blvtzpk said...

blvtzpk at 04:17 PM JST - 6th September

Don't forget to kiss your test-tube!

Posted in Prince Hisahito turns 3 at 04:17 PM JST - 6th September
blvtzpk at 11:46 AM JST - 6th September

But then again, the tube here is garbage. Only good shows are the cooking shows.

Isn't that already 90% of commercial Japanese TV?

Posted in Popular TV host Mino praises Japan's next first lady as 'fashionable' at 11:46 AM JST - 6th September
blvtzpk at 11:41 AM JST - 6th September

The use of the expression 'so-called' in Japan is often misleading - people use it without knowing the negative association such a modifier brings to the noun that follows it. Or perhaps there is snide insinuation that the person who has posed the question is, in fact, questioning the value…

Posted in What do you think of so-called energy drinks? at 11:41 AM JST - 6th September
blvtzpk at 09:57 AM JST - 6th September

Yuckaroonie

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blvtzpk at 07:32 AM JST - 1st September

I...can't...wait!!! ;)

Posted in Uniqlo to release products with Disney character motifs at 07:32 AM JST - 1st September
blvtzpk at 07:31 AM JST - 1st September

Ah! The annual 'retro dancers in Yoyogi Park' picture!

Rock On...and on...and on...and...!

Posted in Rockabilly at 07:31 AM JST - 1st September
blvtzpk at 05:00 PM JST - 31st August

When reading this, I could only think about comparisons to Yes, Minister, as my learned colleagues above have done. Very apt. If you haven't seen it, and you're interested in politics, you should - some very astute commentary on the Westminster, bureaucrat-dominated system of government.

Posted in Bureaucracy appears unruffled by DPJ's sweeping victory at 05:00 PM JST - 31st August
blvtzpk at 07:12 PM JST - 30th August

Someone addicted to painkillers, sedatives and (gasp!) anesthetics gets the tribute treatment? However, get the megablitz celeb-as-crim treatment. Priorities?

Posted in Huis Ten Bosch to hold tribute event for Michael Jackson at 07:12 PM JST - 30th August
blvtzpk at 10:08 AM JST - 30th August

Depends on the person: Sai Nakarai form the NHK 7PM news - No prob - squeeze away Eiko Koike - great, as long her husband isn't watching Waka Inoue - bring her on

Taro Aso - get your frickin' hands off me!

Posted in Does hugging ever make you feel uncomfortable? at 10:08 AM JST - 30th August
blvtzpk at 05:07 PM JST - 29th August

5 meters = 15 feet (approx.) - he must have fallen hard.

Posted in Man who fell from outfield fence at Yokohama Stadium dies at 05:07 PM JST - 29th August