GJP2006 said...

GJP2006 at 04:04 PM JST - 3rd July

I think folks are equating gay magazines with porn - not necessarily the case. There are gay/lesbian magazines that are geared towards social and cultural topics, interviews, info, etc. There are a few of these in Japan and that could very well be what he was reading.

Posted in 'No gay magazines' to detainee violates Constitution: lawyers at 04:04 PM JST - 3rd July
GJP2006 at 02:11 PM JST - 3rd July

TCBY has been doing this in Japan since at least 1991.

TCBY folded several years ago - at least on the main island of Honshu - are they back?

Posted in Hip new frozen yogurt retailer hopes to be Japan’s next big thing at 02:11 PM JST - 3rd July
GJP2006 at 01:58 PM JST - 3rd July

I find myself wanting to bust out laughing - can we all repeat - shallow - LOL. I have never even heard of this woman and she is popular? Where? Says who? Bureaucrats?

Posted in Sarkozy's wife will be no-show at G-8 summit, disappointing many Japanese at 01:58 PM JST - 3rd July
GJP2006 at 01:53 PM JST - 3rd July

I discussed this topic a few weeks ago with a functionally bilingual Japanese man, who studied abroad for many years. I proposed to him that a reason Japanese are not as proficient as other second language speakers of English could very well be cultural. It's residual cultural resistance to all…

Posted in Why don't Japanese speak English better than they do? at 01:53 PM JST - 3rd July
GJP2006 at 10:46 PM JST - 25th June

"Debito is a white guy. He may have have a Japanese passport/have Japanese citizenship/speak Japanese fluently, but he'll never be Japanese."

Comments like the above are precisely why Debito's work is so crucial.

Posted in Debito Arudo protests police questioning targeting foreigners at 10:46 PM JST - 25th June
GJP2006 at 10:44 PM JST - 25th June

Obama needs to support free and fair elections in the US and stay out of Zimbawe's mess. haven't we already had a painful lesson in interventionism these past eight years?

Posted in Obama says U.S. should lead drive to force fair elections in Zimbabwe or unseat Mugabe at 10:44 PM JST - 25th June
GJP2006 at 09:29 PM JST - 25th June

Thanks for confirming the info I received. I pay less than 3,000 a month and never surf with my keitai so it's not worth it. I upgraded my old au model today - a bit more per month but nowhere near the 7345 for the iPhone. Looks pretty but useless…

Posted in Softbank to sell iPhone for Y23,040 at 09:29 PM JST - 25th June
GJP2006 at 09:25 PM JST - 25th June

Security in Japan is a joke. Have you seen folks they have patrolling the subways in their "security" uniforms? These contracted stooges stand there like zombies. Take a look at a few of them and let me know if you feel more safe as a result. This is all a…

Posted in Debito Arudo protests police questioning targeting foreigners at 09:25 PM JST - 25th June
GJP2006 at 08:39 PM JST - 24th June

Perhaps I don't understand the rates but I just read that the base rate will be 7,200 per month?? Ouch...I will have to pass on that...

Posted in Softbank to sell iPhone for Y23,040 at 08:39 PM JST - 24th June
GJP2006 at 09:40 PM JST - 20th June

Parent #1 and Parent #2 That's what I heard on the news, although I may have missed something...

I think you misheard - the "marriage licenses" state partner or party 1 and 2 - not the birth certificates - that is a completely different matter. Children born to male-female…

Posted in What are your views on same-sex marriages? at 09:40 PM JST - 20th June