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Re: 手伝ってください！

caughtredhanded — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 03:39:22 -0000

Hey Rene, cheers for the comment! It definitely a possibility, however I think I would feel too much like I was back at school. All that said though, I suppose if you never try something you'll never know. I'll let you know how it goes!

Re: C*R-h On Tour In Tokyo: Part One

caughtredhanded — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:10:04 -0000

Don’t worry, the next episode of CRH OnTour is coming out soon, so you won’t have to wait that long for more photos! And yea, the smell was pretty intolerable at times. Of course you know that they’re eggs and you know that they’re being bathed in sulphur, but it’s not until you get there that what that actually means hits you square between the eyes to be honest!

Re: Watch Steve Jobs Explain the iPhone 4 Antenna Issue

caughtredhanded — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:11:54 -0000

Tell you what: instead of moaning on about this why don't people just get over it? Attenuation is not a new thing and it certainly is not in phones, so what is the big deal? Apple make great products and <1% more calls dropped than the 3GS is not and will never be a reason for such a ridiculous charade to continue.

Re: C*R-h On Tour In Tokyo: Part One

caughtredhanded — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 03:13:47 -0000

It draws ever closer! Check out more of the series for ideas on some more places to put on your itinerary. Although having said that, the first time is going to be amazing whatever you end up doing...!

Re: Japan Blog Matsuri:June 2010: Hot fun in the Summer Time!

caughtredhanded — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:42:42 -0000

Well, Loco, you've done us all proud. There's a mammoth amount of posts and as the subject was so strong, all of them were great to read. Looking forward to the next matsuri next month now!

Re: Natsu 'cooling' Uta

caughtredhanded — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:13:41 -0000

Well Rene you've managed to find some cracking songs that are really fitting for this month's summer matsuri theme! Great job.

Re: 有名！３: Yoko Ono

caughtredhanded — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:37:12 -0000

Hey Vania!

Thanks for your comment. She's such an interesting women so I'm so glad you've found the article interesting.

I love writing about exciting and slightly eccentric individuals so this article was perfect!

Re: C*R-h On Tour In Tokyo: Part One

caughtredhanded — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:46:35 -0000

Absolutely, Autumn would be magical, no doubt.

It's a pretty vast area, so getting off the beaten track isn't too difficult, it's just staying off it!

Glad you enjoyed it: check out Part 2 coming soon!

Re: Saturday Time Waster: DotWar (Battle Of The Twitter Icons)

caughtredhanded — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 16:15:53 -0000

It would appear that I am rubbish at DotWar. @Tofugu and four other people have crucified me now. Great...

Re: C*R-h On Tour In Tokyo: Part One

caughtredhanded — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:34:04 -0000

Hey! Glad you enjoyed the article. I highly recommend it. Beautiful scenery, beautiful weather, beautiful food: what more could you ask for, hey?

Check back for Part 2!

Re: Japanese scripts: Kana

caughtredhanded — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:05:53 -0000

Great job. You touch on some really useful points that I think many people getting to grips with morae will benefit from reading. And great job on the cheat sheet-learning has never looked so damn sexy!

Re: C*R-h On Tour In Tokyo: Part One

caughtredhanded — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:00:50 -0000

Oh, and the black eggs are a little weird. They give you a ton of salt to try with them and I'm not entirely sure that it made the taste any better. Anything for endless youthfulness though, obviously!

Re: C*R-h On Tour In Tokyo: Part One

caughtredhanded — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 11:42:37 -0000

No worries! It was a good write and seemed perfect to kick off my new series with it!

Re: Japan Blog Matsuri – The June 2010 Theme

caughtredhanded — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:12:49 -0000

Whoop! Check out my entry right here! http://caught-redhanded.com...

Re: Down And Out In Tokyo

caughtredhanded — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:02:33 -0000

You went a fair old distance across town yesterday, didn't you! The Ghibli Museum is most definitely worth it though.

As for our poor friends on the streets, however, I know exactly what you mean. It's never going to go away, but help could be far more forthcoming.

Re: Interview: Michael Gakuran

caughtredhanded — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:28:45 -0000

Great interview. Always good to get a behind-the-scenes look at our people. Good job!

Re: Down And Out In Tokyo

caughtredhanded — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 02:57:27 -0000

You're right, of course, and I guess they are doing something, however in a society where being seen to be anything but 'normal', fit and healthy is barely recognised, I think their efforts are pretty much kept in the dark.

Re: Down And Out In Tokyo

caughtredhanded — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 02:55:50 -0000

It's definitely a shame. As Brett says, the situation is becoming ever more noticeable, yet nobody seems to be able to do anything about it. It certainly makes you think.

Re: Japanese scripts: Romaji

caughtredhanded — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 03:10:38 -0000

Firstly, great post!

Secondly, I also am of the impression that romaji is simply not the way forward where Japanese is concerned, unless of course used in the ways in which you have described. My first point is: please let's not Westernise yet another aspect of another society's culture. Language learning would become extremely boring if all languages were written in Latin script, that I feel is undeniable.

On a more important point however, although learning kanji can seem like a daunting task in the beginning, it can never be replaced by romaji, or a hiragana/katakana equivalent. Reading Japanese would become a complete nightmare, for exactly the reasons that you describe above. Once you understand kanji however, a simple glance at them makes an entire sentence sing, as each and every one packs in so much meaning you cannot fail to whistle through Japanese sentences.

I am even of the (personal) belief that using romaji in signage, especially on the subway, though helpful and inclusive for non-Japanese speakers as it may be, should also be removed. When people enter Britain we do not compensate for people's understanding by producing signs in French, Spanish, Urdu or Chinese, but to name a few, in fact we simply presume that people can understand our language. Why other countries do us the courtesy of dumbing down their language is beyond me; the least people can do is learn a little hiragana.

Re: Everybody love Arcades, Tokyo (Japan)

caughtredhanded — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 02:49:13 -0000

Thankfully she's not playing pachinko - God I hate that!

Re: Sad-looking Girl in Shinjuku, Tokyo (Japan)

caughtredhanded — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 02:48:35 -0000

This photo reminds me of an old Hepburn flick. Goodness knows what she was looking at but she seems dead set on making a point about it!

Re: Pink hat and a lollipop, Tokyo (Japan)

caughtredhanded — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 02:47:02 -0000

Excellent photo. So Tokyoite, so Japan.

Re: Here’s A Fire Worth Having!

caughtredhanded — Wed, 26 May 2010 00:07:22 -0000

No, unfortunately this competition has now closed, though there will be another one coming up very shortly so please watch out for that!

Re: 有名！２: Fukuzawa Yukichi

caughtredhanded — Tue, 25 May 2010 04:20:23 -0000

Thanks for highlighting this, looks pretty comprehensive! Many thanks.

Re: 有名！３: Yoko Ono

caughtredhanded — Wed, 05 May 2010 12:38:49 -0000

Cheers for the comment. Once you appreciate her artwork you realise how clever and considered some of the pieces actually are. I prefer her artwork to her music actually, though there is the odd one that I have on my iPhone that I listen to quite regularly.

Like I said in the post, yes she probably did have something to do withe whole Beatles breakup, but it would pain me if I thought that people only thought of me from one particular angle: nobody is 2D after all!