Hoolie said...

Hoolie at 02:47 PM JST - 28th July

It's a big concern because the toll revenue collected by the now private road companies (old Japan Highway Public Corporation) were earmarked to paydown the outstanding loan amount and for maintainenace/upkeep of the highways. Now it's the tax payers including those who don't drive foot the bill. I know it's…

Posted in Aso calls DPJ inconsistent, irresponsible over pledges at 02:47 PM JST - 28th July
Hoolie at 10:16 AM JST - 28th July

The expressway toll scrapping is the biggest concern for the LDP, since those funds are routed back into popintless road construction projects that are parcelled out to LDP cronies in rturn for political support.

Almost all of the DPJ's "pork barrel" proposals are direct shots at removing the mainstays of…

Posted in Aso calls DPJ inconsistent, irresponsible over pledges at 10:16 AM JST - 28th July
Hoolie at 11:43 AM JST - 23rd July

It doesn't say he drowned. There are many incidents in which novice divers have activated the CO2 charges on their buoyancy compensators and shot themselves to the surface while holding their breath, the subsequent expansion of air in the lungs causing massive and fatal pulmonary barotrauma (burst lungs).

Posted in High school student drowns during diving practice in Chiba at 11:43 AM JST - 23rd July
Hoolie at 11:35 AM JST - 23rd July

“Do you want conservatism? Or do you want new socialism for Japan?” she said.

Said as if Japan isn't already a socialist country... national socilaism is still socialism after all.

Posted in LDP warns voters against change in Aug 30 election at 11:35 AM JST - 23rd July
Hoolie at 10:50 AM JST - 15th July

"Tonimura is accused of hitting the second woman in her face with his umbrella, pulling her to the ground by her hair and then hitting her face with his hand before stepping on her fingers and running off"........and all this happened in Shinjuku where there are hundreds of people everywhere…

Posted in Man arrested for umbrella attacks in Shinjuku at 10:50 AM JST - 15th July
Hoolie at 09:01 AM JST - 14th July

Truth of the matter is that where a child is raised hasn't got as much to do with how they turn out as who raises them. Japan has some distinct advantages, and distinct disadvantages, as does any other industrialised nation.

The primary disadvantage in Japan is the expectations that companies…

Posted in Is Japan a good place to raise children? at 09:01 AM JST - 14th July
Hoolie at 09:13 AM JST - 10th July

When I was a teenager the thing to do was to put our forearms against each other and put a lit cigarette in the middle, then let the cigarette burn down towards our arms. First one to move lost.

Second and third degree burns were commonplace.

Posted in 14-year-old boy in hospital with iron burns after card game gets out of hand in Fukuoka at 09:13 AM JST - 10th July
Hoolie at 09:27 AM JST - 8th July

Umbellas should be banned. They can easily poke eyes out, and people use them while riding bikes. Raincoats rule.

Denden - I agree- raincoats and hats are more effective anyhow. You'll be happy to know that as of last June carrying an umbrella while riding a bicycle is a traffic…

Posted in Two women attacked by man with umbrella in Shinjuku at 09:27 AM JST - 8th July
Hoolie at 09:13 AM JST - 8th July

Eminent domain (compulsory purchase, resumption, compulsory acquisition, or expropriation) is not legally recognized in Japan. The state does not have the right to simply force you to sell your property, or even to force property owners to tear down eyesore buildings. The worst they can do is force vacation of…

Posted in 72-year-old man arrested for hitting 8-year-old girl with car in Chiba at 09:13 AM JST - 8th July
Hoolie at 09:31 AM JST - 3rd July

Just imagine a married couple headed for divorce the J-spouse knows once its done its 6mths & yr outta here minus the kids, cud get real ugly & for some it definitely will!

In cases where there are kids involved, as long as the parent is making child support contributions…

Posted in Alarm caused by imminent passage of immigration law reform bills at 09:31 AM JST - 3rd July