I would have thought any report on Nigerians in Japan might have benefited from a look at why they have a larger presence than some other nations. It's often been said that the foreign ministry struck a similar deal with Nigeria as it did with Iran: a tacit open-door policy in exchange for security ...

[floatl] http://www.fuckedgaijin.com/forums/images/vbimghost/9794e22f65958938.jpg [/floatl] Metal Underground: Former X Japan And Loudness Bassist Taiji Sawada Passes Away Although the circumstances have yet to be revealed, former X Japan and Loudness bass player Taiji Sawada has reportedly passed a...

Asahi: Life in the Philippines no picnic for Japanese Dreaming of an idyllic existence in an exotic locale, many Japanese have packed their bags and moved to the Philippines. But for an increasing number of adventurers seeking a laid-back, low-cost lifestyle, the dream can turn to disillusionment, ...

just because a girl has had too much alcohol to say no doesn't mean she's said yes, in my humble O. Well, that was neither the premise of the original arrest nor the issue raised by this court. The youths were arrested because police believed the girl was dead drunk and could not have consented. Th...

[YT]ZT074gZ3JmU[/YT] The video above reports an incident in Osaka where a gang of 8 boys rode their bikes towards a 70 year old man cycling in the opposite direction. They then split, raising a rope between them and clotheslined the poor bloke. Blogger Zarutoro is racking his brains trying to rememb...

[YT]dXf2VxOuK6U[/YT] A new Yamada Denki opened near Shinjuku's East Exit and attracted a queue of up to 10,000 people. The news report above points out that there appeared to be large groups of Chinese all buying similar products. The film shows them collecting afterwards and handing over receipts t...

[floatr] http://www.fuckedgaijin.com/forums/images/vbimghost/9794e2023ef75ea4.jpg [/floatr]Josei Seven writes that Tomoko Nakajima, one half of female comedy duo Othello, is currently spending all her time with a middle-aged woman who represents herself as a spiritualist. Nakajima took a break from ...

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Sankei reckons (Japanese) a handful of Ichihashi Girls are attending the trial. Demand for courtroom tickets remains high. There are only 57 public spaces and the first day saw 975 applicant. Subsequent days have seen between 250-450 applicants.

It has broken down again. That makes three stoppages in four days.

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Typhoon wrote:Looks like it's time to switch to the Keisei Skyliner . . .

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Yomiuri: Liquor tax hike may top up recovery fund The government is considering raising the liquor tax and utility fees for cell phone service providers to help cover the colossal expense of reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. Cabinet members concer...

http://www.fuckedgaijin.com/forums/images/vbimghost/9794e1d829a743c4.jpg http://www.fuckedgaijin.com/forums/images/vbimghost/9794e1d829a678a6.jpg Cyber Agent has released a new iphone app which offers English lessons through a dialogue with an imaginary foreign boyfriend. There are 3 potential part...

At the end of last month, three Filipinos were arrested for working illegally in Shibuya love hotels. Iza wonders why hotel operators are using foreigners since it used to be the case that budding actors, musicians and entertainers would take those jobs in the same way Hollywood wannabes wait tables...

A new 2011 calculation or relative poverty (people living on less than half the median disposable income) has come up with a figure of 16%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the 2006 data. Since median income is higher in Japan than many other countries, that doesn't mean 16% are living in ...

[YT]DxZzuFF1Imk[/YT] Robin Williams in 1990 Mid-day show "Waratte Iitomo!" (It's OK to Laugh!) has been on Fuji TV since 1982 but it now looks like the run will finish in March next year with host Tamori moving to a daytime spot on NTV. The decision may well have been Fuji's, however, and is probabl...

A new report proposes to extend the NHK licence fee to include households which do not own a TV but do use other devices, such as PCs, to watch live TV broadcasts. The reports are only very brief so it isn't clear whether NHK will have to demonstrate you do watch broadcasts or whether ownership of t...

[floatl] http://www.fuckedgaijin.com/forums/images/vbimghost/9794e1c21613a152.jpg [/floatl]A middle-aged woman committed suicide today by throwing herself at a moving Narita Express. She did so from Shin Koiwa Station. The aftermath was unpleasant as the impact sent her into a platform kiosk and 4 b...

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Jeremy Hunt is currently in a key position in the News International scandal. He has authority to make a decision over how the News bid for BSkyB in Britain should be handled.

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A new archive site allows you to navigate stories and pictures of the Hiroshima after the bomb.

It broke down through an electrical failure, possibly caused by lightning, and halted on the tracks for 90 minutes

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http://www.fuckedgaijin.com/forums/images/vbimghost/9794e1aeba2aa64a.jpg Here's the proposed new 130m complex for the site. Due to open in 2015. The main tower will have 31 storeys, including the 1,030 room Shinjuku Toei Building Washington Hotel. There will be 12 cinema screens with seating for ar...

The foreign ministry has employed boy band Arashi for a series of commercials aimed at attracting greater numbers of foreign tourists.

My first encounter with the use of 'We Chinese'. I wonder who is more 'we', the Japanese or the Chinese? :D That's a Kyodo report containing the phrase so it's likely an English translation of "ware ware Chugokujin", which would have been used by a Japanese journalist to capture for a Japanese read...

http://www.fuckedgaijin.com/forums/images/vbimghost/9794e17cd71d6f00.jpg Two English teachers have made it into the Mainichi (Japanese) for their plan to paddle across Lake Biwa on a boat made from PET bottles. A big hand, for ダスティ・ウィットマン ( Dusty Wittman ?) from America and and ロキシー・ボロツカ (Roxy Boro...