Hikozaemon said...

Hikozaemon at 05:46 PM JST - 27th March

I second RR's nomination of either of the Kano sisters/brothers.

Peace

Posted in Who gets your vote for the sexiest man or woman in the world? at 05:46 PM JST - 27th March
Hikozaemon at 04:56 PM JST - 27th March

I find the debate on this movie interesting.

Japanese media seems to be focussing on the issues that: 1. The documentary is "anti-Japanese" 2. The documentary received about $75G in funding from the Japanese government 3. The director who received the money to make the documentary from the government is…

Posted in From China Doll to Yasukuni Shrine at 04:56 PM JST - 27th March
Hikozaemon at 09:12 AM JST - 27th March

People in government have expressed their disagreement with books and movies published in Japan about those topics, but none of these have been banned. Unlike China or North Korea, the information on those topics that some in government find disagreeable is still available to anyone interested. People dismiss Japan as…

Posted in Gov't to hand out English version of manga, anime on abductee Yokota at 09:12 AM JST - 27th March
Hikozaemon at 10:59 PM JST - 26th March

Maybe they need to integrate more popular news topics - get Britney to sing a new Iraq News theme song.

I would suggest "Oops I Bombed it Again"

Peace

Posted in Iraq war disappearing in U.S. media at 10:59 PM JST - 26th March
Hikozaemon at 10:56 PM JST - 26th March

Like what?

Posted in Gov't to hand out English version of manga, anime on abductee Yokota at 10:56 PM JST - 26th March
Hikozaemon at 07:40 PM JST - 26th March

apecNetworks - I assume you mean Han and Hui refugees from Tibet. Surely those refugees can be relocated back out of Tibet to elsewhere in China. Why should Tibetans be relocated from their own country?

There is the question of how they are going to get the olympic torch through…

Posted in Would you support a boycott of the Beijing Olympics because of China's crackdown in Tibet? at 07:40 PM JST - 26th March
Hikozaemon at 06:06 PM JST - 26th March

To quote Tarentino:

"As you know, l'm quite keen on comic books. Especially the ones about superheroes. I find the whole mythology surrounding superheroes fascinating. Take my favorite superhero, Superman. Not a great comic book. Not particularly well-drawn. But the mythology... The mythology is not only great, it's unique. Now,…

Posted in New English textbook takes up Superman, Anpanman to compare cultures at 06:06 PM JST - 26th March
Hikozaemon at 05:59 PM JST - 26th March

Sorry, one last nit. I am using Internet Explorer 6.09 (yes, I know I should have a newer version but this isn't my PC), and I see that all text on pages disappears when windows are resized... Just so you know

Peace

Posted in What do you think of the new Japan Today design? at 05:59 PM JST - 26th March
Hikozaemon at 04:47 PM JST - 26th March

Nessie - perhaps they can attract readers by using some sort of original scale - like "deviation of cat thrown from a balcony" scale or something?

Yongfook - one more thing. I see that articles are indexed for searching but posts and comments are not. Search used to be very…

Posted in What do you think of the new Japan Today design? at 04:47 PM JST - 26th March
Hikozaemon at 04:42 PM JST - 26th March

Windspeed in Japan is usually reported in metres per second, although I'll be buggered if I can get any idea of what that means...

I certainly object to miles per hour though - it is like a neutral "nobody understands it except a handful of Americans" scale.

Yongfook - I…

Posted in What do you think of the new Japan Today design? at 04:42 PM JST - 26th March