timtak said...

timtak at 10:37 AM JST - 3rd May

The trouble with this fever clinics is, that if you get a temperature, you are going to be told to go and sit in a room with a lot of people who are suspected of having swine flu.

Posted in 684 fever clinics readied nationwide amid high alert for new flu at 10:37 AM JST - 3rd May
timtak at 04:57 PM JST - 26th April

J pop is more about looks, than sound, and they do look a lot better.

The difference in emphasis means that performers from both sides of the pacific do not do well on the far side.

Posted in Why do Asian pop stars have a hard time succeeding in the U.S. market? at 04:57 PM JST - 26th April
timtak at 10:40 AM JST - 20th April

Understandable lyrics, and the band leader married a Japanese woman and promoted "Love and Peace" (as reported even in Japanese school textbooks).

The philosophy of "Imagine" was largely a result of Ono's influence and expressed in her book, "Grapefruit." In turn, the "no border(s)," people living together in peace, and…

Posted in Beatles remain popular in Japan at 10:40 AM JST - 20th April
timtak at 11:47 AM JST - 17th April

I don't think that many japanese believe in personal rebirth. Japanese Buddhism teach that one is depersonalised before one is reborn, it is only one's spirit or energy which is reborn, which is close to not being reborn at all, or what a scientist, rationalist, non-buddhist might believe - that…

Posted in Father and son found dead in minivan in Osaka in suspected murder-suicide at 11:47 AM JST - 17th April
timtak at 11:13 AM JST - 17th April

There is a tradition to this behaviour, which suggests that something is going on that the above posters may not understand.

Perhaps human lives are less seperate than Westerners think? I think that this would be the rationale, maybe.

Posted in Father and son found dead in minivan in Osaka in suspected murder-suicide at 11:13 AM JST - 17th April
timtak at 10:40 AM JST - 17th April

‘The girl has no reason to make up a story that she has been molested.’ Alas I don't think that this is true. There was a recent story of a man who was aquitted when it was found that she had been "molested" several times previously on trains and had…

Posted in Supreme Court clears professor in 1st reversal of guilty decision on groping at 10:40 AM JST - 17th April
timtak at 11:32 AM JST - 13th April

Do western pop stars change costumes often in their concerts too?

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timtak at 11:08 AM JST - 1st April

Perhaps the Americans should follow the British into motor manufacture-less-ness?

Posted in Obama is saying that the auto industry represents the spirit of America, so they're not going to let it just disappear. So basically, this means that Japanese and European automakers who will be competing with GM will really be competing with the U.S. government from now. at 11:08 AM JST - 1st April
timtak at 12:51 PM JST - 27th March

If you understand the song it is very easy to understand why there are so many protesting over it. It is the biggest load of self-righteous dribble I've ever heard.

? This is the translation from Wikipedia. May your (the emperor('s) reign Continue for a thousand, eight thousand generations, Until…

Posted in Court rejects 'Kimigayo' suit by 172 teachers who refused to stand up at 12:51 PM JST - 27th March
timtak at 08:20 AM JST - 21st March

"The local business community is calling for offshore relocation"

The local construction industry, Gokudou, and other recipients of government pork.

Posted in Governor prefers Fukuoka airport expansion to offshore relocation at 08:20 AM JST - 21st March