smartacus said...

smartacus at 03:33 PM JST - 9th April

I've posted this a thousand times on Japan Today in the last few years. Here it is for the 1,001st time. Parental supervision in Japan is appalling. A parent should never leave children unsupervised near water, yet this woman just goes off to buy drinks with her other daughter. And…

Posted in 4-year-old boy drowns in Fukuoka pond at 03:33 PM JST - 9th April
smartacus at 01:22 PM JST - 9th April

I prefer Prince Pickles, which the SDF is using in Iraq. He'd be better than Conan.

Posted in Gov't publishes manga on G-8 summit at 01:22 PM JST - 9th April
smartacus at 01:09 PM JST - 9th April

Hi little fellow, look this way!

Posted in Mother and son at 01:09 PM JST - 9th April
smartacus at 01:07 PM JST - 9th April

Sarge

Why is he a jerk? Because he said something you don't agree with?

Posted in The U.S. did a great job at deboning the Japanese until most have no spine, no guts and no strength left in them. They couldn't do much to my generation, but most younger Japanese are as weak as one can get. at 01:07 PM JST - 9th April
smartacus at 12:55 PM JST - 9th April

It really is a beautiful photo and makes a nice change from the usual celebrities endorsing products. I noticed one particular poster going ballistic earlier on about this photo, saying it made him sick. The Mods have apparently zapped it. Whoever you are, if this photo makes you sick, then…

Posted in Mother and son at 12:55 PM JST - 9th April
smartacus at 10:19 AM JST - 9th April

Tour groups coming to Japan aren't so bad. I think people are a lot more sensitive to local customs and different cultures than they used to be.

Posted in In your experience, which country's tourist groups tend to behave badly wherever they go? at 10:19 AM JST - 9th April
smartacus at 10:06 AM JST - 9th April

Greenteaonsens I'll repeat my argument. The cost of her wedding is irrelevant to her charity activities. The two are separate issues. May I ask if you donated the cost of your wedding to any charity? Irrelevant, right? Any high school debating student would wipe the floor with you, as I…

Posted in Actress Norika Fujiwara opens school for kids in Cambodia at 10:06 AM JST - 9th April
smartacus at 09:35 AM JST - 9th April

Fujiwara does a wonderful thing, opening a school in Cambodia, and sure enough, right on cue, someone posts a comment criticizing her. Greenteaonsens, who cares how much her wedding cost? Fujiwara has been active in charity causes for many years, holding photo exhibitions and staging other events for children all…

Posted in Actress Norika Fujiwara opens school for kids in Cambodia at 09:35 AM JST - 9th April
smartacus at 08:00 AM JST - 9th April

Well, he's right about today's young Japanese.

Posted in The U.S. did a great job at deboning the Japanese until most have no spine, no guts and no strength left in them. They couldn't do much to my generation, but most younger Japanese are as weak as one can get. at 08:00 AM JST - 9th April
smartacus at 09:21 PM JST - 8th April

I lost two umbrellas today. The rain I don't mind. It's the wind I hate.

Posted in at 09:21 PM JST - 8th April