Notginger said...

Notginger at 08:37 AM JST - 12th December

They're not stamping! They're just walking, or perhaps treading. Granted, some of them might be having a hissy fit, but on the whole, people don't stamp around in train stations. BTW, the system is piezoelectric.

Posted in Commuters' stamping harnessed for power at 08:37 AM JST - 12th December
Notginger at 08:32 AM JST - 12th December

That's not Santa, it's an imposter. Santa is a fat man with a big white beard.

Posted in Swimming Santa at 08:32 AM JST - 12th December
Notginger at 04:47 PM JST - 11th December

Cat dung is not good fertiliser - too acid. I thought the stray cats had reformed and were touring again. I hadn't realised they'd had to resort to charity. I can understand the neighbours' animosity though; nobody likes a rebel.

Posted in Pro shogi player Kato sued for feeding stray cats at condo at 04:47 PM JST - 11th December
Notginger at 03:47 PM JST - 11th December

Seriously? I'm not sure you understand the meaning of upper-middle class. 500K is their average salary.

Posted in Year-end jumbo lottery at 03:47 PM JST - 11th December
Notginger at 03:37 PM JST - 11th December

Those were often the same women who were forced into prostitution during the war. The fact that in the post war occupation they were then forced to service the British and American troops doesn't make it any more glamourous.

Posted in Arisa Mizuki to play hooker in postwar drama at 03:37 PM JST - 11th December
Notginger at 11:02 AM JST - 11th December

Sex isn't at all common on British TV and there isn't enough forewarning of when it will be broadcast, or all the pay per view pornographers would go out of business. As for violence, there is far more stylised violence on Japanese tv, especially for kids. Japanese kids tv has…

Posted in Suicide on TV condemned in Britain at 11:02 AM JST - 11th December
Notginger at 10:55 AM JST - 11th December

She describes the hooker as a strong woman, which hardly fits the reality of press-ganged slaves from China, North Korea and rural Japan. Perhaps this shouldn't be described as a postwar drama but as a postwar fantasy.

Posted in Arisa Mizuki to play hooker in postwar drama at 10:55 AM JST - 11th December
Notginger at 08:42 AM JST - 10th December

What was the nature of the assault? Was it rape? If so, why isn't that mentioned? Sexual assault is a very general term. You don't need to kidnap someone to just pinch their bottom, for example.

Posted in Man held for detaining, assaulting and robbing woman in Saitama at 08:42 AM JST - 10th December
Notginger at 08:38 AM JST - 10th December

Japanese students excel in anti-social 'otaku' subjects? What a surprise.

Posted in Japanese students rank high in global math, science surveys at 08:38 AM JST - 10th December
Notginger at 08:37 AM JST - 10th December

Kudos to Some14some.

Posted in Gov't to boost moral education for young people at 08:37 AM JST - 10th December