smartacus said...

smartacus at 05:12 PM JST - 9th June

timorborder Quite right. This attack should not be looked at as a separate event but as part of a chain of attacks that even include the kids who killed the swans. In my opinion, the common underlying factor in every one of these cases is an inability to relate to…

Posted in Fukuda orders investigation into social background of man held in Akihabara killings at 05:12 PM JST - 9th June
smartacus at 02:13 PM JST - 8th June

I see it's going to be a long hot summer of crazies.

Posted in Temp worker stabs 7 to death, injures 10 in Akihabara at 02:13 PM JST - 8th June
smartacus at 06:55 AM JST - 8th June

At the every least, the advertised airfares should be what consumers pay. The fuel tax should already be factored in. That should be a legal requirement. Also, airlines should make it clear how the fuel tax is decided. Does it depend on length of flight, type of aircraft or something…

Posted in As fuel prices continue to rise, the fuel surcharge on airfares is also increasing. What's your view on the issue? at 06:55 AM JST - 8th June
smartacus at 08:31 AM JST - 6th June

Good luck if the campaign gets people to wear more casual clothes, but personally, I like wearing a suit and I think business people (including women) almost always look nicer in a suit. It depends on the industry, I suppose.

But what I find ridiculous about the Cool Biz campaign…

Posted in What do you think of the Cool Biz campaign? at 08:31 AM JST - 6th June
smartacus at 12:53 PM JST - 5th June

12 million hits over 76 hours. That's an awful lot of sickos in the world.

Posted in Australian police arrest 70 in swoop on child porn ring at 12:53 PM JST - 5th June
smartacus at 09:22 AM JST - 5th June

So he thought the girl was his wife. Now we know how he treats his wife.

Posted in Ex-figure skating coach arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting 13-year-old pupil at 09:22 AM JST - 5th June
smartacus at 09:37 AM JST - 2nd June

I think Japanese police are OK at solving crimes where a family member is the guilty party or if insurance is involved, but my theory is they never evolved with the times. There was a time where the community was so tightly knit that the koban was always kept informed…

Posted in Are Japanese police really as incompetent as readers on Japan Today make them out to be? at 09:37 AM JST - 2nd June
smartacus at 09:33 AM JST - 2nd June

blvtzpk I understand that, but is Gere that closely tied to his movie persona, which in this case, is a reporter hunting Serb war criminals? In other ads for Dandy House, they just use him as he is. I guess I just find it odd that they show Gere in…

Posted in Richard Gere at 09:33 AM JST - 2nd June
smartacus at 09:21 AM JST - 2nd June

Yeah, but what's the connection between Dandy House and "The Hunting Party?" Do most Hollywood stars advertise a product in Japan in their movie persona? That would be like Harrison Ford advertising beer dressed as Indiana Jones.

Posted in Richard Gere at 09:21 AM JST - 2nd June
smartacus at 07:21 PM JST - 1st June

999 out of 1,000 people would have ignored that message, yet it goes to the one person who is probably mentally unstable, insecure and vulnerable. I wonder if the sender knew the girl's personality and whether he or she was deliberately trying to push her over the edge.

Posted in 16-year-old girl hangs herself after message on blog tells her to die at 07:21 PM JST - 1st June