James Messner comments

I have a problem with remembering which Japanese word means "beauty shop" and "hospital".

Isn't 16 the age on content in Japan?

China should be worried. They are pissing off too many countries that surround them.

To Peace Out. A lot of kids have and are getting cancer at very young ages. Google, maybe, St. Judes Children's Hospital to see.

I have to agree with JapanGal. To me, it looks like FB and the others pass on info that they deem suspicious.

It would not bother me at all if the women wanted to do the same thing, wear white blouses and shed the bra. Equal rights, I always say.

**Not only tsunami but major earthquakes.

****Be wary of the last word in the headline.

Don't believe it was any worse than what they see on normal TV. Their shows can be pretty graphic. Kudos for the teacher. I've lived in Japan on and my life since 1964 and I'm 73 now. <>

Too many unanswered questions.

Wish the directions were not in metric. Us Gaigins have a lot of problem translating metric measurements.

An interesting discussion.

Make the age of being a minor as the same age of being able consent to sex. Believe the age is 16. If you can legally consent to sex, you can legally be charged as an adult.

Japanese do discriminate. Not all do, but if you have a tattoo, you are automatically a bad person and cannot use a public bath. Some of the older generation do not like Americans that much because of World War II.

Do you think she would give me a chance. 73 and still going strong. Even Charles Manson was allowed to get married. ;-)

If she claims you went to an inferior school, tell her she must be right because you were dumb enough to start dating her.