Kobe-shi represent!! I can understand why he needs to do this. Kobe is built on the side of a mountain range which is on the waterfront. Land is already at a premium in Japan but even more so on a mountain/port city like Kobe. Ugly colour for the c...
Danny, you are forgetting the fantastic service we get in Japan. I pay 3990 yen for my cut. With it I get: -Shampoo/Conditioner/Head massage -Hot foam shave (maybe not applicable for the women) -Cut/Styling -Shoulder/neck massage by some very cute gi...
Danny, there is a great donner kebab stall in akiba by the group of sofmap buildings. not really a stall as its operated from the back of a kei-worktruck but you get the point. 500 yen for the normal or 600 yen or the big boy size. tasted great.
I'm against capital punishment on principle. All arguments for it are seen to not stand up after logical examination. Seems execution only provides a brief feeling of vindication. Here's the paradox of capital punishment Premise: Human judgment is fa...
hmm women only cars were already a dangerous precedent. an unfortunate necessity but a violation on personal liberty. mens only is downright silly. whats next? japanese only? foreigners only? you've two hands. its not a difficult concept and one...
comparing osaka to los angeles is apples to oranges. even if it is the seediest place in japan it wont compare to LA. there is a skid row, but its not anywhere near the tourist or business areas. with all the koban around these places, the homeless...
this is complete bunk. i had to sign up just so i could post this. as a canadian ex-pat that has lived in both osaka and tokyo, long have i known of the kansai bashing from tokyo based media outlets. osaka is safe, its clean (for a city of that many...
