TJrandom said...

TJrandom at 03:24 PM JST - 3rd July

I am guessing that her first pregnancy will be a short one...

Posted in Dreams Come True leader Masato Nakamura, 49, marries Maki Onaga, 20 at 03:24 PM JST - 3rd July
TJrandom at 03:18 PM JST - 3rd July

Spanishwoman

I think you have a very good point there. Many of the changes that would be necessary to encourage more births would be changes that would support a woman’s ability to work and to continue to work after giving birth.

Posted in Japan needs to raise birthrate to remain economic power, say experts at 03:18 PM JST - 3rd July
TJrandom at 12:44 PM JST - 3rd July

the most environmentally-friendly resort on the globe

Not if you consider the air miles it takes to get there.

Posted in Richard Branson plans world's most eco-friendly resort in British Virgin Islands at 12:44 PM JST - 3rd July
TJrandom at 12:40 PM JST - 3rd July

We too stopped at two, but really wanted a third.

We were young, poor, and hungry (didn't fit the age/salary chart that would provide enough for us to have hope for a better future), so we stopped. We left Japan and only came back when we could finally afford it.

Posted in Japan needs to raise birthrate to remain economic power, say experts at 12:40 PM JST - 3rd July
TJrandom at 11:36 AM JST - 3rd July

Maybe JT could sponsor a survey... How many kids do you plan to have?, and for those answering less than three... What would it take for you to have one more?

Posted in Japan needs to raise birthrate to remain economic power, say experts at 11:36 AM JST - 3rd July
TJrandom at 10:38 AM JST - 3rd July

Serindipity,

They are supposed to walked across roads

I had heard that before, at least as far as crosswalks are involved, but in my search for the applicable Road Traffic Law, could not confirm this. Are you sure that this is in the law?

Posted in Man arrested over hit-and-run death of 82-year-old cyclist in Funabashi at 10:38 AM JST - 3rd July
TJrandom at 10:29 AM JST - 3rd July

Just use the nearest tree,

I prefer not thank you. I wish more would use public facilities instead of public places. On a damp day the smell in Tokyo can be overpowering.

Posted in Inax to launch water-free urinals for public facilities at 10:29 AM JST - 3rd July
TJrandom at 10:08 AM JST - 3rd July

Mix, stir and pour onto a bowl of rice.

Then throw out the contents and eat the bowl.

Posted in Singer Akiko Wada named Natto Queen 2008 at 10:08 AM JST - 3rd July
TJrandom at 04:13 PM JST - 2nd July

Fix the over-taxation, the misspending of taxes that benefit the few, provide acceptable social services, provide meaningful jobs that improve the lot of the younger generation, reapportion such that the value of votes is equalized and representative government is achieved, refocus education toward creating an economy and society in which…

Posted in Japan needs to raise birthrate to remain economic power, say experts at 04:13 PM JST - 2nd July
TJrandom at 01:19 PM JST - 2nd July

adaydream and USNinJapan2 - thanks for the corrections... While I posted I was listening to Arlo Guthry's Alice's Restaurant... da da da Have ya ever been arrested? :-)

But just to stand up for the good character of JT posters here - I for one, could pass without needing to…

Posted in Pentagon revises bad conduct waiver process for recruits at 01:19 PM JST - 2nd July