Beelzebub said...

Beelzebub at 01:48 PM JST - 13th November

How can they justify this kind of coercion? Patriotism at gunpoint?

Posted in Nara board to survey schools on imperial anniversary flag display at 01:48 PM JST - 13th November
Beelzebub at 01:25 PM JST - 13th November

I have nothing in particular against the monarch (who I was happy to see looked very genki on the tube) but I couldn't help but get the feeling that the TV networks and vernacular media were getting their collective arms twisted to provide obligatory coverage, simply because most of the…

Posted in Tens of thousands cheer emperor's 20th year on throne at 01:25 PM JST - 13th November
Beelzebub at 09:30 PM JST - 12th November

The talismans and other wonderful merchandise sold at the Tagata Shrine are X-rated. Unfortunately it does not appear they can be ordered online.

Posted in Komaki: Culture, sex and death at 09:30 PM JST - 12th November
Beelzebub at 05:13 PM JST - 12th November

Wonder how many Ginza nightclubs and "no-pan" shabu-shabu restaurants will go under following the latest round of cuts.

Posted in Panel starts cutting projects to eliminate waste in gov't spending at 05:13 PM JST - 12th November
Beelzebub at 05:11 PM JST - 12th November

The sanyaku (three highest ranks) have become a mostly Mongolian show and that is not about to change, even if Asashoryu retires.

Posted in Chiyotaikai says he won't retire even if he posts losing record at 05:11 PM JST - 12th November
Beelzebub at 05:06 PM JST - 12th November

What history, Your Highness? After the textbook censors at the Ministry of Truth are finished snipping and pasting, practically nothing of substance, and certainly nothing controversial, gets taught anyway. What passes for "education" is two weeks of cherry-picked documentaries shown every Aug. 1-15 on NHK. I can almost cite the…

Posted in Emperor, on 20th anniversary of accession, concerned young people forgetting history at 05:06 PM JST - 12th November
Beelzebub at 05:00 PM JST - 12th November

Mr. Obama could walk down Kokusai Dori, the main drag in Naha, Okinawa --- where Yanks are not especially popular these days -- not need a bodyguard. However I was worried for his sake when he went to Texas two days ago.

Posted in Security tightened in Tokyo for Obama's visit at 05:00 PM JST - 12th November
Beelzebub at 04:56 PM JST - 12th November

This is a typical example of a press release that is out of touch with the consumers who will buy it. Buyers of irons have no basis for comparison of how far it sprays jets of steam -- what they want to know about is its ergonomics, i.e., by how…

Posted in Iron with enhanced steam function at 04:56 PM JST - 12th November
Beelzebub at 09:33 AM JST - 12th November

I would consider a lighter sentence if she gave up the names of her source and the person(s) to whom she was taking the drug. The mules take the highest risks. Authorities should go after the slimeballs who manufacture and peddle illicit substances.

It would be interesting to learn how…

Posted in Japanese woman accused of drug trafficking appears in Malaysia court at 09:33 AM JST - 12th November
Beelzebub at 09:06 AM JST - 12th November

Reminisce over the 1959 Chicago White Sox.

Posted in If you could meet U.S. President Barack Obama during his visit to Japan, what would you like to talk with him about? at 09:06 AM JST - 12th November