Congratulations, man! Way to fight that population decline! Now, are we talking about a boy or a girl here? What are you going to name him or her?

It is VERY, VERY important to understand that although the Emperor was viewed as a god, he was never more than a figurehead and never wielded any actual power. The Emperor really had no input in the actual running of the country. Most people (even Japanese people) do not understand this. Throughout Japanese history,…

If you need knives, forks, spoons, bowls or plates, screwdrivers or other simple tools, a 100 yen shop is the place to go. For everything else, only buy it if you only need to use it once.

@masterisosceles: I am not talking so much about "absolving" the United States. We are not talking about "guilt" or "innocence" here. We are talking about policy decisions that were made and their repercussions and the possibility of whether other options, not taken, could have caused a less disastrous outcome. I am…

Why the hell are they just marketing this to gamers? Every version of Norton Anti-Virus should be like that.

@ninjaghost: Are you actually trying to suggest that Japan has some kind of "educational system?" It's more like a "college-entry" system. And geography isn't one of the subjects on the entry exams. I'd be surprised if five junior high school students out of ten had any idea what the population of Japan is.

I'm sure that Jack Thompson will have no trouble finding a job in the Bush Administration's Justice Department.

You will not be disappointed.

Can they do that? I mean legally, can they charge different prices for different nationalities? People would have a fit over that in America.

@mechanabeshin: Nutjobs? Did you even actually bother to read the letter of complaint? That is the most politely worded complaint letter I have ever seen. Maybe they are being oversensitive, but they are making a very calm and simple request to Sony.

And people say Nintendo systems are just for kids.

And people say Nintendo systems are for kids.

It sure as hell is popular among the students at the school where I teach.

I still think that Mother 3 sucked. The story was just nothing. It was like a tenth grade fiction writing class had come up with that story.

Is that really the most flattering photograph you could find of the Prime Minister?

I think most guys would hesitate even to drive six hours to get laid.

This really isn't a religious issue. This is a customer-service issue. Sony has a lot of potential Muslim customers and removing material that is deeply offensive to a large group of customers (for whatever reason) makes business sense. These customers are offended enough to make this a no-buy issue for them and that…

Do pandas have tails?

I think that there are a lot of people in this topic thread who need the banhammer. This isn't a matter of Muslims vs. Christians or "appeasing Muslims." We are talking about a group of people who, as consumers, have made a complaint to a manufacturer about an aspect of an otherwise very nice product that they find…

@evolutionman: I think they mean instrumental music.