ALHQQ said...

ALHQQ at 06:03 PM JST - 19th June

Kato’s colleague at the factory, to whom he gave some music CDs before >the rampage, seems to be one of his few close friends. The colleague >says, “When I visited his apartment, I found beer cans, anime and game >DVDs all over the floor. He is really a ‘Akiba guy.’”…

Posted in Blog shows insight into Akihabara murder suspect's mind at 06:03 PM JST - 19th June
ALHQQ at 05:38 PM JST - 19th June

Patrick Smash wrote: It's quite easy to see the underlying cause if you read just one figure. >71% are male. So on average males are are far more likely to suicide >than females because males often have terrible lives

While I agree with most of your post, figures show that…

Posted in Suicides in Japan exceed 30,000 in 2007, with depression No. 1 cause at 05:38 PM JST - 19th June
ALHQQ at 05:30 PM JST - 19th June

There needs to more attention in the area of depression "intervention" rather than treating it as if it does not exist or if the person is a failure becasue of the sickness. I've seen families just go on with here daily lives even though they have a child in the…

Posted in Suicides in Japan exceed 30,000 in 2007, with depression No. 1 cause at 05:30 PM JST - 19th June
ALHQQ at 05:05 PM JST - 19th June

I see absolutely nothing wrong with same sex marriages. As long as the marriage is stable growth oriented and full of values, whats the problem. Same sex marriages means "more" marriages further meaning more home sales, insurance policies, vacations etc...good for the economy...TIMES ARE CHANGING

In the US there was…

Posted in What are your views on same-sex marriages? at 05:05 PM JST - 19th June
ALHQQ at 02:56 PM JST - 17th June

Think about it, you're in your 40's, no hope of a promotion, balding, >unfit, smoke 40 a day, lazy, married with 2.4 kids and an annoying >little dog that the wife adores. If he doesn't pay for it, he ain't >likely to get it.

...priceless

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ALHQQ at 05:02 PM JST - 6th June

Other Densuke watermelons won’t cost quite as much. Most will retail at >department stores and supermarkets for a more modest 20,000 yen to >30,000 yen, Ohira said.

...modest 20,000 yen to 30,000 yen????

Posted in Premium black watermelon auctioned for record Y650,000 at 05:02 PM JST - 6th June
ALHQQ at 04:58 PM JST - 6th June

I'm curious to know the gender of each person submitting a response. Japan is a male dominated society; overall, men tend to be warmer than women.

Posted in What do you think of the Cool Biz campaign? at 04:58 PM JST - 6th June
ALHQQ at 10:37 PM JST - 29th May

The article only makes metion of the girls in the cafe, c'mon, there had to be men involved as well, why did they leave out what happened to the males?

Posted in Police raid 'blind-date cafe' in Tokyo, taking 31 high school, college girls into custody at 10:37 PM JST - 29th May
ALHQQ at 10:31 PM JST - 29th May

Mariahs music, like most today, lacks substance. Too bad she had to follow the popular trend of garbage music, she has soo much talent. Congratulations on her and Nick though!

Posted in at 10:31 PM JST - 29th May
ALHQQ at 04:07 PM JST - 28th May

Has anyone noticed the realtionship with spring season and the murder rate in Nihon?

Posted in Man gets 7 years for killing sister, but is acquitted of dismembering body at 04:07 PM JST - 28th May