RakishGadfly said...

RakishGadfly at 08:49 AM JST - 8th December

Nothing wrong with cellphones at school as long as there is control by staff on their use, which seems to be lacking.

Posted in Do children need to have cell phones with them at school? at 08:49 AM JST - 8th December
RakishGadfly at 08:20 AM JST - 8th December

You all can pontificate and hypothesize and dream up police conspiracies, but none of that changes the fact that the most likely explanation is that he did it, hard as that seems to be to accept for some.

Posted in Police question suspect's mother over dumping of 5-year-old girl's body at 08:20 AM JST - 8th December
RakishGadfly at 07:50 AM JST - 8th December

bandogeek;

Yes - it is quite amazing how well the US and Japan get along considering the enmity of the war. Kudos to both countries for making such a turnaround, despite the occasional bumps in their relationship, and notwithstanding the whingers on this site.

Posted in Pearl Harbor ceremony focuses on U.S. response to Japan's attack at 07:50 AM JST - 8th December
RakishGadfly at 07:43 AM JST - 8th December

the banning of tourists from Tsukiji is a symptom of that problem.

That may be true if tourists were being banned from Tsukiji, however they are not being banned from Tsukiji. They are being banned from the early morning tuna auction ONLY, a fact which seems to have slipped the…

Posted in Tourists to be barred from Tsukiji tuna auctions for a month at 07:43 AM JST - 8th December
RakishGadfly at 06:47 AM JST - 7th December

It's a good idea - I use two here in Canada when I go shopping. I also like the fact that Starbucks gives me a small discount for bringing in my own mug when I stop in before my daily commute, but here in Toronto some fascists were proposing to…

Posted in Retailers step up efforts to slash plastic shopping bag use at 06:47 AM JST - 7th December
RakishGadfly at 06:40 AM JST - 7th December

...but at the end of the day it's still a Christmas tree. I asked a co-worker recently when the office Christmas lunch was and she said "You mean the holiday lunch?" to which I said No. I'm a devout atheist but have no problem with the word Christmas because I…

Posted in Do you suppport calls in some countries to replace expressions like “Christmas tree” and “merry Christmas” with “holiday tree” and “happy holiday” in an effort to include the many beliefs of a diverse population? at 06:40 AM JST - 7th December
RakishGadfly at 06:32 AM JST - 7th December

I think the biggest losers in this are the poor pagans who had their solstice festival appropriated and bastardized by the christians, therefor wish a Merry Yule to all.

Posted in Do you suppport calls in some countries to replace expressions like “Christmas tree” and “merry Christmas” with “holiday tree” and “happy holiday” in an effort to include the many beliefs of a diverse population? at 06:32 AM JST - 7th December
RakishGadfly at 06:29 AM JST - 7th December

84% said No? Jesus Christ!

Posted in Do you suppport calls in some countries to replace expressions like “Christmas tree” and “merry Christmas” with “holiday tree” and “happy holiday” in an effort to include the many beliefs of a diverse population? at 06:29 AM JST - 7th December
RakishGadfly at 06:26 AM JST - 7th December

But will they offer free wi-fi and DIY waffles like in 'Merka.

Posted in Best Western to expand portfolio in Japan at 06:26 AM JST - 7th December
RakishGadfly at 06:25 AM JST - 7th December

Sorry, this guy basically kidnapped his child and took him overseas. No winners in it, but he was the one in the wrong.

Posted in Nebraska court rules Japan has jurisdiction in child custody case at 06:25 AM JST - 7th December