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APismoClam said...

  • APismoClam at 05:02 AM JST - 14th September

    "excessive eye contact may be considered rude in East Asian cultures"

    Heh...tell that to the Nihonjin on the train who play "Let's stare like a mindless zombie at the Gaijin" with me. I mean, I'm not THAT funny looking, am I?

    Posted in East Asians look at faces differently to Westerners: study at 05:02 AM JST - 14th September

  • APismoClam at 11:22 AM JST - 12th June

    Why are the same questions asked over and over again? You can't fix this type of problem after the fact. There will always be wackos in our societies, no matter how hard we try to intervene or understand what the "causes" of their sickness are. Wackos intent on harming others…

    Posted in Violent game launch canceled after Akihabara rampage; gov't discusses regulations on knives at 11:22 AM JST - 12th June

  • APismoClam at 10:12 AM JST - 2nd June

    When someday I read a J-head-line that says, "Japanese police change policy and will no longer be allowed to fire indiscriminate "warning shots" in the air" perhaps my answer will change to "maybe not". Calling a miss a "Warning shot" is too convenient an excuse for really needing more practice…

    Posted in Are Japanese police really as incompetent as readers on Japan Today make them out to be? at 10:12 AM JST - 2nd June

  • APismoClam at 08:36 AM JST - 25th May

    I would almost be surprised if he was making the argument for the opposite of what he suggested. Alas, I'm really not surprised at all.

    "But there are many reports in foreign countries..." Hmmm. Since when do they care what the unwashed Gaijin think anyway? Oh, I know where the…

    Posted in ASDF chief urges students to learn about foreign views of WWII at 08:36 AM JST - 25th May

  • APismoClam at 06:32 AM JST - 15th May

    Someone get that girl a sammich!

    Posted in at 06:32 AM JST - 15th May

  • APismoClam at 01:48 AM JST - 22nd April

    The same exact scientists who are now proclaiming gloom and doom because of "man-made" global warming are in large part the same people who ten or so years ago were warning us of the next ice-age if we didn't do something soon!

    Last year's winter was one of the coolest…

    Posted in Would you accept some economic burdens in order to help prevent global warming? at 01:48 AM JST - 22nd April

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