Maff said...

Maff at 11:17 AM JST - 13th September

This is almost certainly the work of a sayoku (left-wing) group. They've attacked U.S. bases with rockets on numerous occasions in the past. I can't recall an uyoku (right-wing) group ever doing the same thing.

Posted in Rocket bombs launched near U.S. naval base in Yokosuka at 11:17 AM JST - 13th September
Maff at 02:41 PM JST - 11th September

When I look down the list of murders on the JT Crime page, I see cases from Tokyo, Niigata, and Okayama, too, so it's not like Saitama is the murder capital of Japan. Also, with just under 7 million people, Saitama is the fifth biggest prefecture in Japan in terms…

Posted in Man fatally stabs wife, son; then tries to kill himself in Saitama at 02:41 PM JST - 11th September
Maff at 10:26 AM JST - 8th September

Like chess, shogi is essentally a cerebral, antisocial activity - not the kind of hobby you'd want to put on your resume. Kids should spend more time engaging in meaningful interaction with each other.

Posted in Shogi enjoying popularity among children as educational tool at 10:26 AM JST - 8th September
Maff at 05:22 PM JST - 5th September

Yamashinaku,

Japan has over a hundred million more people than your hometown. This isn't a local newspaper. It's a site with news from all over the archipeligo. This explains why, as far as I know, no one is shot, stabbed, or kicked to death in my small hometown here in…

Posted in Woman, 23, held for kicking 1-yr-old daughter to death in Saitama at 05:22 PM JST - 5th September
Maff at 05:09 PM JST - 5th September

In low-crime Japan, of course, relative-on-relative murders get a lot more coverage than they do in the West, giving the false impression that such crimes are more common here.

Moderator: Comparisons to crime rates in other countries are not relevant to this discussion.

Posted in Woman, 23, held for kicking 1-yr-old daughter to death in Saitama at 05:09 PM JST - 5th September