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JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION

kenchan's past comments

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kenchanSep. 23, 2008 - 01:08AM JST

who cares who in charge when all that matters is the election and the potential opportunity for political collapse (LDP loses its lower house super majority) and thus rejuvenation of the overall system?..yes I am being optimistic here but heres hoping once in a while

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kenchanSep. 01, 2008 - 09:20AM JST

people who like watching films that are well made, irrespective of origin.

...but you are right..nobudy in the US would care....

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kenchanAug. 30, 2008 - 05:41PM JST

the sad thing is that these will fetch a huge sum in carnaby street soon...

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kenchanAug. 30, 2008 - 08:13AM JST

yeah u can be a right banker

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kenchanAug. 30, 2008 - 07:50AM JST

as for Boris...I'm living in London and am not a fan of Boris at all. My initial reaction was of annoyance as I thought he was doing his typical idiotic actions. After finding out that he had indeed cleared his (button) attire with the IOC prior to the ceremony then I take it back. No-one should complain is its OK'ed by the people who run the show.

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kenchanAug. 17, 2008 - 08:30PM JST

rekishika> I do believe that democracy is is the most suitable for society to operate under BUT it is not the only way and countries should be allowed to integrate its ideals in whatever fashion/timescales it believes are suitable for it. I am always frustrated by pro-democracy preachers who blindly force their ill thought-out views onto others.

I also believe that Japan will improve in the next few decades and I have always considered Japan as the youngest democratic countries amongst the developed nations. Sometimes people get frustrated with it as they can't juxtapose its global economic status against its social system.

God knows what such people would make of China lol

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kenchanAug. 13, 2008 - 09:21PM JST

The problem is that the LDP IS the Japanese political system...the only hope is that a totally new political party (young or old) springs up and forces a change within.

Freespeech>democracy a supreme value? the way you analyse Democracy is close to being like a religious cult. Don't believe Bush & Co when they talk about spreading Democracy around the world....its just a trojan horse for their political and capitalist intentions (self preserving human intentions).

Seriously, I don't hate democracy and I personally see it as the better of 2 evils (Democracy or Communism)in terms of a system for humans to live under, taking into consideration all our faults in terms of how humans abuse such systems. BUT it is not an ultimate goal that all others should follow...It is not 100% faultless and some countries and their people and culture just do not adapt well/want that way of living.

democracy does not equate to progress!

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kenchanAug. 13, 2008 - 07:17AM JST

wheres neil patrick harris when u need him eh?

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kenchanAug. 12, 2008 - 09:16AM JST

damn it, I am going there in Sept..too late to experience this scene!

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kenchanAug. 02, 2008 - 08:03PM JST

designed for all the obese lazy people out there....self destruction to the max!

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kenchanJul. 31, 2008 - 09:30PM JST

They are English btw...

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kenchanJul. 31, 2008 - 09:29PM JST

just wanted to inform any Japanese readers here that "The Who" are NOT americans....as is the usual response to such articles by ignorant music fans.

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kenchanJul. 03, 2008 - 08:55AM JST

whos skinnier?

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kenchanJun. 29, 2008 - 11:21AM JST

SushiSake3> I'm not a big fan of Blair and the other 3, but your support of a sweeping generalisation by Zurcronium is abit too much....each of the 4 has done good and bad, it just how you view it and what the balance is between. Having a balanced view of the world is not sticking your head in the sand, for that would be thinking that theres only right/wrong.

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kenchanJun. 28, 2008 - 05:19PM JST

he might have won 2 if he had taken a photo with a polar bear

OMG LMAO!!!! thats the best comment I've read in ages!!!

seriously, blair must be laughing his head off as Brown struggles as PM back home.

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kenchanJun. 21, 2008 - 05:57PM JST

I nearly fell off my chair when I saw the polar bear...OMG! are they serious?

btw..melting glaciers are what we are trying to get away from....it shouldn't be a marketing goal..

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kenchanJun. 08, 2008 - 08:35PM JST

its a shame that non of the public give a damn about it....it should be a fun event...I remember doing the same in Nagano and that was a great event. I suppose that what city folks are like.

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kenchanJun. 02, 2008 - 09:40PM JST

My wife uses virgin between JP/UK and seems to find it good value and shes typically Japanese and very picky on service. I have used ANA the last few times but thats for mileage purposes....its still better than JAL, which I find abit rubbish (the planes are in poor condition and the toilets are hardly cleaned during the flight.

..as for the fuel charge apportioned between the classes, can we get a retrospective discount on economy flights with Virgin? logic implies that they've been over charging economy passengers since day 1? (yes this is tongue in cheek)

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kenchanMay. 27, 2008 - 03:23AM JST

aside from the usual side sniping that goes on in these posts of "for/against", the real issue is whether the Japanese government and the Japanese industry as a whole will ever do anything to reduce/manage mental illneses that cause such suicides. I know for one that the Japanese media don't give a monkeys about such mental illnesses and just brush such people aside onto the rubbish heap, bringing in new young fresh blood when required.

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kenchanMay. 23, 2008 - 08:41AM JST

expect her to throw a diva strop if she doesn't get it right...yawn...

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