Apsara said...

Apsara at 09:19 AM JST - 7th November

I wish the media would give comparisons, but they never do. How many people had had flu by this time last year? How many have non-H1N1 flu? These figures are meaningless if we have nothing to compare them to.

Posted in No. of flu patients to top 6 million mark soon in Japan at 09:19 AM JST - 7th November
Apsara at 09:17 AM JST - 7th November

some14some, are you serious? There is no way this guy is getting a suspended sentence.

Posted in Defendant in Akihabara rampage sends letter of apology at 09:17 AM JST - 7th November
Apsara at 08:09 AM JST - 5th November

That sounds like a typical teenage boy thing to do- aim the arrow at the other guy for fun without thinking of the consequences. It should be drilled into people, kids especially, that you never ever aim a weapon at someone, even as a joke. Obviously it's not a good…

Posted in 16-year-old boy in grave condition after being hit by arrow between eyes at 08:09 AM JST - 5th November
Apsara at 10:23 PM JST - 3rd November

two weeks later we are hearing about this?

I think you'll find there are 9 days between Oct 26 and Nov 3, not 14, and October 26 was when she was last seen, not when she was reported missing. For all we know her parents only reported her missing yesterday.

Posted in 19-year-old university student missing in Shimane since Oct 26 at 10:23 PM JST - 3rd November
Apsara at 10:36 PM JST - 2nd November

How do you know the secretary was a woman? In Nagato-cho the secretaries are quite often men.

Posted in Hatoyama fails to declare Y72 mil in income from stock sales at 10:36 PM JST - 2nd November
Apsara at 08:33 AM JST - 2nd November

In which countries do they immunise against chicken pox? I'm pretty sure they don't in my home country.

Posted in Shingles caused by chicken pox virus on the rise in Japan at 08:33 AM JST - 2nd November
Apsara at 04:26 PM JST - 1st November

You would have had chicken pox, Smythe, not shingles. Anyway, it's so common a childhood disease that I'd be surprised if anyone posting comments here hasn't had it.

Posted in Shingles caused by chicken pox virus on the rise in Japan at 04:26 PM JST - 1st November
Apsara at 04:08 PM JST - 30th October

And I don't eat cloves of raw garlic, ever, and have gone almost 3 years without a cold. They say it's genetics as much as anything else- if your parents don't catch a lot of colds or flu, neither will you, probably. One million in a week! That's impressive. I…

Posted in No. of flu patients in Japan tops 1 million in one week at 04:08 PM JST - 30th October
Apsara at 10:27 PM JST - 24th October

It's not at all rare these days. I think it's rare that they actually arrest anyone for it though.

Posted in Two teens arrested for purse-snatching at 10:27 PM JST - 24th October
Apsara at 09:37 AM JST - 17th October

YuriOtani, I think forinagai was being tongue-in-cheek and actually agrees with you.

Posted in Okada calls for respect for culture amid criticism of dolphin hunting at 09:37 AM JST - 17th October