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Got up this morning wondering who would be the 2012 Zespri kiwifruit image character, and now…
Posted in: Satomi Ishihara is 2012 Zespri kiwifruit image character
Godan: "AKB48 to the rescue! And since nothing else has helped fix the "lost decade" (going…
Posted in: Gov't turns to AKB48 to sell bonds
None of the above. Until the rampant consumerism and violation of the amateur spirit of the…
Posted in: Which city would you like to see get the 2020 Olympics?
great reasoning and by getting caught running away, he will not also be reprimanded by his…
Posted in: Fukuoka police sergeant arrested for leaving scene of accident involving his vehicle
Good news, Ganbarre!
Posted in: Serbia, Japan, South Korea secure Olympic volleyball berths
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HesKun
how about almost all the great pop music in human history? Beatles, Stones, Hendrix, the 'golden era' of hiphop etc. etc. etc. you don't call that an accomplishment? Oh yeah, I got my Masters degree toking every day too.
Posted in: Man arrested over 6 hit-and-runs in Osaka after smoking legal herbs
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HesKun
that legal herb is sketchy as hell. Don't try it. I've seen lotsa people smoke it and get totally messed up. I was offered too a couple of times, but I prefer the real thing.The irony is that if he would have smoke some real ganja, this probably would have never happened. A plant indigenous to Japan, and used for all kinds of things over centuries. Ever noticed the heritage is still all over Japan, there's a lot of names and places with the 麻 kanji 麻(P); 苧 【あさ(麻)(P); お(ok)】 (n) (1) cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); (2) hemp (fiber); linen; flax; jute;。But the Americans said it was bad so after WWII it was gone. Mods: sorry for the small off topic, but these are fact a lot of people don't know.
Posted in: Man arrested over 6 hit-and-runs in Osaka after smoking legal herbs
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HesKun
I am psyched on the movement. It's time for the first revolt of the people in Japanese history! If you aren't convinced nuclear power should be abolished, watch prof. Koide's lecture 'why a nuclear specialist opposes nuclear power'. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBVQ3B-Jvrw
Posted in: For a nuclear-free Japan
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HesKun
sure, let's wage another war in the 'interest of all of our safety'. If this sh*t hits the fan, we're in for WOIII. Fun times ahead.
Posted in: Israel's warnings on Iran get quiet nods in Gulf
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HesKun
yeah, try and take 60mil with you on a plane. Cash money can get you a long way in JP.
Posted in: Further arrests made over Y600 million robbery
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HesKun
SMH. Will this BS ever stop? Ron Paul 2012!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted in: U.S. to expand military presence in Australia to counter China
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HesKun
so pointless. As long as there's a demand, there will be a supply.
Posted in: Taiwan busts massive drug smuggling ring
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HesKun
assumptions assumptions
Posted in: Enraged customer parks car at McDonald's drive-thru window for two hours
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HesKun
oh oh oh Japan is so dumb. Entertainment is dumb blah blah blah. There's so much cool stuff going on here but yall wouldn't even know how to find it.
Posted in: Maomi Yuuki guest of honor at Best Kisser awards
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HesKun
how is Japan different than any other place in the world.
Posted in: Emi Takei draped in Y60 mil worth of jewelry
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HesKun
either way, there's huge biz opportunities after the quake. All those people are gonna need new TVs, washing machines, digital cameras etc. etc. etc.
Posted in: Panasonic sees light after darkness of disaster
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HesKun
c'mon man. They were taunted, the US wanted this to happen to get into WWII. You see Barack apologizing any time soon for killing a million Iraqis?
This apology BS has to stop. It was wartime, terrible and tragic things happen during wartime, and the winner calls the shots.
Posted in: Former U.S. POWs want Japanese companies to apologize
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HesKun
Japan is fax nation!
Posted in: Send fax without using paper
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HesKun
security from who?!
Posted in: Japan, U.S. agree to deepen alliance, cooperate on Futenma, N Korea
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HesKun
It's the same thing every tournament.
Posted in: Players not happy with World Cup ball
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HesKun
I've been trying to get a part-time gig as an English teacher, but since I am not a native speaker, I have a hard time finding one. I am Dutch, have a Masters Degree in Japanese language and culture, so I could explain to Japanese people in their own language how something works, grammatically or semantically, and yes, I consider myself fluent in (U.S.) English. I did and internship in the States and been mistaken for a native speaker several times, but somehow I never seem to qualify over here.
As a non-native speaker, I find it easier to explain the why-and-how of a foreign language compared to a native speaker who would say:'that's just the way it is'. That applies to the Japanese language as well by the way.
Posted in: Do English teachers at schools have to be native speakers? Can non-native English speakers do just as well or better?
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HesKun
hahahahaha, thanks for making my afternoon
Posted in: 40 winks
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HesKun
why do young kids, till like age 12 or something, need cellphones to begin with..
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HesKun
'You seem to be confusing cannabis with hemp. I'm all for legalization, but let's not muddy the waters by implying that you get dope and hemp from the same plant.'
It IS from the same plant. Mary Jane is the flower of the (female) hemp plant.
Posted in: Roppongi police hold anti-drug event
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HesKun
money is the root of all evil
Posted in: Man arrested after killing wife, 2 children in Osaka