borscht said...

borscht at 05:21 PM JST - 1st July

Do the Japanese know it's originally a Japanese anime?

And a pretty awful one - stylistically speaking - at that. I hate animated flicks where the character opens mouth, speaks, closes mouth without actually forming words with the mouth - which is what the original Speed Racer did. Boring.

Posted in Aya Ueto and Jin Akanishi introduce 'Speed Racer' at 05:21 PM JST - 1st July
borscht at 10:18 AM JST - 1st July

No mention of when the train was scheduled to pull out but if it was written on one car could they have not changed that car for another one or don't they have the time, spares, inclination?

My first thought was JR stopped the train because 'Hack' might have been…

Posted in English graffiti 'Hack' grounds bullet train at 10:18 AM JST - 1st July
borscht at 08:27 AM JST - 1st July

and changed costumes eight times.

The highlight of the concert, I'm sure.

Remember back when Led Zeppelin would change costumes six or seven time... oh, wait. They just played great music. Never mind.

Posted in Seiko Matsuda starts annual nationwide tour at 08:27 AM JST - 1st July
borscht at 08:26 AM JST - 1st July

Was the 11-year-old arrested? Not clear from this article. If he was arrested I'd have to say the police are crazy. It's obvious he has specific people - 'a rude junior high school student' - in mind and it is equally obvious he needs some help, not arrest.

Posted in 30 charged with making online threats at 08:26 AM JST - 1st July
borscht at 06:19 AM JST - 1st July

I've seen students off for a month homestay pack two bags: one for their clothes and one with 'Japanese' food like Japanese peanut butter and Japanese chocolate et cetera because, having never gone to a foreign country, they 'know' they can't get these (mostly imported) foods in any other country.…

Posted in No soy sauce! Japanese athletes forced to adapt to Olympic menus at 06:19 AM JST - 1st July
borscht at 06:10 AM JST - 1st July

carlosgodoy1,

WHO?

No, no. This is not an article about the Who Health Organization, it's an article about one of the best singles hitters in both Japan and the major league (US).

Posted in Ichiro gets 5 hits in Seattle win over San Diego at 06:10 AM JST - 1st July
borscht at 06:07 AM JST - 1st July

I know I'm just being dense here but with summer upon us and the Biyuden CD buying public about to get out of elementary school, I would have thought Biyuden would have gone on a national 'Farewell' tour during the summer and cashed in on their popularity one more time…

Posted in Pop group Biyuden holds farewell concert at 06:07 AM JST - 1st July
borscht at 06:58 PM JST - 30th June

Closing convenience stores at an early hour would be an interesting experiment. Like Richard III mentioned, one of the things I kind of liked about Europe was that stores closed early in the evening and on Sundays (at least in Austria) so that people are forced to either plan their…

Posted in Convenience stores oppose calls for shorter business hours at 06:58 PM JST - 30th June
borscht at 06:49 PM JST - 30th June

Noripinhead,

Didn't Karl Marx say "Summer bonus is the opium of the people"?

No, he said "Summer bonus is the opiate of the people."

On topic, I'm glad somebody somewhere is getting more money so they can buy enough gas to get to work and do something good for the…

Posted in Summer bonuses for central, local gov't employees slightly up at 06:49 PM JST - 30th June
borscht at 08:33 AM JST - 30th June

Because Monkasho is in charge of education.

Posted in Why don't Japanese speak English better than they do? at 08:33 AM JST - 30th June