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Man, this guy is amazing. I have a couple of the onsen edition charms of him. It NEVER fails to make me laugh.

As far as a mascot goes, I think he's doing his job, ne? :D

Nice move!

I am not carrying a container of piss in my pocket!

I wish the guy luck in his new Anime collection, and on finding a better wife!

Seriously, if a wife or husband thinks they can "fix their partner" by taking things their partner loves (which they may not understand) and forcefully destroying it, that's a jerk move.

Sounds like someone trying to put bandages over holes in a sinking ship. A little drastic since Apple is so financially stable still, but relatively, they ARE sinking.

Yeah...all the Japanese people in my town that I've talked to wouldn't really care if it's stopped. If it's that much about culture, wouldn't members of that culture express the same thing as reported? Most of them would be happy if Japan stopped whaling (while some didn't want to talk about possible action, yet were ok with the idea of not eating whale again).

Completely and utterly Sony. Microsoft's latest debacle (has anyone noticed they're not mentioning that the camera is still going to monitor everyone in the room constantly?) and WiiU's lacklustre performance (it's fun, but not insanely engaging long term) has had me sing praise for Sony.

BUT, that being said, I doubt I'll be buying into a console until later 2014 to see where the market really turns. Nothing is really making me so excited to jump on the wagon at release.

Still more excited about heads up transparent displays in glasses, but if it's stylish, it'll be a hit with me regardless.

Looks like a ton of fun!

He looks like Kid Rock now!

I hope they can do something to shut the whole whaling system down.

JT: I think the title is inaccurate. Like it was said above...I think it should just read "People celebrate...". I'm straight and still celebrated the ruling with a gay friend. It's great to see DOMA struck down.

gaihonjin; those school uniforms are based entirely on said Naval uniforms. I think it's a generally accepted fact.

This news is great! Hope everyone does well over there!

Can you break down how much of that 40% includes old people or Japanese people that believe black is a fashionable choice for sun-wear?

I'm down for the Daily putting lukewarm drinks out, long as they keep stock of them cold, too. :)

There's still a lot of unanswered issues regarding licenses, DRM, and the creepy big brother eye.

Citizen2012: The case here isn't that people whine about paying for a cheap app, it's that Xbox wants to say that any games you buy aren't yours to own and that even after you buy it, you have to pay more to share it. If you bought a car, I don't want to pay Honda if you give me a lift.

I'd argue the plane has problems, but I've flown United before. This could be anyone's guess.

"...has sought ways to re-energize its flagship line."

Hit the coffin-nail on the head there. In today's technology market, you don't re-energize a line of products...you evolve them into something new and competitive. Putting a paint job on an inferior product doesn't make it go faster.

I especially LOVE the hype they're trying to garner about colored plastic, especially since we're all going to chuck it in a case soon as we get it anyways.

There is ALWAYS room for chicken wings, Martine. :)

I kinda like it. If I lived in Tokyo all my life, it'd be kind of fun to dress the inside of some cars up and get hitched while Tokyo unfolds around us. I'm sure it can be made to be VERY creative. :)

Heck, riding on the train with 120 people max across ALL ELEVEN cars would be spectacle enough. I'm used to 100+ in ONE car. haha

The NSA is denying watching your every move in the US. Microsoft is requiring you to let them do it.

If it were in America or 1st world countries I'd say Disney has the head and shoulders advantage for market visibility, but in 2nd and 3rd world countries, I'd think Santa Claus is more generally "known" or recognized!

Hats off to China for putting money INTO the solution!

The idea that microsoft's camera can watch your room at all times and monitor who is watching movies with you in case you have too many for the limited license in place to watch the movie is just darned creepy.

The motions of making the players personal info a profit source, and giving the gamer nothing more than time for the money we pay is just silly.

Man, Hooters is a go-to destination for some of us in Canada and Japan. The Japanese place is much nicer, though. We go for the good wings and tvs in Canada, but the waitresses are just full of themselves and bad at what they do. Here, the waitresses are cute and bubbly, atop keeping some good, unhealthy wings.

While I fully agree that the Japanese Judo team(s) need to clean up their acts. This guy picks a really interesting time and way to declare this out loud. I can see him personally benefiting if Turkey gets the 2020 games, so close to Romania.

I really think a fully international and combined allies training site would be great. If Japan could create a large site somewhere uninhabited, or even create a series of islands off the mainland it'd be fantastic for both the international allied community and to help reinforce the political presence in that area.

Why do we need so much on a mountain anyways? I climbed Ontake-san and it was wonderful; i didn't see anyone aside from other hikers. I'd rather not see a suki-ya and flushing toilets all the way up a mountain.

Very cool picture. I'd love a comprehensive guide to what all the medals mean from various countries on dignitaries jackets...it's getting confusing now!

I put 'yes' on the basis that when I do raise a kid, I will. There's no way my child will be raised with the satisfaction that he's above any kind of spanking and can do whatever he wants. I won't raise a little spoiled brat that extrapolates his immunity in the house into society and grows up learning he can push the rules and break the law without fear of reproach.

"...but I noticed that a lot of the kids were sloppily slurping up their milk."

How is that a but statement? I see teachers and salary men sloppily slurping EVERYTHING. >:)