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Vagante at 12:05 PM JST - 12th February

Commercial information can be worth a lot and this kind of whiteboard can compromise confidential information very easily. In the old days, others were responsible for taking notes and then you just wiped it clean. Then the print-out versions would make copies. Now that the information can be downloaded and…

Posted in Blackboard bonanza at 12:05 PM JST - 12th February
Vagante at 11:42 AM JST - 12th February

The article doesn't tell us what they ate or how it was prepared so now we can expect the reader-experts to fill in the details. ... plus ca change.

Moderator: It was a buffet dinner and authorities have not pinpointed the cause. Hence, they suspended the restaurant’s operation for five…

Posted in 23 suffer food poisoning at hotel in Kagawa at 11:42 AM JST - 12th February
Vagante at 11:37 AM JST - 12th February

"As for pieces the size of micrometers, the count will likely be in the thousands, he added ..."

I have two micrometers; they are very useful tools.

Posted in U.S., Russian satellites collide, creating massive debris clouds at 11:37 AM JST - 12th February
Vagante at 10:17 AM JST - 2nd February

People who are quiet and keep a low profile are just as important as those who are active and assertive but his father did not understand that. When a boy is unable to live up to his father's expectations, it can lead to misery. Cause -> effect ... all events…

Posted in High school boy commits suicide in Saitama park after argument with father at 10:17 AM JST - 2nd February
Vagante at 10:36 AM JST - 15th January

That somebody should be arrested for taking pictures of a scene that is clearly visible in public says more about the mental state of the people making this arrest than it does about the photographer. I don't believe this case has a leg to stand on but the cop has…

Posted in Cop arrested for taking picture of woman’s legs on train in Kanagawa at 10:36 AM JST - 15th January
Vagante at 11:42 AM JST - 8th January

I hope we don't hear more whining from their quarter about them being photographed as if they are a tourist attraction. The last article I read about Maiko, there were complaints about people photographing them in the street. If you show off in public you have to expect some attention.

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Vagante at 10:21 AM JST - 7th January

What's this "...law regulating dating websites by posting a message in which she said she wanted to meet someone." Did her post mention that she wanted money for sex? ... or what?

Also, I don't see anywhere in the article that the girl has been arrested, only that she was…

Posted in Police officer, teacher arrested for having sex with 16-year-old girl in Saitama at 10:21 AM JST - 7th January
Vagante at 11:19 AM JST - 2nd January

When performers walk in the street dressed for their next appointment, the tourists are supposed to ignore them and not disrupt the harmony of Japanese life? Irony is everywhere and hope springs eternal.

Posted in Some tourists seem to have the impression that Gion is a theme park, and geisha and maiko are walking the streets as part of a performance. at 11:19 AM JST - 2nd January
Vagante at 01:04 PM JST - 25th December

I'm very sorry to hear of her death. I've always enjoyed seeing her on TV and I shall miss her. She was a beautiful lady who gave pleasure to many. It's unfortunate that those who cannot empathize have to exploit news of her death with brash or snide commentary.

Posted in Former porn star Ai Iijima found dead at Tokyo apartment at 01:04 PM JST - 25th December
Vagante at 03:46 PM JST - 13th December

Apparently able-bodied people sitting (often pretending to be asleep) in the priority seats of trains, while other, more deserving citizens stand nearby. When one sees such poverty of manners in one of the richest countries on this planet, it's difficult not to notice this.

And ... people walking in front…

Posted in What bad manners annoy you the most in public places? at 03:46 PM JST - 13th December