Philmoscowitz said...

Philmoscowitz at 05:26 AM JST - 3rd January

@30061015: yes, it symbolizes nicely the growing 社会格差 (social gap) in Japan. nevertheless, and incredibly, many Japanese continue to believe in the myth that Japan is a 90% (80% depending on who you ask) middle class society!

Posted in Fukubukuro at 05:26 AM JST - 3rd January
Philmoscowitz at 08:35 PM JST - 31st December

yes, i'd also like to know more about the warning shot. do police really fire into the ground? isn't that precisely what killed the teenager in Greece a few weeks ago that then set off massive riots? but if they fire it into the air, the bullet has to come…

Posted in Man arrested for wielding knife at Roppongi Hills at 08:35 PM JST - 31st December
Philmoscowitz at 07:14 AM JST - 28th December

shibuya was very well lit up on Christmas. brighter than anything i've seen in New York, save maybe Rockefeller Center . . .

Posted in Year-end festivities not as 'bright' as usual at 07:14 AM JST - 28th December
Philmoscowitz at 07:02 AM JST - 28th December

why are the officials being punished when it was the wholesalers who sold the "rice for inedible purposes" as edible rice? and what country or countries is the imported rice from?

Posted in Senior farm ministry official to resign in wake of rice scandal at 07:02 AM JST - 28th December
Philmoscowitz at 01:12 PM JST - 27th December

Go Steve Irwin!!

Posted in Sea Shepherd activists hurl stink bombs at whalers at 01:12 PM JST - 27th December
Philmoscowitz at 08:06 PM JST - 22nd December

Go Steve Irwin!!

Posted in Japan's whalers call for action from Australian, Dutch gov'ts against Sea Shepherd at 08:06 PM JST - 22nd December
Philmoscowitz at 12:13 AM JST - 22nd December

only 12,000 yen? that's it? what can i do with 12,000 yen? that's like one night out on the town, or one dinner date, or 1/10 the cost of the new jacket i want, or 1/5 of the cost of Hawaii vacation i want. sheesh!

Posted in Gov't to extend cash handouts to 2 mil registered foreign residents at 12:13 AM JST - 22nd December
Philmoscowitz at 01:34 PM JST - 12th December

hey, the manzier/the bro has made a comeback!

Posted in Men's bras getting a lot of support at 01:34 PM JST - 12th December
Philmoscowitz at 01:30 PM JST - 12th December

jesus!

Posted in Parents of dead boy sue elevator maker Schindler over fatal accident at 01:30 PM JST - 12th December
Philmoscowitz at 12:17 PM JST - 8th December

"Underscoring how far Americans and Japanese have come since Dec 7, 1941, President-elect Barack Obama in Chicago on Sunday introduced retired Gen Eric Shinseki, a Japanese-American born in Hawaii a year after the attack, as his nominee to head the Veterans Affairs Department."

uh, fyi, Shinseki is American! who's the…

Posted in Pearl Harbor ceremony focuses on U.S. response to Japan's attack at 12:17 PM JST - 8th December