Wednesday February 15, 2012

JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION

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movieguySep. 17, 2009 - 08:14AM JST

I'm impressed that they decided to include it, but something tells me that they know there are going to be protests and by including it they can be looked at as open minded, but in reality they will pull it at the last second for safety reasons thus satisfying the people who don't want it shown...

Posted in: Tokyo film festival decides at last minute to include 'The Cove'
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movieguySep. 16, 2009 - 08:25AM JST

BTW, it's just not fair that women can be this far out of my league... :(

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movieguySep. 16, 2009 - 08:24AM JST

OMG... What does their mom look like??? I'll definitely be tuning into SMAP next Monday night...

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movieguySep. 11, 2009 - 02:32PM JST

This must be one fun girl! Living most of her life in that controlled J-entertainment world, but with her real self wanting to burst out. Just one date please.

Posted in: Noriko Sakai's yakuza upbringing in spotlight
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movieguySep. 08, 2009 - 11:26AM JST

Man... Where was I??? I never heard about this and it was a month ago???

Posted in: Woman dies one month after being stabbed by stalker
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movieguySep. 07, 2009 - 09:12AM JST

Congrats!!! And I'm so glad they made the right decision not to include his Japan hits in the total.

It's fun to speculate what his total would be at now if he would have joined the majors from the beginning. I'm sure he wouldn't have been on a big league ball park right at 18 like he was in Japan, but I'm sure he could have 1000 hits or near that.

Posted in: Ichiro gets 2,000th hit
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movieguySep. 06, 2009 - 12:55PM JST

Are "energy drinks" the same thing as sports drinks like Aquarius, Pocari Sweat or Gatorade??? Or is this in reference to the drinks like Yunker, Royal Jelly or Red Bull???

Posted in: What do you think of so-called energy drinks?
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movieguySep. 01, 2009 - 11:42AM JST

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

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movieguyAug. 30, 2009 - 08:24AM JST

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

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movieguyAug. 23, 2009 - 02:00AM JST

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 also take reservations and as soon as I get there to fill out the paper work about why I'm there I immediately get to see the doctor.

I also had a bad ankle problem that no one could seem to diagnose. I finally found a doctor who was considered one of the best for sports injuries in Japan on a referral from my local clinic doctor and he said if I wanted to be without the nagging discomfort that I would need surgery but that it wasn't necessary (read: ELECTIVE). I said I wanted the ELECTIVE surgery and I made an appointment for 10 days later. He said he had an opening a week later, but I had to make arrangements with work. My ankle is as good as new. My only complaint about the surgery is that they made me stay in the hospital for 6 days after the surgery.

Granted Japan has issues in the country side, but that's a doctor shortage as much as it is a bed shortage, but all of this fear people are putting into others has just got to stop.

Posted in: Health care is a hot topic for debate in many countries. What do you think is the best system?
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movieguyAug. 16, 2009 - 07:40AM JST

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
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movieguyAug. 15, 2009 - 10:25AM JST

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 the hospital for a simple cold here. I'm running late.

Posted in: Maid-detective Saki Fukuda wants to 'clean the world of cigarettes'
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movieguyJul. 31, 2009 - 10:09PM JST

I had LASIK done on both eyes six years ago and my Japanese wife had hers done five years ago in the States through LASIK Plus. We both agree it was the best money we've ever spent. Please do your research and find a reputable doctor and don't let "Ari94" and "notimpressed" scare you off.

And that link that "notimpressed" left???

"...That's because, while the procedure is quick in itself, it is likely to lead to at least six months of impaired vision and significant discomfort, at the end of which only one eye may have normal sight. (And if the first eye does not heal to expectation, the second operation on the other eye will never be done and the imbalance will be permanent.)..."

What a joke! He actually writes:

"The bottom line is that laser eye surgery (LASIK) does absolutely nothing to treat the cause of your vision loss, and is 100-percent guaranteed to make your vision worse over time."

My eyes are still in great condition. Everything the doctor told me about discomfort after the procedure came to be true. I had some discomfort after the procedure like having sand in both of my eyes and that was expected. I was given some medication to put me to sleep and when I woke up the next morning I didn't need glasses anymore. I followed the directions in regards to follow-up care with eyedrops and six years later I still have perfect vision with one eye slightly stronger than the other. I do feel that I will need bifocals soon because I have to focus more when I read, but I'm in my 40s and that's normal. The doctor told me that at that time LASIK could not help with the need for bifocals.

The best part was that in the consultation he told me that I was young enough and that my vision wasn't weak enough that he thought I didn't need to have the procedure done. I really felt that he wasn't just trying to pad the clinic's bank account.

We recently heard that there is now a LASIK procedure that can correct the need for bifocals and we're considering that procedure for next year.

Just do your research people. ALL surgical procedures involve some risks. LASIK isn't any more dangerous and any other surgical procedure.

Posted in: What do you think of lasik eye surgery?
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movieguyJul. 20, 2009 - 04:47PM JST

Anyone taking bets that this guy won't go to jail???

Posted in: Kindergarten president arrested for hit-and-run which killed 2-year-old girl
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movieguyJul. 18, 2009 - 02:16PM JST

The final link to when the U.S. news was news. Not propaganda like it is today.

Posted in: Legendary CBS anchor Walter Cronkite dies at 92
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movieguyJul. 18, 2009 - 02:12PM JST

Because people in Japan are brainwashed to not complain and think critically they don't have the guts to refuse the overtime work. The fact that Honda is "bringing back overtime" means nothing.

Posted in: Honda bringing back overtime at Japan plants
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movieguyJul. 18, 2009 - 01:08PM JST

asthecrow_flies - Because even part-time workers are given benefits and corporations don't want to pay extra to match those casual workers. And why should they when the regular contemporary slave workers will do the overtime for free???

Posted in: Honda bringing back overtime at Japan plants
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movieguyJul. 18, 2009 - 10:18AM JST

You can't tell me that these workers have been going home at 5:00 every day for the last year (or however long the "global slump" has been going on) and there's no way they've been paid for the overtime in that period either.

I came to Japan before the bubble was about to burst and things were so good. The idiots used to say "... We have to work so much because Japan's products are in such demand. We have to maintain production."

And after the bubble exploded until today the idiots went on a different spin, "... We have to work so much to make sure our companies survive because the economy is bad..."

Well when does the work end??? It NEVER does. Work is ALWAYS going to be there and while I can see there are periods (a month or so, not years or decades) when we all have to work more than usual the contemporary slavery and free overtime has got to end.

When will the corporations and government realize that long term prosperity and production will increase when people are allowed to enjoy their lives more???

Posted in: Honda bringing back overtime at Japan plants
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movieguyJul. 17, 2009 - 08:00PM JST

They were saying on the telly this morning that when they signed, the petition had had a different cover sheet so that they thought they were signing up for something else.

And if anyone believes that I've got some swamp land to sell you in Chiba.

In this day and age who signs something without taking a careful look at it??? Especially at that level of politics. They should lose their jobs along with Aso for being so stupid.

Posted in: Aso gets to keep his job ahead of election
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movieguyJul. 17, 2009 - 06:28PM JST

"We concluded that the signatures don’t meet the one-third requirement" with some lawmakers who are on the list denying that they ever offered their signatures and asking to have their names taken off. If they REALLY had their names forged on the petition like they say then they should go through the procedures to have someone held responsible.

These gutless wonders. They obviously signed the petition and were threatened by the powers that be. I want the LDP to fail miserably and I'm glad these LDP idiots are protecting their friend as opposed to doing what's best for the country, but I keep hoping someone will grow a backbone in this country.

Posted in: Aso gets to keep his job ahead of election