jonnyboy said...

jonnyboy at 02:45 PM JST - 15th June

robots are great, but can we have them as a substitute for human labour, not human relationships, please?

Posted in Nowadays, almost every family has a car. In the near future, every family would be having a humanoid robot that can help out various things at home. at 02:45 PM JST - 15th June
jonnyboy at 02:38 PM JST - 15th June

Anyway, much better than projecting an image of military violence like the USA.

not really accurate. the US presents an image of riches, freedom and glamour. the reality (it could be argued) is obesity, poverty and aggression (as you point out)

as for japan, you could say it's trying to…

Posted in 'Kawaii ambassadors' head overseas to promote Japanese pop culture at 02:38 PM JST - 15th June
jonnyboy at 10:41 PM JST - 14th June

this kind of girl is exactly the kind of knows least about, and would be capable least of dealing with the world outside of nice, safe, kawaii japan, or should i say tokyo, or should i say harajuku

there are sure to be many human blue-screen-of-death personality crash moments when…

Posted in 'Kawaii ambassadors' head overseas to promote Japanese pop culture at 10:41 PM JST - 14th June
jonnyboy at 01:19 PM JST - 13th June

more generally, there is definitely something wrong with the "developed" world. concepts like "the economy" and "industry" are supposed to be a means to end, not ends in themselves

Posted in New graduates show lack of zeal for jobs and job-hunting at 01:19 PM JST - 13th June
jonnyboy at 07:53 PM JST - 12th June

hence i don't feel it's popular culture has the courage to actually examine the state of the nation

excuse my poor typing

Posted in 'Kawaii ambassadors' head overseas to promote Japanese pop culture at 07:53 PM JST - 12th June
jonnyboy at 07:52 PM JST - 12th June

"(it might help if they could get past WW2)" LOL! I thought it was more the outside world that couldn't get over it ( and criticize others) without countless looking back on that period, ceremonies, tv, etc as I find in other countries. I find relatively most Japanese moved on…

Posted in 'Kawaii ambassadors' head overseas to promote Japanese pop culture at 07:52 PM JST - 12th June
jonnyboy at 07:19 PM JST - 12th June

wow. hell of a story

Posted in Woman who missed doomed Air France flight killed in car crash at 07:19 PM JST - 12th June
jonnyboy at 06:31 PM JST - 12th June

the problem of japanese culture;

inaccessible, stuffy traditional culture

or

shallow, meaningless, plastic popular culture

take your pic? perhaps if japan could actually stop living in a nice rose-tinted spectacle past, wake up and come to terms with the here and now (it might help if they could get past…

Posted in 'Kawaii ambassadors' head overseas to promote Japanese pop culture at 06:31 PM JST - 12th June
jonnyboy at 10:02 PM JST - 11th June

Where are the reports about these poor people japan??

they are isolated incidents that can't be easily linked together into a nice scaremongering story

Posted in New-flu infections confirmed at Tokyo high school at 10:02 PM JST - 11th June
jonnyboy at 06:18 PM JST - 11th June

I think many readers here are mistaking indifference for rebellion.

possibly. i think it can be summarised as a disease of affluence, however. previous post war generations did the 80 hour weeks, but at least they could see real, tangible changes during the post-war recovery. now that japan has reached…

Posted in New graduates show lack of zeal for jobs and job-hunting at 06:18 PM JST - 11th June