cleo said...

cleo at 10:42 AM JST - 16th November

I think it's a lot easier to enjoy this country by avoiding use of rush-hour transport in major cities

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Beelzebub, great head in the sand theory. In a country where mass transport is the only way to go for the average citizen, you'd recommend taking a taxi at 10…

Posted in Is chivalry dead on Tokyo trains? at 10:42 AM JST - 16th November
cleo at 09:35 AM JST - 16th November

kirakira brings up a good point: when you've got a young, slim lady standing in front of you, you have no idea whether or not she's in an interesting condition and about to faint on you. So by offering your seat to a pretty young thing, you might be giving…

Posted in Is chivalry dead on Tokyo trains? at 09:35 AM JST - 16th November
cleo at 01:20 AM JST - 16th November

First off, I don't believe that anyone here is calling for a posse to hang 'im high

Read through the thread, that's exactly what a lot of posters are calling for.

I won't even discuss the rape accusation, as that has not even surfaced officially

You're demanding a fair…

Posted in Ichihashi undergoes medical checkup after refusing to eat at 01:20 AM JST - 16th November
cleo at 11:32 PM JST - 15th November

because he's a worthless piece of st who doesn't deserve to be pied on if he was on fire

Fine, then get to the trial as quickly as the law will allow, and cut off his supply of green tea after he's been officially found guilty in a court of…

Posted in Ichihashi undergoes medical checkup after refusing to eat at 11:32 PM JST - 15th November
cleo at 10:35 PM JST - 15th November

they are legislative equals

The Emperor has no legislative power.

Obama did right to bow, it's only good manners, but maybe not as deeply as the photo showed him, and not at the same time as the handshake.

Posted in Should President Barack Obama have bowed to the emperor while he was in Japan? at 10:35 PM JST - 15th November
cleo at 02:13 PM JST - 15th November

why is he allowed green tea?

Why shouldn't he be?

Posted in Ichihashi undergoes medical checkup after refusing to eat at 02:13 PM JST - 15th November
cleo at 02:08 PM JST - 15th November

what's with Hatoyama's alien-style suits

He's wearing the same style as PM Lee. Looks like they arranged to dress Singapore style - like at the G8 summits where they all dress in the national costume of whatever country the meeting is in. Maybe Singapore didn't get the size quite right.…

Posted in APEC fashion at 02:08 PM JST - 15th November
cleo at 02:02 PM JST - 15th November

I as a woman prefer men who practice judo, karate, kendo, kyudo or whatever but please no tea ceremony. You cannot steal the heart of a woman through tea ceremony or poetry. Be masculine!

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they cannot respect a man who serves the tea

As a woman I couldn't…

Posted in Men in search of healing turn to tea ceremonies at 02:02 PM JST - 15th November
cleo at 03:45 PM JST - 14th November

A younger man bowing to an older man, and to one many years his senior in head-of-state-ity. Nothing at all wrong with that, quite heartwarming.

I imagine Obama's protocol advisors gave him a good talking-to after the arms-around-the-Queen gaff in the UK and decided it would be better for him…

Posted in Meet and greet at 03:45 PM JST - 14th November
cleo at 10:47 PM JST - 13th November

do you think they let just anyone in here?

No, you have to pass the entrance exam, just like anywhere else (Unless your name is Something no miya).

You need to come from certain families to get in unless things have changed in the past few years.

Then things must…

Posted in Meet the brains of Tokyo's women-only housing boom at 10:47 PM JST - 13th November