Xeno23 said...

Xeno23 at 02:51 PM JST - 14th November

This is a perfect example of a completely content-free article. What's really in this thing? Nothing new whatsoever. None of these talking heads can possibly believe what they're saying: it's lip service.

What's America's policy wrt Japan? Cars and console games - as long as those keep coming, we're good.…

Posted in Japan-U.S. relations to be tested under an Obama administration at 02:51 PM JST - 14th November
Xeno23 at 02:13 PM JST - 14th November

Why not go back to the originals? Greased wrestling (naked); armored fist boxing (naked); 400 m dash in full bronze armor panoply; a genuine Marathon run from Marathon to Athens (naked); chariot races (naked horses); and of course, wanton drunkenness and buggery.

Posted in 7 sports make case for 2016 Olympic place at 02:13 PM JST - 14th November
Xeno23 at 01:59 PM JST - 14th November

See, it oughta be done proper like, with concessionaires vending the three yakis: takoyaki, taiyaki, yakisoba; Artillery Hostesses in spiffy uniforms proffering hot beverages; and of course Morning Musume or Akiba 48 singing away. Who doesn't like a nice fireworks show? What a missed opportunity.

Posted in U.S. military to stop public showing of artillery training in Hokkaido at 01:59 PM JST - 14th November
Xeno23 at 01:11 PM JST - 10th November

Depends on what one means by "Patriotism", and what we're talking about when we say "teach". Could be patriotism as civic duty and understanding the nature of one's country? Well then, sure. Could be teaching equally the benefits, and the abuses of patriotism in the past, and what it could…

Posted in Should patriotism be taught in the classroom? at 01:11 PM JST - 10th November
Xeno23 at 11:58 AM JST - 7th November

Those are the plants in question??? Those guys should be arrested as bad gardeners, not drug lords. Jeez, it'd be pointless to smoke anything from that lot. You don't want leaf or shake, you want bud; you don't get proper bud until plants are a good meter high.

Oh wait,…

Posted in Two men arrested for possessing 108 cannabis plants in Fukuoka at 11:58 AM JST - 7th November
Xeno23 at 11:38 AM JST - 7th November

We're talking here about US foreign policy wrt Japan, not Democratic platform planks in the US.

In that regard, I expect Obama will be neither good, nor bad for Japan. Regardless of who's Prez, US policy toward Japan has been pretty much unchanged for decades - no real reason to…

Posted in Is Barack Obama's election as U.S. president good news for Japan? at 11:38 AM JST - 7th November
Xeno23 at 11:10 AM JST - 7th November

Not to detract from this poor woman's frightening ordeal, but this does not sound like a crazed bear. This sounds like a rather small, surprised bear took one or a couple warding swipes, then scampered off. I'm from California where real bear attacks occur, and have lots of friends from…

Posted in Woman attacked by bear in Karuizawa at 11:10 AM JST - 7th November
Xeno23 at 04:14 PM JST - 4th November

What, like American license plates that have so much crap on them now, you can't read the number any more? Or look like State Tourist Board ads? Or appear issued by colleges, football teams, the Marines, or Disneyland? I used to like to play license plate bingo as a kid,…

Posted in License plate bearing name of Mt Fuji issued at 04:14 PM JST - 4th November
Xeno23 at 04:04 PM JST - 4th November

I too, am a frequent aroma user, particularly after a few days in the same socks. Or it that aroma abuser?

Defense aroma: the smell of victory - napalm in the morning. Environment aroma: the smell of nature - manure in the morning.

Posted in Model Shiho named aroma ambassador at 04:04 PM JST - 4th November
Xeno23 at 03:50 PM JST - 4th November

See this just ticks me off no end. I'm from California; those're MY dang raisins! How come my local KKs don't have no rum soaked raisin donuts? This just suxxor! Okay, so we got the red, white and blue sprinkle star shaped donut for election day - but it ain't…

Posted in White rum-soaked raisin donut at 03:50 PM JST - 4th November