Wednesday February 15, 2012

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    oreoreda

    The real figure is probably even higher than the official 30,000-odd. Sometimes the corpse is never found, or the families are so ashamed they get it recorded as a sudden illness or an accident. I find it incredible that the central government is reducing funding. It's not even that much money, by government standards.

    Posted in: Suicide hotline struggling to cope

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    oreoreda

    Although the Saikyo line is notorious for it chikan are everywhere (I haven't met a woman living in Tokyo who hasn't been a victim of one, at least once) and always will be until their victims take a more proactive role in outing these sad pervs. Chikan are encouraged because they think they can get away with it, and more often than not, they can.

    Posted in: Ministry of Defense employee arrested for feeling up 17-year-old girl on JR Saikyo line

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    oreoreda

    He must have drank one too many Lipovitans? At his age he ought to be sitting at his kotatsu at home listening to the rakugo, rather than out trying to pick up high school girls at an arcade. Bizarre.

    Posted in: 70-yr-old man held for molesting 17-yr-old high school girl in Saitama

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    oreoreda

    Saw a demonstration of yabusame many years ago back home; very impressive. Although I wish I got a hundred yen every time I heard 'this exists only in Japan' or similar.

    Posted in: Samurai archery, an ancient sport, still thrives in Japan

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    oreoreda

    sounds a bit clap to me

    Posted in: Food co-ordinator SHIORI releases 'Blunch' and 'Dinner' compilation albums

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    oreoreda

    Bullying, humiliation, belittling, gaman...just like a microcosm of Japan.

    I've been to Eiheiji, it's not that remote but they are definitely more serious than the monks in Kyoto. Although the novice monks go crazy for pinku chirashi.

    Posted in: Eat Sleep Sit

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    oreoreda

    He obviously learned a lot, in Saitama.

    Posted in: Waseda student arrested for stealing woman’s underwear in Nara

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    oreoreda

    Just like dai-dai (generational) Japanese politicians.

    Posted in: Former President Bush touts son Jeb for top job

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    oreoreda

    bobbafett: fair point, I exaggerated. My point is that he has had it a hell of a lot easier than the majority of professional boxers, thanks to the celebrity cult, and his instructions as a cornerman for his brother's fight (you're losing...cheat!) do not reflect well on him or his ethics as a sportsman.

    Posted in: Koki Kameda

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    oreoreda

    Old "Punch him in the nuts and gouge him in the eye" Kameda...a real gentleman, eh. Never worked a day in his life, living off his famous otohsan's name and money.

    Posted in: Koki Kameda

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    oreoreda

    Surely it's "Take your political life one day at a time?" Oh, and keep wasting electricity, you idiots.

    Posted in: Koto Tokyo Lightopia

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    oreoreda

    sabiwabi: exactly. For those who are not aware of the fraud and the political motivations behind the case, the late Paul Foot's "Lockerbie: Flight from Justice" report is a good place to start. The 'evidence' used to convict Al-Megrahi would have shamed even a Japanese court.

    Posted in: 20th anniversary of Lockerbie bombing marked

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    oreoreda

    Pretty poor face-saving effort for the end of the year.

    Posted in: Police make public appeal over unsolved 2000 Setagaya murder case

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    oreoreda

    Osechi is not supposed to be especially tasty as historically, from the days before household refrigeration, it is a 'hozonshoku' food that does not spoil (hence the sweetness and lack of fatty or raw foods) over several days, since during the festive period markets and shops were closed. Personally I find it pretty foul as most of the dishes taste the same after a few mouthfuls (sweet/starchy/soy saucey). Traditionally osechi was made at home, but these days as many Japanese can't cook for themselves beyond reheating packaged food, they buy their osechi. Now sadly it has become a status symbol ("Where did you buy your osechi this year? Oh really? We got ours from Matsuzakaya &c.").

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    oreoreda

    Sneezers, snifflers, bargers, loud music players, starers, cyclists who ignore the law, smokers in eateries or the street; most of these have been named already here. The smell of ojisan in a packed train brings tears to my eyes, although it's not entirely their fault (although they could wash, themselves and their clothes, more often). Once I almost was physically sick when an ojisan sitting opposite me on the train removed his shoes, then socks, and dug his toenail cheese out with his fingernails and after each toe, brought his fingers to his nose to relish the smell.

    Posted in: What bad manners annoy you the most in public places?

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    oreoreda

    Good

    Posted in: Louis Vuitton backs out of plan for Tokyo flagship store

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