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cleo at 05:43 PM JST - 26th September
moonbeams -
She was suffocated. Her clothes were in a supermarket shopping bag, thrown under a car 100 m away. Hard to imagine she'd take all her clothes off, put them in a bag, throw the bag away, walk 100 m and then collapse.
It's reported that fingerprints have been…
Posted in Mother of murdered girl releases comments after funeral in Chiba at 05:43 PM JST - 26th September
cleo at 05:37 PM JST - 26th September
babedolphin -
I think a lot of the gaijin on TV deliberately hobble themselves linguistically because they think (or they're told) it sounds cute.
I can pass myself off as a native Japanese on the phone. Sometimes I get asked things like, 'I can't place your accent, are you from…
Posted in How difficult or easy is Japanese to learn, compared to other languages? at 05:37 PM JST - 26th September
cleo at 12:02 PM JST - 26th September
And you base that on what? The fact that she had to work to support…
Posted in Mother of murdered girl releases comments after funeral in Chiba at 12:02 PM JST - 26th September
cleo at 11:55 AM JST - 26th September
People say Japanese is more difficult than English because of the keigo, but I don't think that's so. Maybe it's a bother to have to learn the different levels of deference/self-depreciation, but at least there are rules that can be written down and learned. English has keigo too - different…
Posted in How difficult or easy is Japanese to learn, compared to other languages? at 11:55 AM JST - 26th September
cleo at 10:02 AM JST - 26th September
warispeace, we really didn't need that.....now I need a cup of coffee....
Yup - (seijinyo) kami-omutsu - paper nappies (for adults)
Posted in Japan holds diaper fashion show -- for adults at 10:02 AM JST - 26th September
cleo at 09:58 AM JST - 26th September
Mino Monta was saying this morning that the latest survey showed 42% thought Aso would be the most suitable next PM, with 19% thinking Ozawa was more suitable. The same survey showed that 41% wanted the LDP to win the next election, while the DJP had 37% support.
It's obvious…
Posted in LDP's general election strategy may not go as smoothly as expected at 09:58 AM JST - 26th September
cleo at 09:53 PM JST - 25th September
I wonder if Sarge feels sorry for patricides on account of how they're orphans.
Moderator: All readers back on topic please.
Posted in Bush warns of recession without rescue plan; invites Mccain, Obama to meeting at 09:53 PM JST - 25th September
cleo at 11:23 AM JST - 25th September
Well, she can ask herself why she has only one child, then see if her reasons can be applied to the country at large. I imagine she knows better why she doesn't…
Posted in Ex-premier's daughter Obuchi named minister on declining birthrate at 11:23 AM JST - 25th September
cleo at 09:54 AM JST - 25th September
You mean the kind of policies that killed off the pensions, put the 75+ oldies in an expensive health-care straightjacket, and almost doubled my local taxes? Some sense. I'd rather they hadn't agreed on…
Posted in Chinese media focus on Aso's upcoming political hurdles at 09:54 AM JST - 25th September
cleo at 10:42 PM JST - 24th September
That does NOT happen in 'every country'. I hope parents everywhere would be horrified and raise an unholy stink if it happened in any country.
Posted in U.S. soldiers accidentally kill Sunni leader in Iraq at 10:42 PM JST - 24th September