Piglet said...

Piglet at 01:19 PM JST - 16th June

I am not in support for any violence, but one should understand that the situation in Japan is very different from most other developped countries. It is very difficult in Japan to organize a demonstration / protest. Authorizations are very difficult to obtain and very restrictive. Mass demonstrations and semi-spontaneous…

Posted in 10 arrested, 9 injured after 200 surround Osaka police station at 01:19 PM JST - 16th June
Piglet at 01:09 PM JST - 16th June

This girl definitely needs psychiatric treatment. It should be a part of her sentence. I think she will probably go for a fine and suspended jail, but I really hope she will also be forced to follow a psychiatric evaluation and treatment.

Posted in 17-yr-old girl held for threatening massacre in Internet message at 01:09 PM JST - 16th June
Piglet at 02:11 PM JST - 12th June

Why the hell is this making news? This kind of events happen eveywhere every night. I don't see any reason for this to be reported in the news.

Posted in 22-yr-old drunken woman held for attacking police box in Chiba at 02:11 PM JST - 12th June
Piglet at 12:55 PM JST - 6th June

Cool Biz is not really effective... A few tips for a more effective environmental policy during summer: - Open the windows at night, if possible (on higher floors) - Early in the morning, close the windows and doors and put the AC at high speed for 1 hour (when it…

Posted in What do you think of the Cool Biz campaign? at 12:55 PM JST - 6th June
Piglet at 01:41 PM JST - 3rd June

most of whom are of Korean ethnicity

Note to redactor: You should use the term Korean citizenship instead. Contrary to what those Korean and Japanese nationalists say, there is no such thing as Korean or Japanese ethnicity. Please refrain from using such dubious terms.

Posted in Chinese outrank Koreans as largest group of foreign residents at 01:41 PM JST - 3rd June
Piglet at 06:30 PM JST - 21st April

tokyotom> because in a democracy (but Malaysia is not), legal residents (citizens and non-citizens) have exactly the same rights. Freedom of expression is not something you can grant only to a category of the population. So, in theory, being a citizen or a foreign resident should not be taken into…

Posted in Japanese family held over Tibet protest before Malaysia torch relay at 06:30 PM JST - 21st April
Piglet at 06:24 PM JST - 16th April

Let's give the kids the possibility to change clothes before leaving school. The school uniform would be used only inside school, and students would be free to wear casual clothes (including jeans for girls) on their way back home.

Posted in Teenage model Yuka Kuramochi catches groper on train at 06:24 PM JST - 16th April
Piglet at 01:51 PM JST - 2nd April

For those who read French, we also learned yesterday that Japan wants to join European Union:

http://guillaumevares.blog.lemonde.fr/2008/04/01/le-japon-dans-lunion-europeenne/

Le Japon fera-t-il bientôt partie de l’Union Européenne ? Cette question, incongrue jusqu’à peu, pourrait bien se retrouver prochainement au coeur de l’actualité . M. Fukuda, premier ministre japonais, a en effet indiqué…

Posted in April Fool: Japan's Constitution registered as World Heritage at 01:51 PM JST - 2nd April
Piglet at 09:01 PM JST - 1st April

Freedom of expression is clearly under threat in Japan. It is undeniable. Now, I hope that Dragon Films (the production company) will find a way to organize projections in Japan, in other venues (special screenings in cultural centers, etc.). I heard that Dragon Films had to move its Japan offices…

Posted in Tokyo theaters under fire for deciding not to show 'Yasukuni' documentary at 09:01 PM JST - 1st April
Piglet at 08:39 AM JST - 27th March

... and stop using the Newspeak expression "Metabolic Syndrom"!!! Both in English and in Japanese, there are proper ways to describe it: obesity / 肥満 or simply "overweight" for a more trivial word.

Posted in Businesses cash in on metabolic syndrome at 08:39 AM JST - 27th March