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tokyokawasaki
Excellent comment Nicky. I do not need to say anything now :)
Posted in: Woman, daughter attacked by man with scissors on Aichi street
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tokyokawasaki
I want to know, who removed the kidney from the 21 year old?
Posted in: Doctor jailed for buying kidney from gangsters
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tokyokawasaki
Speechless... :(
Posted in: 5-yr-old boy may lose sight after man adds battery acid to eye drops
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tokyokawasaki
That's exactly what I was thinking. You beat me to it :)
Posted in: Gov't to set up 24-hour nursing care service
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tokyokawasaki
He's just being corrupt. He has a great role models. (Senior law makers, politicians andJ biz CEO's)...
Posted in: Man fakes his own death with brother's corpse to escape debts
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tokyokawasaki
I am sure this is what 99.99% of us non Japanese think too.
Posted in: Noda struggles to conquer Japan's debt mountain
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tokyokawasaki
If AKB48 was full of mature yet super sexy women like Aya I would be a HUGE fan.
Posted in: Aya Sugimoto on managing husband: '30% carrot, 70% stick'
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tokyokawasaki
@seesaw1:
Not necessarily. Maybe she was another one of those shallow and selfish j-wifes who expect everything without doing anything themselves. If they don't get what they expect/demand, they go crazy and make the husbands life a constant misery.
And yes, I unfortunately have first hand experience.
Posted in: Woman arrested over husband's murder in Hiroshima
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tokyokawasaki
Concrete walls and concrete floor. Not natural and not amusing at all. Animals is zoo's for shallow peoples entertainment demonstrates humans lack of empathy towards our fellow earthlings....
Posted in: Hitching a ride
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tokyokawasaki
Debt is cancer of the world economy. Only the elite banks benefit from it, whilst we all suffer raising tax... There was no real reason for any government to borrow originally, but it was the European bankers back in the 18th and 19th century who convinced the worlds governments that borrowing is good. Sadly, now (borrowing by governments) is accepted as being normal..... Which it isn't.
Trouble is, most people (including politicians) have no real idea how we are all slaves to the central banks. Every man, woman and child should learn about the 'Debt Money System' and 'Fractional Reserve Lending' and how evil they are. Only a select few benefit from it, whilst we also suffer the consequences of a system that is doomed to fail because it cannot continue indefinitely. So called stimulus' (a.k.a borrowing more money) is only deferring the problem and making it worse. And yes this is true, I am not some conspiracy theorists.
Watch this and learn, we ALL need to know the root of the problem, otherwise nothing and I repeat nothing will change: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qIhDdST27g
Posted in: IMF says Japan should raise consumption tax to 15%
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tokyokawasaki
Two other things I have noticed... The washlet toilet :)
For the first few years I would not touch them, now I am a major fan. Whenever I go back to the UK I really miss my washlet toilet. Strange, but I am sure my bottom has become accustom to their soothing wash and blow dry. Now, when forced to go back to basics, even soft toilet paper feels uncomfortable.
The other thing... Having a wash/shower before getting into the bath (excellent idea and very hygienic)...
Same story, if I go back to the UK, I now have to use the sink to wash my feet, armpits and private bits 'n' pieces before I get into the bath. I can not understand how I used to wash in the bath before, then lay there soaking up all the crap and dirt I had just washed from my body. I think you know what I mean?
Posted in: How foreigners’ daily lives change when they live in Japan
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tokyokawasaki
typo above: their not there :)
Posted in: Do you think all-girl groups like AKB48 are being marketed as sexualized little Lolitas or is it just harmless fun?
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tokyokawasaki
MaboDofulsSpicy:
OK, it may not technically be a bra, but you get my point. No face, just cleavage in a very revealing top.
These products are aimed at who exactly??? Definitely not the little girls like my 8 year old. These products are aimed at there main target audience. Old perverts.
http://shop.akb48.co.jp/products/detail189.html
http://shop.akb48.co.jp/products/detail185.html
http://shop.akb48.co.jp/products/detail118.html
http://shop.akb48.co.jp/products/detail211.html
Sadly we live in a Nation with a shockingly high number of middle age and older male perverts. The powers that be will do nothing about it why? probably because they like it too..... It's all wrong and just plain sick.
Posted in: Do you think all-girl groups like AKB48 are being marketed as sexualized little Lolitas or is it just harmless fun?
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tokyokawasaki
Shallow & lip service - are the first two phrases that spring to mind after reading this.
Posted in: Okada apologizes for gov't not keeping records of nuclear crisis meetings
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tokyokawasaki
He is unfortunate to be caught up in the wake of the the nuclear disaster.
It's a shame because no one will care about this award because no one will risk eating his ice-cream made from local produce...
This most shocking aspect of this story is:
Who has been deluding these people that life will return to normal in Fukushima. I do not know of anyone who is happy to consume anything grown or produced in Fukushima. So how is 'returning to normal' even possible?
My advice would be to leave and set up in another area of Japan which is considered safer...
Posted in: Fukushima ice cream maker wins Italian award
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tokyokawasaki
Harmless fun!!! WTF. Have you been to the official AKB48 online store (or any of them)? On the first page is a DVD with a young girl in only her bra on the cover... How do I know this? My 8 year daughter wanted an AKB48 pen and memo set, so of course I searched for AKB48 online. It seems most of their merchandise is not aimed at their child fans..
I understand that globally sex sells. In Japan, sex mixed with young girls seem to be the magic formula, which is just sick. Japan needs to bring in some laws to prevent the sexual exploitation of young girls.
The managers of AKB48 deliberately make the girls dress and act like sexual objects, just to lure in the older (salary earning) fans.
Posted in: Do you think all-girl groups like AKB48 are being marketed as sexualized little Lolitas or is it just harmless fun?
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tokyokawasaki
Very sad news. I find it hard to understand how a father can escape whilst his wife and kids perish. Of course I do not have all the facts, but it would be shocking if he only worried about saving himself.
Posted in: Mother, two children perish in fire in Yamagata
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tokyokawasaki
I noticed I started commenting and/or complaining about everyday life in forums since moving to Japan 12 years ago :).
Posted in: How foreigners’ daily lives change when they live in Japan
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tokyokawasaki
How did they get the lion to walk in front of a green screen :)
Posted in: Mane event
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tokyokawasaki
I personally don't care if the mayors or politicians are male, female young or old.
All I want to see is people with a kind heart, selfishness and an open mind in positions of power and leadership.
Posted in: 36-year-old Harvard law graduate elected Japan's youngest female mayor