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I always thought that "Visitor Q" (2001) by Takashi Miike tackled this topic well...

Stare up at it in slack-jawed bewilderment?

Very beautiful, sorta pastel tone to it - picture is a keeper!

One of the best photos posted on this site...

Ahhhh, "fist pump"...

One phrase: Russian-style...

He plays a good/convincing OC gangster type as in "A History of Violence" and "Eastern Promises"...

“No one starts a war--or rather, no one in his senses ought to do so--without first being clear in his mind what he intends to achieve by that war and how he intends to conduct it.” - Carl von Clausewitz, "On War"

I like her; there a better pics of her than this...

I find the boxy shape looks weird. And the car looks funny too...

This is why JT is the classy publication that it is...

Cool - reminds me of Akira Kurosawa's 1985 movie "Ran"...

Yum, champagne-flavoured - so we can drink her bath water afterwards in her slipper?

My God, the GOP has Palin! The Democrats are finished now even if they could somehow persuade Cleese or even Gervais to run...

I wanna hear about Princess Masako's college days...

"because it is nearly 1000 times more powerful now than then" - no, actually they come in all sizes with different radiation and blast effects now, and some tactical weapons are actually 1 or less kiloton (kt). Largest weapon ever tested was a Russian 60-70 megaton device, but they only did it once. Standard modern strategic type MIRVed weapon is about 300 kt, which is about 10 times the yield of the Hiroshima device...

Where can one purchase IJA marches in CD format such as the "Imperial March"?

Wasn't the Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing the largest fireworks display in human history? (Not to say this one wasn't good too...)

Maybe the Americans don't talk about it, but aren't they also there in case Japan militarizes in a direction they don't like?

sure, they're happy they're sticking their snouts up their handler's coochi's.....

Yes,pole- and lap-dancing classes,tattoos and the wearing of thongs - symbols of the modern sexually liberated woman who doesn't like middle-aged men looking at her on the subway...

Thank God! I thought all of this great content in English was going to be lost with the demise of Waiwai...

During highway driving the V-8 switches down to 4 cylinders, so its not quite as bad as you think...

I've driven a 300C for several years now in a harsh climate (Canada) with absolutely no problems. Yes, the 340 hp engine uses lots of gas if you have a lead foot...

I recommend a double shot of Jack Daniel's (the Rat Pack favourite),straight down, and if that doesn't work try one more...

I would think the 300C would be highly desirable in Yakuza circles, and is a German-American hybrid of sorts...

Ok, this has spiked an interest, so here is the whole song in edited form (OK, IRH Masako, I'm with u...)

When you were here before, Couldn't look you in the eye You're just like an angel, Your skin makes me cry

You float like a feather In a beautiful world I wish I was special You're so very special

But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo What the hell am I doin' here? I don't belong here

I don't care if it hurts, I wanna have control I want a perfect body I want a perfect soul

I want you to notice when I'm not around You're so very special I wish I was special

But I'm a creep I'm a weirdo What the hell am I doin' here? I don't belong here, ohhhh, ohhhh

She's running out the door She's running out She run run run run... run...

Whatever makes you happy Whatever you want You're so very special I wish I was special

But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo What the hell am I doin' here? I don't belong here

I don't belong here..

Well, I think she's great and I feel her pain. So if you are reading this Princess, here's a tribute lyric from Radiohead:

When you were here before Couldn't look you in the eye You're just like an angel Your skin makes me cry You float like a feather In a beautiful world And I wish I was special You're so very special...

Almost every military today, even the Chinese PLA, wears a modified version of the American "suit" outfit. Why doesn't Japan adopt a modernized version of the old IJA and IJN uniforms with those snappy caps, white gloves and swords? Probably wouldn't cost more than another Patriot ABM battery and I bet it would make everybody to start paying real close attention to the JSDF...

It is my firm and honest conviction that in Japan today, in remote and isolated volcanic regions cut off from the progress of time, gigantic reptiles - yes, dinosaurs! - still indeed exist. However, these creatures shun man and woman alike and their locale - shall we say their "Lost World" - is difficult to locate and visit due to frequent temporal shifts. The fictional creature Godzilla is merely a compilation of local legends concerning these beasts. Furthermore, U.S. forces also encountered these creatures during the Great Pacific War as documented in the American military journal "Star Spangled War". I stand behind these claims as a long established scholar in the field of cryptozoology...