JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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To be healthy, live in the big city
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Japan's nuclear safety standards flawed, says commission chief
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Teacher nabbed for using miror to peek up girl's skirt
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From carnivores to herbivores: how men are defined in Japan
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Why do Japanese change their attitude when they communicate with foreigners?
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blvtzpk
Perhaps because "This is Japan!"...???
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blvtzpk
Really? In Google, huh? Couldn't you have just posted the link rather than a smarmy comment, seeing you're an expert 'in google'?
Posted in: Ishihara blames Tokyo 2016 failure on behind-the-scenes deals
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blvtzpk
Which one of the two did the spraying? Or were there two men in one of cubicles, and one of the two did the spraying?
Posted in: 2 men spray irritant in Bic Camera's Shinjuku store
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blvtzpk
Single sex carriages on all trains. Seriously. Unless you want to do some serious social engineering regarding men's willingness to touch and fondle strangers in public places. That or lessen the squeeze on trains which allows this type of thing to happen more easily.
Posted in: What is the best way to deal with the groping problem on trains?
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blvtzpk
Er...what? What's the correlation between being single ("still") and liking mother-oriented products???
Posted in: Yuki Amami still single but happy with Toshiba’s mother-oriented appliances
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blvtzpk
He handled himself well. I am getting tired of the overuse of 'debut' though. Each time I hear or read it it I wonder what sort of gown he was wearing and did he get a corsage or not.
Posted in: What did you think of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's diplomatic debut on the world stage last week?
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blvtzpk
Who is in her 30s.
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blvtzpk
Looks like a square dance. :)
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blvtzpk
@smartacus - there are a number of news sites that offer interactive crosswords...but it's not the same as the pen and paper experience.
Posted in: Many newspapers around the world are considering charging fees for readers to view online content. What do you think about it?
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blvtzpk
I don't think JT is going to start charging. However, legitimate newspapers and news agencies might.
Posted in: Many newspapers around the world are considering charging fees for readers to view online content. What do you think about it?
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blvtzpk
"All your pear are belong to us"
Posted in: 2,000 pears stolen from trees in Ibaraki
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blvtzpk
Can I sue for false advertising?
Posted in: Masuwaka looking the goods with mobile hair iron
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blvtzpk
After 10+ years here, the commercial stations' slavish addiction to this case has not been surprising - as Dis mentioned above, it's easy news, but the public also laps it up - it's like no one expects anything better - or simply WANTS this degree of bread and circus reportage.
I also have to go along with the posters comment about ijime - in Australia we have the popular 'tall poppy syndrome' where anyone who's done well, especially overseas, is constantly inspected by the media for chinks in their armour - becoming too snooty, adopting a new (usually American) accent, casting off their fan-base back in their home country etc. But even with this phenomena, it would rate the screen time devoted to such issues.
But let me return to the my first statement. I can understand the likes of Fuji and TBS trotting out this tripe, but NHK 7PM news - supposedly the legitimate voice of Japan - spending as much time on her (not to mention Ichiro's record that probably rated a few inches of column space in the US) is just appalling.
Posted in: Why do you think so much media coverage is being given to Noriko Sakai's case?
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blvtzpk
Why do I keep thinking about a line from a song by The Who?
Posted in: Hatoyama becomes prime minister, vowing to end bureaucrat-led politics
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blvtzpk
As long as it IS their decision, then it's THEIR DECISION.
Posted in: What are your views on relationships in which one partner is at least 20 years older than the other?
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blvtzpk
Well, he was an Inspector after all. Maybe he was just inspecting them... :)
Posted in: Saitama cop arrested for trying to steal woman’s underwear on Twilight Express
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blvtzpk
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 of of these 'energy' drinks. I prefer ironic quotation marks myself - a tad more 'subtle.' ;)
As for the drinks themselves, they're often stimulants. While amphetamines are illegal here without prescription, you can load such drinks with whatever stimulating legal ingredients. In Korea outside drugstores you'd see buckets full of empty bottles of these liquids that had been glugged down by businessmen in morning-after, post-bender blur. But I also think they also act as placebos - if they make claims maybe you'll feel that things will different after consuming a dose. Finally, I think the energy given by these drinks is fuelled by actually getting out of the office and taking a break from the desk, the boss, and the other office staff. The energy they provide is derived from taking a break from your work-a-day life.
Posted in: What do you think of so-called energy drinks?
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blvtzpk
Yuckaroonie
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blvtzpk
Ah! The annual 'retro dancers in Yoyogi Park' picture!
Rock On...and on...and on...and...!
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blvtzpk
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?