Hoolie said...

Hoolie at 07:53 AM JST - 12th August

Think of Yasukuni as Barnes and Nobles Bookstore.

Although Banres and Nobles Bookstore(Yasukuni) carry (enshrine) adult magazines (war criminals), it does not promote pornography (militarism).

Except Yasukuni DOES promote militarism. Go visit the place, check out the museum.

Posted in Fukuda says he won't visit Yasukuni on Aug 15, but justice minister will at 07:53 AM JST - 12th August
Hoolie at 07:41 AM JST - 12th August

True. Tigger, you'd expect that from. But not Pooh.

Posted in Tokyo man arrested for mugging while wearing Winnie-the-Pooh suit at 07:41 AM JST - 12th August
Hoolie at 09:41 AM JST - 7th August

They tried it in Canada, it didn't work. It just made poor people poorer.

Banning cigarettes in bars, restaurants, all public access buildings and near the entrances to those buildings - that has had a significant impact.

Decriminalizing marijuana and giving people something to smoke that actually does something pleasurable…

Posted in Cigarette prices may be doubled at 09:41 AM JST - 7th August
Hoolie at 10:23 AM JST - 5th August

Gives the impression that Japan is behind Sudan and Ethopia. When in fact it;s behind Sweden.

Got the nail on the head right there. Japan is 12th worldwide in this one area... not a bad place to be.

Part of the reason, by the way, is that newborns that…

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Hoolie at 09:37 AM JST - 4th August

Ok for all you pro-cannibus people, the quite simple reason reason that it isn't LEGAL and isn't going to be legal for quite a loooong time is this. People ABUSE it.

Incorrect. Cannabis was outlawed as a method of culling hemp production, at the behest of the cotton growers'…

Posted in Cannabis-growing cases increasing due to easier access to seeds at 09:37 AM JST - 4th August
Hoolie at 09:24 AM JST - 4th August

Afghanistan is known for opium fields. This is cannabis. And do you think there is space enough in Japan for large cannabis fields?

Actually, cannabis grows wild in Japan, particularly in Hokkaido. There are a large number of wild and semi-cultivated fields up there. Hokkaido is the main source…

Posted in Cannabis-growing cases increasing due to easier access to seeds at 09:24 AM JST - 4th August
Hoolie at 09:13 AM JST - 4th August

It's rather simple really - if it turns out that a man was wrongfully convicted, you can commute a life sentence. You can't unhang him.

Oh wait... nobody is ever wrongfully convicted in Japan. My bad.

Posted in New justice minister opposes life sentence without parole at 09:13 AM JST - 4th August
Hoolie at 09:02 AM JST - 4th August

Also, the numbers don't seem to make sense. For instance 19000 non-J fathers plus 26000 non-J mothers plus 9000 non-J mothers and fathers equals

19,000 non-Japanese fathers. 9,000 of them are married to a non-Japanese. 26,000 non-Japanese mothers. 9,000 of them are married to a non-Japanese.

This might have been…

Posted in 1 out of 30 babies born in Japan had non-Japanese parent in 2006 at 09:02 AM JST - 4th August
Hoolie at 08:40 AM JST - 4th August

Japanese news sources say 14K liters of gasoline and 4K liters of diesel. That section of expresway is expected to be closed for at least 4 days, as the asphalt was melted and flowed into ripples - it needs to be re-laid.

Posted in Fuel truck burns on Tokyo expressway at 08:40 AM JST - 4th August
Hoolie at 03:35 PM JST - 29th July

Hoolie - Take a course at the local fire station. The AED itself does the monitoring to determine if pulse exists and whether the device needs to be used. 10 minutes is all it takes to learn it. Anyone can do it, trained or not, if they can follow the…

Posted in AEDs to be installed in Tokaido, Sanyo Shinkansen trains at 03:35 PM JST - 29th July