Maria said...

Maria at 08:36 AM JST - 25th May

I like the idea of printing reading matter on loo rool. I've seen similar ideas in Japan before, albeit simple ones, of printing jokes and pictures on each sheets; but this is much better - somehting to do while you wait! It also stops the "reading on the loo" debate…

Posted in Horror story printed on toilet paper at 08:36 AM JST - 25th May
Maria at 12:41 PM JST - 22nd May

Timeon - You seem confused. Where does it say what kind of area it was? And in the article it says that he started talking to her, not the other way around. You seem to be suggesting that he has a right to be out till all hours but still…

Posted in 52-year-old fireman arrested for molesting 19-year-old girl in Saitama at 12:41 PM JST - 22nd May
Maria at 12:12 PM JST - 22nd May

A good review, which actually makes me want to read the book (though I would have avoided using the word "icky" myself).

Posted in The Stationmaster at 12:12 PM JST - 22nd May
Maria at 08:52 AM JST - 22nd May

Good on the sisters, for not joining in a cheap media slanging match.

Posted in Dewi Sukarno chews out Kano sisters at 08:52 AM JST - 22nd May
Maria at 03:01 PM JST - 18th May

Did he say anything to encourage people to keep going, not to kill themselves, or was that it?

Posted in Suicide levels reflect the economic environment. There's a possibility, therefore, that we'll see more suicides this year than last year. at 03:01 PM JST - 18th May
Maria at 08:08 AM JST - 14th May

"unwed moms". How puritanical. Why not: "Single moms" or "common-law couples"?

Posted in Births to unwed moms rising; Northern Europe beats U.S. at 08:08 AM JST - 14th May
Maria at 12:57 PM JST - 20th April

I am a tad disapointed. From the title alone, I was expecting another kind of device entirely...

Posted in Up! Down! No, go that way! at 12:57 PM JST - 20th April
Maria at 10:20 AM JST - 7th April

I wonder what will happen if (and heavens forbid) the child is born with some kind of defect or even worse, actually is miscarried? Will anyone hold these students responsible?

Posted in Pregnant junior high school teacher harassed by students’ 'Miscarriage Club' at 10:20 AM JST - 7th April
Maria at 09:48 AM JST - 1st April

is that beige?? So I've been using the wrong crayon all these years...

Posted in Seiko Matsuda dyes her hair 'Celebrity Beige' for new commercial at 09:48 AM JST - 1st April
Maria at 08:27 AM JST - 19th March

It's neither here nor there, but to add to OkinawaMike's list of cpnfusion, her name isn't very Austrian at all...

Posted in Austrian woman charged with smuggling stimulants from Thailand at 08:27 AM JST - 19th March