Ah_so said...

Ah_so at 05:10 PM JST - 9th June

This cop got the job done with a baton. Good for him.

I agree with you. I think he is a brave man - many would be too scared to a) approach a man armed with a knife - baton or not, a risky thing to do.

b) draw a…

Posted in Temp worker stabs 7 to death, injures 10 in Akihabara at 05:10 PM JST - 9th June
Ah_so at 04:29 PM JST - 6th June

Please, can we ban the term "metabolic syndrome". Why say in 6 syllables what you can say in just one: FAT.

Posted in Free metabolic syndrome check at 04:29 PM JST - 6th June
Ah_so at 05:24 PM JST - 5th June

i.e. not giving up seats to the elderly, the drunk and disorderly

You mean we should give up our seats for the drunk and disorderly in Japan? Well I never, just shows how different their culture is.

Posted in These days, on trains, for example, we often see people who have little sense of public morality. at 05:24 PM JST - 5th June
Ah_so at 04:42 PM JST - 4th June

ah so - you apparently do not have kids.

outofmydepth - actually I do.

Posted in Driver, car owner ordered to pay Y170 mil for accident in which 4 children died at 04:42 PM JST - 4th June
Ah_so at 04:30 PM JST - 4th June

Well done Japan. The most disturbing thing is that the state or someone must have put money into launching the appeal at the Tokyo High Court several years ago and again presumably argued for the status quo at the Supreme Court.

Anyway, Japan has changed a for the better. Japan…

Posted in Supreme Court rules marriage requirement for nationality unconstitutional at 04:30 PM JST - 4th June
Ah_so at 06:55 PM JST - 3rd June

Don't we? What about this

Sorry, I meant his view on having to live with old folk in relation to what I was saying about, rather than banal comments about chopsticks, "individualism" and bathing. Perhaps people who come from Iowa really do say such things, but it sounds like the…

Posted in More retirees accommodating foreign students on homestay programs at 06:55 PM JST - 3rd June
Ah_so at 04:47 PM JST - 3rd June

Sounds great, but imagine if you are that 21-year old. Bang go your plans for all-night parties and bringing girls back from bars as you settle into existence with the elderly Tanakas. Sure they are great, but not my cup of tea. Unfortunately we do not get Tucker's point of…

Posted in More retirees accommodating foreign students on homestay programs at 04:47 PM JST - 3rd June
Ah_so at 04:39 PM JST - 3rd June

Only the police could possibly have anything to fear and only in cases where they are mistreating suspects or using inappropriate interviewing techniques. There is nothing to stop "heart-to-hearts" with prisoners, even if they are recorded.

Quite simply, the police do not want anything that would restrict their freedom to…

Posted in Upper house panel OKs bill to videotape interrogations; justice minister, police object at 04:39 PM JST - 3rd June
Ah_so at 05:35 PM JST - 30th May

For the crime of inattention, 5 years is a fair scentence long, despite the horrific consequences. The driver was not a murderer.

outofmydepth: the number he killed is stated twice in the article, once in the headline.

Posted in Driver, car owner ordered to pay Y170 mil for accident in which 4 children died at 05:35 PM JST - 30th May
Ah_so at 04:44 PM JST - 27th May

*Yes, I think that to be called a Gaijin is wrong and racist. The correct term is Gai kokujin. Japanese do not understand how rude they can be when addressing foreigners as gaijin and if they do so knowing well what they are saying, they do it with no respect…

Posted in Do you consider the word "gaijin" racist? at 04:44 PM JST - 27th May