Apsara said...

Apsara at 01:48 PM JST - 17th September

141,000 for a room without bathroom or kitchen? Someone is being ripped off. We live only about 30 minutes from Ebisu and pay less than that for a fairly new 50 sq m apartment, and there was no key money or agency fee either. It's not worth paying that amount…

Posted in Luxurious guesthouses attract people hungry for neighborly ties at 01:48 PM JST - 17th September
Apsara at 08:51 AM JST - 17th September

Given that both women are a head shorter than any of the men in the front row, and presumably too short for the back rows as well, where would you have put them if you were the photographer? I don't see any other option really. And would you have had…

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Apsara at 04:36 PM JST - 12th September

How many times has this helicopter been dispatched and the crew saved climbers in distress without it ending up in the news? Due to a very unfortunate incident the helicopter crashes, the crew of rescuers, who many people would actually consider to be heroes, dies, and all some people here…

Posted in Helicopter crashes in Gifu during rescue attempt; 3 aboard killed at 04:36 PM JST - 12th September
Apsara at 06:33 PM JST - 11th September

A kid fell out of a window when I was at primary school- he was just messing around, climbing in the window frame, and slipped. Far more likely scenario than an 8-year-old committing suicide, in my opinion. We used to climb trees far higher than that- we would have been…

Posted in 8-year-old boy dies after fall from 4th-floor Saitama school balcony at 06:33 PM JST - 11th September
Apsara at 09:19 AM JST - 10th September

This is Japanese-style sensationalist journalism.

Posted in Legal loopholes give rise to bars, salons employing underage girls at 09:19 AM JST - 10th September
Apsara at 09:10 AM JST - 10th September

We've all left stuff somewhere, and then had that sinking feeling seconds later as we realise what we've done. This doesn't make her an airhead, just human.

Posted in 18-year-old Japanese woman loses Y8 mil antique violin on Austrian subway at 09:10 AM JST - 10th September
Apsara at 09:06 AM JST - 10th September

One can definitely understand the father's feelings, but stabbing the guy and ending up in jail himself means he will be no help at all to his daughter for the rest of her teenage years.

Posted in Kumamoto man arrested after fatally stabbing his daughter’s 38-year-old boyfriend at 09:06 AM JST - 10th September
Apsara at 09:52 AM JST - 9th September

just ten meters? anyone can survive that jump

As I said above, a ten metre fall into water caused a fractured vertebra in my brother- he was also very winded from landing flat on his back on the water, and could easily have died if he had been swept away.…

Posted in 16-yr-old boy dies after jumping with 4 friends into canal in Tokyo at 09:52 AM JST - 9th September
Apsara at 09:48 AM JST - 9th September

I don't get it when people like Betting actually try to defend or justify these people's actions. It doesn't matter how loud her stereo was, for how long, you don't stab someone to death because their music is loud! Attacking the stereo with a baseball bat I can understand, but…

Posted in 22-year-old man arrested after fatally stabbing sister over 'noise' at 09:48 AM JST - 9th September
Apsara at 09:43 AM JST - 9th September

Yes, that's what they said in the article is the main cause of the delay...

Posted in Ambulances taking longer to reach patients, hospitals at 09:43 AM JST - 9th September