Zybster said...

Zybster at 10:38 AM JST - 14th February

aintgottimetobl, I'm afraid it's you who is comparing wrong things. This is a game for adults, I understand. Here the problem is what effect video games have on adults, not on children. I'm against giving violent games, either killing or raping, to children. Also, children live in a world shaped…

Posted in Amazon yanks Japanese rape simulation computer game at 10:38 AM JST - 14th February
Zybster at 08:44 AM JST - 14th February

People, grow up. So, it's OK to sell games that stimulate killing people but not the ones that stimulate rape? Hasn't it been argued here that violent games don't necessarily make people violent? On what bases would you say that killing people ON SCREEN in a violent way, say Postal…

Posted in Amazon yanks Japanese rape simulation computer game at 08:44 AM JST - 14th February
Zybster at 06:03 PM JST - 13th February

There are many people in many countries who would like to improve their lives - in Asia, in East Europe, in South America, Africa, and also in many cases in North America and Europe as well. Some day we may live in a place where there are no borders, no…

Posted in Filipino family cannot stay together in Japan, Justice Ministry decides at 06:03 PM JST - 13th February
Zybster at 09:00 AM JST - 11th February

MeanRingo, could you explain which country is "so down to the drain" and why you are making such a statement? You say that the Chinese would stoop so down as to want to go to Japan? Or that Japan, in order to attract the cash of rich Chinese who will…

Posted in Japan likely to allow Chinese tourists' visits on individual basis at 09:00 AM JST - 11th February
Zybster at 08:16 AM JST - 8th January

I have a family, so I understand that if I do anything illegal and get caught, my family will be the victims of my actions, so I don't want to do anything that would endanger them. Here we have a case of reckless parents who wanted to try their luck,…

Posted in Filipino girl calls on Justice Ministry for residence permission at 08:16 AM JST - 8th January
Zybster at 12:56 PM JST - 3rd January

Here the numbers do not compare Japan to other countries, they compare Japan to Japan. As such, the traffic toll is going down, as is the total number of accidents. Whatever the NPA or other agencies are doing, this is actually improvement. Let's just hope they keep doing their safety…

Posted in 2008 traffic death toll falls for 8th straight year to 5,155 at 12:56 PM JST - 3rd January
Zybster at 11:47 AM JST - 5th December

rjd_jr, this is not a problem of lack of supervision - this is the problem of lack of concentration by the driver. Even if each parent took their child by hand, the careless driver would still plow through them - "The accident took place on a straight road with good…

Posted in Child dies, 4 others injured after being hit by car in Saitama at 11:47 AM JST - 5th December
Zybster at 10:07 AM JST - 1st December

I also watched the news about this "problem." This a school for delinquent children, who have had some problems at other schools, and of course many of them have behavioral problems which includes, duh, smoking. Last year a girl smoking in the forest caused a forest fire, so this time…

Posted in Aichi school dorms searched over students' smoking at 10:07 AM JST - 1st December
Zybster at 10:17 AM JST - 30th November

I wonder why anybody who is "unmarried, between jobs, new to xxx-country" should get a credit card. That's begging for a jump. If you show that you are stable and responsible, then there may be a chance. Otherwise, as it was pointed out, the company is asking for trouble. A…

Posted in Try to get a credit card in Japan at 10:17 AM JST - 30th November
Zybster at 11:53 AM JST - 10th October

jerseyboy, where does the article say that they are "refusing" foreigners? You are twisting it, reading into it things they didn't say.

Refusing is racism. No excuse. "Don't want to accept foreigners" states their preferences, regardless of the actual acceptance or not.

Posted in 70% of inns without foreign guests wish to keep it that way: survey at 11:53 AM JST - 10th October