Richard_the_First said...

Richard_the_First at 03:36 PM JST - 15th May

So put yourself in the victims shoes. Here is a guy who smacks their family car into a river. Instead of trying to assist in the rescue like most normal people would do, he runs off, knowing full well that he is drunk/DUI and then drinks water in attempt to…

Posted in High court gives drunk driver 20 years for accident that killed 3 children at 03:36 PM JST - 15th May
Richard_the_First at 02:54 PM JST - 15th May

The hit and run and attempt to lower the BAC is the most damning. If he had stayed, tried to rescue the kids I am sure he wouldn't be looking at a 20 year stretch.

Posted in High court gives drunk driver 20 years for accident that killed 3 children at 02:54 PM JST - 15th May
Richard_the_First at 02:29 PM JST - 15th May

He also went home and drunk copious amounts of water in an attempt to lower his BAC. He should rot.

Posted in High court gives drunk driver 20 years for accident that killed 3 children at 02:29 PM JST - 15th May
Richard_the_First at 10:18 AM JST - 13th May

That's the amazing world of Japanese golf. An average player can become incredibly wealthy as long as he or she stay within Japan.

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Richard_the_First at 10:16 AM JST - 13th May

The older lady is beautiful. She's a bit of queen though, isn't she, and tries to defend her looks. I recall she appeared in some drama or the like and had to play an elderly lady but refused make up and just slapped on a grey wig. It looked ridiculous...

Posted in Cotton awards at 10:16 AM JST - 13th May
Richard_the_First at 02:05 PM JST - 11th May

LostinNagoya,

I see, but I am talking about driving schools, NOT the prefectural licence centres run by the police. 95% of Japanese drivers graduate from driving schools and as such practice parallel parking. Well, I did anyway at my school in Futakotamagawa.

Posted in Man runs over daughter, nephew in Chiba restaurant parking lot at 02:05 PM JST - 11th May
Richard_the_First at 01:10 PM JST - 11th May

It's the whole Cool Japan thing once again.

Posted in Gov't to open center for promoting Japan's pop arts at 01:10 PM JST - 11th May
Richard_the_First at 12:59 PM JST - 11th May

Sorry to tell you that side-parking is required only when a J is trying to obtain a manual transmission license, or 1 out of 10 licensees. The 9 others will have to reverse during the test. No side-parking for the automatic transmission test is required.

Well, I attended a…

Posted in Man runs over daughter, nephew in Chiba restaurant parking lot at 12:59 PM JST - 11th May
Richard_the_First at 10:16 AM JST - 11th May

The test that 95% of Japanese take to get a licence includes parallel parking. I personally think that Japanese are, on the whole, great at parking as they are not lazy and tend to back into spaces which is safer than nose in. Parallel parking is unpopular due to the…

Posted in Man runs over daughter, nephew in Chiba restaurant parking lot at 10:16 AM JST - 11th May
Richard_the_First at 05:41 PM JST - 6th May

Is the BAC limt now zero in Japan? I thought 0.03 = DUI.

Posted in Nagoya deputy police station chief caught driving while drunk at 05:41 PM JST - 6th May