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From: chosei@aoi.kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp (Iara Chosei Claudio)
Subject: Re: Rie Miyazawa and Takahanada
Organization: Dept. of Info. Sci., Kyoto Univ., Japan.
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL7]
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 03:56:10 GMT

Starbuck (pearl@remus.rutgers.edu) wrote:
> In article <1k1e1oINNg08@shelley.u.washington.edu> seb@stein.u.washington.edu (-s e b a s t i a n-) writes:
> 
> > 
> > 	isn't rie's mom or dad polish, not japanese? please confirm
> > 	on this, thanx. and also, what's wrong with rie's mom?
> > 
> > 	/seb@u.washington.edu
> 
> 
> Rie's father is Dutch.
> 

   How? Is her surname an artistic name?

Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
From: Juhana.Rasanen@hut.fi (Juhana R{s{nen)
Subject: Re: Japanese names & Finnish names
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
Date: 25 Jan 93 16:53:06 GMT

In article <RHB.93Jan24084218@world.std.com> rhb@world.std.com (Robert H Brueckner) writes:

>I too have heard this. Some language books I have read postulate that
>Finnish, Japanese, and Hungarian are somehow related. They are all
>non-Indo-European languages, of course, but I would be interested to
>learn if other similarities exist. Do any people out there who speak
>Finnish and Japanese notice any other points of convergence?

Well, my Japanese isn't terrific, and I don't have any linguistical
education, but there are however a few things that are irritating
rather than make you definitely belive there's a relationship. Some
grammatical structures are similar (expressing things with endings
rather than prepositions, absence of relative pronouns (not true in
modern Finnish, but in the old days) etc.)

Then there are some words like 'ya' and 'ja' (meanind 'and', pronounced
in the same way), question particle (don't know the proper term, sorry)
'ka' in Japanese and 'ko' or 'ko"' in Finnish and some other I don't
remember right now.

But like I said, I'm not an expert with these things and these examples
are most likely chasing a wild goose, but still... My Japanese teacher
would be a better person to talk about this, but he isn't in the Net.
I might ask his opinion some day and post it here, we'll see.

BTW, there's been discussion about the purpose of s.c.j, should we get
to s.l.j before the war about this discussion begins? :-)

>RB

	Juhana
--
	"Never argue with a six-year-old who shaves."

		-- Calvin
From: pearl@remus.rutgers.edu (Starbuck)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Re: Rie Miyazawa and Takahanada
Date: 26 Jan 93 17:52:14 GMT
Organization: the Worlds Welfare Work Association, Rutgers Anime division

In article <1k1e1oINNg08@shelley.u.washington.edu> seb@stein.u.washington.edu (-s e b a s t i a n-) writes:

> 
> 	isn't rie's mom or dad polish, not japanese? please confirm
> 	on this, thanx. and also, what's wrong with rie's mom?
> 
> 	/seb@u.washington.edu


Rie's father is Dutch.

Steve
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Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Re: Japan and Israel
From: larryg@batpad.lgb.ca.us (Larry Greenfield)
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 15:25:48 PST
Organization: The Batchelor Pad

miklg@acuson.com (Michael Goldman ) writes:

> larryg@batpad.lgb.ca.us (Larry Greenfield) writes:
> 
> >Well, it looks as if finally, the Japan-supported Arab boycott of Israel 
> >will end.  But it is indeed something for corporate Japan to be ashamed 
> >of.  On a side note, not all of Japan decided to go along. Some companies 
> >actually had minds of their own and proved they could have an original 
> >thought and not be bullied.  
> 
> 	Not to puncture your bubble, but these things are controlled
> 	by the J. govt.  They choose one co. in each industry to do
> 	business with Israel, the others get the 100 million Arab
> 	customers.
> 	
> 	That way, Japan can say the govt doesn't enforce the boycott
> 	thus pleasing those opposed to it while its cos. make money
> 	on both sides.
> 
> 	- Michael Goldman
> 
> -- 
> "History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have
> exhausted all other alternatives." - Abba Eban
> 	Disclaimer:  All views are solely my own & not the views of Acuson.
> 	<sun!sono!miklg>  or  [miklg@acuson.com]

Yes, but I just read in the local paper that MITI is set to end the 
Israel boycott, though "set to end" doesn't quite mean "it's 
ended"...
:::::Larry:::::

:::::larryg@batpad.lgb.ca.us::::: // :::::Larry Greenfield:::::
::::::::Just your average modeming Classical Violinist:::::::::
:::::::::::Using a 6809-based Tandy Color Computer 3:::::::::::
From: davidg@aegis.or.jp (Dave McLane)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Re: how to pay a small debt
Date: 24 Jan 93 00:00:31 GMT

cb522@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Cathy Atwood) writes:

>I hope someone can help with these questions about paying
>off a small debt.
> 
>A friend in Tokyo is buying a book for me.  The total cost
>might be 5000 yen.  I need to find a way to get the money to
>him, without a lot of conversion or service charges. 
>Someone told me that I can buy a money order in dollars at a
>post office in the United States, and he can turn it in at a
>Japanese post office for yen.  Has anyone done this?  Are
>there costs for the person in Japan?

5,000 yen is only about $40 (what I spent for sushi last night).
Why not just send 4 new crisp $10 bills. I don't know where your
friend is in Tokyo but I can change dollars -> yen very easily where
I live and it's only a small town (77,000 people). 

>Another idea is to ask my sister-in-law's family in Fukuoka
>to send him a check.  But I've never seen anyone use money
>except for cash and charge cards!  Do most people have
>personal checking accounts, and would they pay bills this
>way?  Would it cause trouble or expense for the check sender
>or receiver?

You could have them send cash via genkin kakitome (special envelope
at the post office) but it doesn't look much like a gift. 

You could ask her put a new, crisp 5,000 yen note in a greeting-card
and send it. Or, you could have them go to a local department store
and send a gift-package of something like coffee, tea, cooking oil,
etc. These are the kinds of gifts I received....

Dave

--
Dave McLane 
JUNET: davidg@aegis.or.jp (ONLY within Japan: post otherwise)
Nagaokakyoshi, Kyoto Japan Tel: +81-75-951-1168 Fax: +81-75-957-1087
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: HDTV in Japan
From: larryg@batpad.lgb.ca.us (Larry Greenfield)
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 93 23:07:54 PST
Organization: The Batchelor Pad

I know that there is currently sat-broadcast HDTV in Japan, but I'm 
wondering... it seems that the (US) FCC will pick an American 
standard for HDTV that is different than the Japanese standard 
(because the Japanese standard is old and uses analog, where the 
standards proposed are digital).  Has there been anything in the 
Japanese papers or trades about what might happen if (when) the US 
picks a different standard? Will Japan still stay with the old 
standard or is there a move towards a global standard?
:::::Larry:::::

:::::larryg@batpad.lgb.ca.us::::: // :::::Larry Greenfield:::::
::::::::Just your average modeming Classical Violinist:::::::::
:::::::::::Using a 6809-based Tandy Color Computer 3:::::::::::
From: llee@sneezy.sanders.lockheed.com (L. Lee)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: 47 Ronin prints
Date: 27 Jan 93 22:26:54 GMT
Distribution: soc.culture.japan
Organization: Lockheed Sanders, Inc.

Hi,
Could anyone refer me to a book containing the complete set of color prints
that Hiroshige made relating to the 47 Ronin story? I've seen some of
the prints in textbooks, and am wondering if the whole set is
reprinted somewhere in its entirety. Thanks.
Len.
From: ricko@ee.uts.edu.au (Rick Jelliffe)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Re: Apologizing for WWII--yet again
Date: 26 Jan 93 09:20:25 GMT
Organization: University of Technology, Sydney
NNTP-Posting-Host: schutz.ee.uts.edu.au

On behalf of Japan, I apologize for the war.

There, that's easily fixed; wasn't it? Now everything is fine.

-ricko
From: kaygee@hardy.u.washington.edu (Kevin Giansante)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Re: Is this offensive?
Date: 22 Jan 1993 04:43:52 GMT
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
NNTP-Posting-Host: hardy.u.washington.edu

In article 21857, keis@psy.uwa.oz.au (Keis Ohtsuka)
reflects:

>I have never heard "Nip" used by Americans except in war-time
>movies. "Nip" somehow sounds more British or Australian to
>my year. It evokes an image of Japanese soldiers rampaging
>through Asia. I use an adjective, "nippy," during winter or
>go to a hardware store to buy a "nipper" but have never 
>wondered what people think of me using "nip-" stem word.

>Hearing a word fragment such as "nip-", associated
>lexicons such as "nip" are activated in the mind of  a   
>listener. If the listener notices that a speaker appears
>to be an Asian possibly a Japanese, the listener may
>realize an unfortunate pun with the uttered word. Of course,
>the contextual information inhibits run-away associations
>in most cases.  

When I hear the word "nip", I think of Cheeze Nips, those tasty, bite-
sized little morsels of salty yellow carboard.  I associate the word
From: BFLV@MUSICT.MCGILL.CA (BFLV)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: JWP by Stephen Chung
Date: 23 Jan 93 06:53:57 GMT
Organization: McGill University

I have a lastest version of JWP.  Everything works fine except I
am unable to print documents on my Fujitsu DL1100 printer.  The
program only prints the first two or three lines of the document.
Stephen, could you please fix this problem?  By the way, I am
using Windows 3.1.  Thank you!

                                     M. Yoshida
Xref: sparky soc.culture.japan:14291 soc.culture.jewish:26121 soc.culture.latin-america:5635
From: hcrms@porpoise.chvpkh.chevron.com (m s craig)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan,soc.culture.jewish,soc.culture.latin-america
Subject: Re: International Software Assignments
Date: 26 Jan 93 06:07:10 GMT
Organization: Chevron

In article <C1Fy35.5r7@iat.holonet.net> icpa@iat.holonet.net (Tony Rodriguez) writes:
>
>	The International Computer Professional Association is a member 
>supported organization ...
>
>Tony Rodriguez
>Director ICPA
>International Computer Professional Association
>2261 Market Street, Suite 309
>San Francisco, CA 94114
>USA
>Tel: (415) 695 - 7618
>Fax: (415) 252 - 5769
>email icpa@holonet.net
>
Dear Tony,
In case you don't understand Spanish, I am writing in English.
The internet is not the place for solicitations, it is for
educational purposes. If you want to sell your
services, pay for an ad in a magazine.

I tried to tell you this once before by email but the mail bounced.

             Mitchell Craig - hcrms@chvpkh.chevron.com
From: warkent@ltisun10.epfl.ch (Ken Warkentyne)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Re: Japanese name !!
Date: 22 Jan 93 12:57:39 GMT
	<519@ub-tky.UBSPD.CO.JP>
Organization: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne---Laboratoire de
	Teleinformatique
In-reply-to: tobac@ub-tky.UBSPD.CO.JP's message of 22 Jan 93 06:30:08 GMT

Fred Bach:
> I don't think there are any Japanese parents weird enough
> to have called their son xxx-ko, with -ko the kanji for child.

> A common suffix for guys is 
> -hiko (as in the city Hikone), this might be were you got that impression.

Fred is right.  I had this explained to me by a cousin whose name
is Takehiko.
--
Ken Warkentyne - warkent@ltisun.epfl.ch
                 Laboratoire de Teleinformatique, EPFL, Suisse.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
From: jwb@capek.rdt.monash.edu.au (Jim Breen)
Subject: Re: speaking of Mori Ohgai...
Organization: Monash University, Melb., Australia.
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 05:14:07 GMT

Mark Crispin <mrc@Ikkoku-Kan.Panda.COM> writes:

>                   $@$H$J(J                     
>    $@%W%k%?!<%8%e!W$H>'$&$kB_K\20$N>.@b(J     

Funny. I can only find $@>'$($k(J  $@!J$H$J$($k!K(J

>                     $@$"$$$7$k(J               
>    $@$N$_$J$j$7$r!"M>$HAj<1$k:"$h$j!"M>(J     

Is $@$"$$$7$k(J a common usage? WNN has $@Aj<1(J read $@$=$&$7$-(J.


>[PS: Yes, I know $@2*30(J is not the right kanji for ``Ohgai'', but JIS only
>     has $@2*(J for O/kamome, not the traditional character.]

Isn't it?  Edict has $@2*30(J read as $@$*$&$,$$(J. This presumably came
from the wnn pubdic.

>[PPS: Sorry for presuming to insert some culture into soc.culture.japan]

No worries, mite.

-- 
Jim Breen                           JIS:$B%8%`!!%V%j!<%s(J
Department of Robotics & Digital Technology. Monash University. 
PO Box 197 Caulfield East VIC 3145 Australia (ph) +61 3 573 2552 
(fax) +61 3 573 2345  AARNet/Internet:jwb@capek.rdt.monash.edu.au
From: ra01+@andrew.cmu.edu (Rikiya Asano)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Re: Speaking of Y. MIshima
Date: 23 Jan 93 17:19:59 GMT
Article-I.D.: andrew.kfMUfTa00iV2A4l2Bd
	<1jn60h$loj@agate.berkeley.edu>
Organization: Masters student, Civil Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

Mr. HRobertson writes:

.


>I don't know if this is a real parable from the bible, but anyway, the bible
                                                                    ^^^^^^^^^
>is written for what the poor masses want to hear.  Jesus led an anti-rich 
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

This is incorrect! Civilization(the World) may give the theory that the
Bible is what the poor masses want to hear but in reality the Bible was
written so that Man could come up out from the under the darkness of sin
into to the light of the knowledge of God through the Blood of The Only
Begotten Son of the Father, God Almight!! To enjoy His unlimited joy and
mercy and to live to worship in  
Spirit and in truth. To enjoy salvation from hellfire! Which is the everlasting
punishment for those who have not received the Blood of the Lord Christ Jesus.

Emmanuel(Hebrew- God is with us!), which is another name for the Mighty
Amen Christ Jesus, did not led an anti-rich movement. The Christ was not
a revolutionary- he was God! I AM! I can not get angry with you but I am
angry at Civilization(the world). You are unlearned at this point. As
you statement in the opening of the above post.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: *Help Needed to Locate Something*
From: larryg@batpad.lgb.ca.us (Larry Greenfield)
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 93 18:16:27 PST
Organization: The Batchelor Pad

Hi all.
  This is more for the people living in the Tokyo area, if someone 
has some time and wouldn't mind doing me a favor...
   I'm trying to track down an animation cel of a character from a 
Japanese animated show.  However, the character I want is not a main 
character, so it's not as easy to find I think.  If someone knows of 
some animation shops in Tokyo (or in their area) that sell animation 
cels, would you please take a quick check to see if you can find a 
cel for me?  This would be much appriciated!
   Here's what I'm looking for:
 

*The character "Manami-chan" from "Kimagure Orange Road" (TV series 
mid 1980s, movie, OAVs). I'm looking for a cel of "Manami". (Manami 
is the one with glasses and blue-colored hair, sometimes in a 
"ponytail"). 

As I said, it's easier to find cels (here in the US) of the major 
characters, not the minor characters, so I have, so far, had no luck 
in tracking down a cel of "Manami-chan" from "Kimagure Orange Road".

   If anyone in Japan would care to help, I would be very, very 
appriciative!!   I'm looking for a nice shot of her.  If anyone 
manages to find one or thinks they can help, PLEASE email me at the 
addrss below.  Again, thanks for your help if you can help.
:::::Larry:::::

  Email to:    larryg@batpad.lgb.ca.us


:::::larryg@batpad.lgb.ca.us::::: // :::::Larry Greenfield:::::
::::::::Just your average modeming Classical Violinist:::::::::
:::::::::::Using a 6809-based Tandy Color Computer 3:::::::::::
Xref: sparky soc.culture.japan:14266 soc.culture.hongkong:17474
From: robohen@ocf.berkeley.edu (Henry Robertson)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan,soc.culture.hongkong
Subject: Re: Yaohan...
Date: 26 Jan 1993 01:24:30 GMT
Organization: U.C. Berkeley Open Computing Facility
NNTP-Posting-Host: locusts.berkeley.edu

In article <1993Jan25.175630.18929@sj.nec.com> hisashi@lpd.sj.nec.com (Hisashi Naganuma) writes:
>In article <1jslap$hqp@agate.berkeley.edu>, robohen@ocf.berkeley.edu (Henry Robertson) writes:
>|> Yaohan was founded as a mom&pop grocery store on the island of Atami.  The
>|> couple were devout Seicho-no-Ie followers, and their enterprise expanded to the
>|> multinational monster company by the strength of their conviction.
>|> 
>|> 
>|> 
>
>Atami is not an island.
>
>Hisashi

True, but Japan is :P










Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan,soc.culture.hongkong
From: underdog@leland.Stanford.EDU (Dwight Joe)
Subject: Re: Yaohan...
Organization: Miners for a Heart of Gold
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 05:53:29 GMT

In article <1jo1gu$smv@agate.berkeley.edu> robohen@ocf.berkeley.edu (Henry
Robertson) writes:
>ONE MORE YAOHAN POSTING, AND I WILL BOMB EVERY SINGLE YAOHAN OUT OF EXISTENCE!

The headquarters of Yaohan was relocated from Japan to Hong Kong several years
ago (regrettably).

>PLEASE, FORM A NEW ALT.YAOHAN NEWSGROUP OR SOMETHING....ALT.MCDONALDS ALREADY
>EXISTS!  BETTER YET, DROP A NUCLEAR BOMB ON LA, AND WIPE OUT 4/6, AS WELL AS
>SURFBOYS & BEACH BIMBOS!

Sounds like too much Monosodium Glutamate.  Try some Japanese, Korean, or
American food, for a change.

MSG is nasty stuff; only shifty people use that.

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Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
From: aijuin@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu (Ruler of the Sun)
Subject: Re: How about a new newsgroup here?
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 23:56:40 GMT

robohen@ocf.berkeley.edu (Henry Robertson) writes:

>Mr. Asano is like an undefeatable kaijuu immolating the city of scj in a
>sea of flames; anti-Rikiya elements, like inept Jieitai soldiers firing
>puny little rockets that only anger Him more.  When resistance proves futile,
>perhaps it is time to pray for His appeasement; ultimately, He will nod His
>head and return to the sea.

Godzilla!!!

Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
From: d-itasak@nmit.mt.nec.co.jp (Daisaku Itasaka)
Subject: Re: Sumo - Hatsu Basho (Akebono Promoted)
Organization: NEC Microcomputer Technology Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Distribution: world 
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 00:21:07 GMT

In article <1k1280$69n@agate.berkeley.edu>
	haniff@argon.berkeley.edu (Tariq M. Haniff) writes:

>I heard on fj.rec.sports that it has been announced that Akebono will
>be promoted to Yokozuna!  Can anybody else confirm this?

Yes, that's right.
The Yokozuna Promotion Council decided to recommend him on Monday.
On Wednesday the Japan Sumo Association will finally announce it.
Akebono would become the first foreigner to achieve the title.

I think he's got to be promoted because of his absolutely outstanding
performance. He won two consecutive tournaments. Who else is stronger?

Congratulation!

-- 
A wrong guy in a wrong place at wrong time...
						 Daisaku Itasaka
				      d-itasak@nmit.mt.nec.co.jp
				NEC Microcomputer Technology Ltd.
From: robohen@ocf.berkeley.edu (Henry Robertson)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Re: Japanese Discriminations against foreigners?
Date: 22 Jan 93 06:13:41 GMT
Organization: U. C. Berkeley Open Computing Facility
NNTP-Posting-Host: headcrash.berkeley.edu

Ya, Japan has changed from 1980.  On average, people are more condescending
towards foreigners, a trait that emerged during the 80s.  In any case, it is
perhaps just your truly embarassing lack of knowledge about the culture, that
invited all this guest-treatment.  Of course, no one tells their deep-seated
prejudices to a guest, but once you understand all the things they are saying,
relate to them on a more casual level, you will discover the world of
difference
in attitude.  The more white you look & act, the more you invite the guest-
mode of treatment.  Nowadays, hakujin who work for kaishas are as common as
beans, so kaishas have become less pretentious in their reception.  Were you
an Iranian or Malaysian, or even a halfie, I can guarantee you your experience
will have been different.  It's also true of US college campuses, that
race relations are in fact less tense on campuses with small minority 
populations, than those with diverse populations.  In the latter case, there
is a critical-mass effect wherein people coalesce into groups according to
racial identity, because the majority feels threatened by the minority, and
the minority feels less incentive to assimilate.  It's like dissolving too
much salt in water, beyond a point the salt will just spontaneously
recrystalliz
e.  

Anyway, you may never have heard comments behind your back as you left store
or offices, on the order of Damn!  Good Riddance!
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
From: fester@island.COM (Mike Fester)
Subject: Re: Recipe for Okonomiyaki?
Organization: /usr/local/rn/organization
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1993 15:56:07 GMT

In article <1j7p1g$ah0@agate.berkeley.edu> jcliu@lazare.Berkeley.EDU (James C. Liu) writes:
>In article <1993Jan15.163506.2715@island.COM> fester@island.COM (Mike Fester)
>writes:
>
>  >Coat bottom of large frying pan with oil, saute 1/4 of the pork briefly over 
>  >high heat. Reduce heat to medium, pour one bowl of batter over the pork and
>  >shape into a pancake ~ 1 inch thick and 8 inches across. Top with red ginger,
>  >cook until bottom begins to brown, turn over and brown the other side. 
>
>Uhmm.  Fester-san, what's your tolerance on the ~ 1 inch thickness?
>Seems a bit thick.  Based on my estimates of Nusselt number and thermal
>diffusivity, and the DNBR curves, the Okonomiyaki is gonna burn at one 
>inch before the inside cooks. :-) Also, the Grashof number indicates some
>bouyancy effects which may generate convection and de-stabilize the ~ 1 
>inch thickness if the frying pan diameter exceeds 8 inches. :-) (i.e.
>the inch pile will ooze out to less than 1 inch.)

It's not my recipe: any tolerance figures are for you to decide. And I think we
can safely discount convection in such a medium.

>Is your ~ 1 inch a "baker's" 1 inch?  In the Better Homes & Garden cookbook
>they say that a classic apple pie crust should be rolled from dough to 1/8
>of an inch thick.  I tried that last time and got a pie crust so thick and
>hard that Michael Jordan could dribble with it. :-)  I repeated using
>the same recipe for the dough but rolling the crust to 3/64th inch and
>voila, excellent pie crust....So, perhaps, your 1 inch is approximately
>9 mm ?  Also, are you accounting for thermal expansion? :-) 

Doesn't expand (and 9mm isn't even a half inch).

>  >When cooked through, brush on BIG poriton of okonomi-yaki sauce, mayo, then
>  >sprinkle with bonito flakes and seaweed flakes. Transfer to plate and serve 
>  >with mustard. Make 3 more cakes, serving each as soon as it is done.
>
>Finally, which side of the okonmiyaki do you coat?  I was watching
>this guy in SF doing it and he flips the thing over 3 times total and
>spreads the sauce on the smooth original underside.  However, if you're
>pouring the batter over the strips of pork, won't that put bulges in
>the surface?  Should I be even worried about this? :-) 

Nope.

Mike
-- 
Disclaimer - These opinions are not so much opinions, as pearls of wisdom. Any-
one disagreeing is obviously either a) a snivelling, whining, mentally-
deficient, weak-willed, inconsequential, namby-pamby tool of some vague but
conveniently defined conspiracy, or b) my wife.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan