TheDave comments

Too bad this article doesn't mention that the Vancouver gold and silver medallists didn't compete.

I was waiting for someone to mention this in an attempt to diminish Takahashi's accomplishment.

I liked Suite Chic. Looking forward to this.

Can you imagine the furor in Korea if Kim had somehow not won?

I feel sorry for al the crap Mao will have to face when she gets back to Japan. At least she won a medal, because "that is what the Olympics are all about."

Asada looks uncomfortable, Kim looks happy, Rochette looks like "whatever", and I hate the design of these medals.

I remember one year my division received permission from our chain of command to take the day off and go to Tagata. Good times.

They intend to try Major Hassan for the unfortunate outburst of violence at Ft. Hood

What do you think they should do with him? He killed twelve soldiers and wounded dozens of others.

I like Becky. Sato, however, I could do without. Rookies was bad enough, but he made it worse.

that uptight, robotic Ichiro.

You don't watch a lot of baseball do you?

It's over now. Don't like the Yanks, but it's nice to see Matsui doing some good.

Looks like more is in that cup than tea.

Sadly this wont be the last time we read something like this happening.

No. It will not be the last time, but considering the numbers I am surprised at events like this one not happening more often.

timorborder.

Please excuse me if I don't shed a tear for this hardcore druggie.

You have really become predictable with your comments on Sakai. We get it. You don't approve of recreational drug use. Stop it with the hardcore druggie remarks.

I feel kind-of-sort-of bad for Sawajiri, but then again she has been a bit of a beech. However, A Space Battleship Yamato movie is something to be really excited about.

I really want to support Tokyo as the choice for the 2016 Summer Olympics, but . . . .

.... I want to see them lose it just to take the winds out Ishihara's sails.

Oh stop with the bitter-interwebs-all-Japan-music sucks attitude. Cute no-talent acts existed long before Komuro came around. Not of his stuff was crap. trf, back in the day, was damn good stuff.

I might support the Olympic movement if Kamen Rider Den-O was involved, but they only managed to get Kabuto and Faiz.

After all these years in Japan I still can't get over seeing baseball players with three digit numbers.

WTF is wrong with some Japanese parents?!?!

Something like this can happen anywhere. It's not specific to Japan.

Seventeen years and still going. That's an amazing accomplishment in a pop culture world where most careers last little more than a year Amuro

WOLVERINES!!!!!

I saw a clip of this on Mezamashi TV. Fujiwara does not have the best voice in the world, but she had the attitude of Sally Bowles down pat.

In a semi-related thought... I had a dream the a live-action movie of Ghost in the Shell was made starring Norika as Motoko Kusanagi.

Buddhism Tech, you are really hung up on Sakai's case. I can't recall seeing you post on other stories.

In fourteen years of being in Japan I have never felt at danger in Kabukicho. Annoyed and irritated by the touts? Sure, but never threatened by them.

definitely not the best looking of the lot.

No kidding. Why couldn't Marie turn out to be as hot as Maia Ozawa (another French Canadian hafu).

One of the AV studios made a parady called "Gokkun".

I don't really dislike Nakama, but I hate the Hell out of that damn tracksuit and ponytails look.

I'll take Michael Bay of this guy any day.

Every time I see a kid on a leash I always think of the Simpsons episode where Homer's brother, Herb, invented the baby talk translator. "This leash demeans us both."

This would be really cool to see if I was still dropping acid.