too. Label the product!

One interesting fact not mentioned in the article. I read that of the 12 "japan league" teams all voted FOR the new agreement with the exception of the eagles. Also, the eagles are the only team with a player wanting to post. Seems to me the other teams in the japan league didnt want the eagles to reap a huge posting fee.

Don't have to be a "Japanese National" to agree with Probie. His / Her point is very well taken. Yamamoto's intent WAS NOT to inform the emperor. The symbolic figurehead deserves protocol. Lots of angry peasants here.

If "These kinds of satirical pictures hurt the victims of the disaster,” then WHY bring it to their attention? I'm pretty sure that 99.9% of Fukushima victims don't read the French satirical Le Canard Enchaine. For the French that do, a harmless chuckle.

There is a place in Kyoto misnamed Mimizuka (mound of ears) where is buried the salt pickled noses of 38,700 Koreans and Chinese from the Japanese invasion of Korea in 1598. They were shipped back to Japan by the barrels and eventually buried there. We never hear mention of this. Lets hope there is a good chance we wont have to hear about the former either in another 500 years.

I can hear my tomatoes, cucumbers and corn wailing もいい! It was nice for a day and a half but three days straight here in Nara. I've had enough.

Dont bet against the Rangers this year. They have not yet begun to ......

Interesting. I have a ceramic sharpener I picked up at that north lander store. Could I use it on the ceramic blades? Any physics fiends out there?

I got a little feeling that this experience will light a cold hardened fire up under his young mature posterior. Just could be that this coming up short could change some attitudes on the whole team even. Go Yu, Go Rangers.

Right on Ryukyu, Its gonna finally be quiet around their apartments for a while anyway.

Sorry, that is to say: @dmsjin

arrestpaul ... perhaps the vast majority of 'your world' doesn't really care about whales, but the vast majority of the 'rest of the world' arguably does. otherwise there wouldn't be all this 'blathering'. - See more at: http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/u-s-court-calls-sea-shepherd-modern-day-pirates#sthash.o5GqdEZw.dpuf

All the blathering isn't over whales. It is over a bunch of radical, hooligan goons who are not content in keeping their high minded ideals to themselves. - See more at: http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/u-s-court-calls-sea-shepherd-modern-day-pirates#sthash.o5GqdEZw.dpuf

@dmsjin

arrestpaul ... perhaps the vast majority of 'your world' doesn't really care about whales, but the vast majority of the 'rest of the world' arguably does. otherwise there wouldn't be all this 'blathering'. All the blathering isn't over whales. It is over a bunch of radical, hooligan goons who are not content in keeping their high minded ideals to themselves.

That Dufus! I hope he accidentally blasts a hole in his viagra vault.

"one mighty touch" Nice to come across a little poetry in the daily news. I laughed out loud.

Hate to be a downer but in my opinion the whole white day thing was created because of the coddled males of Japanese society. God forbid a man should lose face by embarrassing himself and revealing his intentions to an uninterested, unappreciative female. God how embarrassing! With the advent of white day, males just lay low and reciprocate after being propositioned.

Sea Shamford. Stick a harpoon in em. They're done.

@prinzjay I'm your exception. I've overstayed my visa TWICE in the past ten years. The first time I got a stern talking to. The second time I had to jump through some hoops. Call me a dope but I was never incarcerated, arrested, threatened or even slightly disrespected. But then again, I was never arrest for assault. I think THAT is what is confusing you and getting you handcuffed and locked up with foreign nationals.

Relax jo jo. This aint about you.

I understand that these right wing nationalist ideals are recently popular among populace. There are many, many things I admire and respect about Japan and her people. Sorting things out rationally is no where on the list.

Now if all the other newspapers would piss off the delusional goofball maybe we wouldn't have to hear about his psycho-chest pounding.

What rikyvee said! This story is so hilarious in more ways than one. The more that Japanese men act like women, the more they become women. Wow, BIG BAD SCHOOL GIRL GONNA GETCHYA!!!! (bikurishita!)

There is everyday gross, then there is the super exceedingly gross. Personally this qualifies as the latter.

May sound insane, but I'm just CRAZY about the tall one with the super skinny legs.

Sing it! Sunny, thank you for the burn hole in the back of my eye.... Sunny, thank you for the six hours of lost wages.... Sunny, one so INTENSE, I love you...

Rough House Hooligans just had to go and Jack -up my Nomikai.