JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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To be healthy, live in the big city
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Japan's nuclear safety standards flawed, says commission chief
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Teacher nabbed for using miror to peek up girl's skirt
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From carnivores to herbivores: how men are defined in Japan
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Why do Japanese change their attitude when they communicate with foreigners?
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sk4ek
The positioning of the "Laser Hair Removal Machines" ad (Ads by Google) immediately under this article was good for my first laugh of the morning!!
That, and "sexual realignment surgery." What is he, a car?!?!?!
Posted in: 'Pregnant man' gives birth to girl
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sk4ek
Too bad there's no mention of the pioneering chain Ezogiku, which has served completely authentic Sapporo-style ramen at multiple shops in Hawaii and Vancouver (and now L.A.) for almost 40 years.
(The company may get more attention again in Japan now that its venerable main branch in the Waseda area has a brand-new subway station right across the street from it. Still, they've always steered away from high-end foodie glamour).
Posted in: U.S. has 'ramen moment' as chefs, foodies embrace Japan's beloved comfort food
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sk4ek
Yum, sweat peaches!!! Gives a kind of salty aftertaste... :)
Posted in: New frappuccinos
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sk4ek
Which means, of course, that we won't see them on the NRT-HNL route anytime soon... :-/
Just as well, it would remind me too much of flying off in the cubicle I use at work.
Posted in: JAL introduces improved first class and business class seating
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sk4ek
Well, aside from the lousy translation, good luck with keeping the theater brilliantly, immaculately white. Spilled caramel corn, catsup, cola, and beer will provide work for what I'm sure will be an army of damp-rag wielding part-timers.
Posted in: Sharp to introduce world's largest 108-inch LCD monitor
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sk4ek
Nice to see so much support for underage prostitution.
Posted in: 'Blind-date cafes' attract all kinds of girls
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sk4ek
Reputation my foot.
They go about their business as usual, everyone perfectly aware that this one incident will have about as much effect on their reputation as a gnat hitting your windshield will have on your driving.
Posted in: Disgraced former-NTV announcer to hold lavish wedding reception
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sk4ek
According to Madonna's personal chef (who is Japanese, and was interviewed on another SMAP-connected program, Katori Shingo's "SMA-Station"), she loved the food they cooked for her, and still requests some of the dishes be included in her regular diet. I agree she did look a bit frosty during her first appearance, but she seemed to warm up a bit, at least with Shingo, in later promotional outings with the "boys". In terms of star power, of course, they look at her as being practically from another planet, which is maybe why their shtick always feels a bit more forced than usual when Madonna is around.
Posted in: Raiders of the lost SMAP
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sk4ek
If it was a mobile blog site, as opposed to a bulletin board or a place to post comments, like this one, it is unlikely a moderator would have been around in the first place; only other readers of the blog (and that's assuming there were any) would have had access to the content, thus rendering the "if only" argument moot. He might as well have been muttering to himself in the dark.
Posted in: Suspect says he decided to stage Akihabara attack a few days before
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sk4ek
Given the issues with Japanese language input, and the fact that the novelty of the touch screen is kind of moot in this market now (thanks to Apple's own i-touch model iPod and touch-screen phones from other manufacturers), I think the "wow" factor has pretty much been diluted by now, at least for Japanese users. Services and pricing plans will be the key--can Softbank successfully port all of the data, media, and application services it provides on its other phones to the iPhone platform???
Posted in: Softbank reaches deal with Apple to sell iPhone handsets in Japan this year
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sk4ek
This may be a rhetorical question, but why exactly is enka so excoriated by JT posters anyway?
Posted in: Mix master: Jero breathes new life into enka
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sk4ek
I find using "gaijin" to refer to myself both diffuses any racist overtones while simultaneously pointing them up to any "clueless" Japanese people I might be with, kind of like the way gay men call themselves "queer" and (some) African-Americans use the "n" word.
Posted in: Do you consider the word "gaijin" racist?
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sk4ek
It's hard to see how this is an improvement, except perhaps in terms of being slightly more nutritous and possibly a little cheaper for the airline. Having flown JAL to Honolulu at least once a month for the past three years, my guess is that almost anything would be an improvement over the food they've been serving in economy class.
The airlines are squeezed between sky-high fuel prices and the demands of a flying public for lower airfares. This is an untenable and unsustainable proposition for any business, much less one with the complexity of an airline. Either they maintain services and raise prices dramatically, losing seat-miles in the process, or they try to respond to demand by keeping prices lower and cutting services proportionately. Either way, they'll find themselves awash in red ink.
So the question becomes, is it even possible to sustain an independant (i.e. free of government ownership/subsidy), affordable, profitable, quality airline in today's market?
Posted in: JAL improves Economy Class service on Hawaii route
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sk4ek
Not to mention, "fukkura" means "fluffy" and not "sticky".
Posted in: Sticky situation
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sk4ek
Jero's a self-admitted geek, but he is without question a TALENTED geek. And I applaud this article for at least headlining him as an "American" singer, unlike most of the Japanese media, which insists on referring to him as the "Black enka singer," as though his color has something to do with the phenomenon of his popularity.
Jero will be the first non-Asian enka singer to appear in the year-end Red and White song contest (a program of dubious value these days, but still a significant milestone...).
Posted in: American singer Jero to appear in TV ad
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sk4ek
This is at least the third article on JT I've seen using the nonsensical word "comfortability."
"Comfort" should be sufficient in almost any case I can think of. "Comfortable" may be grammatically appropriate in the rest.
Cummon JT, let's bring some improved perfectionability to our editing... :)
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