Monday May 28, 2012

Awatemono's past comments

  • 4

    Awatemono

    If only the activists were so protective of under-aged girls in men's 'clubs'.

    Posted in: Uncertain future for Japan's cat cafes

  • 6

    Awatemono

    Anyone ever see cats wandering during the hours of darkness? Yes. Why is an 8p.m. curfew in their interest? Seems like they are ready to party by then.

    Posted in: Uncertain future for Japan's cat cafes

  • 1

    Awatemono

    In a society - anywhere - where you 'mind your own business' and disregard others, everyone loses. What happens when your car breaks down and no one will stop? A multitude of minor acts of civility and care for others costs so little and humanises a community. I was told that Nihonjin were aloof and didn't talk to strangers. Because I had a smattering of Nihongo, I have chatted to dozens of strangers and often left them behind, chatting to one another, something they wouldn't have done had I not 'broken the ice' for them.

    Posted in: Man’s skeletonized body found in Saitama apartment

  • 0

    Awatemono

    Sorry: .38 REVOLVER.
    Yes, there are .38 semi-autos.

    Posted in: Police recruit shoots himself in head at police koban

  • 0

    Awatemono

    I have no idea about this case but I have worked with young soldiers who were happy to 'play with guns' even if outside of regulations. Strong probability it was a .38 and, as such, has no safety. Hard to construe this as an accidental discharge, though.

    Posted in: Police recruit shoots himself in head at police koban

  • 0

    Awatemono

    Someone once said, "Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem." I had a uni mate suicide in second year. I saw what it did to his loving parents. I could never do that to anyone. Tragic then - and now.

    Posted in: 12-year-old girl killed after lying down on railway tracks

  • 1

    Awatemono

    With an increasing proportion of educated Japanese having some skill in spoken English, maybe they could find some middle ground. Could they not employ these applicants in hospitals serving tourists and expats?

    Posted in: 417 foreigners sit for Japan nursing exam

  • -3

    Awatemono

    I think not. But the important question is "Where does He live now?" I can't be sure but, as the judges say, "I am satisfied"- enough to believe.

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  • 0

    Awatemono

    Surely Australia could do the same if someone had the vision to do so. Coke/Amatil (tobacco) certainly makes enough profit here.

    Posted in: 180 students from disaster-hit Tohoku to have homestays in U.S.

  • 1

    Awatemono

    We'll be back - next year. That'll be visit no. 5 for me, an Australian. Our dollar is strong and that helps tourists if not traders. Yes, there is incompetence and corruption but our interactions with the common people have been wonderful. Radiation issues have been grossly overstated for other than a limited district. People in Hokkaido, Kansai or Shikoku are vastly out of the danger zone. Expensive? Yes, if you choose to follow that path. We can find double accommodation for 8000 yen a day and cafe food that is barely different from home prices, with good serves and high quality

    Posted in: Gov't aims for 18 million tourists a year by 2016

  • 3

    Awatemono

    While no staff supervision in the yard in breaks, this will only continue. In western schools, a teacher (or two) always wanders the yard to monitor behavioural breaches. And, with modern technology, covert harassment - even outside of the school - is becoming more widespread.

    Posted in: 77,630 school bullying cases recognized in 2010

  • 0

    Awatemono

    Such is the barrenness that has come with abandoning much of the old culture. Where there was so much beauty in many forms, this mindless trivia fills a spiritual void for many who see the machines as a possible route to a better life.

    Posted in: Pachinko addiction a growing problem for Japanese women

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