J_rock said...

J_rock at 12:41 AM JST - 24th December

New reports will continue to be commissioned, and new guidelines will be issued every few years, but Japan will never improve its English education system. The real reason is that the vast majority of Japanese don't actually need it for anything.

It's not as though there is a large English…

Posted in New guideline calls for high school English classes to be taught in English at 12:41 AM JST - 24th December
J_rock at 02:13 AM JST - 3rd December

I think it's good that in spite of making all of that money, he's still bothered by not winning. There's nothing worse than athletes who become rich and complacent. The true greats are always motivated by one thing - and that's winning.

Posted in Nippon Ham ace Darvish signs Y270 million deal at 02:13 AM JST - 3rd December
J_rock at 02:13 AM JST - 3rd December

I think it's good that in spite of making all of that money, he's still bothered by not winning. There's nothing worse than athletes who become rich and complacent. The true greats are always motivated by one thing - and that's winning.

Posted in Nippon Ham ace Darvish signs Y270 million deal at 02:13 AM JST - 3rd December
J_rock at 10:33 AM JST - 18th November

It's certainly not "harmless", no psychoactive substance is. Especially one that is primarily smoked. Having said that, I don't think that it deserves the stigma that it has, and from experience I can confidently state that it is safer than a lot of other legal drugs which are socially acceptable.…

Posted in Is smoking pot harmless? at 10:33 AM JST - 18th November
J_rock at 12:43 AM JST - 16th November

Stop the presses! College kids are smoking weed. Who knew? The cops need to sort their priorities out.

Posted in More university students arrested over growing, importing cannabis at 12:43 AM JST - 16th November
J_rock at 12:46 AM JST - 8th November

At least he's not in blackface. As far as Japanese comedians go, I'd consider that progress.

Posted in Obama lookalike comedian Nocchi hones his routine at 12:46 AM JST - 8th November
J_rock at 12:26 AM JST - 11th October

Sure beats the beefy gaijin she-males you get over here.

I wonder if some people never get tired of fetishsizing Japanese women at the expense of all others. I spent several years in Japan, and yes there are a lot of beautiful women there, but it's not the only place…

Posted in Tokyo Game Show at 12:26 AM JST - 11th October
J_rock at 02:48 AM JST - 7th October

I'm not sure that most Japanese are ready for this. In my experience, it was often hard enough to solicit opinions in business meetings, in which everyone was an expert and should have had something to say. In addition, I can't imagine a lone juror holding out against all the…

Posted in Jury system poster at 02:48 AM JST - 7th October
J_rock at 01:41 AM JST - 26th September

Suspending his campaign was a blatant attempt by McCain to score political points during a time of crisis. It is an act of desperation by a man who is watching his poll numbers fall, and the prize he's lusted after for all these decades slip away - again. It's absolutely…

Posted in McCain suspends campaigning over financial crisis; Obama rejects call for debate delay at 01:41 AM JST - 26th September
J_rock at 10:54 PM JST - 22nd September

This can't possibly end well. The endless parade of sexagenarian leaders who all serve 1 - 1 1/2 year long terms doesn't seem to have helped Japan all that much over the past couple of decades, and yet the pattern continues. Aso is a real piece of work, and certainly…

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