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dammit at 04:31 PM JST - 9th October

Saw a couple of foreigners on the train here in Japan a few months back. One was talking in what sounded to me (a non-speaker of Japanese) like fairly passable gaijin Japanese, the other was nodding profusely, grinning knowingly, and repeatedly saying "Aaaah, sousosososososososososososou." as if his life depended on…

Posted in Which words or expressions annoy you the most when you hear them repeatedly used by other people in conversation? at 04:31 PM JST - 9th October
dammit at 02:00 PM JST - 8th October

Yeah, very tight.

Next someone'll forget to remove their nuclear warhead from their carry-on baggage. We'll see how tight the US security is then. Poor Narita airport officials, they must have had a bit of a shock. lol.

Posted in American transit passenger with handgun arrested at Narita at 02:00 PM JST - 8th October
dammit at 01:28 PM JST - 8th October

By the way Timorborder (sorry for naming you again!) As the US permits and approves of dual nationality they don't need to turn a blind eye to all the US and UK dual nationals. They don't even care if someone's a US and JP national, because it's Japan's laws that…

Posted in Arrested American man says reclaiming his children 'not crime' at 01:28 PM JST - 8th October
dammit at 01:25 PM JST - 8th October

Timorborder, while I mostly agree with what you say about this case,

By blocking the children's access to the consulate (which under international treaty is deemed to constitute US territory and which Japanese authorities may only enter at the invitation of the US), Japan could be deemed to be in…

Posted in Arrested American man says reclaiming his children 'not crime' at 01:25 PM JST - 8th October
dammit at 11:18 AM JST - 8th October

by cultural default, that’s the mother.

I'm sick of seeing that here. It normally used to be the father who got custody. I don't know whether it being the mother nowadays is because they're going too far in copying the west, or whether they're going too far trying to give…

Posted in Divorced, separated Japanese fathers also fight to see children at 11:18 AM JST - 8th October
dammit at 09:30 AM JST - 7th October

Manga? I dunno, sounds like your average Hollywood horror movie or English-language scary story to me.

But whatever inspired the weirdo, it's terrifying to think of what his plans were for his next move after binding her arms. Poor kid. And I hope she was the first, after all, how…

Posted in Man arrested for binding girl's arms with tape at 09:30 AM JST - 7th October
dammit at 07:47 PM JST - 5th October

Anyone who's been on a British Airways flight to or from Narita will know that all Japanese people know where the cup noodles are stored.

So I doubt if the people in Japan needed to be told about the galley!

For the rest of the world, there's sometimes free snacks…

Posted in 8 essential tips for your next flight at 07:47 PM JST - 5th October
dammit at 07:07 PM JST - 5th October

It's funny really, but it's a bad influence.

Imagine all the worst possible things little kids could ever do, then roll them all into one badly drawn boy named Shin-chan.

Then imagine your kids copying him.

That's the worst part.

Plus the badly-drawn bit.

Posted in Mystery still surrounds death of Crayon Shinchan creator at 07:07 PM JST - 5th October
dammit at 05:54 PM JST - 5th October

Mystery?

He was on a cliff. He ended up at the bottom.

He fell by accident, jumped, or was pushed.

In the absence of evidence of murder, it's hardly relevant whether he topped himself or not. Only the family would really care, because they'd be the ones left feeling guilty…

Posted in Mystery still surrounds death of Crayon Shinchan creator at 05:54 PM JST - 5th October
dammit at 05:42 PM JST - 5th October

I pretty much agree with everything Timorborder has been saying.

I know the bloke was arrested on a kidnapping charge, but we all know j-cops like any excuse to take someone in so they can spend a few weeks deciding what to actually charge them with. It seems to me…

Posted in Rally held outside Japan's embassy in U.S. in support of Savoie at 05:42 PM JST - 5th October