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borscht said...

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  borscht at 08:00 AM JST - 16th June

  DoctorTofu,

  This 'opinion piece' is rife with generalizations and views that can only come from a limited view point.

  the seeming mindlessness of young Japanese women

  Even with the 'seeming' this is still a generalization.

  everyone’s favorite complaint

  we adamantly embrace these stereotypes

  This article claims We all live in…

  Posted in Stereotypes ’R’ Us at 08:00 AM JST - 16th June

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  borscht at 10:26 PM JST - 14th June

  thepro,

  not to start an argument, but what flicks would you say are amongst his best?

  Posted in Takeshi to be given 'Lifetime Achievement Award' at Moscow film festival at 10:26 PM JST - 14th June

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  borscht at 09:40 PM JST - 14th June

  I met a billionaire once. He spent his money very carefully. Always looking for value vs 'fad' or 'brand.' Sure, he bought a BMW for cash but he kept the car for about 12 years. Longer than your average consumer.

  These melons, if priced as such, may well find a…

  Posted in Japan exports watermelons to UAE for 1st time at 09:40 PM JST - 14th June

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  borscht at 05:26 PM JST - 14th June

  fritz,

  Innocent is acquitted. I think you mean acquitted does not mean he didn't do it. And the prosecutors are pursuing the case - they are appealing the acquittal. Immigration deported him; prosecutors want to try him again - double jeopardy?

  Posted in Briton deported after being acquitted of marijuana smuggling at 05:26 PM JST - 14th June

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  borscht at 05:22 PM JST - 14th June

  Tokyo would be the worst of the four choices; overcrowded, destruction of city greenery, high prices without the Olympics - imagine what prices will be like with the Olympics. Chicago would be nice but Rio... Party City.

  Posted in Which city would you like to see get the 2016 Olympics? at 05:22 PM JST - 14th June

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  borscht at 05:19 PM JST - 14th June

  Didn't this happen in the same place about 10 years ago? I believe the government response to the unrest then was to place a few billion cameras in the streets to keep an eye on everyone. Maybe they should have addressed the problem - poverty, lack of jobs, training, respect…

  Posted in 10 arrested, 9 injured after 200 surround Osaka police station at 05:19 PM JST - 14th June

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  borscht at 01:26 PM JST - 14th June

  Statistician and Patrick,

  Just to support your arguments, in Britain they used to hang pickpockets as an example to other pickpockets. Huge crowds would gather to watch the hanging. And pickpockets would do their business while the guy swung. Direct correlation between hanging and pickpocketing.

  Posted in Japan resists calls to abolish death penalty at 01:26 PM JST - 14th June

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  borscht at 01:18 PM JST - 14th June

  Featuring the Milky Way as it is seen in manga.

  Posted in Starry Light 2008 in Shinjuku at 01:18 PM JST - 14th June

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  borscht at 07:37 AM JST - 14th June

  If he's convicted in absentia, will the Japanese police expect him to return to fulfill his sentence? Will they be 'shocked and disappointed at his apparent lawlessness' when he doesn't?

  Posted in Briton deported after being acquitted of marijuana smuggling at 07:37 AM JST - 14th June

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  borscht at 07:34 AM JST - 14th June

  Articles translated from Japanese make it sound like the Japanese is always being acted upon and never acts on its own. For example, 'Japan is not in a position...' Why isn't it 'Japan will not...'

  Plus, what did Miyagawa say about the racism, xenophobia, migrants, and discrimination against women that…

  Posted in Japan resists calls to abolish death penalty at 07:34 AM JST - 14th June