Lowly said...

Lowly at 06:13 PM JST - 5th October

What I've read of the manga is often pretty funny. TV show I imagine is same. Why is it rubbish for kids?

Posted in Mystery still surrounds death of Crayon Shinchan creator at 06:13 PM JST - 5th October
Lowly at 01:35 PM JST - 4th October

Never been to that place but Jpns mts are steep and there are plenty of places where you could slip and fall and die if careless.

but-- Male Menopause??

Posted in Mystery still surrounds death of Crayon Shinchan creator at 01:35 PM JST - 4th October
Lowly at 01:28 PM JST - 4th October

The man drove away from the hotel on a motorcycle with Sano riding on the back Come on.... Unbelievable... on the back of a motorcycle...? I guess it's not too much of a stretch considering some of the scams JN people are able to pull on their own countrymen...

She…

Posted in Japanese tourist was murdered for resisting attacker, Bali police say at 01:28 PM JST - 4th October
Lowly at 01:23 PM JST - 4th October

Pathetic is what you think. Status and standards are arbitrary, different in different places and it doesn't matter what you think, if x is popular and cool then it's what you gotta have/ do to be popular and cool too. For someone who's job is to be famous this is…

Posted in Christel Takigawa 'graduates' from TV announcer's job at 01:23 PM JST - 4th October
Lowly at 06:40 PM JST - 2nd October

burakumindes those kind of crimes need someone to accuse you, so you would not be arrested unless your girlfriend wanted to lock you up and said you were attacking her. In Jpns culture public displays of affection are not the norm and would very likely make the other train-riders very…

Posted in Tokyo police nab 31 train gropers in Sept, including 15 repeat offenders at 06:40 PM JST - 2nd October
Lowly at 01:41 PM JST - 30th September

Maybe the fact that she could see what kind of guy he was is why she confronted him? If your eyes are open, you can tell people who are crazy, who are seriously dangerous, and who aren't sure of themselves a mile away. That said, even so, depending on how…

Posted in Would-be store robber gets yelled at by employee; calls police himself at 01:41 PM JST - 30th September
Lowly at 04:31 PM JST - 27th September

Yeah going on about celebrities getting high is boring and trivial. Got it.

So, does anyone know what the dotted condoms line means?

Just curious, different from normal colored condoms? Just a joke?

Posted in Celebrity drug offenders face public humiliation at 04:31 PM JST - 27th September
Lowly at 11:44 AM JST - 13th September

@mindovermatter, and a couple others

You are talking about the US laws or somewhere. In Jpn, any amount of alcohol in your blood is illegal for driving and you can face fines , lose your license etc etc, despite possibly being effectively sober as you said. For another thing, in…

Posted in Club host held for giving drinks to woman who caused fatal accident at 11:44 AM JST - 13th September
Lowly at 08:38 PM JST - 11th September

ps and my friend wasn't jpns, we r americans

Posted in 18-year-old Japanese woman loses Y8 mil antique violin on Austrian subway at 08:38 PM JST - 11th September
Lowly at 08:37 PM JST - 11th September

A 17 yr old prodigy-type friend of mine, when I was 17, ie long ago, was lent a stradivarius, the most famous kind of violins. I don't know its value, but he put it on the roof of his parents car when opening the door to get in. Then drove…

Posted in 18-year-old Japanese woman loses Y8 mil antique violin on Austrian subway at 08:37 PM JST - 11th September