toopool comments

Japan doesn't even hunt in the Atlantic. It's just politics

No surprise. You should see the sudden increase in the cost of potassium iodide pills online. Last month they sold for $14. Now they cost $399.

The real shocking point though: dragged for several hundred meters!!!

Both sides want to keep the status quo. Doubt it will end in a war but NK will probably collapse from the inside in the next 10-50 years. Most dynasties don't do so well by the time a grandchild gets in power.

I would have thought punching someone in the face is considered pretty bad manners.

How about a sign saying "No student should be seated while an adult stands".

Wish I went. I have no idea what to do in an Earthquake. My plan to date is: hold on and try not to die.

Money is important in Japanese and many other Asian societies. A gift of money is a big gesture when you give it to someone. Unlike the West where a gift of money is considered lazy or even downright insulting. A small, symbolic gift of money to the gods or shrine has a different significance to your westernised view. Don't try and see it as a materialisation of religion. Anyway, I think you can spare 15 yen to help your New Years wish come true.