JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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smartacus
Hope it doesn't rain tomorrow. In any case, I doubt that Biden will even be aware of the rally.
Posted in: Rally planned to raise awareness of parental abduction issue during Biden visit
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Brainiac
I would say cell phone contents (and use of cell phone as e-money), robotics, cameras and some biotech areas.
Posted in: In what technological or scientific fields is Japan still ahead of the rest of the world?
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smartacus
I knew ecstasy had to be good for something.
Posted in: Ecstasy could treat cancer: researchers
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smartacus
I wish they'd fly from Haneda. And unless fuel prices go down, I doubt any airline is going to be able to offer cheap fares for much longer.
Posted in: Qantas, JAL, Mitsubishi Corp to form Jetstar Japan
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smartacus
How about a woman prime minister for a change? I wonder how Renho would do.
Posted in: Who do you think should replace Naoto Kan as prime minister of Japan?
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Brainiac
Love the New York Grill. I think the weekend lunch is the best in the city.
Posted in: Park Hyatt Tokyo
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smartacus
The pavement is probably too hot for the little doggie.
Posted in: Doggie bag
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smartacus
I wonder what Tokyo Governor Ishihara thinks about this idea.
Posted in: Japan to consider backup capital city for emergencies
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smartacus
The figures are mind-boggling. Several trillions of yen. Where is the money going to come from? TEPCO doesn't have that kind of money. The gobvernment creates an entity to help pay the compensation, which means, we the taxpayers, get stuck with the bill. Higher income tax, higher consumption tax, maybe even a higher ward tax, and of course higher electricity bills. Damn!
Posted in: Gov't releases guidelines on eligibility for TEPCO damages
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smartacus
Every time I leave Narita, the immigration officer barely gives me a glance and he only glances at his screen for a second. This may have been a computer glitch.
When I come back, though, I sure get scrutinized because the fingerprint machine never works the first one or two times.
Posted in: 4 wanted criminals escape Japan; Justice Ministry blames Immigration Bureau
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Brainiac
Thankfully, it's gone out of fashion now, but some of the young women in my office used to wear jeans under their skirts.
Posted in: What are some of the weirdest clothes or accessories you have seen staff wear to your workplace?
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Brainiac
It's hard to believe someone could rarely leave their room over a 10-year period.
Posted in: Man dies in fire at Kamakura residence
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Brainiac
Historians have been debating this for 66 years and will continue to do so. From the point of the view of those on the receiving end, I think it would be considered a war crime, though even the definition of a war crime is ambiguous. I'm still not convinced to this day why the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki was necessary.
Posted in: Do you consider the A-bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to be war crimes?
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Brainiac
I don't trust the labels on any foodstuffs, fruit or vegetables anymore. But I have been buying Aussie beef and Canadian pork for years, anyway. Nowadays, I buy imported fruit and frozen vegetables as much as I can, and, of course, bottled water.
The real problem will be rice. It's only a matter of time before it is contaminated, though if that happens, I believe the government will cover it up. Tainted rice would be a national catastrophe and make the rice shortage of the early 1990s pale in comparison.
Posted in: How has the Fukushima nuclear crisis changed the way you buy groceries and other items? For example, are you buying more imported products than you used to?
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smartacus
New York, Los Angeles, Milan, Tokyo, Sydney
Posted in: What are your top 5 eating cities in the world in terms of restaurant variety and quality?
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Brainiac
The menu looks yummy. But Decks is always too crowded on weekends. I can never get into a restaurant without waiting for a long time.
Posted in: Australian restaurant founder Bill Granger to open 'bills' restaurant at Odaiba
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Brainiac
My girlfriend is always pauses with a dreamy look in her eyes every time we walk by the Van Cleef & Arpels store in Ginza. Keep dreaming, my dear.
Anna Tsuchiya seems to change her appearance every time I see her.
Posted in: Sparkling time
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Brainiac
Unfortunately, fences will never keep children away from a pond, especially on a hot day. I wonder what caused them to drown. Do ponds have eddies?
Posted in: 3 children drown in pond in Hyogo
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smartacus
I wonder how many suicides there have been among evacuees since March 11 and is the government even tracking the numbers?
Posted in: Woman living in Fukushima shelter burns herself to death in apparent suicide
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smartacus
Ivan
Japanese audiences don't care if the film was released two months ago overseas. It doesn't spoil their enjoyment of the film. In fact, if a movie gets good reviews overseas first, then it adds to the anticipation. I know it does for me.
I suspect you posted that sentence to just bash Japanese society.
Posted in: If I had a hammer