Posted in: Beyond borders See in context
zstar6699: "Japan would never so something like this for China or Korea."
"Japan began extending aid to China in 1979 and had provided a total of 3.32 trillion yen in loans, 154.4 billion yen in grants and 170.4 billion yen in technical cooperation by fiscal 2009. Japan stopped offering fresh loans in fiscal 2007.
In the fiscal year through March 2010, Tokyo disbursed 1.3 billion yen in grant aid and 3.3 billion yen in technical cooperation in such areas as environment protection and energy-saving projects."
and
TOKYO, May 13 2008 (Xinhua) -- The Japanese government has decided Tuesday to give 500 million yen (about 5 million U.S. dollars) of emergency grants in aid to China to support the earthquake disaster relief efforts, Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura announced in the evening.
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Posted in: Fashionista See in context
lol, copycat fashion. momoiro clover's pinky jones.
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Posted in: Musical 'Prince of Tennis' a smash hit See in context
this anime is great for kids though
teaches good stuff
yes, i'm still working on my tezuka zone.
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Posted in: Tokyo Food Bar opens at JR Akihabara Station See in context
TOO BAD IT ISN'T ANOTHER "MAID CAFE"
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Posted in: Death of Maki Goto's mother followed downward spiral See in context
stay classy yuki. lol
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Posted in: Nozomi Ohashi and Seishiro Kato to lead kids on NHK's 'Kohaku' song contest See in context
"Kato was all smiles until the female reporter asked how he felt about being called small. Kato looked a little awkward after that and was reserved for the rest of the interview."
haha, good job reporter lady.
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Posted in: Rumors circulate that Sawajiri will do nude photo shoot See in context
failtrain choo choooo~
"Sawajiri already seems to be a prominent figure in the city, “even though the only words she can speak in Spanish are ‘hola’ and ‘adios,’” commented a local resident."
hahaha awesome
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Posted in: Erika Sawajiri gives up studying for Spanish nightlife See in context
the failtrain never stops choo chooooo~
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Posted in: Man steals 200 fan letters destined for girl group AKB48 See in context
Police say Shibukawa had submitted fake change of address forms for the members to a post office in Shinjuku last September, having the mail redirected to his home. On the forms, he filled in the reason for moving as “Because we moved in together.”
smooth. lol
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Posted in: Mikitty promotes Mixi’s New Year Card greeting service See in context
"Fujimoto, or Mikitty as she is affectionately known by her vast legion of fans"
lewl
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Posted in: The Manga Cookbook See in context
i hope this is as good as the ubunchu book
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Posted in: AKB48 See in context
A K B FORTY EIIIIGHHHTTTT ARE YOU READY????? ARE YOOOOOUUUUUU REAAADDDYYYYYYYY????
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Posted in: What would happen if Japan is attacked?
Posted in: Kanye West's account on X goes dark after hate-filled rant
Do they string you up proper for this in Korea too? That would be nice
Posted in: S Korean teacher admits to stabbing 7-year-old girl to death, police say
Posted in: What would happen if Japan is attacked?