Kijimuna said...

Kijimuna at 01:10 PM JST - 26th August

I am deelighted to see this up in JT's headline section one slot above Speaker Pelosi's visit to Japan. It warms my heart to see JT drawing attention to the fact that that may have finally found someone for that one guy in Yojimbo to marry. May I add that…

Posted in Japan's representatives appointed for Elite Model Look 2008 at 01:10 PM JST - 26th August
Kijimuna at 01:20 AM JST - 20th August

Take cultural stereotype. Cast the potential customer as clueless. Fold cluelessness into story using cultural stereotype as main ingredient. Half bake, and voila! A career in cultural sensitivity training!

Posted in How to disagree agreeably at 01:20 AM JST - 20th August
Kijimuna at 11:30 AM JST - 19th August

I heard this was as exciting and tantrum-filled as the US-China game, only without the beans. Anyone with a web link?

Posted in Naruse mows down Canada, Inaba homers in Japan's baseball win at 11:30 AM JST - 19th August
Kijimuna at 11:18 AM JST - 19th August

But who will retrain the employees?

Posted in Reform minister eyes dissolving job skills development agency at 11:18 AM JST - 19th August
Kijimuna at 11:11 AM JST - 19th August

As a JT reader I applaud, along with Shukan Post's fine readership, this excellent article for recognizing that domestic disputes loud enough for a call to the police are usually crappy neighbors trying to give others a bad reputation.

Posted in Police suffer from inappropriate emergency calls at 11:11 AM JST - 19th August
Kijimuna at 11:57 AM JST - 13th August

bamboohat, sounds like we view this similarly, as we use the same adjective. Agreed there is little benefit to shaming the deceased, though a lack of appreciation for the full consequences of a choice made young suggests the need to get the word out more, not less.

Posted in Osaka suicide mother charged with murdering her own daughter at 11:57 AM JST - 13th August
Kijimuna at 11:52 AM JST - 13th August

If you win an Olympic gold medal you ARE better than everyone else. Yell, scream, dance, do a hand stand, whatever you want, it's you're moment and everyone else can go to hell.

Which of course utterly defeats the representative notion of nation-based athletic competition and sportsmanship...

Posted in What do you think of American swimmer Michael Phelps' long victory yell after he wins a race? at 11:52 AM JST - 13th August
Kijimuna at 11:49 AM JST - 13th August

hehe, flammenwerfer, I suppose we're saying real-life mashups are okay, whether disclosed or not? Maybe that's how alter-reality we regard our media now. It no longer matters if what our eyes are showing us are real, because we use TV to get away from life, not to draw into it.…

Posted in Olympic opening uses girl's voice, not face at 11:49 AM JST - 13th August
Kijimuna at 10:49 AM JST - 13th August

This reporting that the cute singer's voice wasn't good enough is the reverse of the way it has been reported, i.e. that the singer's face wasn't cute enough. Either way, I'm surprised this story found the light of day. Re-education for a certain music director, perhaps?

Posted in Olympic opening uses girl's voice, not face at 10:49 AM JST - 13th August
Kijimuna at 10:43 AM JST - 13th August

Vince Carter's dunk was possibly the greatest basketball play of all time. LeBron's blocks on Angola, et. al have been amazing. Although US-style play is generally rougher than international ball, intimidation and physicality are important parts of elite basketball anywhere. Greece-Germany had some fouls today when Nowitzki couldn't get himself…

Posted in U.S. beats China 101-70 in men's basketball opener at 10:43 AM JST - 13th August