Sammi33 said...

Sammi33 at 09:05 AM JST - 12th January

wow, most kids know not to go near red pepper, and if they do try a bit of it (the cap usually has a tiny hole so not a lot comes out at one time) they freak out. And the punishment for dirty words is WASHING the mouth with soap.…

Posted in Woman gets 4 1/2 years for causing son's death with pepper powder at 09:05 AM JST - 12th January
Sammi33 at 09:01 AM JST - 12th January

damn, I already have a husband. Is polygamy legal in Japan or no?

Posted in Kiyoshi Hikawa prays for marriage at 09:01 AM JST - 12th January
Sammi33 at 02:40 PM JST - 10th January

The survey showed that 80% want to get married but 66% believe that more people are likely to postpone marriage due to the economic slowdown.

i.e. the marriage=babies=housewife concept. Being married and living together can actually be quite economic if you use birth control for a while. Oh wait, most…

Posted in 56% of new adults pessimistic about future: survey at 02:40 PM JST - 10th January
Sammi33 at 02:36 PM JST - 10th January

I think it's a good idea, hope people swallow their pride and actually go.

Posted in Gov't to encourage jobless to work the land at 02:36 PM JST - 10th January
Sammi33 at 02:30 PM JST - 10th January

There are a lot of homeless that could have prevented and/or can fix this problem. Esp. the ones from the inaka with their housewives that don't want to work so they had to relocate to Tokyo and just send the money home, now they can't go back home because of…

Posted in Tent village in Tokyo park draws over 300 homeless people at 02:30 PM JST - 10th January
Sammi33 at 12:03 AM JST - 10th January

Kids will be kids, which is why they need adults to watch them. Unless you prefer we be like animals and just kind of let them go as soon as they can walk and eat on their own. When I was 9 my mom had a rule "Stay where I…

Posted in 9-year-old boy seriously injured after falling from roof in Osaka at 12:03 AM JST - 10th January
Sammi33 at 12:37 AM JST - 9th January

Lies?

http://www.scotsman.com/world/Sumo-master-ready-for-a.2549992.jp July 2004, Asashoryu got drunk and busted up his stable.

Before that in 2003 he got all tangled up with Kyokushuzan, fighting in the bath, breaking the mirror on his car, did we forget?

Posted in Asashoryu to appear in Fanta's new TV ad at 12:37 AM JST - 9th January
Sammi33 at 11:47 PM JST - 7th January

He's still in sumo? Guess getting drunk and damaging other peoples cars and property isn't as grave an issue as smoking a fatty in your apartment.

Posted in Asashoryu to appear in Fanta's new TV ad at 11:47 PM JST - 7th January
Sammi33 at 11:39 PM JST - 7th January

Yup. Japanese news is reporting she was at pachinko. Of course there are fires and stuff in the US, but Japanese especially tend to trust their (young) kids way too much and leaving kids home alone is seen as normal. In college when I was learning keigo for the travel…

Posted in 3 children die in fire at Chiba apartment at 11:39 PM JST - 7th January
Sammi33 at 07:32 PM JST - 6th January

LOL, I guess beating your underlings for no reason other than they won't be your slave 100% is a fine Japanese tradition, but pot is something only dirty foreigners do.

Posted in Suspended terms finalized for 3 ex-sumo wrestlers over fatal hazing at 07:32 PM JST - 6th January