JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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To be healthy, live in the big city
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Japan's nuclear safety standards flawed, says commission chief
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Teacher nabbed for using miror to peek up girl's skirt
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From carnivores to herbivores: how men are defined in Japan
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Why do Japanese change their attitude when they communicate with foreigners?
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I think it that if it was murder it was one of his fellow inmates. Problaby something was said that lead to his murder ... IF it was murder.
Posted in: Miura's death likely murder, says pathologist hired by lawyer
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Can't pay off her housing loan, but can afford to go to Disneyland ... /sigh.
Posted in: 37-year-old woman arrested for using lost credit card at Tokyo Disneyland
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I think I'll pre-empt someone and give Mr. Aso the Darwin award for the best gaffe of this month!!
Posted in: Aso says U.S. bank bailout 'insufficient' and causing renewed stock market plunge
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It'll be interesting to see the spin they put on this movie, war-criminal or a misunderstood patriot doing this best for Japan.
A few months ago I watched a fairly new Japanese movie about the Cowra breakout in Australia. It seemed to stick to history quite well, so we can only hope with this new movie about Tojo it will be (fairly) historically accurate.
Posted in: Beat Takeshi to play war criminal Hideki Tojo in TV drama
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There will always be a market for the Carpenters music, and I'm sure he makes a good living doing the circuit in the states. Reunions and tribute bands can make a good living. How many Elvis impersonators are there in the world still?
Posted in: Singer Richard Carpenter planning comeback
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I got the feeling from reading many of these posts and even talking to many Japanese people themselves that religion is about Western ideas and Western definitions, therefore the Japanese are not seen to be religious. I think it is much more than that. Anyone can even have a look at Wiki and see a number of definitions.
At a glance the Japanese appear to be very superstitious. Superstition is based on certain "other-worldly forces" in the universe. For me that is the same as religion. And the interest in the occult in this country is extremely high.
Also many of their beliefs and daily influences come from Shintoism which is a religion.
Superficially, to people from more Western countries the Japanese don't appear to be religious. But once you actually see what people do here, they definitely are religious.
Posted in: How important a role does religion play in Japanese society?
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It is difficult to believe that any kind of conspiracy exists in this case. I completely agree with bigearwax. He committed murder, but it was only (sorry to sound cold here) his wife not a big name American politician, policeman or other kind of celebrity. And I seriously doubt anyone from Japan could arrange this kind of killing in an American prison.
If he was murdered (and a big "if"), it was probably done by a fellow inmate in retaliation for something that happened in the prison. But even if that is true, wouldn't there be some evidence of a struggle?
Posted in: Case against Miura formally dismissed; supporters question jail suicide
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The real sad part about this is idiots like Zunku trying to influence society, and apparently winning :(
Posted in: 11-year-old girl named 'best idol with glasses'
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This is pretty funny article from a woman who once said on tv that she couldn't get it on with guy without first getting tanked up on alcohol first.
Posted in: Sexpot Aya Sugimoto dishes it out on sex, tango and cowardly Japanese men
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Mental instability? Give this guy some help then. I don't think putting this guy into his friend's custody will help him at all.
Posted in: British skinny dipper released into friend's custody
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"Yes, I do. You never know if a person has a weapon hidden somewhere. The police are paid to protect us, and that they did!".
A hidden weapon on a naked guy, whose been swimming in the moat ... I seriously hope you're joking.
Posted in: Naked Briton detained after swimming in Imperial Palace moat
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People here love to brag about the advances in technology they have, but any sort of problem is covered up, don't let anyone see it ...
I think once Japan makes advances in its own culture, it will be a truly advanced nation. Being able to talk freely about these problems, without fear of retribution or shame, is a sign of maturity.
Posted in: Despair led Fukuoka mom to kill 6-year-old son
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"I don't like this trend of Japanese (not to mention other countries) females trend of dressing skimpier and sexier. Whatever happened to dressing with class, dressing sexy doesn't have to be "dressing" in tops that expose your belly and that nasty tattoo right above your rear end, and skirts that barely cover mid thighs. And it seems like younger and younger girls are being "encouraged" to dress skimpy. It is really a sick trend. I don't have anything against adult females in certain situations dressing in sexy or revealing clothing (such as promotions of events, modeling swimsuit, sporting events, etc.) but can we please bring back some class and dignity?"
I think this is the first time that I can safely say ... I completely and 100% agree with rjd jr's comment. Girls don't have to be near naked to be attractive or sexy.
Posted in: Japanese girls go sexier in their fashion styles
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Just ceases to amaze me what people will do for money and a bigger slice of the (market) pie.
Posted in: Skype admits China privacy breach
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My condolences to both the young man who jumped and his family. An absolute tragedy when members of a society stoop to this level for their entertainment.
Posted in: Jeering crowd goads suicidal jumper to his death in England
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"Nearing the pier, I arrive at a clearing where dozens of rabbits roam freely, unabashedly approaching tourists waiting to board the ferry returning to the mainland".
Maybe off-topic but ... is releasing rabits into an environment that does not have them ... is that really a good idea?
Posted in: Okunoshima: From poison gas island to paradise
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Oh, I forgot to mention in my first post, that yes she is cute.
Posted in: Akina Minami appears in Gundam costume
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"I came here today in my own clothes. I love Gundam more than porn movies. I’m not interested in women at all".
I think he was trying to be funny, but that joke is just so lame.
Posted in: Akina Minami appears in Gundam costume
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"I LIKE Japan for not having YET turned over to the "plastic side"".
Are you serious LionRatty? Do you watch much Japanese tv?
You should compare some women like Seiko Matsuda, BoA, Kimura Yoshino in their younger years and now, they just look so very, very different. Getting eye work and/or teeth work done, extremely common in Japan.
Posted in: Manners more attractive than boobs, says Mika Kano
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A great actor pictured with a not-so-great actor .... Daigo. McAvoy will hopefully go on to bigger and better things, Daigo I think will eventually fade away (but I have to admit from what I've seen of him on tv he does appear to be a really nice, but rather air-headed, young man).
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