Fa real. I mean, at the risk of sounding like a hypo, I don't have a problem with women who are 30 dating guys who are 20 years their seniors. I mean, at least a woman of 30 has a developed body and a level of maturity. But teenagers aren't even fully developed yet. It's just nasty. And yea, having sex with girls the age of your daughter??? :bleh:
yup...i mean there are numerous things about i truly admire and enjoy about japanese culture...but this phenomena is definitely not one of them.....
one interesting point that the article made was when the media finally recognized the problem as one that was widespread, it mentions the criticism was aimed at the young women "exploiting" the situation....as if the old f*cks who pay the hundreds of dollars weren't the more culpable ones.....talk about hypocritical.
yup...i mean there are numerous things about i truly admire and enjoy about japanese culture...but this phenomena is definitely not one of them.....
one interesting point that the article made was when the media finally recognized the problem as one that was widespread, it mentions the criticism was aimed at the young women "exploiting" the situation....as if the old f*cks who pay the hundreds of dollars weren't the more culpable ones.....talk about hypocritical.
Yesh! I mean, it's almost like the Islamic (HUGE generalization here, gomen :bow:) mindset of women as objects of temptation. As if it's the woman's fault for bringing lust out in the men. If a woman has breasts, and men start thinking impure thoughts, then cover the woman up from head to toe so that she doesn't "force" the man into sin. Bullshit.
Yesh! I mean, it's almost like the Islamic (HUGE generalization here, gomen :bow:) mindset of women as objects of temptation. As if it's the woman's fault for bringing lust out in the men. If a woman has breasts, and men start thinking impure thoughts, then cover the woman up from head to toe so that she doesn't "force" the man into sin. Bullshit.
agreed...it is bullshit....if they can't keep their dicks in their pants when lusting over teenage girls that are less than half their age.....they should get a swift kick in the nuts....
agreed...it is bullshit....if they can't keep their dicks in their pants when lusting over teenage girls that are less than half their age.....they should get a swift kick in the nuts....
TOKYO \ JALways, a low-cost international carrier of the Japan Airlines group, will start recruiting cabin attendants in Manila from Sunday, company sources said Saturday.
About 20 people will be hired to be based in the Philippine capital and in December join the Tokyo-based carrier that has been taking over from JAL an increasing number of flights mostly linking Japan and leisure destinations such as Guam.
lumpia and lechon will also be served on board flights...with customers given the opportunity to carve the pig if their seat number is called during the in-flight lottery.
Wow, they rarely serve lechon on board flights, even Philippine Airlines rarely serve that. :sweat:
Japan TV Host Certified World's Busiest
Nov 28, 6:18 AM (ET)
(AP) TV personality Norio Minorikawa, right, smiles with a Guinness World Records certificate for most...
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TOKYO (AP) - There's no escaping Norio Minorikawa on Japanese TV. He hosts news shows, talk shows, wildlife shows - even his country's version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"
On Tuesday he reaped the benefit of all that work: a Guinness World Record for most live hours on the tube by a TV host.
The hyperactive TV personality, better known to Japanese TV fans as Monta Mino, spends a total of 21 hours and 42 minutes every week on live TV across 11 shows, according to the Guinness Web site.
"I'm touched. I want to die talking," Minorikawa told London-based Guinness's Chief Operating Officer, Alistair Richards, at a presentation ceremony in Tokyo.
Minorikawa hosts a further five prerecorded programs including "Millionaire," the wildlife show "Amazing Animals," and "Full Throttle TV," on which he advises viewers on lifestyle, health and relationships.
Each new year, the Printemps boutique complex in Ginza puts together a gfukubukuroh (lucky bag containing goods the customer doesnft see before purchase). For the coming year, reports Aera (Dec 11), the bagsf overall theme will be gJapan Beauty,h underscoring the natural beauty of Japanese women. This follows on the heels of the gTsuya Bukuro,h one of three lucky bag themes in 2006 that emphasized how naturally black womenfs hair went well with an all-white ensemble.
Shiseidofs successful Tsubaki line of cosmetics, promoted with catch phrases such as gNihon no josei ha utsukushiih (Japanese women are beautiful), was a specific example of how this ethnocentric marketing approach has been catching on. The new line, promoted by Olympic gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa and others, had rung up total sales of over 1.3 billion yen by the end of October and was accorded 3rd place in the December Nikkei Trendy magazinefs cover story ranking the top consumer product hits of 2006.
gRecently, the beauty of Asia has been attracting more notice,h remarks trend watcher Miyako Kudo. gI think itfs due to the influence of more Asian stars who excel on the world stage.h
gYes, certainly among the models who are viewed as trend leaders, black hair is back in vogue,h agrees Noboru Uchida, director of the 2006 committee of the Japan Hair Color Association. Uchida has come up with a theory that from the time a new trend emerges until it becomes widely disseminated among consumers takes about eight years. This then spawns a second trend, which is repeated in turn, effectively creating a 24-year cycle.
If Uchidafs theory is correct, Aera points out, we should see a return to trends that were popular in the early 1980s.
gAt that time, avant garde women were called ekarasu-zokuf (the raven tribe),h he recalls. gThey wore hair short and straight and dressed completely in black. We seem to be returning to this formula after it has undergone 24 years of evolution.h
For women contemplating abandoning echapatsuf (brown tints) in favor of returning to black, Uchida does not recommend they make a beeline for the beauty parlor to request a dye job.
gBlack is a strong color, and if you use dye, it puts a burden on the hair,h he warns. gAnd afterwards if you try to make it lighter, it resists tinting. You might wind up with streaks you can't easily get rid of. Which might persist for as long as three years. So you need to take precautions.h
Another thing Japanese should to keep in mind, Aera notes, is that their hair is not solid black, but exists in a variety of dark hues. The models used in Shiseido's Tsubaki advertising underscore this point.
"I think the next color trend will not be black, but a deep brown that tries to get close to black," Uchida predicts. "Rather than go for black right away, the best approach is to darken the hair gradually. This will make the transition seem more natural. And it will be easier on the hair as well."