Dennis711 comments

I smoke because I enjoy smoking. I smoke at home in the kitchen under the vent fan. I smoke in my car and smoking areas. In public I go out of my way to find a place where I can enjoy my cigarette. If it bothers someone then I can't enjoy it. I think I'm considerate of others and I tell non-smokers not to start. With that said if someone comes to my house to complain, it will be a bad day for them. Because I would get my pipe and go back to the door and tell the to get the hell off my property. What I do in my home is noone's concern but my own.

This idea of cutting taxes for businesses and raising the peoples taxes is working well for Americans..... Sorry I mean American Businesses, the people are in very bad financial shape. And it is also a factor in the civil unrest on the US.

This is just crazy! Why would they feel the need to do this? And in public? Side note a passerby most likely called 110 for emergency services. Unless Chiba is in the United States.

Look at what has happened in our grandparents and great-grandparents time. No electricity in homes to cars, radio, telephones, and computers in almost every home(in the US). If you had tried to explain that to the when they were young it would have been impossible. So is SH's warning really so crazy? I think it is a word of caution. I'm also in the camp that is rooting for cyborg tech.... it would be great. I don't think we will end up in the matrix.

The United States needs to follow some ( or all ) of the good examples given here by other countries.

Talk about racking up some bad karma. At least the cops caught them. Win for the Jp cops.

Let's not forget about the forest while looking at the trees. If Japan allows these no tariff imports, what will happen? Cheap products will flood the market and slowly kill off Japanese products. That will result in the loss of jobs all across the board in Japan. It could well be the straw that breaks the camels back. These tariffs are in place for a reason, to keep Japanese workers working. Don't believe me? Take a look at the US economy, it is a consumer economy. How's that working for Americans. It's not working for The US, and it definitely will not work for Japan. The reasons why are too numerous for a comment post.

This guys is stupid on so many levels it is ridiculous. But I'll leave those alone and just point out that he is smart enough to cash in on dumb guys who go to his "events" or what ever he calls them. This kind of stuff goes on all around the world and will continue to do so. People feel a sense of anonymity when they travel to big cities, and there are places like Ropongi in all of those cities. Places where local men and women go because they want to hook-up with foreigners. Sad but true, travel a bit and you will see. I have been embarrassed by my fellow Americans so many times because of their antics... but there are people in every country who act like this when they travel. I'm just glad that this guy is going to have a harder time making money off it.

I think it is a great concept, if it works. I don't understand the writers choice of the word dazzle. I undersatand that it is correct, but it is not commonly used to mean blind these days. I cannot think of ever seeing this word in this context. I think, blind on coming drivers would have been a better choice for lucidity. But hey, it made me read the article.

Uuummm, I don't get how this is news. ( ˘•ω•˘ ).｡oஇ

The US government has been bought and paid for by corporations. So the the headline should be, "Corporations battle for the Internet shouting.. show me the money!" What a shock.

If you have ever been on one of the tuna can trains in Tokyo you know that it is not a very pleasant experience. The rush hour trains are packed to the point you think it might burst going around a curve. I also did as one poster said, kept both hands in the air. But when the trains are packed to the point of critical mass there is really nothing you can do to avoid body contact with people. There is no gaijin barrier. It is at this time we as people must show why we don't consider ourselves animals, by exercising self control. You cannot and should not blame the woman in this case. She was most likely scared stiff when one of the guys started feeling her up. She most likely had no idea who was doing it. The second man seeing her being silently groped and thought she was enjoying it and joined the act. At this point the woman had to have been totally terrified. The witness who grabbed one of the gropers probably did so at the first chance he had. All this is just speculation but closer to the truth than most of the posters here have suggested. I have been on these trains many times and I have been groped, I would like to think it was by a woman but I would not bet on it. Women on these trains are not all scammers, believe it or not the practice is not as common as the posters here would lead you to believe. I have seen men and women have panic attacks on the Yamanote Line, and on a daily basis watched both men and women go to sleep while held vertically by the mass of bodies packed around them. The point of my story is self restraint, people should be able to control themselves. This was to the point where a stranger felt the need to get involved and for a Japanese person to do that it takes quite a bit, normally they won't do it. Sad but true.

I think that their heart was in the right spot. I'm not upset at all by the sign. Could it could have been better? Yes. When I see stuff like this I politely tell the staff that to English speakers it seems a little rude. Then I suggest something that is not so offensive. Generally what happens is they take the sign down, and put nothing in it's place. So we have a bit of a dilemma. At least with a rude sign you know you are welcome. Also you know that they most likely have some staff that speaks a little English and if you are lucky, some menus in bad English. Being call a gaijin doesn't bother me. I grew up in west Texas, there it was gringo. They both mean the same thing, an outsider. You can tell when the person means it in a rude way. Guys, when in Rome do as the Romans. When in Japan do your best not to be too upset because I can tell you that foreigners do a lot more things that are considered rude here in Japan than rude things that foreigners experience while they are in Japan. Think about the people who live or work in the tourist areas, they see it every day. So do as they do, take it with a grain of salt. Blow it off. Forget about it. Let it go. Can't we all just be friends.

The shock of this news is just too much to bare. Not really, it's most likely a common practice. Any time people believe that a food product is better just because it comes from a certain location it's an open invitation for the less scrupulous businesses to take advantage of customers. These guys were ratted out by someone on the inside, I would guess. But that's all I can do is guess because of the tweet which passes as a news article.

I'm in favor of yearly driver testing after they reach 65. With that said, what could have happend to this guy is that his foot sliped off the brake pedal when he was pressing down and press the gas petal. This happens mostly to short people who don't adjust their seat properly. By this I mean they are too close to the steering wheel (handle [JP]). I know it can happen to taller drivers too. I'm saying this about all short people in general, with me being one of them. Nothing about Japanese drivers because they seem to be very good overall. Seat adjustment is important.

This is sad on so many levels... 2014 people. Mental illness is treatable with science.

Dead horse... wip.. wip. We need to get past these things that no longer effect living people. Every country does bad things in war time. Show me one country that has not.

I think you guys were a little hard on her. She is still hot and can sing. I would not mute the video. But I agree she has not had any good songs in quite a few years. Still, I hope she is able to do something good.

The funniest line in this was .... this has nothing to do with national politics! They can't really think that it is just in their ol'boy net work, can they? This is why family political dynasties are so bad for the nation. The cavemen just breed cavemen. Someone knows who said what and they will be outed.

I can't say that I'm surprised by this. What do you expect from people who do not need to campaign to get elected. Most of the politicians in Japan are insocially accepted hereditary seats. They are political system dependents that do not have any job skills and knew they were going to be in political office from a young age. How can you expect them to understand the plight of lowly Japanese people, much less an inferior gender. Japan as a whole needs to address this problem by taking action. What action? Voicing there thougjts at the ballot box. Not just writing complaints or thinking someone else will take care of the problem. Get rid of all the self－entitled social leeches.

Rule number one... you can't give people freedom. They must take it themselves. Number two the people fighting for freedom rarely get to enjoy the freedoms they win...it is there children's freedom. Look at South Africa, perfect no, but getting better. These people must stand-up and fight for themselves and die if needed to truly have freedom. Then and only then will their democracy work.

This is totally cool. Many people say we are heading to a terminator future...I think it will be more like the matrix. This PowerLoader is way too cool. I wonder have slow you have to move, and how smooth the movement is.

Novenchama that was a very noble sounding post you made, it must have taken time to think about the post and then post to the article. I feel that you wasted your talents on this post because North Korea is a orphaned communist country that cares nothing about legal recourse. The leadership of that country cares nothing for it's people, why would they care about another country's opinion. The only thing that can change North Korea is the North Korean people, they must rise up and take control of their country. In doing so countless people would be killed and the struggle could last for years. That my friend is the only hope for NK.

No corporate taxes has worked out great for the American people. Look how well they are doing! Majority of the population is living below the poverty line... stuid politicians

This is sad on so many levels I don't really want to comment. Here is to the unappreciated mothers who slave for the ones in their life's and will never be told thank you for giving up their dreams to raise children. This award should have women's rights advocates up in arms. Mothers in Japan often live in the shadows and are treated terrible by their husbands, very few have the self confidence to stand up to their bullying husbands. OK, I'm going to stop here, yes I know no all mothers in Japan are treated badly but too many are.

Am I the only one who sees the irony here? This time it wasn't school children. I feel bad for the injured people and I'm glad that no one was killed, this time.

If you look at the posts here you understand why both sides are claiming victory. Samsung wanted everyone to know that Apple was trying to rip them off. Apple wants people to know that Samsung is trying to limit competition... I think Samsung is the real winner here because the court DID say Apple is in the wrong. This could have an effect is the numerous other battles these global giant children are fighting about. If it were me I would put both of them in the corner until they learn to play nice. Then I would put Google in a corner just so they don't get any funny ideas.

This is crazy...stalking is getting worse in Japan. The reported cases in Japan in 2013 were 21,089. The police issued warnings to 2,452 of the 21,089 stalkers. That is just 7% of the cases. You would think that the police could take these matters a little more seriously.

Why did you work for big business and not the people?

This is a poor attempt at a good article. All useless information, it just tells us what we already know. Come on give a little more info on the wearable tech that is getting popular. Glass has been around the news so much it is not news anymore, Sony and Samsung have been in the news enough too. What else? Tell us about the large spectrum of devices you mentioned. What are those? What do they do? Don't regurgitate old news. Wow Google, Sony, and Samsung!