bdiego said...

bdiego at 06:17 AM JST - 15th October

I think the point is people like him aren't in it for the money.

Posted in Master shoemaker Mimura starts his own brand at 06:17 AM JST - 15th October
bdiego at 06:15 AM JST - 15th October

I love how every article keeps emphasizing "this movie has no nudity!". And yet there will be someone asking again "So does she do sex scenes?"

Posted in Japanese porn star scraps Indonesia film shoot at 06:15 AM JST - 15th October
bdiego at 06:15 AM JST - 15th October

Plus it's like saying you can't judge good American food - BBQ ribs, apple pie, etc.. - unless you practiced eating french fries over and over. Or you can't judge good sushi unless you love eating natto. Come on.

Posted in Michelin gives top ratings to 7 restaurants in Kyoto, Osaka at 06:15 AM JST - 15th October
bdiego at 06:13 AM JST - 15th October

Practically nobody in Kyoto and Osaka eat natto, so making judges eat it would be pretty unauthentic. Michelin doesn't disclose their process for good reason, but what they've claimed is the people they chose to judge are very familiar with Japanese cuisine. I assume this means some or most of…

Posted in Michelin gives top ratings to 7 restaurants in Kyoto, Osaka at 06:13 AM JST - 15th October
bdiego at 06:02 AM JST - 15th October

By staying out of it.

Posted in How can Japan best help in Afghanistan? at 06:02 AM JST - 15th October
bdiego at 03:56 AM JST - 15th October

Anyone who blames one party or group of people is going to be wrong on this one. The blame actually covers the majority of people. Just to name one example, people are still vandalizing their own homes as they're waiting for years for the banks to foreclose. Everything stripped bare.…

Posted in Bush says coordinated action saved world economy at 03:56 AM JST - 15th October
bdiego at 03:50 AM JST - 15th October

The argument against full recording is it will prevent the cops from torturing confessions, thus lowering conviction rates and unsolved crimes. It's more important to put someone behind bars than to find the guy who actually did it. Japan's not alone on this, sadly.

Posted in Gov't to set up study group on full recording of interrogations at 03:50 AM JST - 15th October
bdiego at 03:49 AM JST - 15th October

Japanese media still asking about her ex. Please don't ever change.

Posted in Moe Oshikiri shows off pumpkin tart at 03:49 AM JST - 15th October
bdiego at 03:46 AM JST - 15th October

Taking a plane from Kobe to Haneda takes at least 2 hours, just FYI. 1 hour to sit on your butt in the lobby. Then there's the other 1 hour getting to and from the airport. Periodically, you will need to wait 2-4 hours more as the plane will be…

Posted in Maglev trains to cut Tokyo-Osaka trip to 67 minutes at 03:46 AM JST - 15th October
bdiego at 03:42 AM JST - 15th October

No, nemo actually thinks brown and white rice are different varieties of rice. You're not a very plausible racist.

Posted in Shibuya rice at 03:42 AM JST - 15th October