genkigonzo comments

And yes...it is full of them...

Do they mean Kokura Station? Don't remember an Ogura Station when I lived there, and there are loads of pachinko parlours near Kokura station...translation error?

What? You can't strangle yourself to death. How did that happen?

There's nothing wrong with black humour, isn't it covered under freedom of speech? If the Japanese media (including JT) thinks this would be offensive to people in Japan, then why report it? I'm pretty sure most people living in Japan don't watch much French TV.

Not much of an overreaction, demonstrators nearby had radiation metres showing values of over 0.6, that's high enough to be concerned.

Not only that, but especially in Japan it is not natural froth at the top of beer. They pour the draught beer to a certain level, then push the tap the other way to create the head..."Awa sukoshi kudosai"...best Japanese I've ever learned.

Stunning.

Sounds more like a rear naked choke than a headlock.

You can go two years without having to pay rent?

Why are so many people lying on the ground?...Lazy football.

Good on Osaka to take a baby step here, but that's what it is -- a baby step.

@Smithinjapan...C'mon man...'baby steps'...that's in poor taste ;)

@ebisen Check your definition of third world.

No burglar alarms or security cameras? In this day and age? Surely that will void their insurance...no?

This is unbecoming for a police officer?!...This is unbecoming for a human being!

Well done to JT for acknowledging the one-sided view of history displayed in Japan.

They met when she was 13? This is super creepy!

@trinklets2...why go there? Some people are just evil...in any state of mind

I'm usually a beer snob, but it's not half bad...unlike the entirely undrinkable 'fake beer' that is so popular over here.

Here's a pic http://thehivedaily.com/blog/2011/06/18/tsunami-lit-up-the-heavens-%E2%80%9Cairglow%E2%80%9D-energy-release-recorded/

Surely that is a no-brainer for both the government and the farmers.

Hikozaemon - Of course they used The Cove to generate publicity, but I cannot honestly say that they set out to portray the people of Taiji as 'gangsters', they were very clear in showing that the people in the movie were the fishermen or city officials and therefore obviously had vested interests in stopping the filming of the activities, and they were not the average person on the street. And I think when the people of Taiji see the movie they will be somewhat shocked at the practise that is part of their 'heritage'.

The idea that he is 'saving her' seems somewhat theatrical, jforce has a point, teenagers aren't saints...they're teenagers, this is when we learn from 'mistakes'.