Not just Japanese schools. Asian schools in general disallow such things.

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Everyday I'm tumblin'

Confessing in letters isn't strictly a Japanese thing. People will do that no matter where they are from.

Who knows... Certainly not me.

@ LawX:
Lightning FTW! (That is Lightning from Final Fantasy 13 right?)

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Is this me in a nutshell?
Pretty much.

the mangas that i read make it seem like in high school that is the main way to confess to someone. maybe it's just where i went to school, but when i was in high school i don't remember anyone confessing in a letter. although people would write love letters once they were a couple (i do remember people writing letters to confess in elementary and middle school, but not many)

It's lightning, but it's from the sequel... not the main game.

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"Officially, this machine doesn't exist, you didn't get it from me,
and I don't know you. Make sure it doesn't leave the building."

I didn't have the time to read all the posts, but I'd like to know if there are really vending machines with hot coffee or tea in them.

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Live your life, don't just pass time in it.

http://www.travelblog.org/Photos/6783056

Yes, they have canned hot coffee... like the normal hot coffee machines at every university and quick stop places in the US.
http://www.vendingvision.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/coffe e-vending-machine-full.gif

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"Officially, this machine doesn't exist, you didn't get it from me,
and I don't know you. Make sure it doesn't leave the building."

Those two are pale in comparison with other stuff that is sold in vending machines in Japan.
Take a look at this.

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Akumetsu is making me wonder

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"I'll shut your mouth~~~~~ with mine~~~"

二息歩行

What of it?

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Everyday I'm tumblin'

That's cool! And weird....

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Live your life, don't just pass time in it.

The degree of corruption. Especially how the manga used real faces.

And other manga have it too. I know it's manga, but where do they get some of their ideas...

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"I'll shut your mouth~~~~~ with mine~~~"

二息歩行

I have a few questions too! How common are foreigners in Japan? Is it like China where there are basically no foreigners unless you're in some major city and even there are very few? Is English a mandatory language in grade school?