Maff said...

Maff at 10:46 AM JST - 5th January

Kuristofu,

You're talking rubbish. For starters, I'm guessing that in your country kids sleep in their own rooms from birth (I know that's normal in my country). And what happens when the parent goes to the toilet in your country? Does he/she take the kid in with them? What happens…

Posted in 2-year-old boy seriously injured after being hit by train in Aichi at 10:46 AM JST - 5th January
Maff at 10:57 PM JST - 27th December

Norinrad21:

I'm getting a little tired of your weekly single-word "Saitama" posts.

Fact: There are 32 crime stories shown on the JT Crime page right now.

Fact: Only one of the crimes took place in Saitama.

Fact: Saitama is Japan's 5th biggest prefecture by population. Part of the Greater Tokyo…

Posted in Three men wanted for gas station robbery in Saitama at 10:57 PM JST - 27th December
Maff at 01:13 PM JST - 11th December

Although he lives in the U.S., Shimomura has not naturalized.

Posted in 3 Japanese scientists receive Nobel awards at 01:13 PM JST - 11th December
Maff at 01:00 PM JST - 11th December

There isn't much point in taking semen samples in rape cases because the perp will always claim that they had consensual sex. Doing so would only work if the perp said, "I didn't even touch her," which isn't very likely. It might make the victim feel like her report is…

Posted in Australian rape victim loses case against police for bungling investigation at 01:00 PM JST - 11th December
Maff at 08:57 PM JST - 8th December

Let's not beat around the bush here. Japanese beef is marbled with fat not because of the breed of cow or the food they're fed, but because they are kept in tiny pens for their entire lives. They never get to walk around so they accumulate fat in their muscles.

Posted in Nonmarbled beef makes inroads on Japanese palates at 08:57 PM JST - 8th December
Maff at 03:09 PM JST - 27th November

It's not surprising he conveniently left smoking out of the discussion. After all, he's a smoker himself.

Posted in Aso apologizes for remarks about people with illnesses at 03:09 PM JST - 27th November
Maff at 09:44 AM JST - 25th October

Pukey2:

I hate to rain on your parade, mate, but you've messed up big time. If you'd been shrewd you'd have kept your savings in a Japanese bank (earning very little interest) and then sent it all back this week.

Suppose you'd had a million yen in savings, which you…

Posted in Nikkei falls 9.6%, ends below 8,000 for 1st time since May 2003 at 09:44 AM JST - 25th October
Maff at 09:28 AM JST - 25th October

I'm on the PTA of my child's primary school, and I can tell you that first-aid training sessions for teachers, staff, and parents are organized regularly. Each one covers different situations. The one this year dealt with what to do when a child gets into trouble in the pool. In…

Posted in Boy who choked on bread was among more than 4,000 annual choking deaths at 09:28 AM JST - 25th October
Maff at 06:35 PM JST - 18th October

I don't think "huge bug-like sunglasses" are unique to Japan. The WAGS were wearing them at the World Cup in 2006:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/robborobson/2008/10/theendofthesadladsand_th.html

Posted in What do you think of the fashion sense of young Japanese women? at 06:35 PM JST - 18th October
Maff at 08:23 PM JST - 11th October

They can't all be cheerleaders. Surely some of them have to be led.

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