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  BettingurlifeJan. 04, 2012 - 08:43AM JST

  97%...what of the remaining 3%?

  There will be some mountainous areas and other areas that are equally difficult (or maybe impossible) to find/get to.

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  BettingurlifeDec. 27, 2011 - 11:18AM JST

  Being in Japan I would much rather see a Japanese girl on that poster. Japan, just as many countries, has an abundance of beautiful women - it's a pity that they aren't used more in advertising far more often.

  Posted in: Sales pitch

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  BettingurlifeDec. 26, 2011 - 01:40PM JST

  Seems pretty typical of the Japanese to call foul, even though they use the same tactics. Last year (I think it was) the whalers sneakily hired planes in Australia to track the anti-whalers (sneaky due to the fact that they didn't inform the Australian government). It caused quite a controversy. But now as we see the anti-whaling groups employ drones, the whalers go ballistic.

  I'm not anti or pro whaling. If the Japanese were allowed to hunt in their own waters I believe the whole thing would go away. But it does bug me a lot how Japan has handled the whole affair, it really does have an air of cultural imperialism, "If it is Japanese culture we will do whatever we want".

  Posted in: Anti-whaling activists use drone to track Japan fleet

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  BettingurlifeDec. 16, 2011 - 12:52AM JST

  Along with Blake`s 7, one of the best tv shows of all time!

  Posted in: Two missing BBC 'Doctor Who' episodes found

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  BettingurlifeDec. 13, 2011 - 09:34PM JST

  Go and look at what has happened to Australia when they introduced slot machines (pokies) just to pubs there. It has introduced so many social problems it isn't funny. In a country with very little social welfare I think the potential for disaster would be far worse.

  Posted in: It would be an engine for fiscal revival and job creation that wouldn’t require raising taxes.

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  BettingurlifeDec. 08, 2011 - 08:50AM JST

  For any Australians out there - NOT the Ferrari!

  Posted in: Speeding blamed for pileup involving 8 Ferraris, 1 Lamborghini

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  BettingurlifeDec. 08, 2011 - 08:47AM JST

  You better hurry Shoko, it finishes on Sunday I think. And the Fun-vii pulled a lot of people, the stage performance was pretty interesting. The other really fun thing at the show is the Passenger Car Test Ride Program where you have a professional driver drive you around the track there, and they go pretty fast, everyone who rode it seemed to have fun. Lots of cars in the program - Mercedes, Lotus, Porsche, Toyota, Nissan, VW, Honda and lots of others. Please go as it really is fun.

  Posted in: Tokyo Motor Show 2011

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  BettingurlifeDec. 07, 2011 - 10:52AM JST

  I thoroughly side with the police on this one. Just no need for guns.

  Posted in: Police oppose proposals to liberalize Japan's gun laws

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  BettingurlifeDec. 07, 2011 - 08:32AM JST

  I'm sure if it were Japanese dramas having tremendous success in another country, these people would be supporting it and bragging how good Japan is. I always get a laugh when I see events like this, as it really exposes how rascist some are.

  Posted in: Korean drama backlash

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  BettingurlifeDec. 06, 2011 - 08:28AM JST

  I often like to tell Japanese about the S.S. Centaur that was sunk by a Japanese submarine off the Australian coast near Caloundra (there is a monument there on the headland). It was a hospital ship and the lives of many medical staff were lost, not only to the attack but to sharks when the survivors abandoned the ship. It was a real war crime.

  My story will probably seen as a tit-for-tat story by many people here on Japan Today, but it makes me rather irritated the greater majority of Japanese don't seem to comprehend/know that Japan killed a lot of innocent civilians as well. I only ever seem to hear about the fire-bombing of Japanese cities and the devestation caused by the A-bomb. In my 20 years in Japan I have never heard about the suffering Japanese attacks had caused. I have never heard any Japanese mention it at all.

  The scale of the attacks might be completely different but the effects for those who survived the war are pretty much the same.

  Posted in: The forever war

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  BettingurlifeDec. 05, 2011 - 11:49PM JST

  There were 20 supercars travelling as a pack ... and speed was involved? I`m thoroughly surprised!

  Posted in: Speeding blamed for pileup involving 8 Ferraris, 1 Lamborghini

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  BettingurlifeDec. 05, 2011 - 04:27PM JST

  This ad is actually a little old now, it started a few months back at least.

  Posted in: TV commercial of the week: Snickers and Erika Sawajiri

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  BettingurlifeDec. 02, 2011 - 10:20PM JST

  I used to hate rugby when I was kid, and it was pretty hard at times as I come from Queensland!! But when I was growing up this guy was just huge (and I dont only mean physically), he was everywhere, he had quite an influence on the state. He was such a legend. And now that hes gone ... I miss him. As the old saying goes, you never knew what you had till it`s gone.

  Posted in: Australian rugby league great Arthur Beetson dies

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  BettingurlifeNov. 30, 2011 - 04:31PM JST

  Just got back from the show and I had a good time. A lot of good exhibits there of which I probably enjoyed Nissans the most, I really enoyed looking at their concept cars. But it seems that every exhibitors stand I went to ... was really pushing the eco-friendly and fuel efficient cars, so maybe we will some different on the roads in the near future. And I met quite a few people from many different countries. At one point I was talking to guys who were Chinese and I thought by the logos on their outfits they were from China ... I was kind of wrong! They were from New York and work for some Chinese language station. Anyway, it was good to see a lot of foreign media there.

  Maybe the show could be a little bigger, but at least it is closer to town this time. I think when it opens to the public on Saturday, we`ll hopefully see some big crowds there.

  Posted in: Cars go green and online as Tokyo Motor Show opens

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  BettingurlifeNov. 27, 2011 - 09:16AM JST

  Don`t know about anyone else, but I can kind of see parallels between this, the Daio and Olympus scandals. They are all big companies run by people think they are untouchable.

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  BettingurlifeNov. 24, 2011 - 08:53AM JST

  Me too Trouser. I've already planned that I'll be there 5 times. Hopefully I can win a test ride through the lottery and I'm semi-interested in seeing Ai Tominaga (not a great fan of hers, but would like to see her nonetheless). It's not mentioned in the article but you those advanced tickets can be bought at almost any convenience store, JR offices and practically any business that has anything to do with travel (see the Motor Show's webpage for details).

  Posted in: Tokyo Motor Show 2011

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  BettingurlifeNov. 17, 2011 - 11:41AM JST

  Shocking? In the West we are shockier. Search the web for "coprophilia" and "urolagnia".

  Why do people think these things are only confined to the, "West" (whatever that term might really mean). If have some Japanese ability, you can find these things here too.

  Posted in: Man secretly videos 2,000 women in public toilet; sells DVDs of footage

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  BettingurlifeNov. 17, 2011 - 08:37AM JST

  Luckily for Japan, news about perverts and baby killers is never picked up by the western media, preserving the noble and pristine perception of the Japanese.

  I would tend to agree with that statement.

  I think some one should release some useful facts about this type of crime, i.e. what type of cameras these people use, how they get them into the target area (men gets into women's toilets - do they use fake uniforms etc?), and then make it available to the public so they can the necessary precautions. Probably seems a bit condescending to say that, but these crimes just don't never seem to be on the decrease.

  Posted in: Man secretly videos 2,000 women in public toilet; sells DVDs of footage

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  BettingurlifeNov. 16, 2011 - 07:46AM JST

  Exactly Okinawamike. Geiger counters were featured on some news story the other night. And most of them gave different readings to each other. Most of the retail versions can`t be trusted at all.

  Posted in: Firm makes iPhone Geiger counter for worried Japanese

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  BettingurlifeNov. 09, 2011 - 12:21AM JST

  Plus, Japanese terrestrial TV used to have those late-night sexy variety shows for adults, but a few years ago, the self-regulation authorities wiped them out! They should at least bring them back!

  Late night tv in Japan used to be great Michael. Did anyone used to watch Gilgamesh Night on Saturdays? A very ridiculously stupid yet funny adult program with Ai Iijima and Fumie Hosokawa ... anyone remember the guys names? lol. I wonder if a similar show was brought back, would it boost ratings again?

  Posted in: Japanese viewers tuning out, turning off their TVs