Neil McDonald's past comments

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  Neil McDonaldApr. 26, 2013 - 08:53AM JST

  Thanks for the information about mobile phone contracts in the USA, very useful for all of us here in Japan.**

  Posted in: Review: Galaxy S4 decent, but filled with gimmicks

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  Neil McDonaldApr. 11, 2013 - 10:03AM JST

  Most Japanese teachers I work with would struggle to get a decent score in TOEFL. It should be required to study abroad for 3-6 months for all teachers of Junior High and High School English.

  Posted in: LDP panel presents proposal on TOEFL prerequisite for universities

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  Neil McDonaldApr. 02, 2013 - 08:55AM JST

  Was this article sponsored by JT? Japan has some incredibly lax smoking laws compared to the EU, Australia and most US states. Cigarette are very cheap and heavily advertised here too.

  Posted in: Have Japan’s anti-smoking laws gone too far?

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  Neil McDonaldFeb. 16, 2013 - 10:08AM JST

  This movie was not entertaining and had huge plot holes. I'm glad I went to see it on a discount day and only wasted 1000円. It was insultingly bad.

  Posted in: Review: The latest 'Die Hard' movie simply won't

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  Neil McDonaldFeb. 05, 2013 - 12:51PM JST

  Magazines and DVDs of school children in bikinis is ok but art is obscene?

  Posted in: Renowned photographer Leslie Kee arrested in Japan over obscene photos

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  Neil McDonaldJan. 24, 2013 - 11:49AM JST

  It's the real thing. I hope that with inflation, wages also will increase. I don't know how people working baito on 800円 can have a reasonable quality of life.

  Posted in: Cheap is king in recession-mired Japan

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  Neil McDonaldJan. 22, 2013 - 09:04AM JST

  Torikizoku also offer very large glasses of about 700ml of kirin tanrei (not real beer but close enough) for 280円 and their Gin & Tonic uses Beefeater gin. You can have a cheap night out as long as you don't mind eating chicken and chicken offal all night.

  Posted in: Cheap is king in recession-mired Japan

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  Neil McDonaldJan. 21, 2013 - 11:59AM JST

  There used to be a place in Gotanda that sold nama beer for 50円. The food was also quite cheap so even if we ate and drank our fill the bill usually came out at less than 2000円. I always wondered how that place made a profit.

  Posted in: Cheap is king in recession-mired Japan

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  Neil McDonaldDec. 18, 2012 - 09:20PM JST

  Mitsubishi are totally to blame, their generator leaked radioactive steam

  Posted in: U.S. raps M'bishi Heavy for work on California nuclear plant

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  Neil McDonaldDec. 04, 2012 - 09:26AM JST

  North Korea should be building tractors instead of missiles. People here don't fear an attack as much as they fear that North Korea's 2nd hand Chinese missile technology will cause the missile to go off course and crash into a populated area.

  Posted in: Japan readies missile defense over N Korean rocket

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  Neil McDonaldNov. 28, 2012 - 08:11AM JST

  Watch as the LDP sweep to victory in an election with a turnout of 40% or less.

  Posted in: Ozawa's People's Life First party disbands to join Shiga governor's new party

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  Neil McDonaldNov. 24, 2012 - 04:58PM JST

  Nice idea if it helps people who can't usually socialise to get away from their PCs to go out and meet people.

  Posted in: Geeks seek love at masked match-making event

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  Neil McDonaldNov. 21, 2012 - 09:01AM JST

  Japanese culture is the biggest obstacle - they fear being embarrassed, don't express their true feelings and generally are ignorant of foreign culture and customs.

  Posted in: The needs of early English phonetic instruction in Japan

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  Neil McDonaldNov. 18, 2012 - 02:53PM JST

  You don't need any ID for domestic flights in Japan.

  Posted in: Jetstar Japan reprimanded for lax safety checks

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  Neil McDonaldNov. 15, 2012 - 08:13AM JST

  So who are the candidates?

  Posted in: AKB48 urge Tokyo residents to vote in gubernatorial election

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  Neil McDonaldNov. 13, 2012 - 09:30AM JST

  Hmm someone might want to double check these numbers

  Posted in: Olympus posts Y8.02 bil first-half profit

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  Neil McDonaldNov. 12, 2012 - 08:51AM JST

  If I had a family and was living in Osaka I would recommend moving to Hyogo or Shiga. Things will only get w

  Posted in: Osaka to reintroduce Saturday classes for elementary schools

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  Neil McDonaldNov. 05, 2012 - 08:09AM JST

  This was a terrible 3-D cash in, none of the scares of the originals.

  Posted in: 'Sadako 3D' box set offers glimpse at daily life of Japanese horror icon

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  Neil McDonaldOct. 25, 2012 - 08:51AM JST

  A Shinkasen line from Okayama-Takamatsu-Tokushima-Kochi would be very convenient and would surely increase tourism to Shikoku.

  Posted in: Hokkaido bullet train construction workers drill through last mountain

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  Neil McDonaldSep. 17, 2012 - 08:19AM JST

  An incomplete profile: you forgot to mention his extramarital affair with a hostess. Also he told a group of new civil servants that they must accept that they have given up their privacy and human rights in order to work for the people. This man and his ally Ishihara in Tokyo are dangerous right wingers who look back to the days of Japanese Imperialism as the glory days. This is the restoration his new party seeks.

  Posted in: Toru Hashimoto: Japan's would-be kingmaker