Posted in: The Hafu Project: Exploring the question of what it means to be Japanese See in context
Not the most socially advanced country in the world...
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Posted in: Was the dropping of the atomic bombs necessary? See in context
YuriOtani: "I have noticed the zero compassion displayed by some posters. The Americans did something call dehumanization. The turning of Japanese from people to animals. It is easy to kill non humans. The Americans come up with excuses to why the bombs were dropped...."
Bizarre.
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Posted in: If a longtime expat starts offering you advice, walk the other way See in context
"But what these sages too often ignore is that Japan is a dynamic country, one that’s constantly evolving. Big cities are different than small towns, Kyushu is different than Hokkaido, and Tokyo has a heart thumping to a beat all its own"
Yeah right,dynamic country ??!! That's hilarious.Japan is Japan wherever you go,that's why we all travel overseas any chance we can.This guy needs to get ou a little more.
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Posted in: The expat summer See in context
Doesn't sound anything like the expat world I live in....
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Posted in: Doctor arrested for taking lewd photos of sisters during check-up See in context
Geez,this is a doctor Japan,what do you expect ??
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Posted in: Japan deports convicted NZ anti-whaling activist See in context
Suspended 2 year sentence....comically gutless country.
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Posted in: Anti-whaling activist Pete Bethune gets suspended prison term See in context
What a gutless country...
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Posted in: Ai Miyazato is new No. 1 in women's golf See in context
"congrats ai-chan. i think she is decently cute with a nice bust for being japanese." "I think she is sexy too goddog. Nice smile and nice proportions for me!" "She is hot too. I checked her out on the news."
Such classy comments...lol.
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Posted in: Uno Kanda announces separation from husband See in context
So classy...lol.
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Posted in: Japanese company meetings: Getting by at the table See in context
"Another aspect I found striking about meetings in Japanese business environs was the pace. I was used to people systematically tackling a problem, wasting no time in assessing what would be the most effective means of addressing the issue at hand. In the case of this team, the subject matter would be mulled over for hours. We rarely finished meetings on time (which wouldn’t be so bad if it didn’t cut into the lunch hour), and it always seemed as though everything that could possibly get said, was said."
At a Japanese company ?? Yeah right. This HAS to be made up.
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Posted in: What do you think Yukio Hatoyama's legacy as prime minister will be? See in context
Oh geez,is this a serious question ????? You guys are on the ball today,lol.
Moderator: How about answering it?
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Posted in: Cool Ja-pon: 100 Japanese books with global appeal See in context
Cool Ja-pon ??? Yeah,just so cool,lol.
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Posted in: Building in Japan See in context
"and a legacy of craftsmanship "
That's the joke of the day.
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Posted in: Erika Sawajiri continues comeback with glossy magazine spread See in context
Sarge:"She is ridiculously hot."
Ridiculous being the operative word.
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Posted in: Anytime is fruit time See in context
"Fruits and veggies here are the best in the world"
Maybe compared to Europe,but compared to South East Asia,Australia or California it's ridiculously overpriced and the choice is very limited.
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Posted in: New film has Japan vets confessing to Nanjing rape, massacre See in context
5SpeedRacer5 : 'I think it is pretty irrelevant'
???
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Posted in: 'Heroes' actress Hayden Panettiere gets chilly reception in Taiji See in context
"We’ve been to Taiji before and it’s a beautiful place with beautiful wildlife.”
What's she on about ?? It's so ugly and there is no wildlife,well just crows...is there any such thing as beautiful Japanese coastline ?
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Posted in: Architecture in Japan See in context
"real" Japanese architecture has to be some of the ugliest in the world.Council flats and schools look like prisons,everything rusting and aging in 5 years...the seaside is the worst perhaps.
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Posted in: FBI probes Calif sushi restaurant after video sting by 'Cove' producers See in context
"Sei whales are not really endangered."
Like you would REALLY know.
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Posted in: FBI probes Calif sushi restaurant after video sting by 'Cove' producers See in context
bentheredonthat : "seriously, don't these people have better things to do than to harass japan's "unique" food culture?"
Lol,seriously.
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Posted in: Principal fails in cover-up after student's rib fractured by teacher See in context
"Principal fails in cover-up....."
Seems like this whole country is a 'cover-up'.
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Posted in: Sea Shepherd ends Antarctic campaign against whalers See in context
"I think you are just trying to say...."
Please don't think for me....it's Friday,go out and have a beer and discuss it with all your friends,relax maybe ?
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Posted in: Kim Yu-na wins figure skating gold with record score; Asada 2nd See in context
Didn't she cry just a little too much in post interview...what is it with the crying culture ? Yesterday Toyota's ceo,today Mao,whose next ??
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Posted in: Reticent Toyota president typical for Japan Inc See in context
presto345 : "Buying you way in is a fable."
Geez,not when I went there,it was the on-going joke who actually got in on grades and who had a well connected Daddy.I'm pretty sure nothing has changed.
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Posted in: Reticent Toyota president typical for Japan Inc See in context
He was not picked on leadership ability so don't expect him to show it.He is a very very spoilt Keio buy who prefers racing cars to working.He won the Japanese ovarian lottery.Toyota's silly mistake was choosing him in the first place.
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Posted in: JFA president calls Japan's soccer team sloppy See in context
spudman:"...oh and stop using hair care products before a game. Make up as well for that matter."
They're soccer players,what do you expect.
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Finding good sausages in Japan is not so easy.
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