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See the influx of headlines again about changing Japan's constitution (the two sides: "oh noes!" "oh, yesh!")

Same story six months ago.

Except all of us in Modern Japanese History were writing a paper on the constitution (and women, who still are full of fail, I'm sorry).

This is horrible of me (because I don't even agree with the changes proposed at this time), but just now I started to entertain the idea that the paper would be more interesting to write if they did finally amend it.

I wish I was on vacation. Silly Fourth of July and it's lack of being during school time. XD;

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I changed my LJ style to the fox and Fuji-san! (I like the Vox styles) 'tis cute. (^・x・^)And the titles are now lyrics from HY's 11:00AM. Fluffiest song I know. And at this time last year I'm pretty sure I was at karaoke and this song was playing. *sigh* Anyway, I need more uplifting cute for every time I come and look at my to-do list of doom.

Following up on my outburst back here about Japanese high schools not meeting their requirements.


Seniors at 7.1% of schools falling shy of required credits

Ouch. I was a bit appalled how this article sneaks the suicide in there between two other paragraphs. Just wow.

I really wish I had time to read the Japanese press about this. And now I harken back to the time when I did so every single day. And didn't have to write papers about mono no aware. ;-;

EDIT:
Just a random thought.
You know what, Japanese conservatives, you can't keep saying that the ideas about education being thrown about are "new" and revising "the past."

Man, it's only 11:15 and I have no choice but to go to bed. Or work on rereading Pyle because, heh, apparently none of it stuck in my head. Meh. Just got back from Japan Club scary movie (着信アリ）watching. Tee hee.

And then I open firefox and Japan Times gives me an eyeful of a gruesome story about a man hit by a shinkansen in Shizuoka. They show a picture of the shinkansen cab "afterwards." ....and there's still blood on it. T-T Did they think I wasn't going to notice those red streaks all over the pearly white nose of the cab? I'm sad now. And somehow reminded of a story I heard from a friend about witnessing an old woman throwing herself in front of a train, the crowd not reacting, the police coming, and no one wore gloves while they picked up....yeah. It was an interesting cultural experience for my friend....in a scarring sort of way.

So, yeah. It's funny, but despite all the scariness I'm actually more sleepy than I have been for weeks.

Oh, and after the musical on Friday I'm going home for the weekend (just cuz)! ^_^ I'll get to sleep in my own bed for three nights, which is super comfy. Bed=<3 And that's what I'm really looking forward to? Hahaha. Nah, but it is the first thing that comes to mind. XD;

Oh! Oh, so this is how it's going to be:Female on throne could marry foreigner, Hiranuma warns [AP via The Japan Times]

This is just a little article of many about the debate over allowing imperial princesses become empresses. It's mildly interesting, but I'm merely a spectator. =) I predict that it will go through despite opinions like this.