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You never know when something like this can happen, such as being involved in an accident.
Quote of the Day › Saturday 21st November, 04:12 AM JST
Hiroko Togawa, whose organization My Face, My Style (MFMS), a Tokyo-based NPO, will be publishing the My Face quarterly magazine from April to help those…
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- You never know when something like this can happen, such as being involved in an accident.
- It’s a new challenge for me. (1)
- We have requested that the South African FA cut that noise out. (3)
- Behind Hatoyama's flip-flops is contradictory advice from top aides. (1)
- I decided to write the letter as I felt sorry for the parents, who have a favorable impression of Japan. Friendly relations between Japan and Britain mustn't be spoiled by the incident. (2)
- I still want to look him in the eye, yes I do. I wouldn't go peacefully to my own resting place if I'd not seen him. I want to look him in the face and tell him what a bastard he is. (3)
- Given the pace of economic growth, luxury-goods makers are starting to give up on Tokyo, as they shift their focus to other Asian markets like China and Singapore. (1)
- It is good for Japan to discuss this thoroughly and squarely, rather than being a yes-man, as it used to be. (2)
- We have to ask whether it's good to let machines be caregivers, and many say that people should be looking after other people. But the fact is that there will be more people who need care, and less people to provide it. (1)
- It's important to offer attentive care to people who have difficulties with life, such as parents who are exhausted by child rearing and families in economic distress. (1)
- Robberies carried out to get money for spare cash have decreased, while those spurred by dire poverty have increased. It's this year's trend.
- Taking our inspiration from the Far East makes perfect sense as the Japanese have perfected the art of managing large numbers of people through good design and engineering. (1)
- I'm frustrated by comments made by ministers. I wonder if they are toying with our feelings.
- It may be difficult for gals and young people to start farming instantly. But if the agro-industry becomes more exciting by young people joining it, then Japan's farming will definitely change.
- To survive, Japanese companies have to succeed overseas, rather than reminisce about the good old days.
- It's a policy top swimming countries like Australia and the Americans follow. (2)
- Manga has been taken lightly in the past and there has been no solid archive for serious study. We want to help academic studies on manga as part of Japanese culture.
- Not only does hiking help women get in touch with nature, it also lets them indulge in colorful, fun outfits that they wouldn't normally wear, just as golf does. (2)
- I've never seen so many people gravitate to the ukulele and they love Hawaiian music, and it's just so great to come here and be embraced by so many people that want to learn to play this instrument.
- We want to improve the environment for sex crime victims, so they feel more comfortable about filing a complaint. (1)
- Hydrogen fuel-cell cars will prove to be the best in the end. (1)
- I sincerely hope that this exhibition will bring to the public a new awareness of the samurai culture that is often misunderstood as a mere martial art. (2)
- If the new government becomes serious about addressing the problems of dispatch workers on insecure job contracts, at the expense of regular workers' welfare, it might cause friction with Rengo. (1)
- People are very concerned about the money. They don’t want the family to spend hundreds of thousands of yen to pay a priest to chant Buddhist scriptures they don’t believe in. (3)
- By rescuing dogs and cats, you get in touch with life. It is a way to save the human soul, too. If children are given a chance to interact with animals, they will never abandon their pets when they grow up.
- Kyoto is a city that deserves a guide, because there is a tradition there, a culture of gastronomy. (1)
- The comment was a bolt out of the blue. It gave me the chills. It was like being defrauded. (3)
- It's outrageous that highly motivated, highly capable nurses will be sent back to their home countries just because they are foreigners. It'd also be a great loss to the hospital.
- People have said they were moved even though they didn’t understand English well. Some even said the only phrase they caught was, ‘Yes, we can.’ They said they were in tears nonetheless. (19)
- An increasing number of people turn to drink after retiring and fall into addiction, whereby they are unable to control their alcohol intake. (2)
- Japan and Russia are the only two G8 countries that do not ban civil possession of child pornography. (6)
- The Versace boutiques in Japan no longer represented the brand image and it was felt to be more advantageous for the company to close them and start with a clean slate. (1)
Others In quote of the day
It’s a new challenge for me.
Quote of the Day › 03:42 AM JST - 20th November
Sydney Olympic marathon gold medalist Naoko Takahashi, 37. Q-chan, as Takahashi is popularly known, has decided to become a vegetable farmer. (Reuters)
We have requested that the South African FA cut that noise out.
Quote of the Day › 04:36 AM JST - 19th November
Japan Football Association (JFA) president Motoaki Inukai, joining in the chorus of protesters wanting the noisy vuvuzela trumpet to be banned from next year's World…
Behind Hatoyama's flip-flops is contradictory advice from top aides.
Quote of the Day › 04:52 AM JST - 18th November
Richard Katz, editor of The Oriental Economist Report and author of "Japanese Phoenix." He says the DPJ government of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is finding…
I decided to write the letter as I felt sorry for the parents, who have a favorable impression of Japan. Friendly relations between Japan and Britain mustn't be spoiled by the incident.
Quote of the Day › 04:10 AM JST - 17th November
Chiba Gov Kensaku Morita, who recently sent a condolence letter to the parents of Lindsay Hawker, the 22-year-old English-language teacher who was found murdered in…
I still want to look him in the eye, yes I do. I wouldn't go peacefully to my own resting place if I'd not seen him. I want to look him in the face and tell him what a bastard he is.
Quote of the Day › 02:00 AM JST - 16th November
Bill Hawker, father of murdered British language school teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker, referring to Tatsuya Ichihashi, the man suspected of killing her. (Mail)
Given the pace of economic growth, luxury-goods makers are starting to give up on Tokyo, as they shift their focus to other Asian markets like China and Singapore.
Quote of the Day › 05:22 AM JST - 14th November
Naoki Iizuka, a senior economist at Mizuho Securities Co in Tokyo. (Bloomberg)
It is good for Japan to discuss this thoroughly and squarely, rather than being a yes-man, as it used to be.
Quote of the Day › 04:54 AM JST - 12th November
Kenzo Fujisue, a senior member of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's party and an expert on relations with the U.S. He acknowledged that Hatoyama's position on…
We have to ask whether it's good to let machines be caregivers, and many say that people should be looking after other people. But the fact is that there will be more people who need care, and less people to provide it.
Quote of the Day › 03:44 AM JST - 11th November
Shoichi Hamada, a spokesman for the Japan Robot Association. (USA Today)
It's important to offer attentive care to people who have difficulties with life, such as parents who are exhausted by child rearing and families in economic distress.
Quote of the Day › 03:28 AM JST - 10th November
Tadashi Takeshima, who heads the Center for Suicide Prevention at the National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, on measures to prevent suicide. (Asahi Shimbun)
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I still want to look him in the eye, yes I do. I wouldn't go peacefully to my own resting place if I'd not seen him. I want to look him in the face and tell him what a bastard he is.
Quote of the Day › 02:00 AM JST - 16th November
We have requested that the South African FA cut that noise out.
Quote of the Day › 04:36 AM JST - 19th November
I decided to write the letter as I felt sorry for the parents, who have a favorable impression of Japan. Friendly relations between Japan and Britain mustn't be spoiled by the incident.
Quote of the Day › 04:10 AM JST - 17th November
Behind Hatoyama's flip-flops is contradictory advice from top aides.
Quote of the Day › 04:52 AM JST - 18th November
It’s a new challenge for me.
Quote of the Day › 03:42 AM JST - 20th November
