Ah_so said...

Ah_so at 05:13 PM JST - 13th July

While 6-year olds cannot be wrapped up in cotton wool, they are just too young for hiking in places such as this. They do not have the attention span and awareness to be safe on such adverntures. I have been to Zao a couple of times, and it is pretty…

Posted in 6-year-old boy, 54-year-old man die while hiking in Zao at 05:13 PM JST - 13th July
Ah_so at 09:29 PM JST - 10th July

Good for Japan and some common sense.

On a list of crimes, illegal immigration is hardly a serious one. Perhaps on a par with speeding or littering.

Where illegal immigrants have led otherwise crime-free lives and supported themselves and added economically, what is the benefit of sending them home?

In…

Posted in New guideline set for granting special permission for illegals to stay at 09:29 PM JST - 10th July
Ah_so at 08:14 PM JST - 8th July

This is partly a survey on the actual cost of living, but also a survey of foreign exchange rates. It may help a US executive help decide whether to place an office in Hong Kong or Tokyo, but does not give a realistic cross comparison of costs to those living…

Posted in Tokyo becomes world's costliest city for expats: survey at 08:14 PM JST - 8th July
Ah_so at 08:16 PM JST - 7th July

"a statue of Hachiko"? Does this mean there is more than one statue of Hachiko?

Also, why did hachiko never figure out that he basically was not coming back?

Posted in Hachiko and Gere at 08:16 PM JST - 7th July
Ah_so at 04:45 PM JST - 7th July

Regardless, this should be in the crime section - child endangerment at a minimum!

...so not actually a parent yourself then, are you?

Posted in 11-month-old boy dies after falling from 4th floor window in Hokkaido at 04:45 PM JST - 7th July
Ah_so at 03:05 AM JST - 7th July

I don't suspect foul play at all. Having a 4 year old and a 1 year old, I know first hand how hard it is to keep a child away from a window. But at the same time I know I have to keep my eye on them every second…

Posted in 11-month-old boy dies after falling from 4th floor window in Hokkaido at 03:05 AM JST - 7th July
Ah_so at 10:20 PM JST - 3rd July

Nice sun sense...not. No hats, no suntan lotion (I'd wager). Even though skin cancer isn't a big risk here (for Asians) skin damage from the sun still happens (just look at old people's faces)

Old people look old shock. Hold the front page.

The lack of shadows also suggests that…

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Ah_so at 10:01 PM JST - 29th June

Maybe not here in Japan, but in the USA, it is. It is Innocent until PROVEN GUILTY. Michael Jackson was never proven to be a pedophile, so history must look at him as he was: tried, but found innocent (not guilty).

There is a legal presumption of innocence, but it…

Posted in Michael Jackson dies of reported cardiac arrest at 50 at 10:01 PM JST - 29th June
Ah_so at 12:45 AM JST - 28th June

He will be remembered as a popular star of the 80s with little long-lasting influence.

Posted in What do you think Michael Jackson's musical legacy will be? at 12:45 AM JST - 28th June
Ah_so at 12:42 AM JST - 28th June

Sarge:

He was weird, but I don't think he was a pedophile. In any case, he was found innocent of such charges.

I hate to appear to split hairs, but he was found "not guilty". Not guilty is not proof of innocence.

Posted in Michael Jackson dies of reported cardiac arrest at 50 at 12:42 AM JST - 28th June