blvtzpk said...

blvtzpk at 12:17 PM JST - 4th June

During a post-show press conference

The retarded thing here is that every product release is followed by an intensely vacuous 'press conference' where the most stupid of stupid questions are tossed by 'journalists' to the person (or people) promoting the said product. The 'interviewee', in turn, comes back with…

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blvtzpk at 10:05 AM JST - 4th June

That's marginally better because at least the kid is home and, possibly, talking to his mother. Obviously they have talked about smoking and agreed the kid can smoke at home. Hopefully, they talk about other things to.

Could because mum doesn't want to be seen as a bad mother…

Posted in Mother who gave new smoking smart card to teenage son may face charges at 10:05 AM JST - 4th June
blvtzpk at 08:16 AM JST - 4th June

At least she's responsible enough to make him smoke in their own home instead of outside in public.

And that's better because...?

Posted in Mother who gave new smoking smart card to teenage son may face charges at 08:16 AM JST - 4th June
blvtzpk at 05:32 PM JST - 3rd June

Unfortunately we do not get Tucker's point of view.

Don't we? What about this:

‘‘I’ve been practicing [using chopsticks] every day,’’ said Tucker, who hails from Iowa, in rudimentary Japanese. He is studying Japanese history at a university in Tokyo and teaching English to Kento.

‘‘As individualism…

Posted in More retirees accommodating foreign students on homestay programs at 05:32 PM JST - 3rd June
blvtzpk at 08:47 AM JST - 3rd June

‘‘We want to provide opportunities for grandfathers and grandmothers to help promote popular Japanese culture to the world and for their grandchildren to experience different cultures,’’ said a company official.

I hear this regularly - why is there this need to 'promote Japanese culture to the world'?

Posted in More retirees accommodating foreign students on homestay programs at 08:47 AM JST - 3rd June
blvtzpk at 08:57 PM JST - 2nd June

bollocks

Zippppp!!!

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blvtzpk at 08:48 PM JST - 2nd June

On the NHK news this evening it said that, after the finger-pointing, he stopped his car, reversed 30 meters and then drove into the kids. Spur of the moment? I don't think so.

Again, what was this about? Random, unknown kids annoying him with their pointing, or does this story…

Posted in Man held for attempted murder after driving car into schoolchildren in Chiba at 08:48 PM JST - 2nd June
blvtzpk at 05:33 PM JST - 2nd June

"Someday my bill will come..."

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blvtzpk at 03:55 PM JST - 2nd June

"Di-VA, Di-VA, Di-VA!!!"

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blvtzpk at 03:50 PM JST - 2nd June

A wound-up nation unwinding in spectacular fashion it seems.

Posted in Man held for attempted murder after driving car into schoolchildren in Chiba at 03:50 PM JST - 2nd June