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  • Ah_so at 07:16 PM JST - 8th July

    Poor Gordon Brown. First he sounds like an old granny scolding his people about buying too much food.

    Then the ball is on the other foot - the media are the granny scolding him for not eating everything on his plate while there are children starving in Africa/India.

    Posted in UK media rap G-8 heads for feasting while discussing food crisis at 07:16 PM JST - 8th July

  • Ah_so at 05:21 PM JST - 8th July

    Japan - highest rate of smoking in the developed world, highest life expectancy.

    Fortunately Japan is one of the few countries left where you can enjoy a good, honest smoke with an ice-cold beer

    And you do not have to ever meet any prude who uses made-up words like "illegalized".

    Posted in Only 60% of smokers aware they are addicts at 05:21 PM JST - 8th July

  • Ah_so at 04:40 PM JST - 8th July

    Not so long ago, I had to walk past a group of girls at the station who were all sitting on the stairs going up at the end of the platform. They had all had short skirts on and were all sitting on about the 10th step with their skirts…

    Posted in School teacher arrested for peeping up student's skirt in Oita at 04:40 PM JST - 8th July

  • Ah_so at 04:44 PM JST - 7th July

    For years Japan has led the way in cell phone technology, being well ahead of Europe, which was itself ahead of the US.

    The iphone is a pretty thing, but it does not have functionality that is particularly new or innovative to the Japanese, but rather stuff they have had…

    Posted in Apple's iPhone could find Asia tough to crack at 04:44 PM JST - 7th July

  • Ah_so at 04:33 PM JST - 7th July

    This is not a third world country.

    Not sure that I entirely agree with you. The third world is still there if you scratch beneath the first world veneer.

    Posted in Homeless man seeks welfare payments at 04:33 PM JST - 7th July

  • Ah_so at 05:52 PM JST - 4th July

    The one guaranteed way to make anyone eat a bowl of ramen is to get them to watch "Tampopo". After a couple of hours of mouth-watering scenes of ramen preparation you can think of, and do nothing else until you get a bowl.

    This could be very inconvenient if, for…

    Posted in U.S. has 'ramen moment' as chefs, foodies embrace Japan's beloved comfort food at 05:52 PM JST - 4th July

  • Ah_so at 05:43 PM JST - 4th July

    If you like ramen and are ever in the UK, DO NOT venture into the Wagamama ramen chain.

    Posted in U.S. has 'ramen moment' as chefs, foodies embrace Japan's beloved comfort food at 05:43 PM JST - 4th July

  • Ah_so at 05:36 PM JST - 4th July

    **(Not) good to see JR taking action after the horse has bolted. The victim should sue the guy who did this for everything he has. She should also take JR to the cleaners for their negligence in not providing a safe workplace.

    By your litigious thoughts, I can only assume…

    Posted in Man arrested for allegedly raping female JR employee on train in Kanagawa at 05:36 PM JST - 4th July

  • Ah_so at 04:51 PM JST - 3rd July

    Toire no Hanako sounds too scary. I will never loiter in the girls' toire again.

    Posted in The Japanese Monster Survival Guide at 04:51 PM JST - 3rd July

  • Ah_so at 04:44 PM JST - 3rd July

    So watermelon causes cramp and makes you run to the bathroom more - just the ticket to ensure the passion on the futon dies.

    Posted in Watermelon yields Viagra-like effects at 04:44 PM JST - 3rd July

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