nandakandamanda said...

nandakandamanda at 02:29 PM JST - 4th August

Cleo, yes, thank you for adding that.

On two occasions over the last thirty-odd years teaching here I had students with green eyes. Two out of many thousands of students. I remember thinking idly at the time that they must have had some non-Japanese genes from a generation or three…

Posted in 1 out of 30 babies born in Japan had non-Japanese parent in 2006 at 02:29 PM JST - 4th August
nandakandamanda at 01:59 PM JST - 4th August

Doyoushinohi

If you look in the Japanese Almanac you'll find the numbers show the majority of marriages involves J men marrying non-J women. There was a huge boom in Japanese men in the country villages who couldn't find wives and opted for ones from abroad. You'll find that Japanese men…

Posted in 1 out of 30 babies born in Japan had non-Japanese parent in 2006 at 01:59 PM JST - 4th August
nandakandamanda at 12:02 AM JST - 2nd August

Bear baiting is great fun until the chain snaps.

Posted in S Korean military stages drill at disputed islets at 12:02 AM JST - 2nd August
nandakandamanda at 11:55 PM JST - 1st August

Quick question on language. Is what he did really an 'obscene' act as the headline says?

According to the women interviewed in this article

http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20080801-00000155-mailo-l10

the attacker wore a black T-shirt and a black ski mask with eyeholes.

The article says that when the cops stopped him he had a…

Posted in Gunma high school baseball player arrested over obscene act at 11:55 PM JST - 1st August
nandakandamanda at 05:09 PM JST - 1st August
Nothing to do with it? No, maybe not, but the above article is solely about the US stand on the question. Thus:
1. Two weeks ago their stance was that they favored the K position.
2. Last week they announced they were in fact totally neutral and it was a…
Posted in Bush orders S Korea's ownership of disputed islets reinstated in database at 05:09 PM JST - 1st August
nandakandamanda at 03:05 PM JST - 1st August

I'd hate to see if she had problems with her mother. What would she have done then? Electric Japan

Er... use the other end of the multi-tool? I dunno, what are you suggesting?

Posted in Knife-wielding woman attacks 7 at Hiratsuka Station at 03:05 PM JST - 1st August
nandakandamanda at 02:58 PM JST - 1st August

The perp was 40 and the passenger (described in one news source as 'aboriginal', whatever that means) was around 19-20.

Posted in Canada bus attack leaves man decapitated at 02:58 PM JST - 1st August
nandakandamanda at 02:21 PM JST - 1st August

roomtemperature

"A lot of people say that these islands actually belong to Japan."

Yes, that's true, and a lot of other people also say that these islands are disputed, as you say. Perhaps this middle group is the largest.

Mustn't forget the Korean view. "We would like to have a…

Posted in Bush orders S Korea's ownership of disputed islets reinstated in database at 02:21 PM JST - 1st August
nandakandamanda at 02:04 PM JST - 1st August

A lot of people say that these islands actually belong to Japan.

I disagree. South Korea has matured as a nation and should surely be allowed to have one of them.

Posted in Bush orders S Korea's ownership of disputed islets reinstated in database at 02:04 PM JST - 1st August
nandakandamanda at 01:58 PM JST - 1st August

"Their Past, Your Future." The Imperial War Museum. Hmmm...

Well, they will gain a unique perspective, expecially if they visit the gallery of memory paintings downstairs, done by the survivors.

The Atom Bomb Memorial and Museum are well worth a visit. The displays and explanations are done in thoughtful detail.…

Posted in British students to visit Hiroshima to gain unique perspective on war at 01:58 PM JST - 1st August