shugotokumaru said...

shugotokumaru at 10:13 AM JST - 25th March

ume > sakura

Blasphemy, I know, but the plums make me a lot happier, since by the time the cherries bloom it's warm. The plums bring me out of the winter funk.

Posted in Plum blossoms at 10:13 AM JST - 25th March
shugotokumaru at 01:04 PM JST - 19th March

Yeah, the law says 22, but the MOJ doesn't enforce it.

Posted in Jun Hasegawa capitalizes on 'haafu' look at 01:04 PM JST - 19th March
shugotokumaru at 09:19 AM JST - 16th March

We haven't seen the collapse of capitalism. We have seen the results of government intervention, where companies that get big enough know the government will bail them out, and practice their businesses accordingly.

We have not had a free market. We have had a government-controlled market in which politicians, not…

Posted in We’ve seen the collapse of communism and now we’re seeing the collapse of capitalism. Surely, somewhere in between there must be a better middle road for us to travel. at 09:19 AM JST - 16th March
shugotokumaru at 08:58 AM JST - 3rd March

This got edited out:

"The new move is expected to result in skyrocketing stage construction costs, as current structures are not capable of holding such an unprecedented number of fancy men."

Posted in J Soul Brothers join Exile at 08:58 AM JST - 3rd March
shugotokumaru at 10:02 AM JST - 2nd March

The best way to defend yourself is attacking? Incredible.

It comes down to what you want out of life, I suppose.

If you want to be offended all the time, create a victim identity, and have an excuse to b**ch and moan about how poorly you are treated, an entire…

Posted in Half and haafu at 10:02 AM JST - 2nd March
shugotokumaru at 09:51 AM JST - 2nd March

Take the victim mentality and go back to the States.

Guess what, Corey, just about every perceived slight you encountered is something every foreigner in this country has run into. If you are a secure, happy person there is no reason any of it should matter to you.

99% of…

Posted in Half and haafu at 09:51 AM JST - 2nd March
shugotokumaru at 07:51 AM JST - 16th February

This is one of the best books I've read, and I couldn't have hoped for a better director and cast to handle it.

Posted in Scorsese plans film on early Japanese Christians at 07:51 AM JST - 16th February
shugotokumaru at 02:43 PM JST - 12th February

The article makes the distinction between Hachioji Station and Keio Hachioji Station, but the headline is misleading. A quibble, I know.

Posted in Man pleads guilty to stabbing spree at Hachioji Station building at 02:43 PM JST - 12th February
shugotokumaru at 01:54 PM JST - 2nd February

This will finally solve the question of whether a middle power falling in the woods makes a sound, even though no one is listening.

Posted in NHK begins 24-hour English TV service for overseas viewers at 01:54 PM JST - 2nd February
shugotokumaru at 03:54 PM JST - 22nd January

I have no idea what his refusal to identify himself is about, but it could be he wants to keep his family out of it.

Posted in Man refusing to identify himself gets 5 1/2 years for arson at 03:54 PM JST - 22nd January