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  blvtzpkMar. 15, 2009 - 08:19AM JST

  Well, that degree from a prestigious university was put to good use.

  Girls be ambitious!

  Posted in: Miss Sophia University is new weather girl for Fuji's 'Mezamashi TV'

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  blvtzpkMar. 15, 2009 - 07:58AM JST

  A model wears an outfit created by a four-girl design team called Ripe Lips

  I think this is an outfit created by compromise rather than consensus...

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  blvtzpkMar. 11, 2009 - 03:03PM JST

  I think I can guess what one of the mian stories will be on NHK tonight!

  Posted in: Ex-N Korean agent says she believes abductees Taguchi, Yokota still alive

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  blvtzpkMar. 11, 2009 - 12:26PM JST

  Sláinte! I've started already...

  Does bringing along my Irish passport get me a free one?

  Posted in: Tokyo’s St Patrick’s Day Parade – It’s a long way from Tipperary

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  blvtzpkMar. 11, 2009 - 12:04PM JST

  Psst...the Col's going down again. I can feel it in my bones...wishbones that is!

  Posted in: Colonel Sanders statue and his curse lifted from Dotonbori River in Osaka

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  blvtzpkMar. 10, 2009 - 04:17PM JST

  What about women in the air in bikinis? I'd settle for that.

  Posted in: Tokyo University

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  blvtzpkMar. 09, 2009 - 01:59PM JST

  Are Twitter users referred to as twitterers, tweeters, or twits?

  Posted in: Facebook courting Twitter lovers

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  blvtzpkMar. 06, 2009 - 02:14PM JST

  @ANOTSUSAGAMI at 12:11 PM JST - 6th March @smithinjapan at 12:41 PM JST - 6th March

  Crime? Files laid and charged? C'mon guys - 'This is Japan'!

  Underage drinking is tatemae-ly tut-tutted, but it's a rite of passage, especially at university. Students - yeah, those wanting to be of the clique that forms the majority of the student body - is going to be pressured to drink, and often drink heavily, and even more strongly by some clubs and groups than others (especially those with 'powerful' reputations).

  There will be some apologies, some public shoe-staring by uni admin, some short term rules introdcued or perhaps even bans mooted> But give it a few months and everything will be back to same ol' drinking culture, because, as we all know 'This is Japan!'

  Posted in: 19-year-old college student dies after drinking party in Aichi

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  blvtzpkMar. 06, 2009 - 02:05PM JST

  @cactusJack at 01:12 PM JST - 6th March

  re thedesertfox

  you really can't dust for vomit.

  You apparently haven't seen This is Spinal Tap

  Nigel Tufnel: You can't really dust for vomit.

  Posted in: 19-year-old college student dies after drinking party in Aichi

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  blvtzpkMar. 06, 2009 - 12:37AM JST

  @70x4060d at 04:49 PM JST - 5th March he world

  I got bullied once. I told my pop. He said hit him dirty, just once. So I did. Kicked the kid in the junk. No one bothered me ever again.

  @#

  shiuu at 10:02 PM JST - 5th March

  That's why the kid who killed himself in this story was a fool.

  Charmed as ever by your delightful and uniquely myopic view of the view of the world.You must be a real catch!

  Posted in: Mie high school student commits suicide, leaving names of seven classmates in note

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  blvtzpkMar. 03, 2009 - 03:43PM JST

  Mmmmm....deliciously foreign!

  Posted in: Foodex 2009

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  blvtzpkMar. 03, 2009 - 02:59PM JST

  @timorborder

  And my brother in law IS really a Japanese policeman.

  SNAP! Mine too! His specialty - foreign crime! :)

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  blvtzpkMar. 02, 2009 - 02:01PM JST

  How rude!

  Posted in: Woman stabbed after being asked for directions near Yokohama station

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  blvtzpkMar. 01, 2009 - 12:23PM JST

  It was my impression that in Japan, workplace relationships were encouraged. OLs were employed as tea pourers, hostesses for parties, and potential brides for the company's salarimen. They could be married off in-house (so to speak) and the company would have a link (and therefore loyalty from) both husband AND wife.

  But we're talking about 'workplace romance', so the above really apply does it? ;)

  Posted in: Romance at the workplace: What's your view?

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  blvtzpkFeb. 27, 2009 - 06:24PM JST

  Although I admire Luhrmann's vision as a director and artist, I don't always enjoy what he produces. I really enjoyed Strictly Ballroom, which was also a shot-in-the-arm for an Australian film industry in malaise at that time early 1990s). However, he does go way over the top with many of his films, and Australia sounds like it follows his recent directions. I also think he's very much like the UK director Ken Russell who is known more for excesses than anything else!

  Posted in: Australia

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  blvtzpkFeb. 27, 2009 - 09:51AM JST

  He talks out the side of his beak as well...

  Posted in: Aso denies claims that he's 'lame duck,' damaging Japan's interests

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  blvtzpkFeb. 26, 2009 - 08:49PM JST

  "My Dinner With Andre" an action film? That's pretty funny.

  Seems like I have met my match! En garde, sirrah!

  Posted in: What are your five favorite action movies?

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  blvtzpkFeb. 26, 2009 - 08:44PM JST

  with some very Japanese twists.

  I don't even want to go there....

  Posted in: Jesus Christ Kabukistar

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  blvtzpkFeb. 26, 2009 - 03:55PM JST

  @sarge

  blvtzpk - Starship Troopers 3?

  sarge - I quit while I was ahead, and stopped watching after the first one (which I happen to like A LOT - and own. The director's (Paul Verhoeven's) audio commentary is a riot!

  Posted in: What are your five favorite action movies?

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  blvtzpkFeb. 26, 2009 - 03:43PM JST

  Australian national cricket players used to play baseball outside of the cricket season - well, according to something I head Greg Chappell say once. But you would be hard pressed to find a baseball game to watch in Australia - on TV or on the diamond, that's for sure. It's quite a minor sport in comparison with the other pursuits.

  Posted in: Matsuzaka shaky in Japan's 11-2 win in WBC tuneup

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