Stonecoldsoba said...

Stonecoldsoba at 10:25 AM JST - 25th June

Do they want to hold swimming events in the moat?

Posted in Tokyo cleaning up Imperial Palace moats amid Olympic bid at 10:25 AM JST - 25th June
Stonecoldsoba at 10:11 AM JST - 25th June

If I remember rightly, part-way across the junction, he collided with another car crossing his path. His car then careered aross the junction and onto the sidewalk, which suggests he was moving quite fast. Did he speed up to sneak through just after the lights had changed to red? Very…

Posted in Driver who hit and killed 3 nurses to face lighter charge of involuntary manslaughter at 10:11 AM JST - 25th June
Stonecoldsoba at 09:35 AM JST - 25th June

Introduce an extra charge (or increase it, if it already exits) for disposal of unsold food.

Posted in What can be done to reduce the amount of food items that get discarded each day by convenience stores and supermarkets? at 09:35 AM JST - 25th June
Stonecoldsoba at 09:05 PM JST - 23rd June

If you want those with the steel to respect those with much less, ...

That's precisely what Japanese traffic laws (or is it the interpretation?) concerning accidents are designed to do: the one with more steel (broadly speaking) is held responsible. I believe this makes drivers careful, at least when…

Posted in 7-year-old boy dies after being hit by bus in Okinawa at 09:05 PM JST - 23rd June
Stonecoldsoba at 01:46 PM JST - 22nd June

isn't it about time that ambassadors were asked to use public transport

From Tokyo station to the palace? Would that be Yamanote-sen to Yurakucho then Yurakucho-sen to Sakuradamon? It would be quicker to walk. Still, I don't suppose he or she took public transport to Tokyo station.

Posted in Ride for the ambassador at 01:46 PM JST - 22nd June
Stonecoldsoba at 01:35 PM JST - 22nd June

do you have any idea how loud that would be.

Do you? Toughened glass, often used for side and rear windows of cars, will shatter easily and quietly if you hit it near a corner with a sharp object.

Posted in 75 cars found with their windows smashed in Hakodate at 01:35 PM JST - 22nd June
Stonecoldsoba at 03:44 PM JST - 18th June

Probably [accepted] a lot more than they might be in the US, where I think a lot of people are still very homophoebic.

Homophobia isn't really relevant here. Still, your point is valid if we assume it's really about transphobia.

Posted in Television perpetuates outmoded gender stereotypes at 03:44 PM JST - 18th June
Stonecoldsoba at 02:34 PM JST - 17th June

The tally: Motorcycle theft, driving without a license and purse stealing.

... riding without helmets, I suppose. Surely they could have stolen something for lunch too but gasoline would be a bit more difficult.

Shouldn't it really be the woman who chooses to press charges, and not the police?!

Maybe…

Posted in Police decide not to press charges against thieving sisters at 02:34 PM JST - 17th June
Stonecoldsoba at 01:24 PM JST - 4th June

Azrael:

What is so special about Tottori sand dunes?

It's Japanese sand. Japanese sand is unique.

Posted in Vandals carve graffiti on Tottori sand dunes at 01:24 PM JST - 4th June
Stonecoldsoba at 07:58 PM JST - 2nd June

Richard:

... but it's the drivers who willfully risk it by trying to rush through that are the real problem.

Those who do it unintentionally through loss of concentration or otherwise are also a real problem. Maybe a smaller problem but still real.

Posted in 3 nurses killed after car hits them on sidewalk in Yokohama at 07:58 PM JST - 2nd June