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movieguy at 11:42 AM JST - 1st September

Marius... I don't care... :)

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movieguy at 08:24 AM JST - 30th August

Only if I don't know the person...

Posted in Does hugging ever make you feel uncomfortable? at 08:24 AM JST - 30th August
movieguy at 05:03 PM JST - 26th August

@USNinJapan2... I'm with ya on the Hiroshima/Nagasaki issue.

As for schools requiring students to be at school in summer, most kids go to school for club activities and with fall sadly right around the corner, students are getting ready for their school festivals.

In my school's case students are not…

Posted in 77 kindergartens, schools closed due to H1N1 flu outbreak at 05:03 PM JST - 26th August
movieguy at 02:00 AM JST - 23rd August

I don't know what all this B.S. talk is about having to wait to be treated. I've been in Tokyo 15 years and I have NEVER waited for more than 15 minutes to be treated by a doctor when I've just walked in. The hospitals and clinics near my place…

Posted in Health care is a hot topic for debate in many countries. What do you think is the best system? at 02:00 AM JST - 23rd August
movieguy at 06:57 AM JST - 17th August

As for Kaz... who cares. The J-League stats mean NOTHING.

Thanks for saying that MeanRingo... I think Kaz should be proud, but it's not 2000 hits in the REAL sense. And I love how they say,

"...becoming the third Japanese player to accomplish the feat..."

This info falls along the…

Posted in Kaz Matsui gets 2,000th career hit; Kuroda hit in head by liner at 06:57 AM JST - 17th August
movieguy at 07:40 AM JST - 16th August

GOOD! I hope that means that weights have dropped five consecutive months too!

Posted in Videogame sales in U.S. sink for fifth consecutive month at 07:40 AM JST - 16th August
movieguy at 10:25 AM JST - 15th August

Grafton... The amount of health care costs are FAR, FAR more than the taxes that are brought in. I'll post the link later, but only 25% of people in Japan smoke. Do you really think that covers ALL of the people that use health care in Japan??? People go to…

Posted in Maid-detective Saki Fukuda wants to 'clean the world of cigarettes' at 10:25 AM JST - 15th August
movieguy at 07:42 PM JST - 13th August

timorborder and combinibento... Great points... JT you really should have spent a little more money for another paragraph or two saying what grounds he is appealing on. I'm not sure if he can say "a 15 year sentence is unfair" is grounds for an appeal.

combinibento... Considering that most suspects…

Posted in Defendant convicted in 1st lay jury trial appeals 15-year sentence at 07:42 PM JST - 13th August
movieguy at 03:37 PM JST - 12th August

One of my dream girls too, smartacus... Have you seen the amount of plastic surgery she's had though??? I wish I remembered the web site that shows her high school picture to now. Different person... Does anyone know that link???

How can the media claim a wedding and her agency…

Posted in Misaki Ito’s agency denies reports of upcoming wedding to pachinko king at 03:37 PM JST - 12th August
movieguy at 09:03 AM JST - 12th August

GREAT movie and should be required viewing for all girls/women between the ages of 17 - 25 (17 - 30 if they're Japanese women...)

What's with the title??? I know a lot of titles don't translate well but even a bad student of English understands "Taken."

Posted in Sho Aikawa and Yukina Kinoshita line up as 'father-daughter' combo for 'Taken' at 09:03 AM JST - 12th August