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  • zaichik at 05:24 AM JST - 12th September

    she became the recipient of the “Gold Make-Up Award” by the Japan Make-Up Association in Tokyo.

    Posted in Marie spreads a bit of cheer at 05:24 AM JST - 12th September

  • zaichik at 11:15 AM JST - 9th September

    I saw some of the exhibits in the Cow Parade in Manchester a few years ago. I think it's a rather good idea, personally.

    Posted in Cow Parade Tokyo Marunouchi 2008 at 11:15 AM JST - 9th September

  • zaichik at 01:28 PM JST - 7th September

    Happy birthday, future-emperor-unless-there's-a-radical-change-in-Japanese-establishment-attitudes.

    BTW, lively is not an adverb, chaps.

    Posted in Prince Hisahito turns 2 at 01:28 PM JST - 7th September

  • zaichik at 12:37 PM JST - 5th September

    Oh dear, I'm afraid to say that I did laugh when I read this. Not a good day for this poor chap.

    Posted in Temple burns down as monk attacked by hornets at 12:37 PM JST - 5th September

  • zaichik at 07:21 AM JST - 5th September

    Is it really necessary to explain where Kansai Airport and Narita Airport are? It makes the sentence rather unwieldy, to say the least.

    Posted in JAL to abolish additional 2 int'l flights at 07:21 AM JST - 5th September

  • zaichik at 06:18 AM JST - 5th September

    those terrifyingly complicated tomes

    Not that complex - I started using the Nelson when I was 17 and found it perfectly logical and easy to use. If you're using it regularly, as I was later, during my third year at university, you can open the dictionary in more or less…

    Posted in No longer lost in translation at 06:18 AM JST - 5th September

  • zaichik at 07:49 AM JST - 3rd September

    Sweeping generalisations R us is it, Sarge?

    Posted in Sumo stables searched after 2 Russian wrestlers test positive for marijuana at 07:49 AM JST - 3rd September

  • zaichik at 02:00 PM JST - 30th August

    Nice prince Albert on your Johnson sir :p

    Assuming the security screeners can tell a Prince Albert from an ampallang....

    This would seem to be a security measure too far. By all means, claim the right to arm bears if you want, but I don't want the authorities and their…

    Posted in Body-revealing scanners now widely used at U.S. airports at 02:00 PM JST - 30th August

  • zaichik at 07:27 AM JST - 29th August

    but entertainment jobs (fuzoku, soap, clubs, pachinko etc.) are specifically forbidden

    Point taken, but the implication of the way this article is written is that all employment is forbidden unless a waiver is obtained from immigration. Another example of JT's rather relaxed approach to linguistic precision (c/f posts by Nessie…

    Posted in Niigata cop helps Chinese student dodge police crackdowns at 07:27 AM JST - 29th August

  • zaichik at 07:23 AM JST - 29th August

    Better late than never....

    Posted in Gov't to set up care centers for prenatal, postnatal depression at 07:23 AM JST - 29th August

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