Stonecoldsoba said...

Stonecoldsoba at 04:07 PM JST - 15th December

If they establish any cause, I reckon it will be insufficient attention on the part of the driver. My guess is that he nodded off. Or maybe he was checking a map, or writing/reading mail on his phone. I pretty sure he wasn't wearing a seat belt but why don't…

Posted in Man dies in car crash in Fukuoka at 04:07 PM JST - 15th December
Stonecoldsoba at 02:13 PM JST - 3rd December

I'm surprised so many of you wish to exonerate the driver. With the little info given, I agree the caregiver was probably negligent, but on the basis of the same information I suspect the driver was negligent too. Every road user has a duty to exercise sufficient care to avoid…

Posted in Child dies in hospital after being struck by car in Tokyo at 02:13 PM JST - 3rd December
Stonecoldsoba at 01:29 PM JST - 3rd December

Why was she asking a friend how to make a database? If that was a task delegated to her, why couldn't she seek help at the office?

Posted in Info on 719 harassment cases leaked online from Waseda Univ at 01:29 PM JST - 3rd December
Stonecoldsoba at 01:23 PM JST - 3rd December

Do the NZ rescue services have aircraft which can see? Surely the helicopter crews searched and saw the person!

Posted in Survival pack air dropped to 2 Japanese climbers in NZ at 01:23 PM JST - 3rd December
Stonecoldsoba at 01:11 PM JST - 3rd December

(should have checked the preview - for some reason '45.' was removed)

45. Saiban Inko (サイバンインコ):

Posted in 'Arafo,' 'gu' voted most popular words for 2008 at 01:11 PM JST - 3rd December
Stonecoldsoba at 01:10 PM JST - 3rd December
1. Saiban Inko (サイバンインコ): interesting use of a parrot mascot to promote the citizen jury system. Will jurors merely parrot what they are told by the prosecutors?
Posted in 'Arafo,' 'gu' voted most popular words for 2008 at 01:10 PM JST - 3rd December
Stonecoldsoba at 12:54 PM JST - 3rd December

If you follow the link provided by Nessie you can find explanations of all 60 candidate expressions.

But I hadn't heard about the diet so I thought 'morning banana' must be something else.

Posted in 'Arafo,' 'gu' voted most popular words for 2008 at 12:54 PM JST - 3rd December
Stonecoldsoba at 12:31 PM JST - 3rd December

Such irony!

The implication that dishing out fries under the golden arches must be more interesting than taking lessons or chatting with friends! And still healthy at 68, thanks partly to an allegedly healthy diet, she starts selling McJunkfood!

Posted in Senior citizens being wooed back into workforce at 12:31 PM JST - 3rd December
Stonecoldsoba at 07:51 AM JST - 17th November

LFR:

Japan's draconian zero-tolerance approach to DUI,

Not only that but also that the driver will be more or less automatically held responsible, regardless of how much the other party contributed to causing the accident, and regardless of whether the driver was DUI or not.

Posted in 16-year-old boy dies after being dragged in hit-and-run incident in Osaka at 07:51 AM JST - 17th November
Stonecoldsoba at 04:56 PM JST - 14th November

TJrandom, Harry, Elbuda,

She is the gang leader; he drove.

Posted in Gang leader arrested for letting driver who caused fatal car accident in Saitama drink and drive at 04:56 PM JST - 14th November