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Posted in: For allergy season, Japan turns to surgical masks See in context

Japanese Heaven is a place where people don white masks and queue up for eternity.

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Posted in: Deer character unveiled as Kusanagi’s successor for digital TV commercials See in context

A friend speculated that Kusanagi wasn't doing well enough to promote the digital zombie box, so someone slipped drugs into his beer, which then caused him to publicly embarrass himself. With this method, the digital dudes didn't have to fire him outright; instead they masterminded a coup. Man who gives an F about either one anyway.

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Posted in: Beatles remain popular in Japan See in context

An extra show at 12 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays? Well, that would be noon, yet my journalism sixth sense tells me the author meant midnight (12 a.m.). Sigh.

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Posted in: Suicide of prominent Ginza club hostess reflects economic downturn See in context

It seems that these articles never have bylines. Because if they did, you would know the names of the people who make up the stories.

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Posted in: When should Alzheimer's patients stop driving? See in context

This headline sounds like the setup of a joke. The punchline might be "I'm sorry, what were we just talking about?"

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Posted in: Pregnant junior high school teacher harassed by students’ 'Miscarriage Club' See in context

The Japanese parents are merely reproducing the parenting styles that they themselves received when they were children; what more can you expect from a society that shuns the concepts of individualism and personal responsibility?

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Posted in: Forging false IDs for foreigners a flourishing trade See in context

So Beelzebub, why isn't the headline "Counterfeiters are finding it lucrative to sell false IDs?" There is most definitely a reason why the headline specifically mentions "foreigners" in the context of crime; the intention is to create a associative link in the audience's mind.

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Posted in: Y20 million stolen from pachinko parlor in Saitama See in context

And only took one guy with a plastic toy gun to pull this off... and how did he carry the money anyway? Do journalists in Japan ask even basic questions? Do cops? Sheesh.

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Posted in: Y20 million stolen from pachinko parlor in Saitama See in context

This is like $200,000 USD right? Honestly, is this even logistically possible? Sounds like a fake story to me. Maybe the parlor owner's excuse for coming up short to the Yakuza bosses.

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Posted in: Police recruiting See in context

Can you imagine if there were a gritty, realistic Japanese cop show like what they had back in the 70's? There would be a J-cop who follows the rules and regulations to the letter (arresting do-badders, upholding the spirit of a peace officer, etc), and the corrupt chief would have to say "Dammit! Not by the book! Not BY THE BOOK!" It's a scenario similar to those Russian reversal jokes.

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Posted in: Hong Kong pop stars busted for drug possession in Tokyo See in context

"The world is crazy and Japan is at the bottom." -- that's an awesome line; I'm going to make a note of that!

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Posted in: Hong Kong pop stars busted for drug possession in Tokyo See in context

And up to FIVE YEARS in jail!?!? That's like five times as long as new moms get for murdering their newborns. Now where's the idiocy?

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Posted in: Hong Kong pop stars busted for drug possession in Tokyo See in context

I choose to feel sorry for them simply because they weren't harming anyone, and are liable to be punished SEVERELY for an archaic and draconian law that has no historical merit in Japanese society. The police ought to spend their free time locking up oyaji puking on train platforms and riding their bicycles recklessly through crowded sidewalks, mindlessly flicking lit cigarettes to the wind. The only thing idiotic here is the LAW ITSELF, not the people who choose to disobey it.

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Posted in: Police recruiting See in context

Saluting officer: "Howdy! Your ID please! Let me see what's in your bag!"

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Posted in: The Great Sasuke arrested on suspicion of assaulting man on train See in context

Another company employee causing trouble on the train, stealing the souls of innocents without regard of privacy. Why doesn't the article just call the photographer a "36-year-old man" like they would in Western newspapers? Do Japanese news media have a job fetish?

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Posted in: Blackboard bonanza See in context

If this whiteboard were to be used on the Queen Mary 2, and it got accidentally dumped overboard, all you have to do is input your password and your data will pop back up. This scenario assumes you act quickly enough so that a corporate spy from the briny deep (shark or squid) doesn't see the information first.

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Posted in: Police baffled by Y360 million that disappeared from backyard See in context

I bet the old man was planning to use that money in Heaven, but someone took it all right before he died. This scenario assumes the old man wasn't simply lying about having the money.

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Posted in: You can see what people are here for just by looking at the way they stand on the edge. Most of them look relieved and soon break down in tears when I just say 'Hi.' See in context

Compare the Japanese annual suicide rate to the annual number (if any) of Japanese victims of terrorism, and see how misplaced the society's priorities are. There's an average of A HUNDRED PEOPLE killing themselves every single DAY; maybe the koban cops ought to be replaced with suicide counselors like Shige, and directly save some lives.

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Posted in: Maybe what Japan needs right now is a dictator, a dictator with good intentions. If you spend your time discussing issues, then for example the abductions issue will remain unsolved. Certain things ca See in context

Not sure if anyone's noticed this yet, but this Monta dude is ripping off Annakin's speech to Padme in Attack of the Clones. When you rip off freaking GEORGE LUCAS, you know you're in trouble!

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Posted in: Playboy's days are over. The term 'Playboy' as well as the Playboy bunny logo that were once considered the epitome of cool have lost its freshness and has now come to be seen as a symbol of what is n See in context

As long as the Playboy continues to appear on the navy blue socks of 16 and 17-year-old high school girls, you'll hear no complaints from me.

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Posted in: We know low-priced burgers are popular, but at the same time people will pay more for something with higher quality. See in context

Oatman Diner rules OK? Special recognition for Kua'Aina, Firehouse, and Zest. I don't think anyone eats at Mos because they sincerely love the food; it's more of a matter of emergency, when one can't lower himself to Mcdonald's. The tomato on a Mos burger dwarfs the patty! Priorities, please.

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Posted in: Group seeks to scrap Google's Street View See in context

A grassroots effort to effect policy change... in JAPAN!? And it has to be against Street View! How about railing against random police searches, obnoxious fascist vans, or daredevil bicycles on the sidewalk?

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Posted in: Angry Ford dealer in South Carolina blasts Japanese imports in ads See in context

Don't be too hard on the Ford dealer. He's likely a victim of the Philadelphia Experiment, and has been propelled 70 years into the future. Therefore, he still believes that Fords are made in the United States, and that Toyotas are made in Japan. Eventually he'll achieve temporal accordance and realize the folly of his words.

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Posted in: Japanese cooking shows and the loss of sanity See in context

Oh, the one thing that made me sick to my stomach was watching those Japanese chicks devour piles and piles of food to a time limit. They were in Hawaii eating plates of steaks, and I was starting to sweat -- thinking about all that disgusting and wasteful hubris. Had to read websites about Congo for two days to wash that feeling away.

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Posted in: Japanese cooking shows and the loss of sanity See in context

I loved every episode of Good Eats, and now I watch videos from Harvest Eating (dot com). I can't get enough of skilled food preparation, but when I saw those (paid advertisement) cooking segments on TV, my heart longed of the day when a talento would say (the equivalent of) "Mmph. Rather despicable, this. No more." Or even a "not bad" would have restored my faith in Japanese TV programming. OK, "restore" isn't quite accurate.

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Posted in: NHK casting for foreigners for drama See in context

Perhaps "African-American" (presumably an African national who emigrated to the United States) is now officially the new "black."

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Posted in: Is Japan becoming a 'drug heaven?' See in context

Perhaps attention should be shifted to the STAGGERING amount of annual suicides in Japan every year, rather than worrying about imaginary and theoretical damage from drugs. It must also be said that for pharmaceutical companies, Japan definitely IS a drug heaven. The companies are making SKYRILLIONS of dollars/yen from all the Japanese drug users.

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Posted in: CIA says hunt for bin Laden is on See in context

Is the CIA also searching for Dick Dastardly? He's another dangerous fictional character who needs to be brought to justice.

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Posted in: Two men arrested for possessing 108 cannabis plants in Fukuoka See in context

Marijuana SHOULD be banned! It is downright BENEFICIAL!

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