Wednesday February 15, 2012

JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION

sydenham's past comments

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sydenhamNov. 01, 2009 - 11:25AM JST

evaganda. "so...?"

pole dancing is just striptease, and no amount of after-the-fact effort to legitimize this so-called "sport" can take that away. This is a farcically obvious attempt to make money by gaining mainstream approval of women cheapening themselves under the laughable guise of "empowerment."

In essence, it is saying that all women should take part in this and become strippers, get boob jobs and do lap dances for strangers. those who deny this are either naive, or charlatans.

I don't know which is more pathetic, the women who sell this to other women, or the women that buy into it.

Posted in: Pole dancing picks up momentum for women - and men
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sydenhamOct. 31, 2009 - 09:33PM JST

BS.

striptease by any other name is still striptease. the first pole dancer i ever saw did exactly the same position as the the one in the photo above... plus many more. and i was fairly certain at that time that even without any prior knowledge of the eastern influence in this "sport," that I could see all the way to China.

The song was "Lucy in the sky with diamonds," her name was Marie-Claire, and there were free shots of peach schnapps going around the room, for a limited time only, ladies and gentlemen. "Free peach schnapps."

Montreal is not the birthplace of the Cirque du Soleil for nothing.

Posted in: Pole dancing picks up momentum for women - and men
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sydenhamOct. 16, 2009 - 10:21AM JST

2.5 mil per month. 30 million per year. Any company renting those things for their execs is a company in need of overhaul.

yes, part of it is jealousy, but the other part is just disbelief at how companies can lose money and still hand over the big dosh to those who usually do the least work. average salary 30 million~100 million plus an extra 30 million for accomodation alone is the biggest waste a company can make.

My wife's (foreign) company hands over the presidency of the J-branch in karaoke style for 2-3 year stints. They live in the types of places described above but slightly more expensive. None of them can speak a word of Japanese, and instead spend their time planning out flaky managerial/motivatinal retreats that the Japanese themselves used to do but abandoned after the bubble burst. When they're not deciding which 5-6 poor slobs (slaving away for the company for much longer than themselves) should get the ax in order to increase "profitability," (conveniently disregarding their own ridiculously oversized salary/living allowance situation) they're pretending to look busy learning basic Japanese for 2 year-olds, in full knowledge of the fact that they won't even be there 3 years later, when their private lessons actually bear fruit and they can start to speak at the level of a 5 year-old.

60 million for that?

Posted in: Home away from home
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sydenhamOct. 06, 2009 - 07:09PM JST

yeah, i don't need typhoons either.

Posted in: Powerful typhoon lashes southwest Japan; expected to make landfall Thursday
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sydenhamOct. 06, 2009 - 05:29AM JST

This kind of ceremony is held for many things. From sewing needles to carpenters' tools.

Posted in: Dolls' day
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sydenhamOct. 01, 2009 - 09:45AM JST

jason 6.

I agree with all of what you wrote.

Posted in: Film on Japanese occupation of Nanjing wins top prize in San Sebastian
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sydenhamSep. 29, 2009 - 06:07AM JST

nemoflow,

it occurred almost halfway into the 20th century, way after the west emancipated itself from such medieval ways of operating.

You didn't write that statement seriously, did you?

Posted in: Film on Japanese occupation of Nanjing wins top prize in San Sebastian
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sydenhamSep. 27, 2009 - 09:05PM JST

poor guy. probably put too much msg on the yaki-tori, not knowing buddy was allergic...

Posted in: Izakaya owner fatally stabbed by customer in Saitama
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sydenhamSep. 27, 2009 - 11:57AM JST

The obvious reason for the media hype is to play on people's fears that their children will imitate the behavior of celebrities, which is hardly unfounded.

You can debate all you want about which drugs are harmful or not. It's beside the point. Someone who relies on cultivating a public image in order to make a living has a responsibility as a member if the society that has essentially promoted them to such status.

This guy Morisu doesn't get it. Compare the numbers of young people who aspire to be musicians versus those who want to be politicians.

Posted in: Celebrity drug offenders face public humiliation
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sydenhamSep. 26, 2009 - 05:29AM JST

I can't wait to see comments by the celeb-defence league.

"How dare the media write such slander about the poor woman! Just leave her alone!"

yada yada yada

live by the media, die by the media.

Posted in: Mona Yamamoto sighted at Midtown park with new man
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sydenhamSep. 25, 2009 - 08:55AM JST

I do believe I would let her ride and whip me for exercise. even though I'm not into the latter.

Posted in: Tomoka Kurotani to whip it into shape with her first exercise DVD
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sydenhamSep. 24, 2009 - 01:26PM JST

Interesting how people on this thred like to portray the US as a kind of unified, monolithic entity.

Posted in: Obama to world: Don't expect America to fix it all
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sydenhamSep. 23, 2009 - 08:09PM JST

in the immortal words of that annoying bully on the simpsons, "hah, hah!"

live by the media, die by the media

Posted in: Police investigators find Noriko Sakai's luxury condo in filth
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sydenhamSep. 22, 2009 - 08:29AM JST

things have officially hit rock-bottom. I've seen these shows and they were "meh" at best.

Posted in: 'Mad Men,' '30 Rock' take top series Emmys
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sydenhamSep. 20, 2009 - 07:41PM JST

Miki Ando maybe 21 but she's a J woman. She knows what she wants in life and knows how to get it. That's part of the J culture.

right... as if Japan has a monopoly on "driven" women. lol

Posted in: Figure skater Miki Ando rumored to be in love with 3-time divorcee coach
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sydenhamSep. 20, 2009 - 02:53PM JST

Wasn't there an article on JT a few months back, claiming that there was a "dearth" of live music in Tokyo, and indeed Japan in general?

This one must be the rebuttal.

Posted in: Tokyo's live house music scene set to go global
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sydenhamSep. 18, 2009 - 07:12AM JST

With only a dozen locations, though, it's probably still cheaper to have Amazon send it to you, if you.

You have to include your transport fare into the price. and come to grips with the fact that most of these books should be available at any decent public or university library for free.

Posted in: Google to reincarnate digital books as paperbacks
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sydenhamSep. 17, 2009 - 12:17PM JST

i just hope the kid is ok.

Posted in: High school boy in hospital after being hit in head by shot put
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sydenhamSep. 15, 2009 - 12:30PM JST

Yet another reason to learn the language...shopping on rakuten, kakaku etc.

Posted in: Japan Online Shop English portal site attracts 200 shops in 1st month
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sydenhamSep. 13, 2009 - 08:06PM JST

How is it that Islamic militants are ever labeled "Islamic fascists?" I'm always curious about who comes up with the terminology, because as we all know, the way that you're branded by the media is the way you come to be seen.

Were this anti-militant-Islamist group to be labeled as such, instead of "Islamophobic," the spin would have more of a "freedom-fighter" ring to it.

As I see it, protesting home-coming troops by calling them baby-killers is about as fascist as they come.

Mussolini would be proud.

Posted in: UK troubled by anti-Islam rallies, counterprotests