Speed said...

Speed at 12:04 AM JST - 10th May

Good or bad defense lawyers -> good riddance to bad rubbish. Name him, shame him, and execute him.

This poor woman Yayoi, who was raped and murdered along with her absolutely helpless 11 month old Yuka, will never get their lives back. The last remaining hour/minutes of Yayoi's life was…

Posted in Defense makes a mess of killer's appeal at 12:04 AM JST - 10th May
Speed at 11:57 PM JST - 9th May

The syndrome is characterized by abnormalities in social interaction and communication, as well as by restricted and repetitive interests and behavior.>

Tell this to Kuniaki Kariya. Poor guy! Had to meet a such a horrid death. Whatever you call this autism, the consequences of ending another person's life have…

Posted in Teen to undergo mental test after pushing man off station platform to death at 11:57 PM JST - 9th May
Speed at 11:46 PM JST - 9th May

ASEAN has welcomed Myanmar into its organization. Shame on them for collaborating with this tyrannical junta. The whole purpose was to gain leverage to enact change in Myanmars treatment of its people, but ASEAN has hardly done anything about it for the last 10 years.

Shame on them and for…

Posted in U.N. halts aid to Myanmar after junta seizes supplies at 11:46 PM JST - 9th May
Speed at 09:25 AM JST - 8th May

With the move to small nuclear families in Japan, there are no longer grandmas & grandpas IN the house to help take care of the kid(s). Also, Japan doesn't have the tradition of having neighborhood kids or acquaintances babysit kid(s). This is HUGE.

If my wife and I were to…

Posted in What changes are needed in Japanese society to stop the falling birthrate? at 09:25 AM JST - 8th May
Speed at 08:45 AM JST - 8th May

It's time to clamp down with a curfew!!

Posted in SDF member among 5 youths arrested for attacking residential police box in Ibaraki at 08:45 AM JST - 8th May
Speed at 01:26 AM JST - 7th May

ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) should be ashamed of itself for letting in this dictatorial military junta. ASEAN let them in so they could have greater leverage in persuading Myanmar (Burma) to move away from this type of repressive government.

Unfortunately, with the continued abuses by this thug government,…

Posted in Myanmar cyclone death toll leaps to 15,000; Laura Bush urges junta to let U.S. help at 01:26 AM JST - 7th May
Speed at 02:20 PM JST - 26th April

"Is this going to be the new standard of behavior for the torch run each time the Olympics is held in a country other than Switzerland?"

I doubt it. The next countries to host the Olympics will probably go back to the tradition of having the torch relay run only…

Posted in Nagano Oympic torch relay ends; 5 arrested, 4 injured after protests at 02:20 PM JST - 26th April
Speed at 08:59 PM JST - 21st April

When I was a kid, here in Japan, my parents used to send me to the store to buy cigs and beer for them. This was from when I was in pre-school to well into elementary school.

It wasn't as if it was harder to get back 20-30 years ago…

Posted in Cigarette vending machines to accept driving licenses for age checks at 08:59 PM JST - 21st April
Speed at 08:19 AM JST - 21st April

Why didn't they do this to begin with?!

Posted in Cigarette vending machines to accept driving licenses for age checks at 08:19 AM JST - 21st April
Speed at 11:32 PM JST - 20th April

Leave them alone. Dont need to separate the kids from their mothers. Let them choose their own lifestyle (other than any domestic violence). Jesus, Id never let them separate me from my kid - no matter what anti-polygamous laws they may have. Family is still family.

Posted in Mothers, young children to be parted after DNA testing of polygamous sect members at 11:32 PM JST - 20th April