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hidflect1 at 01:30 PM JST - 22nd January

@The758: Sounds like the tree shrine in the grounds of Akasaka Park Building? If so, that story is quite touching, really. Saved the lives of the only Akasaka locals to make it through the fire bombings. At its base are fossilised remains of exactly the same type of tree.

Posted in Australia gov't was advised not to comment on Japanese sinking of WWII ship at 01:30 PM JST - 22nd January
hidflect1 at 06:01 PM JST - 11th December

Ripping off Philip K. Dick again... "Oh to be a Blobel!" Man becomes alien. Man falls in love with alien. Man wants to stay big, blue thing with woman.

The plot centers on the post-traumatic psychological state of former espionage agents on both sides of the Human-Blobel war. Blobels are…

Posted in Can Cameron deliver Titanic results on 'Avatar?' at 06:01 PM JST - 11th December
hidflect1 at 11:56 AM JST - 9th December

It's a love story. BAARP! Not going to see it. Titanic was a huge waste of time.

Posted in Can Cameron deliver Titanic results on 'Avatar?' at 11:56 AM JST - 9th December
hidflect1 at 12:40 PM JST - 26th November

And if he loses he crushes your head like a ping pong ball

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hidflect1 at 04:32 PM JST - 24th November

This should be a warning to everybody. A confession isn't worth a damn if the police are expert enough to get an innocent man to "own up". Sleep deprivation, threats, psychological mind games. I must admit - it must be an impressive technique they've got.

Posted in Specialist testifies Sugaya's DNA did not match evidence in child murder case at 04:32 PM JST - 24th November
hidflect1 at 05:03 PM JST - 12th November

Japan's lethargy (I think) is due to established distributors having the majority of the market tied up and moribund. The supermarket I've gone to for 13 years is selling the same produce on the same shelf after all this time. It's like the Soviet Union sometimes. No choice and little…

Posted in U.S. risks following Japan's example of stagnancy at 05:03 PM JST - 12th November
hidflect1 at 02:13 PM JST - 12th November

Ah yes, the common touch... very common.

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hidflect1 at 02:10 PM JST - 12th November

Is THAT why there's a cop at every station with his hand gripping a drawn People Clubber? I find it vaguely threatening and offensive frankly.

Posted in Security tightened in Tokyo for Obama's visit at 02:10 PM JST - 12th November
hidflect1 at 10:46 PM JST - 14th October

I remember Robert from the Mickey House. Earnest and enthusiastic guy as I remember...

Posted in Nothing lost in translation at 10:46 PM JST - 14th October
hidflect1 at 12:56 PM JST - 11th October

Fermented foods. Natto and Kimchi. Let the bacteria process the food for you in ways your stomach can't.

Posted in How to stay beautiful in Japan through your diet at 12:56 PM JST - 11th October