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  smartacus at 04:54 PM JST - 25th April

  Ozawa is one of the most boring politicians in Japan. Bring back Koizumi. At least, he had personality, dancing with Richard Gere, riding a Segway, doing a Elvis dance etc.

  Posted in Ozawa is a necessary evil. He's weakened Fukuda, but the public sees him as a blocker of everything, not a ruler. at 04:54 PM JST - 25th April

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  smartacus at 08:28 AM JST - 25th April

  My mother used to smack me and my brothers all the time because that was the way parents disciplined kids back in those days. Teachers also used to give us the strap at class, too. I can't even imagine that in today's society. I can't say, though, that being smacked…

  Posted in What are your views on parents hitting young children as a means of punishing or disciplining them? at 08:28 AM JST - 25th April

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  smartacus at 12:13 PM JST - 24th April

  The next wars will be fought over food and water, not oil or religion.

  Posted in Surging food prices are going to have a negative effect on every country. at 12:13 PM JST - 24th April

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  smartacus at 08:45 AM JST - 23rd April

  I'd thought doctors in Japan had finally started to move in the direction of telling patients and their families when they have a terminal disease. Guess not.

  Posted in Although it is hard for them to do so, it is important that doctors disclose the illness to patients and their families at an early stage as symptoms develop, and work together to prepare for the future. at 08:45 AM JST - 23rd April

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  smartacus at 07:49 AM JST - 23rd April

  I wish it could be a law. It is extremely dangerous to ride a bike while listening to an iPod or whatever. You can't hear the sounds around you. And reading and sending emails while on a bike is just as dangerous.

  Posted in What do you think of attempts by police to get people to stop using cell phones and listening to music while riding bicycles? at 07:49 AM JST - 23rd April

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  smartacus at 10:31 AM JST - 22nd April

  I haven't heard one good thing said about 2ch. It seems to attract psychos.

  Posted in Man arrested for posting threat to kill schoolchildren on Internet at 10:31 AM JST - 22nd April

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  smartacus at 08:21 AM JST - 22nd April

  I wonder what sort of a man would marry a woman with that attitude. She is probably looking for a sugar daddy.

  Posted in I'm afraid I'll abuse the child. I'm giving up my freedom for the kid, and if he doesn't do what I say I'll kick his ass. at 08:21 AM JST - 22nd April

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  smartacus at 08:39 AM JST - 21st April

  I know some WWII veterans in my country who still hate the Japanese and can’t understand how I can live here in Japan. While I never comment on their experiences in WWII, it does bother me when they vent their feelings in front of my Japanese wife whenever we visit.…

  Posted in Back in the 1940s, every newspaper, every magazine, the movies, the radio, everything was geared that the Japanese were short, myopic, everyone wore glasses, they all had buck teeth, they were all interbred, they were rapists and they were just evil people. We had that drummed in our head. When I look at movies from the 1940s that I saw as a kid, they're absolutely ridiculous. You never saw such evil people. at 08:39 AM JST - 21st April

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  smartacus at 02:54 PM JST - 20th April

  I think Chinese, Russian and Arabic are going to be the most in-demand languages in the near future (if not already). The Japanese boom is long over.

  Posted in Compared with other countries, Japan has not been positive about language education which is fundamental for international understanding. at 02:54 PM JST - 20th April

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  smartacus at 06:46 AM JST - 20th April

  And all because of some barbecue sauce.

  Posted in British chef of restaurant to be used during G-8 summit held for assault at 06:46 AM JST - 20th April