more on NYTimes Piece on 2Channel BBS in Japan

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Naoki Yamamoto <naoki () matatabi com>
Date: May 9, 2004 7:27:01 AM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: NYTimes Piece on 2Channel BBS in Japan


Finally, NY Times ran a piece on 2Channel. I think if you want to know
what really an average Japanese feels about anything, form a teen idol
to the Self Defence Forces in Iraq, you'd better to check 2 Channel, a
giant anonymous bulletin board on the Internet.

Japanese Find a Forum to Vent Most-Secret Feelings
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/09/international/asia/09toky.html

TOKYO, May 8 - In a society in which subtlety is prized above all,
face-to-face confrontation is avoided, insults can be leveled with
verbal nuances and hidden meanings are found everywhere, there is one
place where the Japanese go to bare their souls and engage in verbal
combat: Channel 2.

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