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  • ladykaede at 04:13 AM JST - 18th July

    nisegaijin - typical red baiting argument equating liberal politics with communism. obama is much more moderate than conservative scare ads suggest and I'm saying this as a very liberal democratic socialist who wishes he were MORE progressive. Bush believed in the exact opposite of all of the horrible things you…

    Posted in Obama revels in a presidential race with many contrasts at 04:13 AM JST - 18th July

  • ladykaede at 01:05 AM JST - 3rd July

    I think it's a smart move on the part of Japanese women to not have (many) children. They must understand not only how expensive it is but how it limits their options given the current job market. They should hold out until policy changes create a more equitable situation for…

    Posted in Japan needs to raise birthrate to remain economic power, say experts at 01:05 AM JST - 3rd July

  • ladykaede at 12:56 AM JST - 3rd July

    Ken Watanabe is great looking but my favorite actor is Koji Yakusho - I think he is one of the best too.

    Posted in Actor Ken Watanabe to direct film at 12:56 AM JST - 3rd July

  • ladykaede at 12:54 AM JST - 3rd July

    I would rather see/hear a goth-looking country and western singer than an enka singer with hip-hop looks.

    By "hip-hop looks", what do you mean precisely?

    Posted in Jero's first album ranked 5th on Oricon chart at 12:54 AM JST - 3rd July

  • ladykaede at 05:47 AM JST - 2nd July

    It's interesting that hip hop has made it all the way to Japan and around the world. However, I find it unfortunate that this is the main aspect of black culture to go global. Hip hop being what it is nowadays - consumer driven, gangster, misogynist, just plain stupid for…

    Posted in For Japanese female hip-hop duo HALCALI, the world is their stage at 05:47 AM JST - 2nd July

  • ladykaede at 05:40 AM JST - 2nd July

    I have to say that I disagree with the question. All of the Japanese that I meet in New York speak very good English. Certainly better than my Japanese. And they seem to learn it pretty quickly too.

    While English is a hard language - too many grammatical exceptions and…

    Posted in Why don't Japanese speak English better than they do? at 05:40 AM JST - 2nd July

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