Apsara said...

Apsara at 09:37 AM JST - 17th October

YuriOtani, I think forinagai was being tongue-in-cheek and actually agrees with you.

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Apsara at 09:35 AM JST - 17th October

They are not going to tear down the old Tokyo Tower, memyselfI, worry not. It just won't be the main broadcasting tower any more.

Posted in Tokyo Sky Tree to become world's tallest tower at 09:35 AM JST - 17th October
Apsara at 07:06 PM JST - 16th October

inakarob, I was on the "don't panic, it's just the flu" side right from the beginning. I won't be getting vaccinated (nor do I bother with the ordinary flu vaccination) because I don't expect to die of it if I catch it, but this flu IS different. The normal flu…

Posted in 8,047 new-flu group infections reported in one week at 07:06 PM JST - 16th October
Apsara at 10:00 AM JST - 16th October

First off, they rarely have to shave. They are often naturally hair-free on most of the body.

You couldn't get much more wrong than this, could you. Icewind007, Japanese women not only shave their legs, armpits etc, they also commonly shave their forearms, their eyebrows to tidy them up (there's…

Posted in How to stay beautiful in Japan through your diet at 10:00 AM JST - 16th October
Apsara at 09:54 AM JST - 16th October

Well, this flu is a quite a bit faster-spreading than normal flu, and it is affecting people far earlier than normal seasonal flu which doesn't really take off until winter arrives properly. It also seems to be causing the deaths of a few more otherwise-healthy children than seasonal flu usually…

Posted in 8,047 new-flu group infections reported in one week at 09:54 AM JST - 16th October
Apsara at 06:30 PM JST - 12th October

I have been taking the pill for 16 years, and the side effects for me? Shorter, lighter, pain-free periods, and no unwanted pregnancies. No complaints here...

Posted in Birth control pill still unpopular in Japan 10 years after introduction at 06:30 PM JST - 12th October
Apsara at 02:19 PM JST - 11th October

Generalisations about "the west" are almost always off somehow. Contrary to what the author claims, Japanese sweet potatoes are almost identical to the kumara sweet potatoes we eat in New Zealand. Dark chocolate and blueberries contain lots of anitoxidants? Not really a newsflash, women's magazines have been telling us that…

Posted in How to stay beautiful in Japan through your diet at 02:19 PM JST - 11th October
Apsara at 05:59 PM JST - 10th October

You can't see a new moon sarge, it's the opposite of a full moon. The moon is often a reddish colour when it's low on the horizon- that's just not something you often see in Japanese cities- too many buildings.

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Apsara at 06:40 AM JST - 9th October

For the first time in my 20 years in Japan, I saw a very clear blue sky and clouds.

Good grief, animallover, you need to go outside more or just look up more. That's what you get every time there's a typhoon or even an overnight rainstorm, and I have…

Posted in Typhoon lands in Japan, leaving 2 dead, 56 injured at 06:40 AM JST - 9th October
Apsara at 08:09 AM JST - 1st October

Farmboy, they don't know with perfect accuracy what kind of tsunami will arrive. The other option is that they don't issue a warning, and then people are taken by surprise by a larger tsunami than was expected, which can also happen- don't you think it's better to err on the…

Posted in Small tsunami hit Japan after Samoa quake at 08:09 AM JST - 1st October