Brainiac said...

Brainiac at 10:22 AM JST - 4th September

What a lowlife, picking on an elderly woman. My grandmother was once knocked over by a punk looking for her purse. She was 80 and never really recovered from the shock. This guy in Tokyo seems even more desperate, willing to use a knife to avoid being caught. I wonder…

Posted in Man slashes two men with cutter knife after attempting to steal 91-year-old woman's bag in Tokyo at 10:22 AM JST - 4th September
Brainiac at 09:26 AM JST - 29th August

How come Japanese airlines never have male flight attendants? Not that I am complaining. I recently flew back to Tokyo on Qantas and only saw two female flight attendants on board ... and neither of them looked like Satomi Ishihara or Yoko Maki.

Posted in Satomi Ishihara at 09:26 AM JST - 29th August
Brainiac at 08:34 AM JST - 11th August

Nippon5 Sorry, I disagree with you about tipping. I hope that custom never takes root in Japan.

Posted in What is your general impression of the way people treat waiters and waitresses in restaurants, cafes, etc? at 08:34 AM JST - 11th August
Brainiac at 03:52 PM JST - 28th July

Good to see the emperor adopting the Cool Biz look. I wonder how he managed to convince his Imperial Household Agency masters to let him be so daring.

Posted in Emperor at 03:52 PM JST - 28th July
Brainiac at 10:39 AM JST - 22nd July

It doesn't matter why the car was parked on the curve. It is standard investigative procedure in Japan to arrest the driver in fatal accidents. We see this time and time again, when cars or trucks hit cyclists, pedestrians, drunks passed out on the road, etc. Since both occupants of…

Posted in Truck driver arrested over fatal accident on expressway at 10:39 AM JST - 22nd July
Brainiac at 08:12 AM JST - 18th July

Ebi-chan and Chiaki seem to look different each week. For a fashion designer, Kane seems to have zero idea how to dress for a big occasion. Can't he afford a pair of shoes? Also, love the stockings in summer look, too.

Posted in at 08:12 AM JST - 18th July
Brainiac at 05:35 PM JST - 16th July

Just once, I'd like to see members of the imperial family do something natural like hug each goodbye instead of this stupid stiff bowing. I wonder if they have ever held hands or given each other a kiss on the cheek when one of them goes somewhere.

Posted in at 05:35 PM JST - 16th July
Brainiac at 07:57 AM JST - 16th July

Batman (the Adam West TV version). When I was growing up, I couldn't get enough of him. Even now, I still enjoy the old series on DVD. I loved his utility belt.

Posted in Who is your favorite comic book superhero and why? at 07:57 AM JST - 16th July
Brainiac at 02:51 PM JST - 7th July

What a boring lunch that must be. There are no interpreters in sight. They probably hardly said two words to their neighbor during the whole meal. I wonder how the seating arrangements are decided at these events. Bush is in the middle facing Fukuda, no doubt. The guy relegated to…

Posted in G-8 leaders discuss fuel prices, climate, food security, Africa at 02:51 PM JST - 7th July
Brainiac at 11:27 AM JST - 7th July

nandakandamanda, have you never heard of assault with a deadly weapon?

Posted in 12-year-old boy assaulted by knife-wielding man in Osaka at 11:27 AM JST - 7th July