aedfed said...

aedfed at 04:47 AM JST - 11th August

It seems fairly certain that there was discrimination against hibakusha after the war, but given the shift in public opinion, this is no longer the case. Which makes this "confession" by Fukuyama seem more like a career move than the revelation of a dark family secret.

Posted in Singer-songwriter Fukuyama reveals he's son of A-bomb survivors at 04:47 AM JST - 11th August
aedfed at 03:50 AM JST - 22nd July

Is that 希望 as in we "hope" all this stuff works now that we have it up here?

Posted in Japanese lab Kibo completed at space station at 03:50 AM JST - 22nd July
aedfed at 11:24 PM JST - 9th July

During the years I lived in Japan, I cycled 10s of thousands of km, mostly for pleasure and in areas where there was little traffic. However, I also commuted to work and about town during the years when I didn't have a car. The uni where I worked didn't seem…

Posted in Tokyo residents pedaling to work in increasing numbers at 11:24 PM JST - 9th July
aedfed at 04:46 AM JST - 23rd June

How many points if grandfather's name was Taro?

Posted in Japan to introduce 'points system' to attract foreign experts at 04:46 AM JST - 23rd June
aedfed at 10:51 PM JST - 6th June

One of the things I loved about living in Japan was that I didn't have to drive. Sure I had a car, but I could walk to the supermarket, cycle or walk to work, cycle to many local destinations, and take the bus or train for holiday trips (much more…

Posted in Why I hate driving in Japan at 10:51 PM JST - 6th June
aedfed at 10:11 PM JST - 6th June

Carradine may have engaged in a dangerous form of sex play In Bangkok? Who'd have thought it?

Of course anyone famous who dies under unusual circumstances without a pathologist or doctor at their side, must be the victim of a conspiracy of some sort, right JFK, Elvis, Marilyn, Janis, James?

Posted in Carradine family takes action on investigation, photos at 10:11 PM JST - 6th June
aedfed at 10:02 PM JST - 6th June

Dramamine is not an antihistamine. It's an anti-nausea medication, so it does nothing for ears or sinuses. It does, however, make you very sleepy, which can be effective.

I've never been on a flight where I was next to a kid who was a real terror. My own was always…

Posted in In-flight madness with the kids at 10:02 PM JST - 6th June
aedfed at 10:52 PM JST - 29th May

At the universities I taught at in Japan, the only way you could fail a student with no questions asked was to demonstrate that they hadn't attended class. One of the ironies is that the more "prestigious" universities in the cities had bigger attendance problems because the students are living…

Posted in Tokyo university gives away iPhones to nab truants via GPS at 10:52 PM JST - 29th May
aedfed at 10:16 PM JST - 12th May

Those of us with kids know him better as the composer of the Anpanman song -- Sore ike! RIP

Posted in Enka and pop music composer Miki dies at 64 at 10:16 PM JST - 12th May
aedfed at 10:58 AM JST - 12th May

Well, the Burakumin Liberation League can't be too upset with Google. They still use them to provide the site search on their home page.

Posted in Old Japanese maps on Google Earth unveil 'burakumin' secrets at 10:58 AM JST - 12th May