Slow news day for Debito

[Taro Toporific]

Suspense: Will Debito write next week's column on Square Watermelons or Squirting Toilets?

The Gokki article will be posted tomorrow on the Japan Times, JUST BECAUSE column:
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl-ad-all.html

[Taro Toporific]

JUST BE CAUSE
For nikkei immigrants in Japan, it doesn't have to be a bug's life
Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012 | By Debito Arudou
As Beto awoke one morning from uneasy dreams, he found himself transformed in his futon into a gigantic cockroach.
"What's happened to me?" he thought. In his native land down south, he had been a person — if at times underprivileged due to his nikkei status. So, years ago, he "repatriated" to Japan, attracted by promises of better milk and honey. Yet now he felt even more marginalized by the locals here, who called themselves "people" yet treated him at times like he was an insect...more...

[yanpa]

With apologies to Franz Kafka. Debito Arudou's latest publication is the Hokkaido Section of Fodor's Japan, on sale now.

Hmm.

[Takechanpoo]

risk probability of cockroach in japan

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1: Tokyo
2: Osaka
3: Kanagawa
4: Chiba
5: Kyoto
http://zasshi.news.yahoo.co.jp/article? ... 7-ovo-life

[Russell]

risk probability of cockroach in japan

WxQ1IC0q3RDzlqt1439869039_1439869043.jpeg.jpg

1: Tokyo
2: Osaka
3: Kanagawa
4: Chiba
5: Kyoto
http://zasshi.news.yahoo.co.jp/article? ... 7-ovo-life

I am wondering a bit about this map.

Is the "risk" of cockroaches higher in cities just because there are more people there to observe said cockroaches?

[wagyl]

More likely higher concentrations of cockroaches because of higher concentration of human food and food waste because of higher concentrations of humans. And warmer buildings from heat island effect.

[Coligny]

Roaches are city dwellers. More living space, less predators. Also, roach need heat in winter,,. So sewers, subways tunnels and more or less heated homes/kitchen are helping.

[Taro Toporific]

Roaches are city dwellers. More living space, less predators....

Those are not " roaches"--- They're cat toys.

[Coligny]

Roaches are city dwellers. More living space, less predators....

Those are not " roaches"--- They're cat toys.

Those ?

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They are ruining us in button cell batteries costs...