kokuryu said...

kokuryu at 05:34 AM JST - 14th June

Wish those were available here in the US....

Posted in Sharp's 'one-seg' cell phone shipments top 10 million units at 05:34 AM JST - 14th June
kokuryu at 05:30 AM JST - 14th June

Wow, I saw her in Gal Circle and Sh15ua! I never realized this was her!

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kokuryu at 06:06 AM JST - 22nd May

Can anyone confirm that this works as advertised? I would like to get one too, but at almost $300 USD I dont want to try something new only to have it NOT work.

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kokuryu at 05:22 AM JST - 17th May

This is one strange story. They make it sound like the kid committed suicide, then make it sound like the mother killed him. You dont know which way to think.... But it all sounds suspicious to me.

Posted in 2-yr-old boy who survived 9th floor fall in March dies after choking himself with backpack strap at 05:22 AM JST - 17th May
kokuryu at 05:19 AM JST - 17th May

The US movie theaters dont even carry the films, that's why! If they carried them, there would be more of an audience. Me, personally, I love all films, especially foreign films.

Posted in Why do moviegoers in English-speaking countries tend to avoid foreign movies with subtitles, while in Japan, for example, it's just the opposite? at 05:19 AM JST - 17th May
kokuryu at 04:14 AM JST - 14th May

You are kidding, right? Wow, this one had me rolling on the floor laughing! Were the cops bored? Were the cops drunk? I cannot imagine anyone being that stupid to give someone doused in kerosine a lighter! They could have given him an unlit cigarrete, but to give him a…

Posted in Cops under fire for giving cigarette, lighter to kerosene-soaked man at 04:14 AM JST - 14th May
kokuryu at 05:07 AM JST - 1st May

I agree with usaexpat - this does fit very good culturally with Japanese, as least by both of our observations. You could never get anything going like that here in the US. The medical staff here is all overworked everywhere - they dont have free time to do something preventative…

Posted in Drop-by IV drip service helps stressed Tokyoites at 05:07 AM JST - 1st May
kokuryu at 05:56 AM JST - 23rd April

Anyone ever figure out how tall they are? I was sort of wondering if they play "beach" volleyball indoors - only one of them seems to sort of have a tan, the rest look like they have been indoors all the time.

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kokuryu at 05:53 AM JST - 23rd April

Amazing... I am surprised they dont use nitroglycerine and blow the whole house up while they are at it...

I agree with several other people here that they need to start addressing the "why" of suicides in Japan and come up with some way to combat it rather than making…

Posted in Briquettes are out, hydrogen sulfide in as latest suicide method at 05:53 AM JST - 23rd April