chardk1 said...

chardk1 at 12:18 PM JST - 12th June

I think it's kind of funny that the writer says that the izakaya is unique to Japanese culture, and then turns right around and says "it's basically like a tapas bar." Which it is. Lots of cultures have places where you drink and eat a light meal. I suppose you…

Posted in Izakaya: The Japanese Pub Cookbook at 12:18 PM JST - 12th June
chardk1 at 12:13 PM JST - 12th June

What I really have to raise an eyebrow to sometimes is the accusations of arrogance. I say, ignore reports like this. It is really the only thing you can do.

Well, there are different kinds of arrogance. While putting other people down is the most obvious kind, to disregard criticism…

Posted in Anti-Americanism at record levels worldwide, report shows at 12:13 PM JST - 12th June
chardk1 at 10:31 AM JST - 12th June

As far as I'm concerned, let the world's leftists hate America all they want.

That's a great attitude, and so typical of why Anti-American sentiment is increasing. This arrogant, ignorant and dismissive world view, typified by Still-President Bush, is that anyone who disagrees with America or dislikes America is stupid…

Posted in Anti-Americanism at record levels worldwide, report shows at 10:31 AM JST - 12th June
chardk1 at 10:13 AM JST - 12th June

I would think that the Iraqis would think it is kind of important, but who cares what they think. Not McCain, that's for sure.

I don't think McCain is a terrible person, but he clearly has zero patience with the notion that the American President must be the world's leading…

Posted in McCain says setting Iraq withdrawal date 'not that important' at 10:13 AM JST - 12th June
chardk1 at 06:17 PM JST - 11th June

The Broadcast and Human Rights/Other Related Rights Committee? Only in Japan. Do the other related rights relate to broadcasting or human rights? They are pretty similar issues after all...

Posted in NHK report on high court ruling lacked fairness, panel says at 06:17 PM JST - 11th June
chardk1 at 06:13 PM JST - 11th June

I lived in precisely such a unit for three years. The rooms are pretty small but they really squeeze you on closet and bathroom space. If you live like most Japanese and don't have a lot of furniture, it's not so bad. Japanese apartments are much more efficiently organized than…

Posted in Tokyo condos' average price 8 times annual income at 06:13 PM JST - 11th June
chardk1 at 06:09 PM JST - 11th June

What, no riot over high grain prices? Oh right, this is Japan Today, not Korea Today. My bad

Posted in Higher food prices shine ray of hope on rice industry at 06:09 PM JST - 11th June
chardk1 at 04:56 PM JST - 11th June

No, but seriously, this ridiculous new procedure is the spawn of an out-of-control U.S. government, that through well documented spin and childish repetitive propaganda, has managed to successfully brainwash the majority of Americans into believing that "security" takes precedence over pretty much everything except food, drink and the right to…

Posted in Scanners that see through clothing installed in U.S. airports at 04:56 PM JST - 11th June
chardk1 at 04:51 PM JST - 11th June

I read about this highly scientific study in more detail on the Japanese business news website Nikkei-Net. The study created a rather arbitrary average price based on "a typical price of the most typical kind of home sought by buyers which is a new 3LDK mansion of 70 square meters"…

Posted in Tokyo condos' average price 8 times annual income at 04:51 PM JST - 11th June
chardk1 at 04:17 PM JST - 11th June

It's not about beef, any more than Takeshima is about an uninhabitable rock in the middle of the ocean. There's a lot of pent up anger and frustration in Korea, a lot of it frankly due more to insecurity and hubris than any actual wrongs suffered. They have developed a…

Posted in 80,000 rally against U.S. beef in South Korea at 04:17 PM JST - 11th June