Bizarro said...

Bizarro at 06:55 AM JST - 5th November

Good for her traveling like that. She must be in great condition and it sounds like fun.

Cheers,

Posted in Takami Yoshimoto tells of her cycling adventures at 06:55 AM JST - 5th November
Bizarro at 11:41 PM JST - 17th September

Tangentially related: My favorite sign for an establishment is a pet grooming salon in Austin, Texas that goes by the name, "Doggy Styles".

Cheers,

Posted in Bread shop at 11:41 PM JST - 17th September
Bizarro at 08:37 AM JST - 17th September

Wouldn't call it "Engrish", actually, since it is based on French. Something like, "talking bread"? Will be interesting to see the comments of our native French-speaking readers.

Cheers,

Posted in Bread shop at 08:37 AM JST - 17th September
Bizarro at 11:19 PM JST - 5th September

The following quote from Nobuteru Ishihara in today's paper seems to support my previous comment perfectly:

"I think that we must avoid a situation in which no one else but Aso runs for president. It seems like Yosano is considering running and I would like to make efforts as a…

Posted in Koike, Ishihara, Yosano to challenge Aso in LDP presidential race at 11:19 PM JST - 5th September
Bizarro at 11:24 PM JST - 4th September

Aso will win; this has already been determined. But they need some more candidates, so people will think there was an actual choice and the media will have something to write about. Someone like Koike will pay her dues by losing here, so in the future she can expect something…

Posted in Koike, Ishihara, Yosano to challenge Aso in LDP presidential race at 11:24 PM JST - 4th September
Bizarro at 11:13 PM JST - 4th August

Never heard of him, but it's nice to see an American celeb dress respectfully for one of these events instead of looking like he just rolled out of bed the way so many others have.

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Bizarro at 07:53 AM JST - 2nd August

In response to akaguma's comment.

1) For what it's worth, Tran Anh Hung is a very serious director. His past films like The Scent of Green Papaya and The Vertical Ray of the Sun have been quite beautiful and made him one of the more critically acclaimed directors worldwide.

2)…

Posted in Haruki Murakami's 'Norwegian Wood' coming to big screen at 07:53 AM JST - 2nd August
Bizarro at 11:08 PM JST - 18th June

Some interpret this as Tokyo "winning" the vote, but am seeing that 58% (on a site focusing on Japan) would like to see the Olympics in a location other than Tokyo. That non-Tokyo vote happens to be split among other cities. Would be interesting to see a head-to-head vote between…

Posted in Which city would you like to see get the 2016 Olympics? at 11:08 PM JST - 18th June
Bizarro at 12:47 PM JST - 9th June

I agree with other posts here. If you return something someone else has lost, your "reward" is simply the expectation that if you lose something it will also be returned to you. This is the social contract among civilized people (and one of the very nice things about Japan). To…

Posted in Lost and found in Tokyo and London at 12:47 PM JST - 9th June
Bizarro at 11:12 PM JST - 31st May

FYI there was a related article in the May 11 Washington Post by a former Yomiuri Shimbun reporter who for years covered organized crime in Japan.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/09/AR2008050902544.html

The article explains the activities of yakuza in the US that were of legitimate interest to the FBI. It also claims the Japanese…

Posted in U.S. hospital provided liver transplants to 4 Japanese gang figures, including gang boss at 11:12 PM JST - 31st May