Cos said...

Cos at 11:02 PM JST - 6th June

*I thought the Ainu had already gotten indigenous status back in 1996 or 97.

I thought they always had it. Nobody ever said they were gaikokujins that settled in Japan... The translation of the article is weird. The relative novelty is Tokyo acknowledging they were the "natural" inhabitants of Hokkaido/Yezo,…

Posted in Diet adopts resolution seeking to recognize Ainu as indigenous at 11:02 PM JST - 6th June
Cos at 11:33 PM JST - 5th June

*One female student(120kg) after 1 lesson put down an attacker

Well, that's nice too hear a 120 kg women can has as much sex-appeal and get an attacker.

Posted in Protect yourself with help of Israeli secret service at 11:33 PM JST - 5th June
Cos at 06:49 PM JST - 27th May

*Huh? Can you give me an example??

Like in "We were looking for a teacher/cook/shopkeeper/normal family to leave in this flat, not for a gaijin". Especially when the gaijin is more professionnally qualified or reputable than any nihonjin they will take instead.

Posted in Do you consider the word "gaijin" racist? at 06:49 PM JST - 27th May
Cos at 06:38 PM JST - 20th May

I know, all I ask is they don't drop them. This is more than a war weapon, that's a device to revenge long after the war has ended.

Posted in 16,000 evacuated as WWII dud bomb disposed of in western Tokyo at 06:38 PM JST - 20th May
Cos at 06:33 PM JST - 20th May

*Police say those clubs are known for illegal drug dealing on the Internet.

Fire the cops. If they knew, why did they wait doing nothing ?

Posted in British employee of Merrill Lynch Japan among 10 busted over cocaine use at nightclubs at 06:33 PM JST - 20th May
Cos at 03:04 AM JST - 20th May

Usaexpat, the situation of bombs in France (from 1914-1918 and even from 1870)is different, there were fights there, both sides whould dig and hide with their weapons. Certainly half of the stuff are still buried, scattered away on a surface that makes 1/4th of the country. We'll never be able…

Posted in 16,000 evacuated as WWII dud bomb disposed of in western Tokyo at 03:04 AM JST - 20th May
Cos at 01:57 PM JST - 17th May

Japan’s food self-sufficiency rate has now fallen to only 39%

There is no problem then. It's sufficient. At the end of the day, my local supermarkets puts half of the food into the gomi. Then at home, people throw away 1/3 of what they buy.

Posted in Gov't warns low food self-sufficiency, global shortages may lead to drastic diet changes at 01:57 PM JST - 17th May
Cos at 06:20 PM JST - 15th May

*But in Japanese you only need the verb form 行く iku which can be used for anyone.

Yes Ambrosia, that way, it's easy for any idiot. With a lot of time, any idiot can attain JLPT4 level of text-book Japanese and can say "iku". And that can be useful for…

Posted in Should Japanese language ability be a factor in determining the maximum length of stay on visas for foreigners? at 06:20 PM JST - 15th May
Cos at 04:54 PM JST - 12th May

Well firstly, look at the fact. In Japan, foreign women are much more successful than foreign men at finding an interesting Japenese date (and later marry, look at marriage stats).

Among the foreigners around me, I have always seen about 1/2 of the dating being between 2 non-Japanese for Westerners,…

Posted in Foreign women in Japan sometimes remark how hard it is to get a date with foreign men. What are your views on this? at 04:54 PM JST - 12th May
Cos at 09:36 PM JST - 29th April

*they just happen to be too young for Texas today. In a different place *or a different time, it would be considered normal.

That's the usual defense of pedophiles.

The problem of that sect was not polygamy, as US autorities tolerated it. In fact, even if you cannot legally marry…

Posted in 31 of 53 teen girls at polygamist ranch are pregnant or had baby at 09:36 PM JST - 29th April