Wednesday February 15, 2012

JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION

KissMint's past comments

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KissMintJul. 24, 2008 - 08:40AM JST

Where's the "Mottai nai" campaign now??

Posted in: Roppongi
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KissMintJul. 24, 2008 - 08:39AM JST

No.

I'm sure it's possible to find studies linking cancer with just about everything known to human beings.

If we tried to avoid everything that was thought to cause cancer, we'd never get anything else accomplished and would probably go crazy.

Posted in: Do you worry about the risk of getting cancer from long-term cell phone use?
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KissMintJul. 23, 2008 - 01:10PM JST

Definitely must ban "sudden movements of arms and legs". Clearly there is nothing else to be done here save that.

Posted in: 15-year-old boy arrested for beating ex-classmate to death in Gunma
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KissMintJul. 23, 2008 - 01:07PM JST

I just really don't get these people (thank goodness, means I'm mostly normal then, I guess)...

If I'm stressed or irritated, which these idiot types say to "explain" their behaviour, I can't see how making prank calls over and over or stabbing someone would make me feel better. Some kind of disconnect is prevalent in Japanese society... possibly too many factors contribute in the molding of these type of people that make it impossible to change...

Posted in: Akita man arrested for making 30 nuisance calls a day for two months
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KissMintJul. 18, 2008 - 10:05AM JST

A blue business suit, a tie, patent leather shoes, whatever, are not the same as a mustache. How can a neatly trimmed mustache, which has been a part of the man himself for 14 years on the job, suddenly become a problem? As others have said, if his facial hair was unkempt, or he was seen regularly with food, etc. sticking in it, that would be a problem, but I just don't get the people on this board who are defending the postal company...

Posted in: Osaka postman fights to keep mustache
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KissMintJul. 17, 2008 - 08:56AM JST

Never understood the appeal of melon-pan...

Posted in: McBakery's new line-up
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KissMintJul. 16, 2008 - 04:23PM JST

Narita wouldn't be half as bad, if there were quick and cheap modes of transport

As for the Narita Rapid Railway... at what cost? the Narita Express and limousine bus cost around 3000 yen + each

I'd rather pay that much to ship my bags to the airport and then take the local (around 1000 yen).

Posted in: JAL may discontinue Kansai-Heathrow flights by March
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KissMintJul. 16, 2008 - 01:03PM JST

It's not like Survivor and Amazing Race when you're footing the bill. And when the prize money is the amount your team paid to participate.

"Congratulations on winning the first ever Asian Scavenger Hunt! After taxes, you've not even broken even. Tell us... how do you feel?" Stupid.

What a ridiculously dumb idea.

Posted in: Asian Scavenger Hunt searching for participants
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KissMintJul. 15, 2008 - 12:19PM JST

I think he meant to say "this is a concrete country" ba-dum-bum

Posted in: Tokyo 2016 is making the environment an absolute priority as we bid to unite Green with 2016. This is a concrete commitment that we will offer the world.
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KissMintJul. 15, 2008 - 12:12PM JST

take her baby in with HER -- geesh...

Posted in: Mother, 1-year-old daughter drown in hot spring in Toyama
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KissMintJul. 15, 2008 - 12:09PM JST

Maybe parenting skills had nothing to do with it... but how about common sense "skills" ? If you're feeling unwell, do you go into an onsen and take your 1-year-old with you, alone ? Or do you give the baby to someone else and go lie down? Nausea, headache, dizziness, whatever her unwell condition was, I don't think onsen would make her feel better, so why did she go in and take her baby in with you? Perhaps that's why some people are suspicious.

Posted in: Mother, 1-year-old daughter drown in hot spring in Toyama
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KissMintJul. 15, 2008 - 11:03AM JST

Smells like murder-suicide to me.

Posted in: Mother, 1-year-old daughter drown in hot spring in Toyama
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KissMintJul. 11, 2008 - 03:28PM JST

It probably tastes good, but it looks kind of gross...

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