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  • doombird at 12:14 PM JST - 20th December

    But then I wouldn't be able to "take a stroll" down the Kyoto streets where I used to live, and "visit" nostalgic places like Smile Burger! :(

    Japan does go a bit overboard with its privacy. I've seen scenes on Japanese news/variety shows where they are filming at a location,…

    Posted in Group seeks to scrap Google's Street View at 12:14 PM JST - 20th December

  • doombird at 03:12 PM JST - 14th December

    I don't even understand what it means! I don't think she does, either, the adorable empty-eyed thing! Awareness of safety overseas... will they have her on ads reminding people to exercise the exact same common sense abroad that keeps them walking the mortal plane at home? And will they pay…

    Posted in Aki Hoshino appointed ‘Overseas Safety Ambassador’ at 03:12 PM JST - 14th December

  • doombird at 02:20 AM JST - 16th November

    Exactly. IF she was just out for a much-needed movie and a pint of Ben & Jerry's with a girl friend and the husband couldn't handle taking care of the kid for an evening, then what I said before goes out the window. I wonder why they even bother writing…

    Posted in Father held for beating wife, 3-month-old son in Osaka at 02:20 AM JST - 16th November

  • doombird at 02:51 PM JST - 15th November

    According to police, the mother called police, telling them she also had been beaten by her husband.

    I took this as meaning either of two things: 1) when she came home the husband beat her and she called the police, or 2) when she called the police, she informed them…

    Posted in Father held for beating wife, 3-month-old son in Osaka at 02:51 PM JST - 15th November

  • doombird at 01:32 PM JST - 11th October

    I think that the kind of people who sit in the front row at EITHER camp's political rallies are a little bit scary, but while the Democrat crowd all cheer whenever Obama says something catchy, all them Republicans know how to do is go "Boooooo, boooo!" and give a blank-eyed…

    Posted in Raw anger in McCain's crowds as Obama strengthens at 01:32 PM JST - 11th October

  • doombird at 11:43 AM JST - 9th October

    that's what my grandmother says

    Your grandmother also wants rakugo to be like sushi? :)

    I think it's great what this guy is doing. I've tried to watch rakugo in Japanese, but as the name might imply, it's very, very hard for non-natives to follow because the words come at…

    Posted in Sit-down comedian knocks New Yorkers off their feet at 11:43 AM JST - 9th October

  • doombird at 11:30 AM JST - 9th October

    Haha... Oh, Japan. Why do I get the feeling that given a few months, reports will come pouring in about these things going berserk and absconding with people?

    "Oh no! These are the wrong trousers!"

    Posted in Robot suit for rent in Japan to help people walk at 11:30 AM JST - 9th October

  • doombird at 09:57 AM JST - 30th September

    I think he should go right ahead. Tour the country. And maybe go from city to city helping Japan out with its declining population problem.

    Just sayin'.

    Posted in Duchovny's visit to Japan up in the air at 09:57 AM JST - 30th September

  • doombird at 12:47 PM JST - 27th September

    I like Uniqlo a lot. Saying the clothes are 'blah' isn't a stretch, but that's what I like about them -- most of the stuff is pretty simple, comes in basic colors with no branding or logos, and at decent prices. They have some funky stuff and some higher-end sweaters…

    Posted in Yu Yamada is Uniqlo's 'perfect' woman at 12:47 PM JST - 27th September

  • doombird at 02:08 PM JST - 26th September

    Wow, he's just like all the rest of us ordinary folks! Except for never having anything to do with us when he can help it! And it's so nice to know that his school treated him just like other students -- except for that whole thing about entrance exams, or…

    Posted in Crown prince recalls his college days at 02:08 PM JST - 26th September

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