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  mrsynikApr. 26, 2012 - 05:57PM JST

  What this shows is an ability for Germany to face its ills of the past head on while Japan simply bury's its head in the sand about its own.

  Posted in: Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' to return to Bavarian schools

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  mrsynikApr. 25, 2012 - 05:42PM JST

  Finally JT brings us a good news story.

  Posted in: Hooters to open 2nd Japan restaurant in Ginza in early June

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  mrsynikApr. 22, 2012 - 01:52PM JST

  They'll have to apply for unempawment benefits.

  Posted in: Uncertain future for Japan's cat cafes

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  mrsynikApr. 20, 2012 - 06:06PM JST

  The thing you gotta like about Ishihara is if the guy has an opinion or idea, he is not afraid to express it.

  There's also an expression I learnt in school, it goes "Empty vessels make the most noise." Definately applies to Tokyo's Village Idiot.

  Posted in: Ishihara says Senkakus purchase scheduled for April 2013

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  mrsynikApr. 20, 2012 - 03:55PM JST

  n Japan, many female smokers put their pack of smokes in little tobacco pouches/bags along with their lighters etc (although I have seen this same practice in in HK, Singapore and Korea as well). Some are even designed by trendy brands like LV, Chanel, Coach etc. Basically, I think this labeling issue wouldn't cause any disruption to most Asia-based female smokers if it was ever introduced here. But like mentioned earlier, smokers will smoke, regardless of the packaging.

  That's another sign that Japanese women have more class and manners than any fat western woman does.

  Posted in: Japan Tobacco among companies fighting Australia over cigarette pack labeling law

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  mrsynikApr. 18, 2012 - 08:30PM JST

  “The Tokyo Sky Tree was constructed with state-of-the-art Japanese technology. It will not fall,” said Yoshihito Imamura, deputy manager of Tokyo Sky Tree Town.

  What else would the PR spokesman for the Tobu Railway say?

  You will see the curvature of the Earth

  So you're comparing this with the barren nothing-ness of the Nullarbor Plain where this is one of the few places on Earth not near the sea where this is possible? Says a lot about the suburbs of Tokyo then doesn't it!

  Posted in: Tokyo Sky Tree safe from quakes: operator

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  mrsynikApr. 18, 2012 - 06:20PM JST

  Can someone change the needle? This broken record is becoming particularly boring. Perhaps when the village idiot of Tokyo has bought the islands he p*** off there and never be heard from again!

  Posted in: Ishihara says Tokyo plans to buy disputed Senkaku islands

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  mrsynikApr. 13, 2012 - 05:59PM JST

  Wasn't Qantas bailed out recently?

  Where did you read this garbage? They have no such thing.

  Posted in: Qantas makes first commercial biofuel flight

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  mrsynikApr. 12, 2012 - 09:50PM JST

  The disease is spreading!

  Posted in: Ikea opens first Kyushu store in Fukuoka

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  mrsynikApr. 10, 2012 - 10:44PM JST

  Err...isn't solar power a pretty basic component of growing vegetables? (and flowers, and grains, and weeds....)

  That's called Photosynthesis.

  Also, what restaurant in Tamachi has that much space. A name would be useful.

  Posted in: Tamachi restaurant offers freshly picked vegetables grown organically on site using solar power

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  mrsynikApr. 10, 2012 - 01:23AM JST

  Wasn't nearby Ibaraki Airport supposed to entice the LCC carriers in? Looks like its failed if this is even being thought about let alone built!

  Posted in: Narita to build terminal for low cost carriers

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  mrsynikApr. 05, 2012 - 06:44PM JST

  So Tweedle-dum goes to visit Tweedle-dee for a chat. Jeez what a waste of time.

  Posted in: Hashimoto, Ishihara discuss national politics at Osaka hotel

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  mrsynikMar. 30, 2012 - 05:14AM JST

  Have the bleeding hearts actually read what this scum did?

  Uwabe drove his car into Shimonoseki Station in Yamaguchi Prefecture and then knifed people nearby, killing five, in 1999. Furusawa murdered his in-laws and stepson in Yokohama in 2002, while Matsuda killed two women in southern Miyazaki prefecture in 2001.

  Scum like this don't deserve to share the oxygen that honest people do.

  Posted in: 3 inmates hanged; 1st executions in Japan since July 2010

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  mrsynikMar. 29, 2012 - 06:36PM JST

  Good riddance. In this case, it was used against the most heinous of crimes possible.

  Posted in: 3 inmates hanged; 1st executions in Japan since July 2010

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  mrsynikMar. 27, 2012 - 10:37PM JST

  while also passing on their own cultural habits such as baseball.

  Which isn't Japanese either - it's American.

  Posted in: The empire smiles back: Taiwan's Japanese cherry festival

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  mrsynikMar. 27, 2012 - 01:02AM JST

  So, how to fix this whole Japanese public educational debacle? Easy. Abolish all public schools. Let private schools and private teachers compete with each other. And let parents and students choose their own education. This way everybody is happy. The solution is very easy but very hard to achieve. The reason for this is that people think the end of public schools would be the end of education in Japan. Most people worry about paying high tuition fees to private schools. But everybody fails to realize that private schools are only expensive because public schools exist. Without public schools, private schools will get a lot cheaper and affordable.

  Yeah right - thats the silver bullet. Put a price tag on a necessity and just wait and see what happens. Only the rich will send their kids to school.

  Posted in: What's wrong with Japanese education?

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  mrsynikMar. 26, 2012 - 09:16PM JST

  I've never understood why there are contests to eat like pigs. Some people don't even need a contest. It is abhorrant to think that such a thing as 'Major League Eating' exists in the US of A.

  Posted in: Speed-eating competition for soba lovers held in Tochigi

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  mrsynikMar. 20, 2012 - 03:54AM JST

  For a candidate, make sure you are going to a consultant who has specialist knowledge about your industry and your discipline. You’re looking for a recruiting company that can give you a choice of jobs.

  Rubbish, I know from first hand experience with this outfit that they only contact you if they have a job the recruiter believes will get you the commission. If you fail for them they drop you like a stone and you'll never hear feedback why you were not successful.

  Posted in: Hays

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  mrsynikMar. 14, 2012 - 01:49AM JST

  2000(Sidney Olylmpics)

  The 2000 Olympics weren't held in Sidney, British Columbia - but Sydney, New South Wales Australia.

  Posted in: Japan names marathon team for London Olympics

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  mrsynikMar. 12, 2012 - 08:08PM JST

  This article is incoherent and does not explain the problems highlighted clearly, let alone the correct number indicated in the heading.

  Posted in: Japan's 10 most intractable problems

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