Could it be swine flu keeping people at home? I think last Friday was around when the news was breaking that numbers infected shot from 8 previous wk to over 100.
IIRC most people have to work a half day on Saturday in Japan, and most schools have half day Saturdays too. Maybe that's why? Although I recall watching Death note 2 in theatres there on a Wed/Thursday (2-3 wks after it opened) and the theatre was p...
The situation seems overblown, but did not seem indecent at all. Perhaps you meant incident? I think that slapping was extreme, but taking corporal punishment out entirely is also a mistake. If there are appropriate guidelines for legitimate corporal...
Are reposts bugs or just traffic drivers? This was a classic post though. Don't forget http://www.dannychoo.com/adp/eng/703/Ai+Shinozaki.html has more pix
I think that it's much more of an issue in Japan because there are more social situations where one would have to eat with people they're not familiar with. Afterwork social obligations (drinks, karaoke, repeat...), Go-kon, etc dominate J-social comp...
