JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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tokyotales
Only in Japan would political elections be promoted by a pop-group of +/- 20-year-olds. Wonder why Japanese are apathetic about elections?
Posted in: First vote
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tokyotales
so hold on, if his cell phone was not found, how did he make the call?
Posted in: 27-year-old man dies after being found beaten, stabbed in Tokyo park
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tokyotales
If your muscle mass is really tiny (average for Japanese) then 80kg for 170cm is ALOT!
Posted in: Slimmed-down comic sings praises of tofu & natto based diet
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tokyotales
@ Tokyokawasaki - so should heavier people also be paid more at work, as their living cost is higher? Is it fair? ??
Posted in: How should airlines handle obese passengers?
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tokyotales
@TheRat - speak for yourself.
Posted in: Girls, girls, girls
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tokyotales
If Japan increased the pension age to 67 (like France is trying to do) and reduced the standard working hours for all these overworked younger people, there would be enough work for all these talented, mature and energetic 60+ year-olds...
Posted in: Older people go back to school to learn new skills
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tokyotales
I guess 3Rensho was referring to a spelling mistake that has now been fixed.
Posted in: Girl dies after being hit by train in Saitama
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tokyotales
Just like men, these women are only interested in themselves, not the guys they are dating. So they want to talk, not listen to whatever he thinks is important. On the other hand, the guys are much the same. Everybody wants to be important, feel special. Listening to someone else, usually doesn't make you feel special.
Another good point is that most people are quite nervous, especially the first 20-30 minutes... so if you really want to find out if this is an interesting person for you, don't judge on the first impression but delay 30 minutes. If you judge on the first impression, and the first impression is not good, you will spend the rest of the date trying to reinforce your negative impression. If first impression is good, you will try to reinforce and confirm this, thus ignoring things that you maybe don't like.
Posted in: What makes Japanese women say, 'I never want to see that jerk again!'
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tokyotales
So does the person who ate them...
Posted in: Poisonous mushrooms may have been sold at festival in Tokyo
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tokyotales
It's going to be VERY very interesting to see Japan's population in 10-20 years... The number of "skinny-fat" people are increasing so strongly, as kids move and exercise less, while snacking on crepe, fried chicken, sweets etc. without knowing the consequences or anything about a balanced diet... and since they have really small muscles, it takes a while before we notice that they actually have a much too high fat percentage (thus the term "skinny-fat"). The amazingly high living age in Japan will plumet...
Posted in: Snack foods a threat to nation's youth
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tokyotales
Only good thing I could get out of this is that they are pushing English lessons start from 5th grade instead of 7th. They could've pushed it even further.
Posted in: Japan fattens textbooks to reverse sliding rank
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tokyotales
Since 2008?? So what have been done between then and now?
Posted in: Man arrested for beating 5-year-old daughter in Wakayama
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tokyotales
Tatanka, how many women in their 60's show off their back, regardless of tatoos...?
Posted in: Jolie good time
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tokyotales
of course there had to be a vage reference to some Chinese product that supposedly killed someone. And Asano-san's advice to walk in the pool, great... There are no "easy" solutions, but the combination of a balanced diet and high intensity training is necessary to achieve a sustainable lifestyle. Many people go to the gym and do some exercise, but if you don't really push your self and achieve a high pulse, and feel a little uncomfortable, don't expect much result of it. Personal trainers are on the rise, but many of them are too soft, as far as I've seen in Japan. Stop thinking about jogging or walking, you get much more results from 20min of high intensity interval running/training twice a week than a bunch of jogging, which also will make your muscle mass smaller/leaner, hence reduce your daily basal calorie consumption.
Posted in: Majority of weight-loss products fail to cut kilos
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tokyotales
alladin, she is probably a housewife? Well obviously she is also now a writer, if you didn't consider that an occupation (I think it is recognized as such in most developed countries) and he book will surely add to their income if sales are fast as the publisher suggests.
Posted in: Kan's wife criticizes him in new book
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tokyotales
Guess he probably wanted to get arrested, so he did the rigth thing
Posted in: Knife-wielding man attempts to rob police station in Miyagi
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tokyotales
@yokomoc - agreed, and also, Japan is not in a time of boom, so it's unlikely that the sky tree should cause a bust (bust of what?). macroeconomic trends almost invariable go in waves of growth and stagnation, making it natural that big projects started in boom times are completed during a recession or bust. This article was not very interesting and it's hard to see any good arguments or even a main theme.
Posted in: Will Tokyo Sky Tree's completion bring down 'skyscraper curse' on Japan?
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tokyotales
@mrsynik you should expect it to be out sooner rather than later, with biweekly updates ^^
Posted in: Guidebook of Tokyo restaurants where you’re allowed to smoke
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tokyotales
The 5 hour climb wasn't a problem, but spending the time from 3am to 4.30am waiting for the sunrise, while temperature was 3'C and wind was storm strength... now that's a different story!
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tokyotales
@proudnippon - maybe it's time for Japan to realize that to move forward it's actually good with some input from both young and old people? That being said, 42 isn't particularly young for politics, if you look outside Japan. Obama is only 6 years older, 48 (without further comparison).
Posted in: From TV to politics, Renho blazes a trail