Apsara's past comments

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  ApsaraSep. 30, 2012 - 08:54AM JST

  That's bizarre- desecrating the Japanese flag seems to be a very popular pastime in Korea. When I was there a few years ago I saw people in a demonstration throwing eggshells full of red paint at a Japanese flag and have seen flags getting similar treatment from Koreans on the news here countless times. How can the newspaper criticise Japanese extremists for doing exactly the same thing that their own activists regularly do?

  Posted in: Japanese web newspaper returns fire over Korean daily's abrasive editorial

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  ApsaraSep. 17, 2012 - 07:38PM JST

  Agree with billyshears- I don't think people consider the punishment before committing this kind of crime or that it would make any difference, it's not a bank robbery.

  Posted in: Man gets 12 years for starving baby son to death

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  ApsaraSep. 15, 2012 - 09:07AM JST

  Is it really unreasonable to prefer to marry a guy who doesn't get abusive when drunk, doesn't gamble and doesn't mind helping with the kids and housework? I'd say most of the things on the list are universal, not specific to Japanese women at all, and all of them are qualities found in most decent guys, which I'd hope includes all the married male commenters above!

  Seriously, all the people saying the list is unrealistic and is the reason why there are so many single women, which of the things listed is unreasonable and why?

  Posted in: What Japanese women discreetly check out when on a hunt for a husband

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  ApsaraSep. 10, 2012 - 05:23PM JST

  That is sad and all, but you would think you can hear the thing coming

  And do what, if he was 20m up somewhere along the track? All that means is that he knew almost certain death was approaching.

  Posted in: Roller coaster inspector dies after park employee starts ride

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  ApsaraSep. 07, 2012 - 02:23PM JST

  The boy is ambitious, and if he can pull it off at that age he has a bright future.

  Who are you talking about, the boy in the picture? He's not the artist...

  Posted in: Unwanted toys

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  ApsaraAug. 30, 2012 - 02:56PM JST

  I would not live within sight of the west coast of Japan if it was all expenses paid

  When was the last time a tsunami hit the west coast of Japan?

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  ApsaraAug. 29, 2012 - 02:31PM JST

  Somebody should tell this old coot

  He's 43. I don't know exactly when old coot-ness begins, but I wouldn't really have thought he qualified.

  Posted in: Hashimoto prepares to shake up political landscape

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  ApsaraAug. 22, 2012 - 08:37AM JST

  In English, one assumes? I don't know how many Dutch and Austrian people you have met, but they tend to speak English very well.

  Posted in: Foreign visitors to Comiket 82: What they like and don't like about Japan

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  ApsaraAug. 18, 2012 - 08:26AM JST

  If this is the same case as I saw on the news last night, he was actually found in the under-floor storage bin in the kitchen rather than under the floorboards. Normally you'd think someone in the family did it- I wonder who else lives in the house?

  Posted in: Man's body found beneath kitchen floor at his house

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  ApsaraAug. 17, 2012 - 11:48AM JST

  What Suzuki Motors should do is bring the jobs back to Japan and help the workforce and economy. What the heck are they doing in India? or any other country for that matter...

  Maruti Suzuki produces cars for the Indian market. They do need cars there, you realise.

  Posted in: India's Maruti Suzuki fires 500 workers over riot

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  ApsaraAug. 13, 2012 - 02:52PM JST

  Ever hear of life-guards?

  There are plenty of lifeguards on beaches here, who seem to spend a lot of time urging people not to go out past their waists, and harrassing you if you do. They can't be everywhere though.

  Posted in: 6 drown in water-related accidents on Sunday

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  ApsaraAug. 13, 2012 - 09:56AM JST

  Some people here are overlooking the fact that it is hard to prosecute someone for drunk driving if you wait until the next morning.

  Posted in: 15-year-old girl killed by drunk driver being chased by police car

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  ApsaraAug. 13, 2012 - 09:50AM JST

  Does Japan have the same problems as other countries with many bicycles (like China)?

  What kind of problems do you mean?

  Posted in: Tokyo police crack down on cycling violations

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  ApsaraAug. 12, 2012 - 09:03AM JST

  I caught bits of it and lots of walkers dropped out. It's a bit of a silly-looking sport, but I think there's no question that walking 50km is hard work, let alone doing it in a few hours.

  Posted in: Long walk

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  ApsaraAug. 10, 2012 - 03:59PM JST

  OK, so all this fuss is about women's soccer? I wonder how many of these 'die-hard sports fans' have actually ever seen a game of women's soccer prior to the Olympics.

  Women's soccer has been pretty big here over the last couple of years and a lot of people, guys included, follow the women's world cup games. A lot of the team members as well as the coach are well-known faces on TV these days.

  Posted in: Win or lose - no matter

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  ApsaraAug. 08, 2012 - 05:20PM JST

  They need more retirement homes in Japan. The daughter should not have been stuck with this responsibility on her own.

  Some people actually want to look after their elderly parents...

  Posted in: Bodies of mother, daughter found in Tokyo apartment

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  ApsaraAug. 08, 2012 - 08:54AM JST

  Sometimes quirky stuff can be news, it doesn't all have to be earth-shaking events, surely. Seeing the news a couple of years ago about all the bicycle seats replaced with broccoli heads made my day that little bit brighter, I like this kind of news!

  Posted in: 400 goldfish found in Saitama school pool

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  ApsaraAug. 03, 2012 - 07:37AM JST

  I saw that the other day! Can't remember where it was now though.

  Posted in: Hot dog

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  ApsaraAug. 01, 2012 - 06:52AM JST

  Was at the beach yesterday with my son for just two hours and now suffering with extreme sunburn! Won't be stepping outside on the beach again anytime soon this side of September!

  I was at the beach with my son on the weekend for 5 hours and neither of us got sunburnt, even though we're fair-skinned. Our secret? Sunblock and a sunshade tent- you too can go to the beach before September and not get sunburnt with these simple things!

  Posted in: 16 dead, 8,670 treated for heatstroke July 23-29

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  ApsaraJul. 31, 2012 - 09:02AM JST

  Why aren't children learning to swim in the first year of school in Japan? Most children in the USA learn to swim by age 2 or 3 years old. Some babies learn as young at 6 months in the USA.

  I'm sure the boys had learned to swim, but breaststroke and butterfly probably aren't going to help you in a fast-flowing river. Pretty sure also that no 2 or 3 year old would be able to swim their way out of a situation like that no matter how many swimming lessons they had taken, let alone a 6 month old.

  Plenty of rivers are clean enough to swim in in Japan, your ALT was probably talking about rivers like the Arakawa or Sumida river.

  Posted in: 3 junior high school students drown in Aichi river