Hotbox08 said...

Hotbox08 at 10:15 AM JST - 11th September

Japanese kids have got to be messed up with all the importing of foreign 'holidays'

I totally agree. Enough with the Halloween and Christmas. They should just stick with the traditional Japanese holidays. I never liked the costumes at Halloween here, and hate it when KFC has long lines on…

Posted in Tokyo Disneyland kicks off Halloween festival at 10:15 AM JST - 11th September
Hotbox08 at 12:31 PM JST - 10th September

Here's a clue - we don't need Big Brother to tell us what media we can and can't play.

Exactly. It's the reason why I stopped owning an iPod. It was too restrictive as far as what kind of music I could listen to. Apple needs to realize that it…

Posted in Walkman outsells iPod in Japan at 12:31 PM JST - 10th September
Hotbox08 at 11:24 AM JST - 9th September

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=jp-ichiro082809&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

Ichiro keeps defying the odds.

Posted in Japan Post to issue commemorative stamps featuring Ichiro at 11:24 AM JST - 9th September
Hotbox08 at 03:08 PM JST - 8th September

I'm sure these kids will never go jumping into any water after this experience. Whether he died because it was not deep enough, or because he couldn't swim well enough, or he jumped in an awkward way, it is tragic. May he rest in peace.

I remember when I and…

Posted in 16-yr-old boy dies after jumping with 4 friends into canal in Tokyo at 03:08 PM JST - 8th September
Hotbox08 at 10:36 PM JST - 7th September

this is news about ****Japanese**-Americans **and how they were treated during WW2.

Good point therealmusashi. But then you went and contradicted yourself by saying this:

I'm glad the **Japanese **can remember this.

Correction: I'm glad the Japanese-Americans can remember this. (since neither the Japanese nor the Americans could give a…

Posted in Japanese-American graduate recalls wartime ordeal at 10:36 PM JST - 7th September
Hotbox08 at 02:24 PM JST - 7th September

I'm a big fan of Yukari Nakano too. She is a tremendous figure skater, and often times gets unfairly judged. Yet, she still does quite well in competitions despite the lack of sponsors.

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Hotbox08 at 10:34 AM JST - 6th September

To add, here is a link I found, with some photographs from an internment camp:

http://www.learningfromlyrics.org/Internment.html

"American citizens of Japanese origin were not even handled like aliens of the other enemy nationalities -- Germans and Italians -- on a selective basis, but as untouchables, a group who could not be…

Posted in Japanese-American graduate recalls wartime ordeal at 10:34 AM JST - 6th September
Hotbox08 at 10:28 AM JST - 6th September

Those are facts. Where did you read you information?

The fact is, that children DID die in the internment camps due to inadequate living conditions. As to my source, you should watch the documentary, "Children of the Camps" by PBS (The Public Broadcasting Service). There is even more information about…

Posted in Japanese-American graduate recalls wartime ordeal at 10:28 AM JST - 6th September
Hotbox08 at 05:15 PM JST - 5th September

Surely there's a family out there who has lost someone who would agree that showing the horrors of war has some benefit. Why force that upon an unwilling family?

I agree. Whether AP's intentions were noble or not, they should have asked permission first. It would have been the right…

Posted in AP picture of mortally wounded Marine sparks debate at 05:15 PM JST - 5th September
Hotbox08 at 05:05 PM JST - 5th September

I don't care about his appearances of being self-centered, I think he's just misunderstood, as many geniuses of their respective fields often are.

Good point. At least Ichiro comes to play every game he plays in. I've never seen him be lazy, or unprepared. His work ethic is quite amazing.…

Posted in Ichiro adds 2 hits in milestone chase at 05:05 PM JST - 5th September