Kuroyama said...

Kuroyama at 12:51 PM JST - 16th November

I wish the Japanese the best of luck in their efforts to square things with the Chinese and the Koreans. They will need it. I also agree that Chinese language classes may start replacing all those English language classes they dont study for now.

Posted in What do you think about Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's proposal to create an East Asian community, to promote what he calls fraternity in the region? at 12:51 PM JST - 16th November
Kuroyama at 12:47 PM JST - 16th November

The author of this piece has no leg to stand on. GET IT???

Lady, you cant have it both ways. Either be equal, or dont. Pick.

Personally, I choose chivalry. Thats how I was raised. But, Ive also been subjected to a generation of women who just dont care for…

Posted in Is chivalry dead on Tokyo trains? at 12:47 PM JST - 16th November
Kuroyama at 11:42 AM JST - 13th November

Just yesterday I saw a guy in a suit knock a woman with a cane to the ground in his rush to catch a train. He made the train, and I helped up the lady. I was forced to wait 3 whole minutes for the next train...

Thing is... that…

Posted in Self-centered zombies running rampant through Japanese society at 11:42 AM JST - 13th November
Kuroyama at 01:30 PM JST - 6th November

This topic deserves far more investigation and reporting than one story soon-to-be-forgotten. Japan is largely a mannerless free-for-all where ignorance and bullying are the order of the day. Im not suggesting that other societies are much better, but you HAVE to wonder how the heck Japan got a reputation for…

Posted in Self-centered zombies running rampant through Japanese society at 01:30 PM JST - 6th November
Kuroyama at 12:29 PM JST - 12th October

No comment on Kodas talent or looks... but I have to wonder about her detractors. How many CDs have YOU sold? How good do YOU look? If you wouldnt be confident putting your face up on a billboard... perhaps you should be less critical of the looks of others. If…

Posted in Kumi Koda performs 1st concert in Taiwan at 12:29 PM JST - 12th October
Kuroyama at 12:18 PM JST - 12th October

I find the shortcoming of the contemporary Japanese male to be cultural. Not physiological. When I started making JPN male friends in college, many of them looked like men. comparitively broad shoulders. Short hair. facial hair... After moving to Japan I am hard pressed to find guys like that. Most…

Posted in The age of the disposable male at 12:18 PM JST - 12th October
Kuroyama at 12:03 PM JST - 12th October

"You get what you pay for"? Really? IMO thats typical elitist BS talking. Understanding goods is how you find quality. Not by leaving a trail of spent monies behind you. Its that "quality equals price" mentality that buoys a lot of "name brands" that cost enormous sums while they simply…

Posted in Domestic jeans makers panting for survival at 12:03 PM JST - 12th October
Kuroyama at 11:45 PM JST - 28th July

They say money cant buy you happiness... But Itll pay for the search!

Posted in Thanks, honey -- put it on my AMEX card at 11:45 PM JST - 28th July
Kuroyama at 11:43 PM JST - 28th July

I had a "baby" on a leash before! His name was Rex and he was The Worlds Best Rottie! As far as human kids on leashes. Meh, lots of parents these days raise their kids to be animals. Why not treat em like one?

Posted in Tight leash at 11:43 PM JST - 28th July
Kuroyama at 01:18 PM JST - 26th July

I think that in the best Bush Doctrine way Japan repeatedly demonstrates that it will do what it wants, when it wants, and doesn't care about world opinion. Knowing this, would YOU trust Japan with nuclear warheads? I would sooner trust TEHRAN with warheads than I would TOKYO. (Read: not…

Posted in Should Japan have its own nuclear weapons as a deterrent against security threats or should it rely on the U.S. nuclear umbrella? at 01:18 PM JST - 26th July