Sidwarwick said...

Sidwarwick at 03:43 PM JST - 7th May

I was on the train with the bad breaks! Luckily I had a seat. After about an hour, when they had presumably tried everything else, they shut down all the power and turned it on again. Made me smile to imagine the advice from the help-desk: "Have you tried switching…

Posted in 6,000 walk along tracks after Yokosuka Line service suspended at 03:43 PM JST - 7th May
Sidwarwick at 12:35 PM JST - 30th April

Suspicious object in a Yamanashi bank? Money, maybe?

Posted in Police bomb disposal team called to Yamanashi bank at 12:35 PM JST - 30th April
Sidwarwick at 12:27 PM JST - 30th April

On the otterhand, giving out residency cards to animals is one way of boosting the population.

Posted in Kushiro gives sea otter special residency status at 12:27 PM JST - 30th April
Sidwarwick at 08:58 AM JST - 30th April

Couldn't the otter sue the city for breach of privacy for handing out copies of his residency card? Serious cause for concern: Freely handing out the residency cards of anyone who has a foreign face. How long before this becomes common practice by other municipalities?

Posted in Kushiro gives sea otter special residency status at 08:58 AM JST - 30th April
Sidwarwick at 03:56 PM JST - 27th April

Wonder if they ruled out the possibility that he was hit by a Yamanote line train.

Posted in Man's body discovered near JR Sobu Line tracks at 03:56 PM JST - 27th April
Sidwarwick at 04:28 PM JST - 24th April

Why did they have to search his apartment?

Posted in SMAP's Kusanagi apologizes to fans at press conference; admits drinking problem at 04:28 PM JST - 24th April
Sidwarwick at 10:08 AM JST - 20th April

Looks like Mao Asada put her boots on before she put her tights on. Strange..

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Sidwarwick at 07:51 AM JST - 10th April

A new rapid rail connection is due to open next year.

Posted in Runway under construction at Narita to open earlier than scheduled at 07:51 AM JST - 10th April
Sidwarwick at 09:59 AM JST - 7th April

It is simple: 1)The owner of the bankrupt jewellery store empties his shop of all his stock at the end of the day and smashes all the showcases. 2) He steals a truck and rams it into his shop in the middle of the night, then goes back to bed.…

Posted in Thieves use stolen truck in smash-and-grab jewelry store heist at 09:59 AM JST - 7th April
Sidwarwick at 05:41 PM JST - 3rd April

I think that all commuters should be made to wear big foam-padded suits. That way even if they fell on the tracks and were hit by a train they would just bounce out of the way unharmed. Of course, it would not be possible to fit so many people in…

Posted in Man falls to death in front of train at Tamachi Station in Tokyo at 05:41 PM JST - 3rd April