KissMint said...

KissMint at 11:23 AM JST - 10th September

Yes, why only one and all the way down in Kyushu??

Posted in Body of newborn baby found in coin locker at train station in Tokyo at 11:23 AM JST - 10th September
KissMint at 09:14 AM JST - 10th September

The discussion is on sumo. And bamboohat had a valid point. Other sports do not have a lifetime ban for using non-performance-enhancing drugs, so why sumo? Or is this a get-rid-of-the-foreigner-from-our-national-sport thing?

Posted in Wakanoho begs to return to sumo at 09:14 AM JST - 10th September
KissMint at 08:24 AM JST - 10th September

I agree. A lifetime ban is too harsh.

Posted in Wakanoho begs to return to sumo at 08:24 AM JST - 10th September
KissMint at 08:13 AM JST - 10th September

How about stopping the shopping? I don't mean groceries or other necessities, but the out-of-control consumption that this nation is famous for. And parents, kick out your parasite children! That would free up some of your income.

Posted in 57.2% of families struggling financially: poll at 08:13 AM JST - 10th September
KissMint at 01:51 PM JST - 8th September

This Fuyuki guy is sick. Thanks for the info, Hoolie.

Ok, why am I bothering with these (?rhetorical) questions? But anyway...

How can Japanese people (such as the students you guys have described) be so blind and so stupid? Do they really only hear what they want to hear?

I…

Posted in Head of Osaka rice miller admits involvement in sale of tainted rice at 01:51 PM JST - 8th September
KissMint at 09:56 AM JST - 8th September

Sarge, I read that in Metropolis, too.

But from Continental's own website, it appears the charge is in place:

http://www.continental.com/web/en-us/content/Travel/baggage/checkbag.aspx

Posted in Continental to charge $15 for 1st checked bag at 09:56 AM JST - 8th September
KissMint at 03:42 PM JST - 5th September

I've wondered if the "...de yarou" is designed to make Japanese laugh at the play on the verb "yaru" which can also mean to have sex, right? So even if the picture doesn't really fit, when they read "Yama de yarou" it gives them a chuckle as they imagine doing…

Posted in Manner poster at 03:42 PM JST - 5th September
KissMint at 03:35 PM JST - 5th September

The others in this series have been cleverer than this one, as it doesn't really fit...

Anyway, I love them, too. "Do it at home!//Ie de yarou!" Those were the best!

RE: seats on trains. I don't expect men to give up their seat for me; however, there have been…

Posted in Manner poster at 03:35 PM JST - 5th September
KissMint at 04:22 PM JST - 4th September
Don't mean to be pedantic here (well, yes I do... ;-)

arrest has 2 meanings
1. to seize OR take into custody by legal authority or warrant
2. to catch and hold; attract and fix; engage
The second definition is usually used in the sense of arresting one's attention, etc.…
Posted in Man slashes two men with cutter knife after attempting to steal 91-year-old woman's bag in Tokyo at 04:22 PM JST - 4th September
KissMint at 03:25 PM JST - 4th September

"KY" is an abbreviation for 空気読めない = kuuki yomenai >>> used to describe people who are rather unperceptive or can't read between the lines/get a correct sense of the atmosphere.

I don't think using KY as above makes sense... or perhaps I'm being KY. (I also thought it was mostly…

Posted in Russian sumo wrestler denies marijuana use; wants new test at 03:25 PM JST - 4th September