Mick_Hardwick comments

Good to see the Samurai Blue scoring.

This is great news for homosexuals. None of my friends are homosexual, but the homosexual community still has my full support. Keep fighting the good fight.

In 1977, Richards was arrested after heroin was found in his Toronto hotel room but escaped a prison sentence after admitting possession.

How is this 38 year old titbit relevant to the article?

Yonekura married a 37-year-old man who runs his own company last December 26.

Pachinko boss?

Duh... don't you think of this criteria as one of top priority in decision making? Obama declared Yemen as a success model in combating terrorism just to pack the tent a few months later. Watch out for another blunder!

Exactly. ISIS would have been nipped in the bud if Obama had allowed the army to maintain a presence in Iraq.

High school students are going to be studying this in 50 years and thinking, "What the hell were they thinking in 2015!"

I loved Rinko in Sideways. She's all class.

It's good to see a young western woman outshining the local ladies.

I wonder if it grates on him, at 72 years old, to still be referred to as "Former Beatle Paul McCartney?"

He's never been uncomfortble with the description. He's proud of what they achieved.

It must be a very emotional experience for those veterans. It always chokes me up to see these ceremonies.

Well done to the Aussies. There was a great atmosphere at the Olympic Stadium with lots of canary yellow shirts, and quite a few red shirts too. I just hope the locals were kind enough to buy a beer or two for the heartbroken Korean fans in the pubs after.

Isn't it time for the Senjo Cameraman?

Condi Rice... the door is open wide!

I am thrilled to return to Japan. I have fallen in love with the respect, pride and enthusiasm of the Japanese people

One can't help but wish this guy well. An inspired appointment by the NJP.

I guess the Berlitz teachers won't be getting their bonus this year.

Do they usually get one?

In the shootout, Honda shot WAYYYY over the crossbar

Was he aiming for the roof of the stand?

Actress Kyoko Fukuda, 32, winner in the 30s age category, was asked by tabloid media if she would like to receive a wedding ring soon. “Not at all,” she replied. “I would like to continue working hard.”

Like being a married woman and working hard are mutually exclusive!!

Besides them one thing that's positive in Japan compared to many other nations is that there is not the same kind of automatic knee-jerk reaction towards all Muslims in general

What "other nations" would you be referring to?

She`s very... delectable.

He barely managed to beat a guy ranked 270 places lower than him last week. Don`t expect too much from him right now!

She`s 21? I would have stripped and then crawled over broken glass for her.

Honda complained that a J-player merely had to brush an oppostion player to be penalized. Meanwhile the referee turned a blind eye to a couple of blatant yellow card offences committed against Japan.

It`s only natural that a top athlete would feel frustration when playing a game refereed by a person out of their depth.

Okada is the most down-to-earth politician in Nagatacho. Despite what other posters have written, he has a firm grip on reality. Hes well traveled, and I do mean that hes been to Nasu a few times. Hes aware of Japans position in the world, and what it needs to do. It`s about time that someone in the DPJ provided some kind of opposition. Okada is one man who can provide it. Where there is Okada, there is hope.

Does anyone know the make-up of the Palestinian team? How many are from Gaza and how many are from the West Bank?

What a shame. As he`s their most handsome player, a lot of the ladies will be disappointed.

NHK documentaries are getting a fair bit of support here. My favourite one was a support piece for the fishermen of Taiji.

The highlight for me was a fisherman sitting in his truck (which was transporting a dolphin), blocked by foreign protesters, and calling his wife to ask, "How do you say doitekudasai in English?"

Like a Taiji fisherman would actually do that if the camera wasn`t on!!

Ebisen.

Perhaps you`d like to try to watch a few dramas without having your intelliegence insulted.

Sit still though, otherwise you might fall down one of those plot holes!

Article: Lots of people think Japanese TV is dreadful. Do you agree?

User #1: Yes.

User #2: Yes.

User #3: I don't know who you are but I reckon I'm better at Japanese than you, so your opinion is wrong.

Right on the money there, Harald!! And you`ve got downvoted too!! Thin skins!!

Turbosat,

Here's the link to a great way to enjoy J-drama...

http://thejapanwanko.sub.jp/?p=254

Japanese TV drama is so predictable that there is a simple drinking game for it.

http://thejapanwanko.sub.jp/?p=536