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  • DerekJ at 02:29 AM JST - 13th November

    I think Christmas is a bunch a bullcrap anyway. Let's cut down a symbol (the evergreen tree) of everlasting life (your spirit) killing it. Then after you have symbolically destroyed your soul, let's put a bunch of bling on it and spread a lot of materialistic garbage around it. A…

    Posted in JUJU looking for man to spend Christmas with at 02:29 AM JST - 13th November

  • DerekJ at 01:33 AM JST - 13th November

    Terrible thing to happen for sure. While I clearly agree that this is not a Japanese-specific occurrence, there are clearly cultural factors that cause it to happen the way it does in Japan. I am currently reading a collection of essays entitled The Japanese Mind: Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture (ISBN…

    Posted in Woman arrested for killing 9-year-old son in Nagoya hotel at 01:33 AM JST - 13th November

  • DerekJ at 04:51 AM JST - 31st October

    anthony39, I am well aware of the status of the child porn issue. I am not excusing that. My complaint is about the sweeping generalizations.

    Posted in Cop caught taking up-skirt videos during anti-pervert campaign at 04:51 AM JST - 31st October

  • DerekJ at 07:32 AM JST - 30th October

    @taiko666: Your post misses my point. I bemoan the utter disdain some posters display for the Japanese in general. The behaviors we see are neither unique to Japan nor an excuse for derisively classifying a whole people.

    Posted in Cop caught taking up-skirt videos during anti-pervert campaign at 07:32 AM JST - 30th October

  • DerekJ at 05:04 AM JST - 28th October

    @glycol57: Thank you for those words. The number of posters that appear to look down their noses at the Japanese is truly disappointing. I know it's a strong word but often there seems to be a tinge of hatred in these postings. The cop in this story is simply a…

    Posted in Cop caught taking up-skirt videos during anti-pervert campaign at 05:04 AM JST - 28th October

  • DerekJ at 02:58 AM JST - 23rd October

    Japanese horror films are pretty good for the most part. There are also many good films in other genres. As jason6 said, many Japanese films are not subbed/dubbed so you have to brush up on your Japanese. I get a lot of the films I watch through Netflix. They have…

    Posted in What do you think of the quality of Japanese movies? at 02:58 AM JST - 23rd October

  • DerekJ at 01:38 AM JST - 12th October

    @ritalynn

    Any dog that attacks and kills a human under these circumstances should be put down. Especially if it was a child. These two breeds especially, if not properly trained, can be very dangerous...they have been known to attack children whether provoked or not.

    Posted in 4-year-old boy dies after being bitten by 2 dogs at 01:38 AM JST - 12th October

  • DerekJ at 06:53 AM JST - 4th October

    DVM, You're right about that...my bad. That said, I'm wondering if the court applied 36-6-208(c) in making its decision on jurisdiction. Applying US notions of child custody determinations against those of Japan (i.e. the non-custodial parent is basically cut out of the picture), we may have the answer.

    Posted in American arrested in Fukuoka for kidnapping own kids from ex-wife at 06:53 AM JST - 4th October

  • DerekJ at 12:27 AM JST - 4th October

    Doesn't make much sense to me. Why should americans help this man when he renounced his own american citizenship to be a japanese citizen? Its one of the requirements to be a naturalized japanese citizen, google it. I think Japan should just handle this case alone now. Let them handle…

    Posted in American arrested in Fukuoka for kidnapping own kids from ex-wife at 12:27 AM JST - 4th October

  • DerekJ at 10:22 PM JST - 3rd October

    DwightVanWinkle, in answer to your question about the UCCJEA, that statute is applicable as to between the signatory states. I TN is one of those states. The fact that they came from Japan is not determinative in this situation. The TN court properly assumed jurisdiction. TN was the only court…

    Posted in American arrested in Fukuoka for kidnapping own kids from ex-wife at 10:22 PM JST - 3rd October

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