Beelzebub said...

Beelzebub at 09:53 AM JST - 1st July

The world has an inexhaustible supply of sand. If there are Americans dumb enough to pay $25 a pop for the stuff, let's flood the market.

Posted in Iwo Jima sand souvenirs grate on Japanese sensibilities at 09:53 AM JST - 1st July
Beelzebub at 09:10 AM JST - 1st July

No foul eh? This isn't New York, RJD. Cleaning that crap off the train, plus the lost revenues, will probably exceed 1 million yen. To make the punishment fit the crime, I respectully suggest JR arrange to place the offender's hand on the track and the train be used to…

Posted in English graffiti 'Hack' grounds bullet train at 09:10 AM JST - 1st July
Beelzebub at 07:51 PM JST - 30th June

Revolvers and automatics are vestiges of 19th and 20th century frontier life, not 21st century urban life. Like in so many other aspects of life -- such as the way they squander energy -- Americans are living in the past. Scant wonder why they're falling behind the rest of the…

Posted in Supreme Court says U.S. Constitution gives Americans right to own guns at 07:51 PM JST - 30th June
Beelzebub at 01:18 PM JST - 29th June

Bizarre is in the eye of the beholder. If sea urchins had eyes, I wonder what they would think of humans. That Jesus story has been around for quite a while already. Nobody really takes it seriously.

Posted in Japan a wonderland of the bizarre at 01:18 PM JST - 29th June
Beelzebub at 09:59 AM JST - 28th June

Wars, crimes, corruption, unethical business practice, school bullying, crazed random slashers, terrorism, racism, fascism, etc., etc., are obscene.

WaiWai was clean by comparison. It gave readers a mildly quirky distraction from the bad side of life we're reminded of every time we turn on the TV or pick up a…

Posted in Mainichi suspends writer over WaiWai column at 09:59 AM JST - 28th June
Beelzebub at 09:50 AM JST - 27th June

I've always kind of wondered what went through the mind of a salaryman strap-hanger when he was shoved up against a 17-year-old schoolgirl in a miniskirt, loose socks and glitter adhesive on her eyelids, reeking of eau du cologne. Thanks to WaiWai, it became possible to obtain insights of these…

Posted in What do you think of the Mainichi's decision to cease publishing its WaiWai tabloid tidbits section on its English online site following complaints that it portrays Japanese society in a negative light to the world? at 09:50 AM JST - 27th June
Beelzebub at 04:53 PM JST - 26th June

If this sort of thing gets any worse, they're going to have to install metal detectors at the station and both ends of Chuo-dori.

Posted in Man arrested for slashing police officer in Akihabara at 04:53 PM JST - 26th June
Beelzebub at 03:32 PM JST - 26th June

"Would you rather have butter or guns? Preparedness makes us powerful. Butter merely makes us fat." -- Hermann Goering

Posted in Japan to import 5,000 tons of butter over fear of shortage at 03:32 PM JST - 26th June
Beelzebub at 11:13 PM JST - 25th June

Don't knock it, ToughGuy, now that WaiWai's been shut down, "The Watchtower" is the only entertainment left in this town.

Posted in Newcomers to Tokyo get a Welcome Furoshiki at 11:13 PM JST - 25th June
Beelzebub at 08:02 PM JST - 25th June

Since I prefer to avoid police shakedowns, I'm avoiding a vacation in Hokkaido next month.

Posted in Debito Arudo protests police questioning targeting foreigners at 08:02 PM JST - 25th June