SumoBob said...

SumoBob at 07:03 PM JST - 8th November

No doubt the Japanese government will be quick to assert that the Czech man was likely fleeing an abusive wife, and thus Japan must continue to resist signing the Hague convention.

Posted in Czech man takes son out of Japan in suspected child abduction at 07:03 PM JST - 8th November
SumoBob at 10:40 AM JST - 4th November

>Girl Power! 51 percent of the population... 8 percent of the honours. Bravo!

Don't worry. More women will get it when they start handing out these things for former receipients of the "Best Jeanist" and "Best Ultimate Zone" awards. lol

Posted in Over 4,000 Japanese, 61 foreigners picked for fall decorations at 10:40 AM JST - 4th November
SumoBob at 04:16 PM JST - 2nd November

Not really fair that the infirm and bedridden get it 1st. While I support the aged, get it the future generation 1st. It's already too late for one little girl in Morioka.

Posted in New-flu vaccination for those with acute needs going into full swing at 04:16 PM JST - 2nd November
SumoBob at 01:16 PM JST - 2nd November

"Police found Furuhashi in the living room slumped forward sitting on his legs." Does anybody know what this sentence means?

He was found sitting seiza (sitting on one's legs / one's legs tucked underneath).

Posted in Man dies after stabbing himself, wife and 6-month-old baby in Aichi at 01:16 PM JST - 2nd November
SumoBob at 05:48 PM JST - 23rd October

Allowing those with PR to vote in local elections just makes sense. National and prefectural elections would be great too, but I don't see the need for it. If one wishes to vote for national elections, one can naturalise. However, denying voting for local elections is just silly. You don't…

Posted in PM suggests giving foreigners local voting rights in near future at 05:48 PM JST - 23rd October
SumoBob at 11:01 AM JST - 15th October

ANA estimates that if half its passengers went to the bathroom before boarding, it could increase profits by .03%, said company spokeswoman Megumi Tezuka.

Fixed.

Posted in ANA asks passengers to go to toilet before boarding at 11:01 AM JST - 15th October
SumoBob at 10:08 PM JST - 10th October

From the article, it sounds like the answer is easy:

A PR spokesperson at the General Affairs Division of the Immigration Bureau, who declined to give her name, sounded genuinely surprised that the issue had garnered as much attention as it had. Legally, if someone isn’t working, they won’t be…

Posted in Health insurance gets more complicated with new visa law at 10:08 PM JST - 10th October
SumoBob at 03:40 PM JST - 9th October

Any sentence that begins with "Ware ware nihonjin ha...."

Also, "Yappari", when used a Japanese-held stereotype is "confirmed" by someone asking if you can eat this, or do ~~~ in gaikoku, etc.

Posted in Which words or expressions annoy you the most when you hear them repeatedly used by other people in conversation? at 03:40 PM JST - 9th October
SumoBob at 10:58 AM JST - 28th September

The attempted murder charge is so that they can hold him for 23 days before re-arresting him for murder. It was the only avenue for the police, as he stayed in the house after calling the police thus they can't arrest him for the standard "abandoning a corpse" charge.

And…

Posted in Man arrested after killing mother with wooden sword in Tokyo at 10:58 AM JST - 28th September
SumoBob at 10:53 AM JST - 28th September

As usual, it's the change people can't handle. These people protested for decades against a largely useless project (other than the construction jobs and concrete company windfalls) but once the plan was put in motion, consensus was reached and the few people still protesting accepted the inevitable.

Now the decision…

Posted in Leading a new life without a dam vexes Yamba residents at 10:53 AM JST - 28th September