JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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Why do Japanese change their attitude when they communicate with foreigners?
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Confrontation
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U.S. Navy investigating how parts fell off aircraft near Atsugi
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California court to decide if SeaWorld whales are illegal 'slaves'
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Kuroki reported pregnant 2 weeks after denying relationship with Akanishi
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brotokyo
If it is true that the mosque near Ground Zero is to promote tolerance;
It was suggested that a gay nightclub be opened next door to the mosque.
Two names suggested are; "The Turban Cowboy", and "You Mecca Me Hot".
On the other side they should open a butcher shop that specializes in pork! And across the street a store that sells and displays bikinis or ladies lingerie on manikins...or live models.
Posted in: Rallies over mosque near ground zero get heated
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brotokyo
alladin:
CHINA IS NUMBER ONE NOW!!!?? Hey please reread the headline
Posted in: China overtakes Japan in 2nd quarter as world's No. 2 economy
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brotokyo
whatever this guy is smoking, pass it over this way.
Posted in: China overtakes Japan in 2nd quarter as world's No. 2 economy
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brotokyo
Smyth:
Were there Clowds of visitors?
Posted in: Sunrise
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brotokyo
LIB:
Did I miss something here? I reread this article yet another time and found no mention of an out-of-date Israeli passport, except here in the comment section. Was this info given in a different report?
Posted in: Stabbing spree suspect arrested at Atlanta airport
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brotokyo
wow Yuri! Never expected, for some weird reason, this from you but I certainly agree.
Posted in: Was the dropping of the atomic bombs necessary?
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brotokyo
Yikes! I was just in Atlanta airport! Yeah and I was in Akihabara the week of that stabbing spree.
Posted in: Stabbing spree suspect arrested at Atlanta airport
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brotokyo
Translation: Japan needs to stop being/thinking Japanese to become international (doubt I'll see that in my lifetime)
Posted in: Japan’s cell-phone industry is emblematic of how little regard is given to tapping new markets overseas. The nation makes cutting-edge phones, yet with features and functions that differ markedly from global standards. As the population shrinks, Japan needs to think bigger and more internationally.
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brotokyo
coinlaundry: so funny, thanks.
Posted in: Utada’s blog receives 1 million views in 24 hours
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brotokyo
Thanks JT for the help. I'd've never guessed Miss Japan was the one on the right, what with only "PAN" visible on her sash.
Posted in: Universal values
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brotokyo
footnotes or links please, super. I got some spare time to do some catchup reading
Posted in: 6 Americans on medical team killed in Afghanistan
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brotokyo
Subtitles all the way--I like to hear the actor's voices and see lips move in sync with words, unless it is done like Woody Allen's "What's Up Tiger Lily"
Posted in: Would you rather see a movie that is not in your native language, with subtitles or dubbed into your own language?
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brotokyo
diveit:
It seems your "doubles" are at the perfect age where they don't have to decide which passport to keep yet. The day will come when your doubles must choose one passport over the other, if they indeed have an American passport now
Posted in: If a longtime expat starts offering you advice, walk the other way
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brotokyo
Trenton:
Interesting you choose the same year that *Dave Berry Does Japan *came out. You'd do well to cease writing and start reading. I know the expat type (only a sprinkling) you write about--I like to dub them the "Columbus syndrom" lot: "I got here first". Personally I've been in Japan since the mid 80s and insist that I have well over 8000 ONE DAY experiences in Japan, not some two decades plus. I can only offer you this advice: Don't include your rant above as a serious publication on your resume and good luck with your bad hair days.
Posted in: If a longtime expat starts offering you advice, walk the other way
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brotokyo
A single kiss burns 26 calories:
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Howmanycaloriesdoyouburninakiss
so get off your fat bottoms and kiss away
Posted in: Majority of weight-loss products fail to cut kilos
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brotokyo
mrskit:
if I show a bit of leg people will laugh
Posted in: Do you think a man holding a door open for a woman, holding her chair for her when she sits down, or giving up his seat for her are outmoded gestures of politeness or do they still have their place in today's society?
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brotokyo
Now that is some serious "coolbiz" dressing
Posted in: Cheers
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brotokyo
stroh's
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brotokyo
thanks Cleo for the connect and never mind that it's in Japanese. My nihongo study at Sheffield has paid off so I can manage the article, and yes, it's not very scientific; nonetheless I would never agree that
For me the last statement in the original article above says it all:
Sometimes people just don't want to make waves, but that doesn't mean that most are "satisfied" it might merely imply they don't want confrontation.
Personally I could care less about this system in Japan, and find this thread more boring probably than what you find mathematics, but I certainly don't want to speak for "most" men in Japan and make a sweeping generalization simply because the "masses (of men)" remain silent on the matter. I like to believe many men are quite tolerant and just accept things the way they are. Toleration and satisfaction are not one in the same.
Posted in: The shrinking state of Japanese salarymen's pocket money
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brotokyo
Really? Does this come from the results of a survey you can cite or am I reading wishing thinking?
Posted in: The shrinking state of Japanese salarymen's pocket money