kanadamanada said...

kanadamanada at 12:21 PM JST - 15th July

My goodness, they've just gotten back from Canada - surely the two zombies couldn't handle another trip abroad for at least a couple years!

Tokyo won't win due in no small part to recent gaijin upheaval and the help of some of us in directing foreign media towards Japan's child…

Posted in Tokyo Olympics promoters ask for crown prince to attend IOC meeting at 12:21 PM JST - 15th July
kanadamanada at 03:44 PM JST - 14th July

"Pilot" episode? As in a production run has not been ordered yet? I've never heard of a Japanese drama series having a "pilot" episode. Yet more disasterous translating on JT?

Posted in Beat Takeshi to make appearance in pilot of Shingo Katori’s new TV series at 03:44 PM JST - 14th July
kanadamanada at 03:41 PM JST - 14th July

Drinking and driving is rampant here in Hokkaido. It is no small coincidence that Hokkaido has the highest number of traffic fatalities of any prefecture, and that with so few people is nothing to be proud of. Hicksville!

Posted in 3 killed in hit-and-run on Hokkaido highway at 03:41 PM JST - 14th July
kanadamanada at 04:03 PM JST - 13th July

The real story here is about how his son will not be leading the country for long, if at all. 5 years from now, there will be a totally different, ready to play along North Korea.

Posted in N Korean leader Kim has pancreatic cancer: YTN at 04:03 PM JST - 13th July
kanadamanada at 12:47 PM JST - 12th July

I wish they were as abundant up here in Hokkaido. What a great introduced species!

Posted in Escargot found in large numbers in Osaka apartment complex at 12:47 PM JST - 12th July
kanadamanada at 01:57 PM JST - 11th July

Maybe they can come up to Sapporo and teach the locals how not to leave garbage behind after EVERY BBQ they have at the Toyohira River!!!

Posted in Japanese volunteer group cleans New York with environment in mind at 01:57 PM JST - 11th July
kanadamanada at 12:06 PM JST - 10th July

This looks lika a laying of the groundwork toward softening Japanese society's anti-nuclear arms stance. A move toward something more convenient for the military and the LDP nutbags pulling the strings. Bit by bit, soften them up, all the while making them forget that the economy is collapsing around them.…

Posted in Japan should allow port calls by U.S. nuclear-armed vessels: Yamasaki at 12:06 PM JST - 10th July
kanadamanada at 11:07 AM JST - 10th July

The same thing is happening in most developed countries. Gossip is becoming the "news" of the day. One need only look to the prevalence of gossip rags and programs in the West to see that this is nothing unique to Japan. Perez Hilton, anyone? It's "news" for the average member…

Posted in Yahoo Japan news editor says his own staff tend to pander to readers at 11:07 AM JST - 10th July
kanadamanada at 10:02 AM JST - 9th July

It is not without good reason that Japan's most successful esthethic salon chain geared towards men is called..... wait for it...

DANDY HOUSE

Send some more of those carnivorous women my way, will ya? They can help me gas up the jeep, fly the hawks, and go fishing.

Posted in 'Herbivorous' men changing Japan's consumer society at 10:02 AM JST - 9th July
kanadamanada at 01:26 AM JST - 9th July

He won't.

Posted in Ishikawa hoping to make cut at British Open at 01:26 AM JST - 9th July