Tuesday February 14, 2012

JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION

griff's past comments

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griffOct. 05, 2011 - 07:01PM JST

@ben4short, you're not wrong, but unfortunately most of us spend most of our time preoccupied with other commitments rather than "making the most" of life. carpe diem is a nice idea, but i don't think you'd want to live around people who were doing that on a daily basis; they wouldn't care about you, that's for sure...

Posted in: Death of a Japanese Salesman
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griffAug. 09, 2011 - 06:14PM JST

Unlike America, the UK has a class based society

ha! don't make me laugh

Posted in: British PM promises action to restore order in strife-torn cities
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griffAug. 09, 2011 - 12:57AM JST

Munya Times is correct; the most justifiable reason for preventing new members to the Nuke club is to avoid a snowballing nuclear arms race for the sake of just this kind of questionable muscle flexing, which would most likely result in WW3

Posted in: Ishihara says Japan should conduct simulated nuclear weapons tests
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griffJul. 22, 2011 - 06:46PM JST

the thing about murder, though, is that it's the one crime where there is no possibility of the perpetrator compensating the victims - that would require brining someone back from the dead. the death penalty is a poor attempt at this, and just leaves the victims no better off. it's better to accept this, impose a suitably stiff punishment and keep to the moral high-ground

Posted in: Hawkers 'pleased' with life sentence for Ichihashi
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griffJul. 21, 2011 - 05:36PM JST

this was always going to be the most appropriate sentence. i think it's a shame that the family were calling for the death penalty; two wrongs don't make a right

Posted in: Hawkers 'pleased' with life sentence for Ichihashi
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griffJul. 19, 2011 - 09:42PM JST

had a grimy end-of-season sunday down at toshimaen a few years ago. had a good time, mostly due to it's complete scrubby nastiness. it amused away some of my hangover at least. tossing around a beach ball in the circulating pool was quite fun at least

a wise man goes to toshimaen, a fool goes again :D

Posted in: The big heat
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griffJul. 13, 2011 - 11:14PM JST

@Jason Lok, in my experience sometimes yes, sometimes no... but i'm a regular plug wearer, and non-snorer (ladies!)

Posted in: Hotels test snore absorption room
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griffJul. 12, 2011 - 07:49PM JST

i remember seeing a tv show about recycling analogue tvs in the uk recently - done efficiently on a big enough scale, there is money to be made; these devices contain valuable materials that can be reused, melted down and sold on. so why isn't someone doing this?

Posted in: Analog TV disposal no small task
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griffJul. 12, 2011 - 07:24PM JST

Enoshima is dirrrrrrrrrrty. As are those gals in bikinis. One good point, one bad!

Posted in: A day at the beach
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griffJul. 09, 2011 - 07:23PM JST

Cracking article!

Posted in: How first 24 hours shaped Japan's nuclear crisis
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griffJun. 17, 2011 - 09:42PM JST

shall i put it out there that, traditionally, female members of staff are put there as wife candidates for the men? in which case, this is understandable, if not to be condoned

Posted in: Are people hired based on their looks?
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griffJun. 17, 2011 - 07:18PM JST

bandwagon jumping? i'm sure most of the protesters still expect the vending machine to be running when they go out for a PET bottle of tea, or to be able to crank the aircon during the summertime...

Posted in: Thousands in Tokyo protest against nuclear power
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griffJun. 13, 2011 - 08:19PM JST

yay! let's all encourage young girls to be obsessed with their "popularity"

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griffJun. 13, 2011 - 08:14PM JST

minor note, but LastPass notifications cause the menu bar to float down

Posted in: What do you think of the new Japan Today design?
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griffMay. 25, 2011 - 07:40PM JST

i've used all of the browsers, and chrome is easily my favourite. firefox went off the boil a few years ago and started getting bloated. safari is pretty nice, but lacks the customisation options of chrome. IE may be getting better but is still wanted for its past crimes against humanity

Posted in: Yahoo ready to deliver on promise to upgrade email
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griffMay. 25, 2011 - 07:16PM JST

Lessons on how to also look androgynous amongst the most live at home, sissy boys in the world.

bwhahaahaha! SMASH!

Posted in: Keeping up with Japanese metrosexual manes
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griffApr. 22, 2011 - 11:15PM JST

whilst i consider myself a strict republican, i must confess to having a bit of an obsession with young katey. although, not sure about this jackie kennedy looks she's sporting nowadays...

Posted in: NHK to broadcast UK royal wedding live
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griffApr. 12, 2011 - 12:05AM JST

it's a bit ridiculous to question the "safety" of any place when you consider that regardless of where you live there's always the chance you'll shuffle off this mortal coil in a typically innocuous fashion, such as slipping in the bath and cracking your skull on the porcelain. people have a natural tendency to play up the dangers of unlikely but horrendous disasters, and play down the everyday and mundane threats we face...

Posted in: M7.0 quake jolts eastern Japan; two killed
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griffDec. 03, 2010 - 05:17PM JST

this doesn't explain why there are some excellent non-pop japanese musicians. i blame the industry

Posted in: Does J-pop really suck?
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griffNov. 18, 2010 - 08:02AM JST

it's great

Posted in: Matsumoto Castle