frankthedm said...

frankthedm at 05:05 AM JST - 20th October

Who else has fears this will flop on the scale of "Delgo"? As much as the Sci fi genre needs this one to succeed, I have trouble expecting audiences to empathize with those blue avatar "things".

Posted in Cameron creates new world with long-awaited 'Avatar' at 05:05 AM JST - 20th October
frankthedm at 09:49 AM JST - 28th April

This is one of the still debated aspects of some of the claims. It's very biased of you to make such a decalaration as if it were an established fact. But you are correct in "hence the anger" as it encites hatred without any regard for verification.

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Posted in China conveys 'grave concern' to Japan over Aso's Yasukuni offerings at 09:49 AM JST - 28th April
frankthedm at 01:32 AM JST - 8th April

While a shelter is not that useful against full-scale nuclear holocaust, if one is well off, it is a good idea to have underground fortification when the crap hits the fan. A nice thing to have JIC a few mundane missiles get launched after a ‘misunderstanding’.

Also if whatever causes…

Posted in Nuclear shelter sales up at 01:32 AM JST - 8th April
frankthedm at 04:07 AM JST - 23rd March

Posted by sharky1Is it common practice in Japan to lock someone up and not provide any supervision? Aren't they aware that people who are confined for the first time, for whatever reason, are prone to attempt suicide within the first 24 hours? Sounds like a case of professional neglect to…

Posted in Chinese man, set to be deported, kills himself at Tokyo immigration facility at 04:07 AM JST - 23rd March
frankthedm at 06:49 AM JST - 29th January

Japan needs something else that draws them in and gets them to spend money. LIKE A CASINO.

Sure, like that yakuza don't have a strong enough hold already.

Posted in Number of foreign tourists visiting Japan plunges 24.1% in Dec at 06:49 AM JST - 29th January
frankthedm at 01:57 AM JST - 23rd January

Ah, my apologies if I came of as cantankerous.

Posted in Over 1,600 Internet dating sites registered with authorities: NPA at 01:57 AM JST - 23rd January
frankthedm at 01:21 AM JST - 23rd January

The article does not need to, The joke of 'internet "dating"' should be well known to anyone who has ever seen an AdultFriendFinder pop up add. But, if you need to hear it from a more authoritative source...

The revised law bars gangsters running such sites and operators of child-related…

Posted in Over 1,600 Internet dating sites registered with authorities: NPA at 01:21 AM JST - 23rd January
frankthedm at 04:25 AM JST - 20th December

originally posted by smithinjapan *What's more, how the heck are they going to get the 'urban youth' to voluntarily go out there for 'one to three' years?? Once those kids find out they have poor cell reception they'll be out the door on the idea, let alone asking them to…

Posted in Gov't plans to recruit urban youths to work in rural areas at 04:25 AM JST - 20th December
frankthedm at 07:00 AM JST - 27th November

I enjoy many of Miyazaki's works, but he is a god blasted tree hugger. While Mononoke Hime was a very good film, San is a literal posterchild for ELF style Ecoterrorists.

Posted in Animator Hayao Miyazaki worries about children's future at 07:00 AM JST - 27th November
frankthedm at 06:50 AM JST - 27th November

originally posted by Kokuryu

Can someone explain to me why porn has to be censored in Japan in the first place?>

Because the laws of japan prohibit showing sex or sexual organs. However the exact language allows for everything else to be shown.

Posted in 17 arrested for selling illegal porn at DVD shops in Tokyo at 06:50 AM JST - 27th November