studebaker said...

studebaker at 11:50 AM JST - 6th November

Make traveling here less expensive. Less expensive travel means more tourists; more tourists means Japanese become accustomed to foreign faces, which leads to tolerance, which decreases discrimination. You can't put the cart before the horse.

But maybe Japanese people don't view tourists as a necessity. In Thailand and the 'welcoming…

Posted in What does Japan need to do in order to attract more tourists? at 11:50 AM JST - 6th November
studebaker at 11:56 AM JST - 24th October

Do what some people here do: steal their laundry and build a doll.

Posted in What is the best way to deal with unrequited love? at 11:56 AM JST - 24th October
studebaker at 01:07 PM JST - 21st October

In Japan, people meet people by being introduced. Japanese people rarely go out and make new friends without being introduced to them by someone they both know. There are exceptions to this however. The same could be said about the business world. All of the business I have done over…

Posted in Cold calling is waste of time at 01:07 PM JST - 21st October
studebaker at 12:51 PM JST - 21st October

There IS a book about it, called Hokkaido Highway Blues, and retitled Hitching Rides With Buddha, by William Ferguson. It is quite possibly the most accurate and most entertaining book about people in Japan that I have ever read.

I've hitch-hiked around Kyushu and Shikoku, and it's true; getting into…

Posted in Want to see the real Japan? Try hitchhiking at 12:51 PM JST - 21st October
studebaker at 10:35 AM JST - 14th October

That station attendant cat in wakayama should be an ambassador too. He's fit for the job.

Posted in Gov't recruiting Visit Japan Campaign ambassadors at 10:35 AM JST - 14th October
studebaker at 01:40 PM JST - 9th October
I suppose the preventative measures are as follows: 1. Don't have children with a Japanese person.
1. Have your wife legally change her name in your home country. (Like when getting married.) 2.1 Make sure she doesn't change it in Japan. 2.2 Have the child outside Japan and don't list…
Posted in British father wants Japan to play fair in child custody battles at 01:40 PM JST - 9th October
studebaker at 11:17 AM JST - 7th October

You are all wrong! Japan Today is wrong. People aren't rude on the internet. We're honest. ;-)

Posted in Why are so many people rude in cyberspace? at 11:17 AM JST - 7th October
studebaker at 01:41 PM JST - 6th October

Chibaman: this station is out in the middle of nowhere, a place where pretty much everyone knows everyone through one or two degrees of separation. Criminal activity out there would be tracked down pretty easily.

Posted in Feline 'stationmaster' a big hit in Wakayama at 01:41 PM JST - 6th October
studebaker at 01:34 PM JST - 6th October

I wonder if she tried to got too close to the baby bear nearby. Bears almost exclusively attack to defend their young or if they are surprised.

Posted in Two people attacked by bear in Niigata at 01:34 PM JST - 6th October
studebaker at 01:12 AM JST - 30th September

How many people does it take to sail a 60 footer? 2 minimum. Equipment: to be registered in the US as an ocean going vessel, a boat must be equipped with adequate navigation equipment. Just like a car and a driver's license, a Yacht needs to be properly equipped, and…

Posted in Coast guard searches for yacht with 4 Americans off Okinawa at 01:12 AM JST - 30th September