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  ersby at 12:23 AM JST - 6th October

  That's an interesting question - can a translation be better han the original? A translation is there to be faithful to the original, but if it out-performs the original, is it a worse translation, even if it tells a better story?

  Anyway, just thinking aloud. I know of some people…

  Posted in Ad indicates publishing of 3rd volume of Haruki Murakmi's '1Q84' at 12:23 AM JST - 6th October

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  ersby at 12:42 AM JST - 26th August

  Just as long as they don't do an ATM in the style of a strict old woman, who asks you what you're going to do with that money, and then says "Don't spend it all at once" at the end.

  Posted in Cockney rhyming slang to be used at London ATMs at 12:42 AM JST - 26th August

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  ersby at 07:36 PM JST - 16th August

  I'm looking forward to this. The first series was a nice mix of game theory, probability and mystery.

  Hope they change the director, though. In the first series, whenever something important happened, he'd zoom in on the faces of everybody in the room, one after the other. If the room…

  Posted in 'Liar Game' sees second season and movie at 07:36 PM JST - 16th August

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  ersby at 09:11 PM JST - 15th July

  Well, this is confusing. Last night I heard a radio talk-in about another survey that put us Brits at the bottom of the pile.

  Posted in Pushy French are world's worst tourists; Japanese are top: study at 09:11 PM JST - 15th July

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  ersby at 07:04 PM JST - 14th July

  I don't see how northlondon can put down someone who was quite open about wanting to move on from Celtic, but at the same time stick up for the supporters of a franchise team.

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  ersby at 06:36 PM JST - 1st July

  [pedant]The Manic Street Preachers are Welsh, not English.[/pedant]

  Posted in Japan's summer music juggernaut rolls on at 06:36 PM JST - 1st July

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  ersby at 09:18 PM JST - 22nd June

  No doubt smashed by tadpoles falling from the sky.

  :D

  Posted in 75 cars found with their windows smashed in Hakodate at 09:18 PM JST - 22nd June

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  ersby at 05:27 PM JST - 15th June

  What happens after another ten years? Exclamation marks? Bold font?

  Posted in Gackt becomes GACKT to celebrate 10th anniversary at 05:27 PM JST - 15th June

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  ersby at 08:14 PM JST - 11th June

  Why are the falling tadpoles attracted to parking lots? My hunch is after the first (genuine?) bizarre rainfall, people made copycat hoaxes.

  Posted in Ishikawa tadpole mystery continues as 70 more dead larvae found at 08:14 PM JST - 11th June

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  ersby at 11:45 PM JST - 3rd June

  Anyone trying to understand this sad story through concepts of nationhood is missing the point entirely.

  Posted in Japanese woman, British husband leap to death with dead child in England at 11:45 PM JST - 3rd June