tallpinedog comments

This man will be back home hating his daughter for this humiliation. I hope some authority will follow up.

I wonder if they make jock straps.

How does funding NHK compare with funding BBC?

Buss driver.

It is disturbing that anyone, especially the police, believe that this child's injuries will heal in about a week. "Gambatte?"

Would the police have come? I doubt it.

Wouldn't they have Dude's fingerprints?

Waiting for the signal to turn blue. Hurrying to get the videos back by 25:00. Asking a student to speak in a big voice. When these events no longer made me feel "other."

Wait! MOS Burger or McDonalds?

I rarely watch Japanese tv for many of the reasons discussed in the article. This was a good article that, frankly, most people that watch J-tv could have written. There's something about people trying so hard to sound like the expected persona that wearies me. I sometimes like the NHK 15 minute dramas- I liked "Carnation." I like, though seldom watch, the NHK Sunday singing contest show. That's real.

No Spam sushi?

The origin of "itadakimasu" was lifting one's rice bowl above one's head as a display of humility. One common practice I don't like in Japan is children and fathers demanding "okawari" whenever they want Okaasan to fetch them more rice.

Girls were arrested for walking? And then they were marched to the police station?

Thank you Reuters for this article.

When was Japan famous for respecting the elderly?

Perhaps part of the appeal is that most Japanese people can pronounce "Beaujolais" with confidence. Anyway, when I was much younger, I was happy to drink Boones Farm, Annie Greenspring and Ripple. Beaujolais Nouveau is a gateway wine.

Are the penalties legal?

I like the fruit here. Biwa, tsudachi, persimmons, buntan, many kinds of grapes, expensive perhaps, but we can afford to splurge. We buy a lot of produce at JA. It's cheaper fresher and grown locally. Also, another thing Japan got right: my wife!

What is a "maid cafe" ?

A few years ago, a girl washing dishes in her kitchen was mistaken for a bear and shot. Hunters were ridding the countryside of rampaging bears. Must of worked- I haven't seen any bear stories on the news recently and the dirty dishes keep on piling up.

Yes, niku jaga is similar to beef and potato dishes from other countries except it's made with fish broth and sugar.

I liked the books of the early Sazae San cartoon strips that were translated into English.