Definately on my must get list. ^_^ As for Japanese, I learned it from my mother, forgot it when we both started studying English, and got back into learning it when we moved back to Japan. The relearning happened because I saw Hokutou no Ken and C...
What I've been trying to do to avoid duplicates is to go back through the category I'm posting in, and see if anyone else has already done it. It's saved me a couple of times, already, although I've slipped up twice, too (2D girls that Danny already...
Gods, I remember those days! It really sucked being a roleplayer in the '80s. Or a heavy metal fan, later. Or a sports fan, after that. Or a video game fan, after that. Etc., etc.
Journalism is in the stone age in most places. Most news, today, is about getting ratings. You have to sensationalize the stories so people will watch your news show over others. I've been watching the news programming regarding the murders from t...
After watching that news clip, it seems like the media is trying to come down on everything this guy was interested in. He had a pink cell phone. *dramatic music* He would go drinking after work with friends. *dramatic music* He was a nice guy at w...
"What would you do if you spotted one of these idiots one day?" I'd ignore them. Quite frankly, that's what everyone should do, in my opinion. Otaku culture is now under the scrutiny of the media, government, and general public. They're looking for...
At a crime scene, you typically want to pan back from the reporter so that you can get some of the background in the shot. It's good for ratings (as sick as that may sound) to show the scene of the crime.
Knowing martial arts does not mean you should charge someone with a knife. He doesn't need extensive training to get one lucky stab in that could end your life, regardless of how skilled you are.
Granted, but you don't need to be a big, strong guy to kill someone with a knife. People reacted as they should've reacted--they ran. Unless you're armed with a better weapon, have extensive training in disarming people, or have some kind of hero co...
The first computer we had was a ZX Spectrum back in Scotland. It used cassette tapes to run programs. When we returned to the States, we ended up getting a Commodore SX-64 (the portable version of the C64). It looked like a briefcase, but was cuttin...
Although, not to make the situation too light, but if Danny had been in Storm Trooper gear, it may have given the other guy pause before going on a rampage.
Very true. I'm guessing by the latest comments from the murderer (he was tired of life and just wanted to kill people) that the government and media will be discussing the suicide rate in Japan, again, and how to counter it. Also, how suicide and ho...
But, wouldn't the primary industry in the area be electronics? Likewise, the government has been trying to prop up a lot of manga/anime as a source of cultural learning about Japan. It's a form of diplomatic soft-power. I don't think they'll be s...
You can still list your blog on "The Japan Blog List." There's two sections near the bottom of the list entitled, "Foreigners Living Outside Japan" and "Japan-Related." Plus, I noticed a couple of the blogs for "Foreigners Living In Japan" are poste...
Danny, thanks for the link. We're trying to put together a list of useful links for the Defense Language Institute, here, and this will be really helpful. ^_^
Quite honestly, I'm fine with the system the way it is, now. I get home from class, browse back through all the member news I've missed since I last logged on, and I'm up to date. It only takes me a couple of minutes each day. Maybe I'm the only on...
