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  • westurn at 12:30 PM JST - 17th June

    Even so Superlib, it seems to me that your "misreading" was not so far off ! Thepossum reports a 100% price increase on pasta, as did lipscomb's cheese. 80% sounds like a bargain ! Brace yerself folks, this could be the final nail in Japan's economic coffin. I saw in…

    Posted in Retail prices rise for 80% of surveyed products for daily life at 12:30 PM JST - 17th June

  • westurn at 12:24 PM JST - 17th June

    Why the twist ??? This article suggests that nicotine patches are some kind of a "new" product. Baloney ! Nicorette has been on the market for years ! The real story here is that they will now be available over the counter ! No real need to advertise the Japanese…

    Posted in Taisho Pharmaceutical to sell anti-smoking patch at 12:24 PM JST - 17th June

  • westurn at 12:17 PM JST - 17th June

    I thought this guy was a "student" studying over there ! If that was the case I woulda been more forgiving... but as is ??? What an idiot !

    Posted in Freed Japanese, in Tehran, apologizes for having caused trouble at 12:17 PM JST - 17th June

  • westurn at 10:04 PM JST - 13th June

    I say tag em and set em free !

    Posted in Supreme Court rebukes Bush on rights for Gitmo detainees at 10:04 PM JST - 13th June

  • westurn at 11:08 PM JST - 12th June

    Fukudome homers ! Ichiro gets 300th stolen base ! And... nobody gives a damn !

    Posted in Fukudome homers; Ichiro picks up 300th career stolen base at 11:08 PM JST - 12th June

  • westurn at 09:58 PM JST - 12th June

    Seiharinokaze...

    What you fail to realize is the magnitude of what people "say" compared to what they actually "do" ! There in lies the fallacy of this here "article".

    Posted in Anti-Americanism at record levels worldwide, report shows at 09:58 PM JST - 12th June

  • westurn at 08:09 PM JST - 12th June

    Stanoue:

    "I don't dislike Americans per se. But I don't approve of..."

    Begs the question stan, just which country out there do you have your deepest "approval" of ? Canada maybe ? Nah, I mean cmon, there's a reason why Quebec wants to secede every few years. Denmark maybe ?…

    Posted in Anti-Americanism at record levels worldwide, report shows at 08:09 PM JST - 12th June

  • westurn at 02:37 PM JST - 12th June

    "Why wouldn't people have anti American sentiments?"

    Because most people do not directly associate themselves with their "own" governments actions let alone those from other nations. I hardly doubt there is a Japanese alive that would openly state that Fukuda does exactly as they wish. Or how about the French…

    Posted in Anti-Americanism at record levels worldwide, report shows at 02:37 PM JST - 12th June

  • westurn at 02:15 PM JST - 12th June

    How rich is this...

    "Martin discovered that many women take part in activities to promote Japan in British schools and arrange festivals to introduce Japanese culture. They also invite British children to stay with them so they can get a proper feel for Japanese home life."

    For example...

    -Staying up…

    Posted in Japanese housewives in Britain acting as unofficial envoys at 02:15 PM JST - 12th June

  • westurn at 02:08 PM JST - 12th June

    "I think there are many benefits to the Japanese education system that you wouldn't get in a more western system."

    Yeh like a system designed for a life in... Japan !

    Posted in Japanese housewives in Britain acting as unofficial envoys at 02:08 PM JST - 12th June

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