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    Suginamiguy

    I never realised how short she was until I actually saw her at that press conference. I was very surprised that she could walk in the heels she had on, they were seriously BIG!!!

    Posted in: Ex-AKB48 singer Maeda appointed ambassador for Tokyo Int'l Film Festival

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    Suginamiguy

    I wonder what the end result will be. If this trend continues, will Japan have to reconsider its writing system? I doubt that would be anytime soon, but in 10 or 20 years (or even longer) it might be conceivable. There are so many positives and negatives to the whole debate that it will be very interesting to watch.

    Posted in: Declining kanji-writing skill of Japanese blamed on cell phones, computers

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    Suginamiguy

    FDI is down from last year and China is on a verge of losing her status as a "factories to the world" with the increase in wages.

    I was just listening to the radio and Chinese factory is planning to open a factory in Australia of all places. It might only be only factory at the moment, but what does this say about China if they are opening a factory in Australia? Australian wages I thought would be much, much higher than those in China.

    Posted in: Japanese firms shut China plants

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    Suginamiguy

    Even though I live in Japan I side with no one about ownership of the islands as I really dont know enough about that particular issue. However after watching the news today and seeing people rampaging through department stores and destroying property I honestly wish Japan would close all its factories and businesses in China and work on finding markets in other places. It surely isnt worth continuing it in that country.

    Posted in: Japanese firms shut China plants

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    Suginamiguy

    I freely admit he`s a better than I am. No way I could ever do what he has done. More power to him and people like him.

    Posted in: English teacher leaves behind textbooks to clean up disaster-hit Tohoku

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    Suginamiguy

    That is modern life for you. The amount of people with diabetes is about to explode. I can't see Japanese people returning to their traditional diets. I read an article recently where even in India, there is a diabetes boom and they aren't even as rich as Japan yet. And if you look at the so-called, "western countries" they were exactly the same a long time ago before the advent of fast food.

    Anyone who is 50 or 60, can you remember how many obese people there were in your country when you were younger? Bet it was a lot less than what we see now. What is commonplace in so many countries now, will be commonplace in Japan's near future. When I first came to Japan 20 years ago, I seriously can't remember see a morbidly obese person, now I see at least a couple every day if not more.

    Posted in: Weariness from prolonged heat causing health problems

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    Suginamiguy

    But the ministry plans to earmark 2.5 billion yen in next year’s budget to buy its first four armoured amphibious vehicles, which could be used to counter threats against remote islands.

    There was a time when, if I remember correctly, when Japan was the world leader in amphibious vehicles for military use.

    Posted in: Japan to boost island defense capability despite budget cuts

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    Suginamiguy

    what ever happened to enjoying the game? let go of all the damn patriotism. skorea go away you ruined soccer. BOO

    Thoroughly agree. Patriotism will destroy the game. Honda's comments will just encourage people to get fired up, which in turn will aggravate the other side, leading to vicious cycle of escalation. Just play soccer and enjoy the game.

    Posted in: Soccer player Honda says Japanese not patriotic enough

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    Suginamiguy

    Generally speaking I've found MacDonalds in Japan to have good service, but you do find the occasionally surly person. But First Kitchen? Whenever I've been into that place, I don't see anything special about their staff, they've got no enthusiasm in them, and look distinctly unhappy to be working there. I find articles like this just love to bash anything about America. Talk about tarring everyone with the same brush.

    Posted in: Fast food service in Japan vs America: 2 videos tell the story

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    Suginamiguy

    How many (even new) houses could that money buy? Spending money on that tree is a waste. It was pure chance it survived that tsunami, pure chance and nothing else. There was absolutely nothing special behind its survival. And if they can get the money to spend on this one dead tree, obviously they are loaded, and don't need my donations ... or anyone else's.

    Posted in: Project to preserve Rikuzentakata 'Miracle Pine' draws criticism on Internet

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    Suginamiguy

    If anyone is looking for something nice in Tokyo, I would recommend Kiyosumi Gardens. One of the most beautiful parks I`ve ever been to.

    Posted in: What do you think are some of the most beautiful nature spots in Japan?

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    Suginamiguy

    Relics of the bubble economy era I would imagine. Would be better to kill them off quickly and force their owners into other more profitable and needed businesses. Over 60,000 in 1996, and now down to about 37,000. Doesn`t seem to be any negative impact from that loss, so the land and money could be better used in other areas.

    Posted in: As gasoline stations shut down, will 2013 see a fuel crisis?

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    Suginamiguy

    The interesting thing about advertising is that it shows what is acceptable or most sought after in a society. I think these ads reflect what Japanese people feel what other societies have and their own lacks. Look at advertising in general (this ad plus others like Yamazaki bread), the use of English in Japan, endless conversations on cross-cultural comparisons and the list goes on.

    Posted in: Clothing ad touting Japan’s beautiful tradition features no Japanese faces

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    Suginamiguy

    So if you can't find a boyfriend through being you ... just go out and trick someone into liking you! Yep, men love to be deceived and tricked. Then when they find out what the woman is really like, I wonder how long the relationship will last?

    Posted in: A Japanese woman’s guide for getting a date

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    Suginamiguy

    Wouldn`t that put that cat amongst the pigeons! Good luck to him :)

    Posted in: Ainu eye political power

  • 0

    Suginamiguy

    What the murder rate in Japan is like in 2012? Seems to be skyrocketing.

    Posted in: Three brothers dead in apparent murder-suicide

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    Suginamiguy

    This is another reason why I never watch the Olympics anymore. The "Olympic spirit" just doesnt exist, its been destroyed by this kind of nationalism, polititics and professionalism.

    Posted in: S Korean soccer player barred from medal ceremony over political message

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    Suginamiguy

    Sounds like the writer has been brainwashed by someone.

    I've been to plenty of shops and seen Japanese staff eating right in front of the customer, using their mobile phones in the corner pretending not to see customers. The list goes on and on. It's only at the big, famous stores where the good service exists. Everywhere else it'll be dependant on the individual staff's attitude to their work.

    And I'd have to agree with ultradork about Softbank. I used to use them in Hamadayama, and their staff were grubby, distinctly unfriendly and not very efficient.

    And I think the Japan Times recently carried an article about the "international" airport in Ibaraki (hopefully I have the place correct) that accepts a lot of traffic from China. Apparently they have a lot of problems as since the Chinese just land their and then shoot straight off to Tokyo, they don't spend much money in the local area. This has led to many, many complaints about the level of service at the airport, "The Chinese don't spend much money here, so we're not going to do much for them", so things have become pretty bad. Maybe the writer should visit there?

    Posted in: Customer service in Japan vs Europe

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    Suginamiguy

    They don`t deserve an upgrade, they just should have been sent business class in the first place. If you want your athletes to win, you need to treat them like champions in the first place ... not treat them like champions only after they win.

    Posted in: Japan's women soccer players likely to get flight upgrade home

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    Suginamiguy

    Fantastic news, really great. Finally someone has been able to take that first step to legally combat these nasty people. I dont know if they will win or lose, but that is not important, just taking the action will have some effect for the better. It will really get this problem out in the open where people wont be able to ignore it anymore.

    The problem, as far as I`m concerned, has been the Japanese mindset - trying to get along with everyone, trying to avoid making trouble, which just made the problem worse. Sorry to say this, but I truly believe the Japanese mindset was the root of this problem. Now someone has finally drawn the line in the sand, we will probably see some very positive changes in this country.

    It`s a pity that foreign news agencies never take a serious interest in local Japanese events, that also would have brought attention to this problem much earlier.

    Posted in: Parents of bullied high school boy file criminal charges in Miyagi

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