Piglet said...

Piglet at 08:45 PM JST - 4th July
- Did the assaulted women press charges too?
- Why are there only women working in these cars? There shouldn't be any gender discrimination for hiring temp workers in green cars
- Like in many countries, employees of train companies should NEVER work alone, similar as the standard procedure for…
Posted in Man arrested for allegedly raping female JR employee on train in Kanagawa at 08:45 PM JST - 4th July
Piglet at 03:18 PM JST - 4th July

I also think taxi drivers are not enough "agressive" in their business practice. Many taxi drivers prefer to wait in line for hours (have you been in front of some big stations, especially in the surburbs?) than moving around and pick up people in the street. It's probably a management…

Posted in Transport ministry proposes cut in taxi numbers to improve driver wages at 03:18 PM JST - 4th July
Piglet at 08:09 PM JST - 2nd July

All economic experts agree that Japan both need to increase fertility rate AND to drastically increase immigration within the next 10 years if she doesn't want its economy to plunge.

Posted in Japan needs to raise birthrate to remain economic power, say experts at 08:09 PM JST - 2nd July
Piglet at 11:04 AM JST - 1st July

I imagine they stop trains in Paris (or any big city) whenever they find a graffiti... No trains would be running anymore!

Posted in English graffiti 'Hack' grounds bullet train at 11:04 AM JST - 1st July
Piglet at 03:48 PM JST - 30th June

I'm not a specialist in Japanese law, but in addition to internal punishment from Tokyo Customs (which is quite lenient when you take into account the gravity of the actions of these men), shouldn't it also be enough to initiate prosecution?

Posted in Customs say officers have planted drugs in unwitting travelers' bags 160 times for training at 03:48 PM JST - 30th June
Piglet at 01:26 PM JST - 27th June

Molenir, in some countries, paternity is recognized on a biological basis. In other countries, it is based on a declarative basis, whoever the biological father maybe. However, I wish Japan stops linking birth and marital status of the parents. I think it would be much more fair and modern to…

Posted in Unregistered children to be granted residence certificates at 01:26 PM JST - 27th June
Piglet at 11:00 AM JST - 26th June

Most likely insider work. Interrogate the teachers and school staff. The guilty should be fired immediately from school and listed on a national database of pedophiles (who wants a pedophile working with his kids?)

Posted in 18 schoolgirls' swimsuits stolen at primary school in Yamanashi at 11:00 AM JST - 26th June
Piglet at 11:27 PM JST - 25th June

smithinjapan, I got it already ;-) but I also know that it is not clear for too many people here....

Posted in Debito Arudo protests police questioning targeting foreigners at 11:27 PM JST - 25th June
Piglet at 10:59 PM JST - 25th June

"Debito is a white guy. He may have have a Japanese passport/have Japanese citizenship/speak Japanese fluently, but he'll never be Japanese."

Ethnic-based citizenship was the gold standard for most countries until last century. Japan is still far away behind modern democracies on this matter. If you hold Japanese citizenship, with…

Posted in Debito Arudo protests police questioning targeting foreigners at 10:59 PM JST - 25th June
Piglet at 08:07 PM JST - 25th June

G-8 summit is about general worldwide topics (environment, macroeconomic policies, global security, international organizations, military cooperation, etc...), not about specific local issues. So it is highly doubtful this issue will bring any result for Japan. G-8 summit is the wrong place to talk about this. Six-party talks with North Korea…

Posted in Japan to raise abduction issue during G-8 summit: Machimura at 08:07 PM JST - 25th June