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    Indeed, most policy decisions in Japan are not made by politicians, but by the country’s murky and obstinate bureaucracy, as Heese learned shortly after getting elected. “I wanted to make one small change to the timing of a traffic light in the city, but I found out it’s not the council that decided such things, it’s the police, and they just said no,” he recalls.

    Despite this, I'm sure that these guys will achieve more than the likes of Debito et al. This type of engagement is surely to be applauded. I only hope that they are not tokens of "internationalism".

    1. Be serious. Changing your citizenship is, obviously, a big decision. Japan doesn’t recognize dual citizenship, meaning by law you’ll have to renounce the nationality of your homeland. You will have to give up your old passport, and you may no longer be able to live freely, work, or in some cases, own property in your former country.

    This would be an inconceivable step for me.

    Posted in: Foreign-born politicians put new face on Japanese officialdom

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    between Roppongi and Shinjuku. Through no effort on my part, I could feel the contours of the buttocks of the young lady squeezed up against me.

    Probably a gaijin hunter having a last fish before going home. Must say, this kind of thing has happened to me a few times too.

    On another occasion, quite a while ago but still vivid, I've sat in front of a lass and seen her deliberately open her legs.

    There's a lot of sex going on in this country I think.

    Posted in: Why is groping so prevalent on trains in Japan? Anyone care to hazard a guess as to the psychological reasons on why men grope?

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    This Honey Dolls company have an interesting website - probably best not suited to work.

    http://www.honeydolls.jp/main.html

    At 750,000 for a full body that's a lot of hookers really.

    Kind of disturbing in a way though. I can very easily imagine some feeble minded guy going a bit nutty with one of them.

    Posted in: Sex robot focuses on appealing to the mind

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    Get a couple of kids then you need a bigger flat. Want a flat with more than one or two rooms and you end up somewhere miles from town in somewhere like Saitama or Kanagawa. If you want a good quality of life, then you need to keep the number of kids to only one or at most two.

    There's no-way I'm buying a house in this country.

    Posted in: Where are all the babies?

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    Bungalow at 10:32 AM JST - 7th January

    . . . and who was reporting all this?

    Thankfully Tokudane sent some reporters to America to cover this very important event. Using their best investigative skills, they showed photos of Amuro to random people in the street asking if anyone had seen her. Somewhat worryingly, no-one could recall this. Rest assured, I'm sure they will continue looking into this.

    Posted in: Atsushi Tamura and Namie Amuro spotted on hot date in U.S.

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    After the police have put the entire entertainment industry in jail, perhaps we can finally get some decent music and TV in this country...

    Yeah, but think about the short term consequences. Should any such celebrity be arrested, there will be wall to wall coverage of several hours a day including detailed analysis and debate, on all the channels.

    Posted in: Oshio's arrest throws spotlight on drug route to entertainers

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    Consumers come in for 5-10 minutes and have a quick shot of one espresso, while standing up, and then go.

    This is unimaginable. There are no benches anywhere so if you want to sit down and relax in this country you have to pay for a cup of coffee or tea. There is always a high demand for seats, compounded by many people who will spend close to 6 or 7 hours with one drink while they read a book or even sleep.

    Posted in: Bringing Italian cafe culture to Japan

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    It makes men happy to simply be around them.

    Unless you try and have a conversation with them.

    That point aside, maybe Shinjuku and Shibuya for a bit of shopping. There's nothing else to do really.

    Posted in: If you were going to recommend something about Japan to your friends and family back home to get them to visit here, what would it be?

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    numbskull at 09:20 AM JST - 14th December

    You know perfectly well that a lot of the moralizers posting here would love to spend some quality time with any of the women named, and would if they thought they could get away with it.

    I would guess that most readers of this site have little preference for blonds.

    Posted in: Accenture marks 1st sponsor to cut ties with Tiger Woods

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    It should have been more, but then again, this is just another act of economic vandalism by the Labour party.

    Posted in: UK announces one-time tax on bankers' bonuses

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    Still looks difficult to stop people tagging you in photos. That's why Facebook sucks so much. I won't use it until they require prior confirmation for photo tagging.

    Posted in: Facebook change gives users more privacy controls

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    These kind of budget airlines seem strangely out of place in Japan for some reason. There must be a catch somewhere, otherwise they wouldn't allow it.

    Posted in: Becky beckons

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    Tasteless.

    Posted in: Blue Ocean

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    Judging by his hideous shoes I'd like to think he'd just left the gym. This could be unlikely looking at the whole picture. Nonetheless, the man has no dignity wearing such clothing.

    Moderator: They are not his regular clothes. His luggage was lost by the airline.

    Posted in: Moore urges Japan to recover caring social security system

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    They might look alright, but going on a date with one of these would probably be about as interesting as watching paint dry. I can easily imagine the mind-numbingly boring conversation you'd have about nail varnish, clothes, cute pets, and, no doubt, food.

    Posted in: Gals

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    Really, I think you can question the value of any academic qualification in and of itself. I have friends who left school with no qualifications but are millionaires. On the other hand, many PhDs I know are struggling on 5 million or probably less a year. If you have a really goofy personality with no social skills but a top notch MBA, you'll probably still struggle to get a good job. More to life than just qualifications in my opinion.

    Posted in: What makes an MBA so valuable?

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    Beelzebub at 08:43 AM JST - 16th November

    I think it's a lot easier to enjoy this country by avoiding use of rush-hour transport in major cities.

    Or avoiding going to places where the natives will be out in full force, like temples at new year's, anything to do with shopping, anywhere with cherry blossoms/koyo. Avoiding the trains is only one way to have a better quality of life in Japan.

    Posted in: Is chivalry dead on Tokyo trains?

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    Basically we're spoilt for choice here in Japan. There's always something interesting on the TV. It's a competitive market.

    Posted in: Yukie Nakama's new TV drama suffers low rating

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    You can travel anywhere in the World for work and use English. Learning Japanese is, while interesting, largely a waste of time when you could be concentrating on something else.

    As in most things, I suspect they will dither on this for 10 or so years, then finally begin to introduce some significant changes. That said, in the 5 or so years I've been here, there seem to be more foreigners in Tokyo. I haven't faced trouble renting apartments recently either. Whether this is just to do with me or is a more general trend, I'm unsure.

    Posted in: Hatoyama says Japan should embrace more migrants

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    Have to love J-girls style.

    Posted in: Tokyo Midtown light-up

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