Ah_so said...

Ah_so at 01:20 AM JST - 21st November

Sorry, but the lay system here clearly has a long way to go. The jurors should NEVER be allowed to ask questions or address the person like this, because it makes it pretty clear that they are swayed by the way the defendant answers their questions.

Firstly, they are lay…

Posted in Jury member loses cool in Miyagi high school girl rape case at 01:20 AM JST - 21st November
Ah_so at 05:48 PM JST - 20th November

Why in the world are juries allowed to question defendants?

Jury is a misnomer; they are lay judges, so it is appropriate. It may be sensible to question whether lay judges are a good idea, but if you have them, then they can ask questions.

Japan's system is unusual, but…

Posted in Jury member loses cool in Miyagi high school girl rape case at 05:48 PM JST - 20th November
Ah_so at 10:32 PM JST - 17th November

"Ample stocks of frozen tuna" is just another way of saying, "We knew those whale-loving foreigners would get round to tuna eventually, so we accelerated our over-fishing to be immune of any future fishing quotas."

Posted in Fisheries minister dispels public concerns over bluefin tuna cut at 10:32 PM JST - 17th November
Ah_so at 10:03 PM JST - 16th November

Its Japanese tradition, Japanese culture to eat fish! Tuna. Tuna is the single most favored fish in Japan. I live in japan. I like eating japanese food. Tuna is Japanese food. If their is a problem with shriking tuna supplies, then they should do something about it, SLOWLY. not a…

Posted in Stores, restaurants worried about record 40% cut in bluefin tuna catch at 10:03 PM JST - 16th November
Ah_so at 10:28 PM JST - 13th November

I wonder if Mr. Ozawa got married in a Christian style church or a pure Shinto style type of wedding ceremony.

I got married in both!

In the UK in 2001, 390,127 people declared their religion to be "Jedi" on the census. I look forward to Ozawa's views on this…

Posted in DPJ's Ozawa calls Christianity 'self-righteous' at 10:28 PM JST - 13th November
Ah_so at 08:32 PM JST - 10th November

Great news and her parents must be so relieved.

The story has now been posted on the BBC.

Posted in ICHIHASHI ARRESTED BY POLICE IN OSAKA at 08:32 PM JST - 10th November
Ah_so at 06:10 PM JST - 10th November

While the case if unfortunate for the child concerned, the fact that a child was "kidnapped" from Japanese soil, will only raise domestic awareness of the Hague convention and how Japan has not signed it.

Posted in Czech man takes son out of Japan in suspected child abduction at 06:10 PM JST - 10th November
Ah_so at 01:58 AM JST - 10th November

The colour of the belt is irrelevent in martial arts,a complete whimp or a 5 year old can gain one. The hard are born hard.

Peter Sutcliffe: I have no interest on your views on the usefulness or otherwise of training in the martial arts and the quality of “hardness”,…

Posted in Ichihashi's fingerprints found in Osaka construction company dorm at 01:58 AM JST - 10th November
Ah_so at 11:07 PM JST - 6th November

The movie is good fun, excellent in places. Better than Kill Bill, very well filmed with some fantastic scenes. However, it is not in the same league as Reservoir Dogs or Pulp Fiction.

Posted in A bunch of basterds at 11:07 PM JST - 6th November
Ah_so at 05:20 PM JST - 6th November

She is cute, but I am fed up with all these lies about "Global Warming" mythology.

Realist - either you have an all-seeing scientific knowledge far beyond the powers of the majority of scientists around the world, or perhaps you take anti-global warming arguments as "fact" simply because it fits…

Posted in Beauties for a cause at 05:20 PM JST - 6th November