mojibake said...

mojibake at 01:40 PM JST - 28th October

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Posted in Ryoko Hirosue named 'Best Formalist' at 01:40 PM JST - 28th October
mojibake at 07:31 AM JST - 5th October

hollywood1: huh? There is no shortage of rice in Japan. The self-sufficiency rate is over 90%, and demand continues to drop. Instead of being recklessly paved over as you say, Japan's mini-mini mom and pop rice paddies enjoy subsidies and protection unheard of in the rest of the world. Nevermind…

Posted in Japan commits $25 million to international rice research at 07:31 AM JST - 5th October
mojibake at 07:59 AM JST - 11th September

What's this business about "to come" and "to go"?

Posted in Hatoyama look-alike hits jackpot after 20 years at 07:59 AM JST - 11th September
mojibake at 06:28 AM JST - 8th September

Yes, it's an excellent film!

Posted in Academy award winning 'Okuribito' marks one-year run at Shinjuku theater at 06:28 AM JST - 8th September
mojibake at 11:36 AM JST - 5th September

Fluorine is a toxic yellow GAS that isn't in your tea leaves. (Bad translation, again.) Fluoride ion, if it's in your tea at the concentrations described, is probably GOOD for your teeth. Tap water in Japan isn't fluoridated like the US and other countries, so a concentration of 1.1 mg/L…

Posted in Fluorine in tea could weaken bones, say researchers at 11:36 AM JST - 5th September
mojibake at 05:33 PM JST - 25th May

Since when are roof tiles structural? As in, playing a role in holding the building together, as the article implies. This is quite interesting; can someone shed some light?

Posted in Nippon Steel develops titanium roof tiles at 05:33 PM JST - 25th May
mojibake at 11:57 AM JST - 22nd May

GW: I wud if i cud.

Posted in Koreans in Japan not required to carry special permit under amendment at 11:57 AM JST - 22nd May
mojibake at 11:54 AM JST - 22nd May

Why are you all hating on this article? I found it pretty interesting and a refreshing change from the regurgitated press releases that usually haunt this section.

It's original, interesting, and reasonably balanced for what it's worth.

Posted in Sanya: A travel guide to Tokyo’s coolest ghetto at 11:54 AM JST - 22nd May
mojibake at 11:46 AM JST - 22nd May

This is great if you live near Ueno, but the rest of us can look forward to doubling that travel time schlepping through the depths of Tokyo.

Narita sucks, it always has and it always will. Looking forward to the expansion of Haneda.

Posted in Skyliner train to make Tokyo-Narita run in 36 minutes at 11:46 AM JST - 22nd May
mojibake at 11:39 AM JST - 22nd May

The risk of losing custody of a child to the other parent: think of it as punishment to the crime of producing a child in a relationship that couldn't support one. Return or no return, by the time the situation has deteriorated thusly, it's a zero-sum game.

Posted in Japan urged to sign accord against parental abductions at 11:39 AM JST - 22nd May