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Just seen on TBS that the CEO of Rakuten has said he would like to invest in baseball. He is from Kobe so may be looking at the Orix franchise, although Japan Today suggests he wants to set up a whole new franchise Story Here. Rakuten already have a J-League team. Japanese link: http://news.tbs.co.j...
by Mulboyne
Wed Sep 15, 2004 6:23 pm
 
Forum: F*cked News
Topic: STRIKE ONE! the 1st baseball strike of Japan
Replies: 25
Views: 1385
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We have started to use it with our UK head office in the last week. Clean and does the job. No longer use call back. Will give more details later when it's been given a good bash. I use skype all the time to talk to friends across Japan and also in Australia....Very clean, not buggy at all Cheers. ...
by Mulboyne
Wed Sep 15, 2004 5:45 pm
 
Forum: Computers & Internet
Topic: Skype
Replies: 42
Views: 5547
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MooOooO...

12th case of mad cow confirmed Japan has confirmed its 12th case of mad cow disease, an official said Monday. It is the third case of the brain-wasting illness this year. The 5-year-old dairy cow tested positive for the disease, formally known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, on Friday at a sla...
by Mulboyne
Wed Sep 15, 2004 8:24 am
 
Forum: F*cked News
Topic: Mo' Mad 'Mericans
Replies: 7
Views: 834
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A secure hospital can be humane and safe for the patient/potential criminal and give "normal" people security. By which, you probably don't mean: FG Thread: Helping the Criminally Insane in Japan One unforgettable memory residents of Higashisefurison have is of a 17-year-old boy who recei...
by Mulboyne
Wed Sep 15, 2004 8:12 am
 
Forum: F*cked News
Topic: Japan Executes Killer of 8 Schoolchildren
Replies: 51
Views: 2212
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Digital Kimono

http://www.fuckedgaijin.com/forum/album_mod/upload/f353ba36592a25fcb28b26ae35ebbf96.gif Japan Times: Firms push 'digital' kimono to stay alive, in step A few years ago, illustrator Yuko Iwakuma asked an acquaintance, an executive at kimono wholesaler Miyazaki Orimono Co., to come up with an inexpen...
by Mulboyne
Wed Sep 15, 2004 8:02 am
 
Forum: F*cked News
Topic: Digital Kimono
Replies: 3
Views: 653
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Skype in Japan

Skype has been around for a while but I've never used it. Any views? Asahi: Free Net telephony takes off As many as 250,000 Japanese are estimated to be making free phone calls around the world over the Internet thanks, indirectly, to a controversial file-swapping technology. ...The software has bee...
by Mulboyne
Wed Sep 15, 2004 7:38 am
 
Forum: Computers & Internet
Topic: Skype
Replies: 42
Views: 5547
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I think the OS Girls are called OS Tan in Japan.

http://nijiura-os.hp.infoseek.co.jp/

Never heard the song before though...
by Mulboyne
Tue Sep 14, 2004 2:09 pm
 
Forum: Music
Topic: Catchy Tune...Sort of J-pop meets swing dancing
Replies: 4
Views: 1265
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Looks like this is finally going to happen. MGM studios to be bought by Sony Hollywood's last major independent studio, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, says it has agreed in principle to be bought by Japan's Sony Corporation. US media group Time Warner earlier withdrew its bid for MGM saying it could not agree...
by Mulboyne
Tue Sep 14, 2004 1:58 pm
 
Forum: Media Fix
Topic:
Replies: 4
Views: 1038
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Keidanren calls for sales tax hike to avert financial plight Tuesday, September 14, 2004 at 04:18 JST TOKYO — Japan faces financial collapse in fiscal 2025 unless the consumption tax is raised to accommodate the amount of government debt, which is expected to be five times larger than the nation's ...
by Mulboyne
Tue Sep 14, 2004 5:22 am
 
Forum: F*cked News
Topic: More Talk of Consumption Tax Increase
Replies: 16
Views: 1056
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creztor wrote:I am in Taiwan and there are many Taiwanese people and small businesses who make a living doing this, getting their contacts/friends in Japan to ship over after a customer makes an order with them.

Check your PM, I've sent you a message
by Mulboyne
Tue Sep 14, 2004 3:25 am
 
Forum: Gaijin Ghetto
Topic: Any online shops/stores selling latest Japanese fashion?
Replies: 20
Views: 1957
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Re: Any online shops/stores selling latest Japanese fashion?

the latest Japanese fashion and accessories? You say women's/ladies fashion rather than girl's fashion. Can you give an idea of what brands/fashions you might mean? Burberry Blue Label is Japan-only and still popular after being introduced three years ago. The Koshino clan (Hiroko, Michiko, Junko) ...
by Mulboyne
Mon Sep 13, 2004 5:11 pm
 
Forum: Gaijin Ghetto
Topic: Any online shops/stores selling latest Japanese fashion?
Replies: 20
Views: 1957
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Just watched a guy on BBC world who said that it is too soon to tell what it was. Coming on the heels of South Korean scientists efforts to develop weapons-grade materials, he reckoned you can't rule out a the possiblity that North Korea conducted a nuclear test. If the test was in a cave, it wouldn...
by Mulboyne
Mon Sep 13, 2004 1:30 am
 
Forum: F*cked News
Topic: North Korean Mushroom Cloud?
Replies: 21
Views: 2043
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Licenses are a major reason why you can't easily get the same kind of bachelor party in Japan as you do in the US, Australia etc. Restaurants and bars don't have licenses for a girl to come along and give a show. Foreign girls generally don't know that and so they may well do something for some extr...
by Mulboyne
Sun Sep 12, 2004 3:55 am
 
Forum: Gaijin Ghetto
Topic: Strippers for a bachelor party
Replies: 29
Views: 2668
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It just isn't a Japanese tradition, I guess. It's early, so maybe I'm missing the irony... http://www.fuckedgaijin.com/forum/album_mod/upload/a92ab792b26ee7e3a64762b30acd7828.jpg http://www.fuckedgaijin.com/forum/album_mod/upload/76af530635f217270c3921be75db9f01.jpg Asakusa Rock-Za DX Kabukicho I t...
by Mulboyne
Sat Sep 11, 2004 7:17 am
 
Forum: Gaijin Ghetto
Topic: Strippers for a bachelor party
Replies: 29
Views: 2668
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Re: Looking for good looking men

amdg wrote:What's your business model? :P

:rofl:
That, I like
by Mulboyne
Sat Sep 11, 2004 6:49 am
 
Forum: Gaijin Ghetto
Topic: Looking for good looking men
Replies: 16
Views: 1608
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they should file an invalidation action with the Japanese Patent Office. It would take at least 18 months. Cost about 20,000 bucks to do it properly. I'm no lawyer but that's basically it. My mind reels at how much cheaper advice is on FG than through traditional routes. Apologies to Kamome. Then a...
by Mulboyne
Sat Sep 11, 2004 6:45 am
 
Forum: Gaijin Ghetto
Topic: Ura info please!!
Replies: 16
Views: 4196
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Financial Times: UFJ board split over merger plan A boardroom split has emerged at UFJ, the Japanese bank, over its proposed merger with MTFG, a rival bank. The company's three outside directors are opposed to the move while the four executive directors on its seven-strong board favour it, bankers ...
by Mulboyne
Fri Sep 10, 2004 3:00 pm
 
Forum: F*cked News
Topic: Bank Leviathan on the horizon
Replies: 11
Views: 901
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Further off track

by Mulboyne
Fri Sep 10, 2004 2:46 pm
 
Forum: F*cked News
Topic: Japanese GDP Growth Off Track
Replies: 3
Views: 675
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"Pea Beer" apparently has a (short) history Nottingham Brewery - MUSHY PEA BEERS We decided it should be a 4.2% golden coloured ale and it was to be brewed in the conventional way but with some mushy peas added in the mash and later further peas added to the copper at the same time as the ...
by Mulboyne
Fri Sep 10, 2004 2:25 pm
 
Forum: F*cked News
Topic: Cheap "Beer" May Get Cheaper
Replies: 54
Views: 3543
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Vegetable Weapons at Mori Art Museum

http://www.fuckedgaijin.com/forum/album_mod/upload/ebe224a6bee1428abdd604d7f8cb4806.jpg http://www.fuckedgaijin.com/forum/album_mod/upload/302a7d683c543308a618db71587d66c7.jpg Profile from Mori Art Museum and Moderna Museet Ozawa Tsuyoshi has revolutionized the Japanese art scene and established an...
by Mulboyne
Fri Sep 10, 2004 2:10 pm
 
Forum: F*cked News
Topic: Vegetable Weapons at Mori Art Museum
Replies: 1
Views: 536
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Re: ex-PM Tanaka's geisha lifts the kimono

Taro Toporific wrote:Anyway, I like this description of PM Tanaka as Japan's "Huey Long who lived."

The Asahi chief editorial writer sees Koizumi's political actions as a direct effort to roll back Tanaka's legacy

Koizumi's revenge on Tanaka-style politics
by Mulboyne
Fri Sep 10, 2004 12:11 pm
 
Forum: F*cked News
Topic: ex-PM Tanaka's geisha lifts the kimono
Replies: 12
Views: 1387
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Cheap "Beer" May Get Cheaper

http://www.fuckedgaijin.com/forum/album_mod/upload/fac3b1dac7f0aa3c6bd91e2c13803708.jpg The "third beer" market emerged without me knowing anything about it. This article brought enlightenment. Asahi Shimbun: Third-beer market on verge of price war Just as the dust looked to be settling o...
by Mulboyne
Fri Sep 10, 2004 12:02 pm
 
Forum: F*cked News
Topic: Cheap "Beer" May Get Cheaper
Replies: 54
Views: 3543
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Cultural Tsunami Time

It's touch-and-go whether this feature in "Wired" should appear in the "newbie" section since the reporter tries to coin the term "Anime Alley" to describe the concentration of small studios in Tokyo. On balance, though, it is a fair summary. The Giants of Anime are Com...
by Mulboyne
Fri Sep 10, 2004 10:34 am
 
Forum: Anime & Manga
Topic: Cultural Tsunami Time
Replies: 1
Views: 838
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kansaiboy wrote:if i was ever in shit, i would even bother callin em...

Funnily enough, I was thinking of you, trouble and the police when I saw this headline the other day:
Japanese jailed for 20 years in Hawaii for strangling surf shop owner
Don't get any ideas...
by Mulboyne
Fri Sep 10, 2004 9:14 am
 
Forum: F*cked News
Topic: Police stunned by kidnappers refusal to surrender
Replies: 5
Views: 515
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Since we are on magazines, I'm afraid I have an unhealthy amount of information. Fuji Sankei have a website with extensive details of a whole range of magazines. There is an Adult section Here http://www.fuckedgaijin.com/forum/album_mod/upload/ff6ab592ef07801a91bc8d853d6a0564.jpg http://www.fuckedga...
by Mulboyne
Fri Sep 10, 2004 2:38 am
 
Forum: Gaijin Ghetto
Topic: Ura info please!!
Replies: 16
Views: 4196
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Police stunned by kidnappers refusal to surrender

Osaka kidnappers give cops the slip at red light As a police patrol car arrived at the scene, the officers saw two men bundle Nakao into his own car and drive off. According to the police, a third man was keeping lookout in a station wagon. The officers chased the car and caught up with it when it ...
by Mulboyne
Thu Sep 09, 2004 6:45 pm
 
Forum: F*cked News
Topic: Police stunned by kidnappers refusal to surrender
Replies: 5
Views: 515
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if merging two teams is what it takes for any teams to survive then so be it That's really the question. As long as the current cabal of owners is in place and sticking to the same business plan, then the mergers are probably necessary. But there are other options. The mergers are based on the assu...
by Mulboyne
Thu Sep 09, 2004 5:44 pm
 
Forum: F*cked News
Topic: STRIKE ONE! the 1st baseball strike of Japan
Replies: 25
Views: 1385
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Re: Blues Explosion coming !

Even if 6500yens is kind of steep it still beats Fuji Rock ANyday. Both bands are good but 6500 is too much. Especially in Tokyo where they play Shibuya Ax. A terrible venue. You have to be damn good to make it work there. Better to catch them on other tour dates - Nagoya and Fukuoka are good place...
by Mulboyne
Wed Sep 08, 2004 5:06 am
 
Forum: Music
Topic: Blues Explosion coming !
Replies: 10
Views: 1769
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Iggy definitely has yellow fever. Charles' sighting is a good confirmation. Have to agree that his recent output is not much to write home about but he he can still handle a live show. His bassist plays like he has been plugged directly into the mains. Great stuff.
by Mulboyne
Wed Sep 08, 2004 4:44 am
 
Forum: Gaijin Ghetto
Topic: NJR: Iggy Pop!
Replies: 12
Views: 1146
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This cocktail always seems to finish me off. It's important you get the ingredients in the correct order (1) Reasonably good day at work (2) Plan for a quiet night, get a DVD to watch (3) Phone call from a friend who is unexpectedly free and fancies a quick bite to eat (4) Enjoyable meal, finishing ...
by Mulboyne
Mon Sep 06, 2004 6:04 pm
 
Forum: Gaijin Ghetto
Topic: FG Cocktail Recipes
Replies: 32
Views: 3614
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