JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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Seawolf
I guess it's the same with "old man falls off roof during typhoon": these guys think just because it was good one year ago it's ok this year too. Sadly the body gets weak faster than the mind. One of them was 101 years it said on the news, sad way to go.
Posted in: 13 elderly people taken to hospital after choking on 'mochi;' 2 die
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Seawolf
Wow, Christmas sure is over and finished here on JT, can't believe all that negativity and thumbs down regarding her! Come on get a grip on reality: you are TOO OLD for her! I still love "my" 80's music, than again I do admit that most of it sounds "cheesy" for today's youth. And calling her "shallow", no way, eccentric, yes sure. Just glancing at the Wikipedia article about her achievements, Guinness World Records, Grammys, etc and her millions of sold albums and singles (to a target group that mostly sees no problem in acquiring music for free!) one would think she has been doing this for many years, whereas she only shot to fame beginning of 2009, just three years ago! I saw her once when waiting to board a plane at Narita, in June two years ago, from afar, without realizing it. Actually nobody seemed to recognize that girl with the body suit and high heels then...! As for her "copying", she openly says she admires Madonna, and she took ideas from many different artists, mainly from the 80's, but for me that's not copying, because she combines these for her own style.
Posted in: Lady Gaga to appear on 'Kohaku Uta Gassen'
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Seawolf
The only two rules needed would be to disallow clubs to run there and to disallow competition runs. As there is always police around and other "guard"-men on their jiji-chari it should be no problem to enforce. The main reason that it has been so popular with runners in the first place is that there are no crossings and subway stations are close by.
Posted in: Rules considered to cope with increase in Imperial Palace joggers
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Seawolf
Went by that location last year, narrow valley stretching from the "once-famous" Kusatsu Onsen to Nakanojo city. They built a new road high above the valley with bridges stretching back and forth with one road leading towards the Yamba dam and threw in a new railway too. That alone must have cost a huge amount of money. While the road might seem justified, the railway for sure is not. But it's hard to back off from a "clean" energy-producing project now, peoples priorities have changed.
Posted in: DPJ approves Yamba dam project, backtracking on 2009 election pledge
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Seawolf
Looks like it's safer to take a flight with take-off in the evening rather than early morning...than again, maybe they don't check later in the day as rigorous as in the morning?!
Posted in: ANA flight delayed after pilot exceeds blood-alcohol limit
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Seawolf
Saw it on TV last winter, scary. The problem is not around the observation deck (was that already there last year?) but more with the tower construction of steel pipes. Snow will accumulate in those corners and once the sun comes out it will slide off the rounded surface. The_True: have you ever seen "snow" in Tokyo? It is very wet, high water-concentration. That is why it sticks much easier onto building corners and also why it doesn't melt so easy during sunshine.
Posted in: Locals worried by ice, snow falling from Tokyo Sky Tree
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Seawolf
I feel sorry for those in the areas directly affected, because the sleazebags at Tepco will now use this declaration to not pay money saying along the line "The government said it is safe to go back to your house, we will no longer support your temporary housing costs."
Posted in: Japan to declare Fukushima nuclear plant in stable condition
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Seawolf
And after stereotyping good Japanese way against bad USA way she contradicts herself - again. Because a broken ankle you can not change, but your working attitude you can change. Ok, true story from my side: the owner of a Restaurant I worked with was very bossy, sometimes unfair even, noisy. His shops are expanding now, doing good business. Another place, the chef was very narrow-minded and able to manipulate the friendly boss. That place is bankrupt now, the boss divorced, but the chef got a new job. The work place is a much more complicated thing than a "complicated" fracture.
Posted in: Accepting it as it is
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Seawolf
...well, this tournament is already finished! It wasn't a sudden accident that took her mother away, but the finale to a longer sickness. It's a pity that her mother wasn't able to tell her to go on skating no matter what happens beforehand.
Posted in: Asada vows to skate for her mother
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Seawolf
They better get some good new models out., the iphone alone won't cut it because Softbank seems to be cheaper and docomo will be selling it also from next summer.
Posted in: au's new smartphone
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Seawolf
My guess: rice planter! Or lawn mower?
Posted in: Foldable robot scooter wows visitors at Tokyo Motor Show
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Seawolf
Judging from the pics one might think that the Motor Show is trying to save electricity by not heating the halls, because most of the girls are fully clothed! What is their purpose then?
Posted in: Fine bodywork
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Seawolf
Wow, not even the spaceship in the original "Alien" movie had this - and got eaten...so will there be a follow-up software for Japanese not to encounter any Aliens around them?
Posted in: Google's maps go indoors with new mobile feature
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Seawolf
Why not call the bit "Tsukuba Olympics" as it is in between and than host some events there, some in Tokyo, some in Tohoku..!(Insert sarcastic laugh here)
Posted in: Noda to support Tokyo 2020 Olympic bid
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Seawolf
As for the big one hitting Tokyo, I think most of the bigger buildings will have no major damage. The bigger problem might be all the people, as seen on a smaller scale on 3/11!.
Posted in: M6.1 quake strikes off south coast of Hokkaido
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Seawolf
The newest cheapskate style to get out of town is to hit the road at night to beat the traffic and than sleep in the car, there are even books about it! Guess when you are used to sleep on a mattress 2 cm thick on the floor, reclined car seats feel actually comfortable to these persons.
Posted in: Outdoors on the cheap
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Seawolf
I already started to think I could buy cheap Chinese-made solar panels for our soon-to-be-build house, but the time frame...another 4 years until something will happen, and that is without any obstacles coming up!
Posted in: Asia-Pacific leaders to cut taxes on green goods
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Seawolf
So, on the First Anniversary of the Big Quake, the lights go out?! A bit macabre me thinks.
Posted in: Spectacular
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Seawolf
No mention of the famous Imperial Hotel? Built by Frank Lloyd Wright, it was one of the few buildings that survived the Earthquake, only to be teared down later to make space for a bigger hotel. Part of it was rebuilt in "Meiji Mura" a very interesting museum village near Nagoya.
Posted in: Past and present: Ginza
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Seawolf
Have to second Alex, most of the runners had shirts with their respective company's name on it, so for JT to just post a pic with a fictional "description", looks very unprofessional.
Posted in: Bowling them over