imacat said...

imacat at 11:20 AM JST - 30th June

She works very well with Taguchi, who, by the way, imacat, may not be an expert on everything, but he does his homework and has sufficient knowledge about the topic he is on.

We'll have to differ on that one... I think I could learn as much or more from…

Posted in NHK announcer finds herself in a big new world at 11:20 AM JST - 30th June
imacat at 07:23 PM JST - 29th June

I can't stand News Watch 9. I hate the way Yuko Aoyama has to defer to the font-of-all-knowledge-father-figure Goro Taguchi. She has to listen meekly as he spouts off his opinions... who cares what he thinks, he's not an expert! They are probably scripted opinions anyway Of course we know…

Posted in NHK announcer finds herself in a big new world at 07:23 PM JST - 29th June
imacat at 02:12 PM JST - 26th June
What's everybody's top 3 MJ tracks? Mine are:
1. Billie Jean
2. Thriller
3. Rock With You
Posted in Michael Jackson dies of reported cardiac arrest at 50 at 02:12 PM JST - 26th June
imacat at 04:26 PM JST - 25th June

Or to use your normal lingo, you sailed with a Victorian age whale watching vessel into a pristine environment, enforcing your whale watching culture on the Kingdom of Neptune.

I've never used the phrase "Kingdom of Neptune".

Posted in Whale watching in Japan more profitable than whaling: report at 04:26 PM JST - 25th June
imacat at 04:18 PM JST - 25th June

I don't eat whale and I don't want to watch whales... Just leave them alone...

This is a very interesting point and I think more and more people are feeling this way. They don't accept the existing paradigm that resource grabbers have a de facto "right to take" which trumps…

Posted in Whale watching in Japan more profitable than whaling: report at 04:18 PM JST - 25th June
imacat at 02:40 PM JST - 25th June

If all you do about it is whinge about at at JT then that would be true. So tell me that you did actually do something about it?

One thing I didn't do was start a guerilla propaganda campaign, posting 1000s of messages across multiple boards all over the internet,…

Posted in Whale watching in Japan more profitable than whaling: report at 02:40 PM JST - 25th June
imacat at 12:24 PM JST - 25th June

I've been whale watching in Japan and it was a very pleasant experience. Indeed, extremely exciting to see such majestic and amazing creatures up close, and also very exciting for all of us to try and spot a whale surfacing and then approach it. This was off the south coast…

Posted in Whale watching in Japan more profitable than whaling: report at 12:24 PM JST - 25th June
imacat at 11:09 AM JST - 24th June

Japan's Antarctic whaling is a ridiculous anachronism. These huge Victorian-era style armadas, steaming to the furthest reaches of the globe to grab whales from a pristine wilderness environment are insane... and for what?! For a few ojisans to smack their lips over a plate of whale in izakayas...

In fact,…

Posted in IWC puts off debate on allowing Japanese whaling in coastal waters at 11:09 AM JST - 24th June
imacat at 06:00 PM JST - 23rd June

As the pic shows, it was quite misty in Tokyo on Monday evening... a bit of rare occurrence I thought as I returned home.

Posted in Candle Night at 06:00 PM JST - 23rd June
imacat at 08:04 PM JST - 17th June

There's all kind of parents in Japan, just like your country or mine.

Why can some people only see the bad parents? There are some really great mums and dads here... I've learnt a lot about parenting from them.

Posted in What's your impression of parental supervision of children in Japan? at 08:04 PM JST - 17th June