Sammi33 said...

Sammi33 at 08:23 AM JST - 28th September

Guess what, blues/country music all have similar themes from song to song. Amazing how people attack the genre, when the fact is that Misora Hibari had a great talent and it's almost a miracle that we can hear new stuff, almost like from beyond the grave.

Posted in Unreleased song of enka singer Hibari Misora found at 08:23 AM JST - 28th September
Sammi33 at 02:04 PM JST - 21st September

And how are people going to stop consuming combini bento and school lunches? Housewives buy the processed stuff because it's "benri" less time cooking and more time shopping, watching TV and reading fashion magazines while the kids are at school and juku. Kids are generally forced to eat their lunches,…

Posted in Tainted rice sold at convenience stores, used at 47 schools at 02:04 PM JST - 21st September
Sammi33 at 01:51 PM JST - 21st September

Most people in Japan don't seem to view semi as pests, even though there are too many of them and they ARE loud, they just go "oh, it's the sound of summer"... anyway, I wish this law would get passed in Honolulu! When I was living there there were always…

Posted in Ward in Tokyo to penalize feeding animals, birds other than pets at 01:51 PM JST - 21st September
Sammi33 at 01:39 PM JST - 21st September

I think Becky can communicate in English, as she does have family that doesn't speak Japanese. I would guess that it's about the level of a 3rd gen Japanese living in Hawaii that learns Japanese in school and uses it occasionally to speak with their obaachan. I saw Becky visit…

Posted in Becky named Beaujolais goodwill ambassador at 01:39 PM JST - 21st September
Sammi33 at 01:26 PM JST - 21st September

Hey, here's an idea: Instead of saying Kokusan, China, Kokusan, China, why don't we test the products more thoroughly before selling them? We've already seen proof that the "Kokusan" label doesn't mean sh*t with all the fake labels and dirty business practices by Japanese companies, but just saying that food…

Posted in Marudai recalls 5 products that may contain tainted milk from China at 01:26 PM JST - 21st September
Sammi33 at 01:23 PM JST - 21st September

My husband said that this is the reason they won't publish a list of the companies. Just because people think it's better to kill themselves than to take responsibility and try to actually solve a problem, we have to guess for ourselves if what we're eating is safe or not.

Posted in Rice retailer hangs himself over tainted rice scandal at 01:23 PM JST - 21st September