[Congrats "Off Topic" - you are nearly 100,000!]

I'll post the 100,000th post on here.

 

[dancing in Japan is immoral]

Perhaps they werre dancing. (Which is immoral, right?)

[Driving under the influence]

Whats with the current obsession with drunk driving accidents in Japan now? Just something the media have latched onto just going at it with everything?

 

Surely they haven't just suddenly increased by 10000% like you'd think looking at the news.

[Utsukushii kuni o]

I see the lovely Mr Abe is promising "utsukushii kuni o" on the news just now.

 

I wonder what he has planned. Mass removal of concrete? Or maybe peoples hearts?

[what's everybody listening to now?]

Me too, great album. Their best yet I reckon.

[Now filming in Yamagata]

Good stuff.

 

Did the bit on tv have any noticable effect on business?

[WHERE TO STAY IN SHIGA KOGEN?]

Nope.

Curious questions.... Shiga Kogen, then Rusutsu?

[WHERE TO STAY IN SHIGA KOGEN?]

Nozawa or another place.

There is practically no nightlife in Shiga Kogen, great place as it is.

[The resort you spent most of your time this season]

Suginohara.

["Raku Toku Nattoku"]

National pension

[Kurumayama]

That area is to the south of Matsumoto right? How far is it by car?

[Which is harder?]

87?! Wow. Rippa desu ne.

[Amecian Idol]

Simon seems to have not been happy generally the last 2 weeks.

 

It's worth watching for his comments.

[trivial irritations]

I only know my keitai number in Japanese! I have to really think to say it in English.

[Surstromming]

Has anyone tried this "surstromming", apparently Swedens national dish.... a fermented herring, some says smells like garbage left out in the sun for days.

 

Sounds like it would go well with natto.

 

It seems that some airlines are banning it , "classified along with dangerous weapons like shoe bombs and firearms."

[New snow!]

Decided to go tomorrow.

[Animals and Politics]

Agree with bobby. Get them!

[Best snow in Japan! (Poll)]

I wonder if Hokkaido or Nagano will win?

[Out of bound issues at Arai]

I'm particularly interested in this one

 

"But then would the resort be held liable for the rule breaker dying on their property?"

[Out of bound issues at Arai]

Thanks Blair.

 

Can you maybe find out about some of the issues? Maybe ask someone concerned and try to get some more answers?

[Interested in the Olympics]

Starting soon.

Yipee.

 

Can't stand stupid ceremonies, but like watching some of the events.

[Please, no flaming]

Good work dude

[Important geinoukai news]

I might have to join the boycot as well, shocked as I am. I might even burn my current MM library.

[Leather jackets]

snowglider I like your jacket

[Gizoogle it!]

That is a bit nuts.