Azrael said...

Azrael at 04:12 PM JST - 28th April

Deer character unveiled as Kusanagi’s successor for digital TV commercials

Is the purpose of this to add insult to injury? Because it does seem like the coup de grace humiliation aimed at Kusanagi. This is so sad, but I had to laugh.

Posted in Deer character unveiled as Kusanagi’s successor for digital TV commercials at 04:12 PM JST - 28th April
Azrael at 03:23 PM JST - 28th April

Mrs. Cleo: Thanks for your comments. Yes, it is useful and interesting. It makes easier to track down the family history. Legally, it's also useful to track down inheritance and property history (I have worked on real-state related historic research).

On one hand as a professional, I'd rather keep my…

Posted in Bill to allow married couples to keep separate names submitted at 03:23 PM JST - 28th April
Azrael at 01:59 AM JST - 27th April

In Latin America (where I come from), it is still the norm that the woman takes her husband's name. However, some women prefer to keep their own surname. I am not married, but I would take my husband's name for social purposes and keep my maiden name for work purposes.…

Posted in Bill to allow married couples to keep separate names submitted at 01:59 AM JST - 27th April
Azrael at 08:12 PM JST - 26th April

Well, it's free. However Scanlations are free, downloadable and translated by rabid fans that work for free, count with native English speakers to do the final editing and are years ahead of the corporations considering the incredible amount of manga already translated and made available by Scanlators. Once the files…

Posted in Japan comic publisher starts English version online to fight bootlegs at 08:12 PM JST - 26th April
Azrael at 02:55 AM JST - 5th April

LFRAgain, please do illustrate us about the legal terminology in Japan to allude to both terms in both Japanese and their official translation to English, and if both terms exist in Japan at the present. Thank you.

Posted in Dealing with sexual harassment in the workplace at 02:55 AM JST - 5th April
Azrael at 07:24 PM JST - 4th April

I find it odd how some posters don't think Claire was a victim of sexual harassment even after reading the article paragraphs which go,

> What people tend to miss, however, is that the definition of “sexual” in “sexual harassment” means both “sexual” and “sex” as in “gender.”

Gender-related sexual…

Posted in Dealing with sexual harassment in the workplace at 07:24 PM JST - 4th April
Azrael at 10:56 PM JST - 17th March

If the bar staff is involved, it'd be impossible to know if your drink has been spiked beforehand or not. Same for the locker keys - if the bar has a second set of keys, you are done for. Who leaves their personal documents in a locker anyway? In a…

Posted in U.S. Embassy warns Americans to avoid Roppongi bars due to drink-spiking increase at 10:56 PM JST - 17th March
Azrael at 06:07 AM JST - 16th March

Pentamom doesn't sound as kakkoi as Octomom.

Posted in Aya Ueto wants 5 kids but only one pregnancy at 06:07 AM JST - 16th March
Azrael at 03:56 AM JST - 13th March

Tokyo needs more history, maybe. But just the "pretty" history? Cultural Heritage involves everything that is part of cultural history, including the objects that do not look pretty to people today. Beauty and efficiency standards change, but we cannot judge without knowing the previous. Selective memory reeks of tailored history,…

Posted in Post office demolition to be scaled down for cultural property registry at 03:56 AM JST - 13th March
Azrael at 11:12 AM JST - 27th February

This percentages are meaningless without the percentage they represent into the whole number of crime cases detected in Japan over the same period. What may be foreign crime in Japan, like a 1.0% of the whole? I'd like to know.

Posted in Number of crimes by foreign visitors down for 3rd year at 11:12 AM JST - 27th February