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  furuigakkoOct. 03, 2009 - 11:38AM JST

  I don't think it was so much Obama's fault rather the riff btwn the USOC and the IOC.

  Consecutive Olympics in Europe, gaijin unfriendly Tokyo, racist Japan, glad to see Rio got it.

  Makes me wanna visit Brazil soon!

  Posted in: Rio wins bid for 2016 Olympics; Tokyo eliminated in 2nd round

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  furuigakkoSep. 22, 2009 - 08:17PM JST

  Here's the Time Magazine posting:

  http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1904132,00.html

  Posted in: Retired cop's NPO patrols popular suicide venue

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  furuigakkoSep. 22, 2009 - 08:16PM JST

  Yeah, my hat is off to him, he was also featured in Time mag.

  Posted in: Retired cop's NPO patrols popular suicide venue

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  furuigakkoSep. 22, 2009 - 08:11PM JST

  And the fact that you need an invitation from someone in order to join. It's very representative of the closed nature of Japan.

  The "in" group vs. the "out" group, it is also indicative in the language.

  Posted in: Mixi plans to double users within 4 years

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  furuigakkoSep. 22, 2009 - 08:09PM JST

  You can recognize the real and smart man from the loser once you dump a guy. The guy who accepts his defeat wiht dignity is the real men, he will never stalk and cry and will understand that it is over. The loser will continue to stick around even if he is unwanted and he knows it.

  Well put!

  Posted in: The age of the disposable male

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  furuigakkoSep. 22, 2009 - 01:22PM JST

  In short, Japanese people in general are untrustworthy, secretive, and deceitful. From the outside looking in via my job, I hear and see a lot of cheating and usury. Rampant cheating by women and of course men. It would shock you.

  I agree with you, yes was shocked too.

  Just a social facade for Japanese and stereotypical myth upheld by gaijin.

  Along with western media and pop culture. One quote that I remember well was from the movie "Heaven and Earth" when Tommy Lee Jones' character stated "What I need is a good oriental woman". How deceived he was (the charater in the movie) and how the audience is naive to believe that.

  Posted in: The age of the disposable male

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  furuigakkoSep. 22, 2009 - 01:16PM JST

  @ bobbafett there you go assuming. How do you know I don't speak the local dialect?

  The intelligent Japanese women I have met and dated were the ones in grad school the ones that have left Japan. The posting is addressing the Japanese women written in the Spa article.

  Posted in: The age of the disposable male

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  furuigakkoSep. 22, 2009 - 08:01AM JST

  Then in their mid 30's 35 or so they suddenly wake up and realize, heck I want babies I desperately need to get married. By then most J dudes cast them off as being Obasan.

  J chicks are so stupid and material. Ever try to carry on a intellectual convo with one? They are so much more attractive with their mouths shut.

  Posted in: The age of the disposable male

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  furuigakkoSep. 19, 2009 - 11:06PM JST

  7 bills, rather pricey.

  Posted in: 3-seat bicycle

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  furuigakkoSep. 19, 2009 - 09:16PM JST

  Are they going to have the stewardesses in body paint like in the safety video? That would increase ridership quite a bit, I think.

  The chicks in that commercial are nice, but the dudes are total and complete flamers.

  Posted in: Air New Zealand targets Japanese travelers with special charter flights

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  furuigakkoSep. 19, 2009 - 05:39PM JST

  There are other cases:

  US 60 minutes:

  http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5088149n&tag=cbsnewsMainColumnArea.2

  Posted in: Proxy wedding means Marine's Japanese widow, baby unwelcome in U.S.

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  furuigakkoSep. 18, 2009 - 09:16AM JST

  @ Nessie, everybody is grammar teacher.

  Posted in: Proxy wedding means Marine's Japanese widow, baby unwelcome in U.S.

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  furuigakkoSep. 18, 2009 - 07:56AM JST

  Though neither knew much of the other’s language, something clicked.

  What clicked was he was her ticket out of Okinawa and he was a naive 22 yr old Marine from Farmland, USA and first time off the farm. Exactly the why this law was created. Having being a Marine Corps veteran, how many times have I seen this?

  As for the son, yes he should be an automatic for US citizenship based on the father being American. Hotaru san will just have to wait until the son turns 18 and he can sponsor her residency.

  Posted in: Proxy wedding means Marine's Japanese widow, baby unwelcome in U.S.

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  furuigakkoSep. 11, 2008 - 12:24PM JST

  Sad to see the graffiti on the wall!

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  furuigakkoSep. 10, 2008 - 10:44AM JST

  Very sad indeed, is there a sex ed curriculum in J schools? Or even classes on contraception?

  Posted in: Body of newborn baby found in coin locker at train station in Tokyo

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  furuigakkoAug. 27, 2008 - 10:38AM JST

  Nice to see actual talent endorsing a product and not some "dime by the dozen" tarento brainless bimbo.

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  furuigakkoAug. 26, 2008 - 01:51PM JST

  Japanese food is bland.....salt, soy sauce, or miso. However, great presentation...but if I wanted presentation I'd take a flower arrangement class.

  Michelin must rate based on presntation.

  Posted in: Critics dispute Michelin regard for Tokyo food

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  furuigakkoAug. 08, 2008 - 10:41AM JST

  Nice photo, got to see some of the show as my office is near the stadium on the 20th FL. Once in a blue moon I stayed late to the surprise of my Japanese colleages.

  Posted in: Jingu-Gaien Fireworks

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  furuigakkoAug. 04, 2008 - 11:10AM JST

  Also, one important point........."no one got injured"

  Posted in: 30,000 chickens die in Kagoshima fire

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  furuigakkoAug. 04, 2008 - 11:09AM JST

  The new KFC Kagoshima Fried Chicken. Come on razor, lighten up.

  Posted in: 30,000 chickens die in Kagoshima fire

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