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taiko666 said...

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  taiko666 at 10:34 AM JST - 6th November

  I suspect that many Japanese who read his comments will think "Yes, the USA is a dangerous place, and full of racists who might want to assassinate a black president. How unlike peaceful, homogenous Japan" or some such-like. And I think Sasagawa suspects the same thing.

  Posted in Senior LDP lawmaker voices concern over Obama's safety at 10:34 AM JST - 6th November

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  taiko666 at 05:16 PM JST - 15th October

  Pay for a taxi

  On two occasions I've got into a taxi in Japan in the early hours and then suspected that the driver was drunk, but it's hard to tell if you'd had a few yourself. This law could mean that if the driver is drunk, his passenger is…

  Posted in Passenger in car ordered to pay Y53 mil in fatal drunk driving case at 05:16 PM JST - 15th October

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  taiko666 at 06:33 PM JST - 14th October

  Dualta: Of course nobody's suggesting that all Japanese men are perverts; however there seem to be more gropers in Japan than in most countries.

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women-only train car

  "Groping in crowded commuter trains has been a problem in Japan; according to a survey conducted by Tokyo Metropolitan Police and East Japan…

  Posted in LDP lawmaker's secretary arrested for groping high school girl on train at 06:33 PM JST - 14th October

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  taiko666 at 11:13 AM JST - 10th October

  You deem it racism. Welcome to the world outside your comfy home.

  If it happened in any other country it would be called racism. Why do you give the Japanese special dispensation to be racist?

  Posted in 70% of inns without foreign guests wish to keep it that way: survey at 11:13 AM JST - 10th October

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  taiko666 at 11:12 AM JST - 10th October

  Their prejudices however are natural. I'm sure you have your groups you wouldn't want to live with.

  Trouble is, apparently for at least 30% of ryokan keepers that 'group' is the entire world outside Japan.

  Posted in 70% of inns without foreign guests wish to keep it that way: survey at 11:12 AM JST - 10th October

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  taiko666 at 11:07 AM JST - 10th October

  I think it speaks volumes that a survey asking questions such as 'would you welcome foreign guests' even exists in Japan.

  Posted in 70% of inns without foreign guests wish to keep it that way: survey at 11:07 AM JST - 10th October

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  taiko666 at 01:03 PM JST - 2nd October

  In Japan, the most difficult interview question a woman has to answer is "What are your maternal plans?"

  Posted in What is the trickiest question to answer in a job interview? at 01:03 PM JST - 2nd October

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  taiko666 at 11:21 AM JST - 2nd October

  One of the first things I noticed afer moving to Japan from the UK was the absence of the brain-dead, attitude-laden feral underclass chavs that roam the streets in certain areas. The police should've nabbed these tw^ts... on a trumped up charge if necessary. Nobody would've objected, even if they'd…

  Posted in Jeering crowd goads suicidal jumper to his death in England at 11:21 AM JST - 2nd October

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  taiko666 at 11:08 AM JST - 1st October

  neverknow2: Yep, I have to admit you're right! I was sensitised to this issue during my first visit to Scotland, when drinking with some Scottish mates I was subjected to a 'ye havenae culture' whisky'n'fag-wreaking lecture. I'll finally get over it when England gets its long overdue independence :-) BTW,…

  Posted in Don your kilt and follow the bagpipes to Chiba at 11:08 AM JST - 1st October

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  taiko666 at 09:49 AM JST - 1st October

  Scotland, for those who don’t know it, is the formerly independent country that took over its southern neighbor in 1603, when James VI of Scotland also became James I of England.

  Good to see somebody getting their historical facts correct for a change, but...

  Why does any celebration of Scotland's…

  Posted in Don your kilt and follow the bagpipes to Chiba at 09:49 AM JST - 1st October