namabiru4me said...

namabiru4me at 05:12 PM JST - 20th July

wouldn't mind if Waiwai started up as its own raunchy website. I for one would visit it for the pure entertainment.

HOWEVER, for those purists, is should have a disclaimer that one might find offense with the articles and that the translation is meant for entertainment, much as the weeklies…

Posted in Mainichi promises new start following criticism of online English column at 05:12 PM JST - 20th July
namabiru4me at 10:22 PM JST - 28th June

if the media reported more the people getting questioned and arrested for making these threats, there would be less. If the charges were making terrorist threats and carried a severe punishment or sentence, there would be less. If there was a hotline to report threats like this, there would be…

Posted in Murder threats rampant on Internet since Akihabara stabbing case at 10:22 PM JST - 28th June
namabiru4me at 11:42 AM JST - 28th June

the writer should make his / her own homepage with the articles. That would allow it to be even MORE sleazy and entertaining!

Posted in Mainichi suspends writer over WaiWai column at 11:42 AM JST - 28th June
namabiru4me at 10:01 PM JST - 18th June

if they are trying to encourage women to eat rice in the morning...they should have a before / after add showing a women without breakfast and sleeping with her head dangling over a VERY happy man's crotch. Then show an after breakfast with her smart enough to take an all…

Posted in Have a rice day at 10:01 PM JST - 18th June
namabiru4me at 09:54 PM JST - 18th June

"Hi, I am Schwa-chan. Please come and visit our beautiful state where cities are bankrupt, water is in short supply, and gas is at an all time high, not to mention outrageous airfare. California; our tomatoes are not contaminated, we think!"

Posted in Schwarzenegger to appear in TV ad to promote California in Japan at 09:54 PM JST - 18th June
namabiru4me at 09:50 PM JST - 18th June

the J-cops need to learn how to use the media in their favor. Show people getting busted for making stupid threats and have the media say "if you do such a stupid thing the police will be after you, too." The media in the US uses scare tactics to control,…

Posted in Aichi man arrested for threatening to kill school kids at 09:50 PM JST - 18th June
namabiru4me at 08:47 PM JST - 10th June

Wife just told me about what she saw the news...

Police say that when they ask him about himself he weeps about his pitiful life, but when he talks about killing people he doesn't show any remorse or sadness.

Posted in More details emerge about suspect's mindset prior to Akihabara rampage at 08:47 PM JST - 10th June
namabiru4me at 07:38 PM JST - 10th June

He was NOT working for Toyota

"The temporary employment agency where Kato was registered sent him in November last year to work for Kanto Auto Works Ltd. in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture. Kato's job was to inspect paintwork on cars. He was paid 1,300 yen an hour."

It may be that…

Posted in More details emerge about suspect's mindset prior to Akihabara rampage at 07:38 PM JST - 10th June
namabiru4me at 09:25 PM JST - 1st June

"enforcement" is a joke in this country. Is there not a law for children to be in child seats? Yet, day after day I see 10s of children standing up in the backseat, leaning out the windows, sitting on the parents laps in the front seat (both driver and passenger).…

Posted in Law requiring backseat passengers to wear seatbelts takes effect at 09:25 PM JST - 1st June
namabiru4me at 05:36 PM JST - 24th May

People buy the DVD, watch it and exercise a few times, then it is shelved. When the next infomercial exercise DVD comes out, they buy it and follow the same pattern. Meanwhile, Shopjapan sits back and rakes in the money! These same people likely already have Bootcamp too!

Posted in Core Rhythms at 05:36 PM JST - 24th May