borscht said...

borscht at 05:05 PM JST - 15th July

Everyone's a Shintoist, ROT, in Japan as well as a Buddhist. The trees that are in Japan (and Japan has one of the highest ratios of forested areas to cities among developed nations) are because the government, about 2 centuries ago, ordered it so, not because we Japanese people like…

Posted in Tokyo 2016 is making the environment an absolute priority as we bid to unite Green with 2016. This is a concrete commitment that we will offer the world. at 05:05 PM JST - 15th July
borscht at 05:01 PM JST - 15th July

Anything that fat tub on the right is in I'll watch (except that Mexican pro-wrestling fiasco.) He's great. He was even great with Bruce Willis in Jackal.

Posted in Kung Fu Panda at 05:01 PM JST - 15th July
borscht at 04:59 PM JST - 15th July

Modeditors,

All 16 but one have already

Shouldn't this be "All but one of the 16.." or "Fifteen have..."

Moderator: It has been corrected.

Posted in 16 war-displaced Japanese-Filipinos arrive seeking citizenship at 04:59 PM JST - 15th July
borscht at 09:41 PM JST - 14th July

Modeditors,

This sentence is screwy,

They were convicted in the case of the victim whose strangled body was found in August 1967.

On topic, if they are found to be not guilty, will the government bow and say 'Sorry' or give them a couple of yen for their time…

Posted in High court OKs retrial of 2 convicts over 1967 murder-robbery at 09:41 PM JST - 14th July
borscht at 09:39 PM JST - 14th July

Unagidon,

not one word in English

Why would there be?

I don't live in Osaka but I believe there are more than two or three foreigners who may not be able to read Japanese. There aren't that many blind people in Japan but there are those yellow bumps on the…

Posted in 5,400 residents in western Japan evacuated as WWII bomb defused at 09:39 PM JST - 14th July
borscht at 09:29 PM JST - 14th July

Two Americans trip in two years. Does this say something about the grace of American women in heels or about the heels themselves?

Congratulations to Ms Venezuela.

Posted in Former kidnap victim Miss Venezuela takes 2008 Miss Universe crown at 09:29 PM JST - 14th July
borscht at 07:37 AM JST - 14th July

If these ads bring down the price to the user, great. If these ads are just another revenue stream for Sony, blah. If these ads don't stop the game - and it says so in the article - great. If these ads are at the beginning and end of a…

Posted in Sony to put virtual ads in PlayStation 3 games at 07:37 AM JST - 14th July
borscht at 07:30 AM JST - 14th July

Shocked!

rjd_jr found something about Japan that isn't praiseworthy!

On topic:

With eight LED lights, girls can make themselves up as if they were actresses. They already make themselves up as if they were actresses... going on stage. i.e. heavy, heavy make-up, garish, really. And what's with the lights? So…

Posted in DJ OZMA touts Actress Mirror at 07:30 AM JST - 14th July
borscht at 02:03 PM JST - 13th July

Not to nitpick and be unfair as I always do, but while not many people would take full responsibility for their mistakes - and scribbling your own graffiti on a national treasure certainly applies as a mistake - not scribbling your graffiti on a national treasure could be taken as…

Posted in Japanese girl returns to Florence to atone for graffiti at 02:03 PM JST - 13th July
borscht at 06:17 PM JST - 12th July

Julian Lennon bought the lyrics to 'Hey Jude' for about $350,000 a decade or so ago.

Posted in Lennon's handwritten lyrics fetch 421,250 pounds at auction at 06:17 PM JST - 12th July