hokkaidoguy said...

hokkaidoguy at 11:22 AM JST - 3rd November

I'll admit, I frequent the hostess bars, and have done for years. I'm a regular at three. I was at one last night.

I know about a dozen former hostesses. None of them are alcoholics, none of them are on medication, and all are happily married. Go figure.

A hostess,…

Posted in The rules of hostessing at 11:22 AM JST - 3rd November
hokkaidoguy at 03:45 PM JST - 26th October

Damien15:

I meant that it can be justified in case of survival, not in this day and age, where we have abundant choces for protective clothing.

Really? I have a leather motorcycle jacket. Bought it nearly 15 years ago, and still wear it every time I ride. I think it's…

Posted in Antifur rally marches through fashionable Tokyo streets at 03:45 PM JST - 26th October
hokkaidoguy at 10:44 AM JST - 21st October

Disillusioned: #

No mention of the foreigners living in Japan, specifically the ALTs. #

Possibly because the ALTs in Japan make up a statistically insignificant percentage of the workforce, and tend to be compensated quite well when compared to other unskilled labour.

Posted in Survey finds 1 in 7 Japanese living in poverty at 10:44 AM JST - 21st October
hokkaidoguy at 10:13 PM JST - 10th October

mygrain - "American beef is slaughtered at 6 months of age, common knowledge for anyone following this story year after year.."

6 months of age is veal.

Common knowledge for anyone who has ever been in a butcher shop.

Posted in Japan suspends U.S. plant's beef amid mad cow fears at 10:13 PM JST - 10th October
hokkaidoguy at 12:43 PM JST - 5th October

Because the treaty is at odds with Japanese citizenship law and aspects of Japanese family law concerning child custody.

I suspect the same is true in the other countries that have not signed the treaty (ie. just about all of Asia and Africa).

Posted in Why do you think successive Japanese governments have refused to sign the 1980 Hague Convention on International Child Abduction, which seeks to ensure that the rights of access of both parents are protected? at 12:43 PM JST - 5th October
hokkaidoguy at 07:28 PM JST - 3rd October

"there is nothing wrong with weed. For christ sake, it grows naturally!"

Have some hemlock. All natural, so it must be good.

right?

Posted in Int'l school principal, husband nabbed for marijuana smuggling at 07:28 PM JST - 3rd October
hokkaidoguy at 09:24 AM JST - 23rd September

"Smith stopped short of replying to the request, only saying Australia wants to resolve the dispute through dialogue to avoid straining relations."

Hang on...

He refused to enter into dialogue on the grounds that he wants to resolve the dispute through dialogue - am I reading that right?

That's just…

Posted in Okada asks Australia to help stop attacks by anti-whalers at 09:24 AM JST - 23rd September
hokkaidoguy at 07:41 PM JST - 20th September

“You can’t trespass in almost any other national park in the world that’s made for people,...

Every national, provincial, and state park in Canada and the USA requires that you get a permit to film for commercial purposes. If you don't have a permit, you will be charged with trespassing…

Posted in 'The Cove' director risks arrest to come to Tokyo at 07:41 PM JST - 20th September
hokkaidoguy at 01:52 PM JST - 15th September

The Prado is sold as the Lexus GX in the US, and has been since 2002.

Posted in Toyota launches redesigned Land Cruiser Prado at 01:52 PM JST - 15th September
hokkaidoguy at 09:53 AM JST - 15th September

RockBalls -

I couldn't agree more.

It's funny. I hear the same talk from foreigners out here from time to time - they seem to think that every 4x4 is a street queen. What they don't realize is just how many of the drivers they're scoffing at are spending their…

Posted in Toyota launches redesigned Land Cruiser Prado at 09:53 AM JST - 15th September