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  • rurika at 08:28 AM JST - 4th December

    This is equivalent to saying "are magazines really so bad?", "are movies really so bad?" etc... The number of manga titles coming out each year is huge and only a tiny percentage of that is perverted stuff. Unfortunately many westerners still have a negative image of manga.

    Posted in Is reading manga really so bad? at 08:28 AM JST - 4th December

  • rurika at 03:55 PM JST - 3rd December

    Because the Japanese entertainment industry is tightly controlled by a small number of agencies who have a huge amount of power over the media. They can threaten to withdraw popular acts from TV shows and magazines if you refuse to promote their latest vacuous "talent".

    I doubt anyone cares who…

    Posted in Why do you think "best" awards are so popular in Japan's show business world? at 03:55 PM JST - 3rd December

  • rurika at 06:20 AM JST - 3rd December

    saying all their beds were full or citing other reasons

    I can understand that you need special neonatal unit beds to care for premature babies, but what are the 'other reasons'?

    Posted in Premature baby rejected by 7 hospitals in Sapporo, eventually died last year at 06:20 AM JST - 3rd December

  • rurika at 03:28 AM JST - 1st December

    1. Start with a country with a population of different religious persuasions (including atheists).
    2. The extremist element of the muslim population grows rapidly and tries to impose their views on everyone else. So-called 'moderate muslims' do nothing to stop them.
    3. Civil war, violence and bloodshed ensue.
    4. The…

    Posted in Hundreds reported dead in clashes in Nigerian city at 03:28 AM JST - 1st December

  • rurika at 09:52 PM JST - 29th November

    The more sober designs are actually quite nice.

    The rest are just like Notginger described. Too many layers, flowers, ruffles and ribbons (like this monstrosity http://sachi-b.ftw.jp/picm/000000369.jpg).

    I'm sure some of them they appeal to j-ladies who aspire to have a fairytale princess wedding.

    Posted in Karina introduces her line of wedding dresses at 09:52 PM JST - 29th November

  • rurika at 09:05 PM JST - 29th November

    Being a foreigner in Japan can act as a trigger. “Members of the foreign community are typically larger than the Japanese,” says Pike. When they come here, “they sometimes find they can’t buy clothes — going to a store only to find they are ‘too big.’”

    I can understand that.…

    Posted in OA offers help for people with eating disorders at 09:05 PM JST - 29th November

  • rurika at 05:16 AM JST - 28th November

    I believe this is the first LVAD approved for long-term use? The old girl may not live another 20 years but I'm sure if I was confined in bed the prospect of even just a year or two of 'normal' life would be wonderful news.

    Posted in Woman, 74, to become Japan's first recipient of artificial heart at 05:16 AM JST - 28th November

  • rurika at 08:46 AM JST - 27th November

    Suzanne stands out and not in a good way. Aoi Miyazaki looks very smart.

    Posted in Vogue Women of the Year at 08:46 AM JST - 27th November

  • rurika at 06:02 AM JST - 26th November

    Yu Darvish and Saeko's baby :-)

    Posted in What has been the biggest Japan entertainment news so far this year? at 06:02 AM JST - 26th November

  • rurika at 08:44 AM JST - 24th November

    They tried to impose a similar ban (on soccer) in Saudi Arabia. Let's hope common sense will prevail over extremism.

    Posted in Malaysian Islamic body bans yoga for Muslims at 08:44 AM JST - 24th November

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