amannin1 said...

amannin1 at 04:09 PM JST - 21st July

Isn't it the law to comply with a restraining order? So in that case, the mother aided and abetted her son with breaking the law...

sucks for the male friend though, that is, if he simply thought he was helping a friend and had no idea was helping the son…

Posted in Mother, son violate restraining order in Osaka at 04:09 PM JST - 21st July
amannin1 at 03:56 PM JST - 21st July

“Five-year-old kids do not think with reason but rather they understand the true nature of the world instinctively,” he said.

I love Miyazaki films, but i think he overestimates kids -- the same 5 yr old could instinctively watch sponge bob or Dragon Ball Z without end simply because of…

Posted in Miyazaki releases first film in four years at 03:56 PM JST - 21st July
amannin1 at 02:05 AM JST - 20th July

"Several tsunamis up to 20 centimeters high were observed"

can water barely over half a foot even qualify as a tsunami?

Posted in M6.6 quake hits Tohoku, Kanto; tsunami warning issued at 02:05 AM JST - 20th July
amannin1 at 02:25 PM JST - 17th July

with the exception of the swimming part (or any kind of physical activity for that matter) sounds pretty similar to the US -- I recall my sister studying/reviewing for weeks prior to the exams and then studying every waking second in-between.

Posted in Illegally hired teachers in Oita to be dismissed at 02:25 PM JST - 17th July
amannin1 at 12:58 AM JST - 17th July

the reason i consider the iPhone a fad/novelty is it relies entirely on hype--don't get me wrong, the iPhone has some cool features, but at the price you have to pay, i don't think it is worth it. i figure that once everyone gets bored with it, they will drop…

Posted in Apple sells 1 million iPhones in first 3 days at 12:58 AM JST - 17th July
amannin1 at 12:47 AM JST - 17th July

Is the teacher's exam in Japan harder/easier than in the US? I'm surprised so many people would be willing to cheat/alter their tests--you would think that if they really wanted to be teachers, that is, actually cared about teaching, they would study well enough to pass the exam(s).

Posted in Illegally hired teachers in Oita to be dismissed at 12:47 AM JST - 17th July
amannin1 at 02:37 PM JST - 16th July

I wonder how long the iPhone fad will last -- novelties tend to die out quickly, but Apple is a clever bunch so I'm sure it will manage to stick around for a while...

Is the service provider still Verizon in Japan? That is one of the things that prevented…

Posted in Apple sells 1 million iPhones in first 3 days at 02:37 PM JST - 16th July