TokyoXtreme said...

TokyoXtreme at 07:14 PM JST - 13th November

The 19-year-old man is a minor! There is something very wrong with this terminology. Why doesn't the article call him a 19-year-old boy?

Posted in 19-year-old arrested for rape after threatening victim on cell phone at 07:14 PM JST - 13th November
TokyoXtreme at 04:55 PM JST - 12th November

In the case of revenge or punishment, "an eye for an eye" can be construed to mean "no more than an eye for an eye". Essentially the phrase exists to limit excessive vengeance.

Posted in Ichihashi stays silent as police begin questioning him on Hawker murder at 04:55 PM JST - 12th November
TokyoXtreme at 04:50 PM JST - 12th November

I wonder how many ID cards the policemen caught. Just between you and me, ID cards are kind of a suspicious lot. I don't trust them.

Posted in Security tightened in Tokyo for Obama's visit at 04:50 PM JST - 12th November
TokyoXtreme at 04:47 PM JST - 12th November

I guess the officer standing to the right just got finished with some particularly nasty bit of interrogative surgery on poor Ichihashi.

Posted in Ichihashi transferred at 04:47 PM JST - 12th November
TokyoXtreme at 03:47 PM JST - 5th November

Should be "16-year-old boy in grave condition after being hit between eyes by arrow"

Posted in 16-year-old boy in grave condition after being hit by arrow between eyes at 03:47 PM JST - 5th November
TokyoXtreme at 01:50 AM JST - 4th November

There's nothing wrong with being on a train and talking on the phone at a normal conversational level; the problem is the SHRILL and ANNOYING ringtone (always someone over 45) that goes off for 20 seconds, and gets progressively louder the longer it rings. Anyway, what do you expect from…

Posted in Self-centered zombies running rampant through Japanese society at 01:50 AM JST - 4th November
TokyoXtreme at 01:40 AM JST - 4th November

Uh, thanks but no thanks. I just swallow my food whole. How else can I eat everything during a ten-minute lunch break? There I go again, role-playing as a salaryman.

Posted in Gov't study group advocates chewing food 30 times at 01:40 AM JST - 4th November
TokyoXtreme at 11:23 AM JST - 3rd November

WILL SOMEBODY OUTLAW THE SCREECHY BICYCLE BRAKES!? I'm telling you that the sound of those neglected bicycle brakes are thousands of times more annoying than the sound of skateboards. And as far as public safety... bicyclists in Japan are far more dangerous than skateboarders.

Posted in 23-year-old man arrested for skateboarding on busy pathway at 11:23 AM JST - 3rd November
TokyoXtreme at 11:18 AM JST - 3rd November

What did you expect Japanese TV to say about Ecstasy? "This drug is well-known to create feelings of intense pleasure and incredible satisfaction, plus it contributes to immense sexual experiences." Yeah, that's probably they kept quiet.

Posted in TV coverage of Sakai lacked warning about drug use, says ethics panel at 11:18 AM JST - 3rd November
TokyoXtreme at 01:28 PM JST - 24th October

I have to also point out the irony of the legions of Japanese cosplay "surgeons" wearing masks (all day without changing), yet not properly scrubbing up with soap and hot water. Doctor, the patient has just died of septic shock.

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