Azrael said...

Azrael at 04:41 AM JST - 8th November

Report the sighting to the nearest Koban. What else?

Posted in If you saw someone you thought was murder suspect Tatsuya Ichihashi on the street, in a restaurant or on a train, for example, realistically speaking, what would you do? at 04:41 AM JST - 8th November
Azrael at 12:40 AM JST - 5th November

This is a travesty of justice. How come an individual is allowed to force centuries of tradition and cultural identity away from Italian children because the symbol she attacks makes -her- uncomfortable? Tolerance is a two-way road. Unfortunately narrow-minded people cannot understand this basic principle of civilized existence and prefer…

Posted in European court: No crucifixes in Italian schools at 12:40 AM JST - 5th November
Azrael at 06:31 PM JST - 3rd November

I just hope the US won't find (ahem, make up) an excuse to "liberate" Japan in the future.

Posted in Refueling mission not to be extended: Hatoyama at 06:31 PM JST - 3rd November
Azrael at 02:07 PM JST - 30th October

Yokomoc: Have you ever heard about recycled paper? It's a very useful invention.

Posted in What do you think of electronic book readers like Kindle and how big do you think the e-book market will get? at 02:07 PM JST - 30th October
Azrael at 07:43 PM JST - 29th October

My AU KDDI phone broke down. I was prepared to buy AU a new headset this month, but AU won't sell me anything unless I sign a two years contract (apparently in blood). I have only a few months left in Japan, so NAW. I just had my old AU…

Posted in KDDI unveils new lineup of au handsets at 07:43 PM JST - 29th October
Azrael at 07:33 PM JST - 29th October

Amazon restricts users and (already has) changes the contents of books you "own" without prior notice because it doesn't need your permission to alter the contents of your books (specifically, replace your edition with an edited edition). Turns out, you can't "buy" books, only buy a "license" to read them.…

Posted in What do you think of electronic book readers like Kindle and how big do you think the e-book market will get? at 07:33 PM JST - 29th October
Azrael at 04:43 PM JST - 29th October

Hey! I remember him from Akira Kurozawa's movies! Akira Terao is still alive! ^0^!

... I tend to assume the best actors and authors are already dead. Sometimes they surprise me, they were not dead after all.

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Azrael at 02:29 AM JST - 29th October

I agree with roninnico. The evidence is written down so, why is it so difficult to acknowledge that Japanese women face inequality in business environment? I take most of posters above do not live in Japan, or if they do they have no access to office and university staff working…

Posted in More women in business community turn to networking at 02:29 AM JST - 29th October
Azrael at 08:04 PM JST - 26th October

Indeed, if eradicating English from internet website design in certain countries was the target, it is off-target.

Of the 1.6 billion Internet users worldwide, Beckstrom—a former chief of U.S. cybersecurity—said that more than half use languages that have scripts based on alphabets other than Latin.

Tags and code are in…

Posted in Internet set for change with non-English addresses at 08:04 PM JST - 26th October
Azrael at 11:36 PM JST - 25th October

Of course it should be abolished; why should serious crimes have an expiration date? As new technologies become available, even cold cases can be solved and the perpetrator can be caught. Once the statute of limitations for murder and serious crimes is abolished, criminals will not have impunity no matter…

Posted in Should the statute of limitations for murder and other serious crimes be abolished? at 11:36 PM JST - 25th October