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  • ambrosia at 11:13 AM JST - 11th August

    mikihouse: In Japan, athletes shoulder all training expenses (unless they got sponsors once they become famous)

    That's absolutely not true. Many companies "employ" workers who are actually semi-pro athletes either on company teams or in individual sports. These are not the famous athletes either because the famous ones don't need…

    Posted in Uchishiba defends judo title for Japan's 1st gold; swimmers advance at 11:13 AM JST - 11th August

  • ambrosia at 11:40 AM JST - 10th August

    usninJapan2: Exactly! There is always an athlete or team who has an advantage over another, whether it be height, a better coach, a more supprtive family or having lived in a country that wasn't at war. You name it, the reason exists. The best athlete rise above and don't need…

    Posted in Mixed fortunes for Japan in judo, swimming, gymnastics, badminton at 11:40 AM JST - 10th August

  • ambrosia at 05:10 PM JST - 1st August

    I think that to a certain extent it's best to take these things with a grain of salt when we're talking about a difference of fewer than 5 years. For example, the way that Japan measures infant mortality is very different from the way it's measured in the States. Without…

    Posted in Japanese life expectancy increases further at 05:10 PM JST - 1st August

  • ambrosia at 05:04 PM JST - 1st August

    dogbert: I think the whole point is that some of the posters don't necessarily believe "somthing good" did happen to Japan as they doubt the veracity of official statistics in Japan. And I've read some of your less than fair posts about Koreans so be careful where you throw those…

    Posted in Japanese life expectancy increases further at 05:04 PM JST - 1st August

  • ambrosia at 05:03 PM JST - 24th July

    The National Police Agency decided Thursday to allow riding with two children on a bicycle provided that the bike meets new safety standards.

    Is that normal, for police agencies to make rules, I mean? Don't elected legislators make rules and laws?

    Posted in Ban on riding bicycles with 2 kids to be lifted at 05:03 PM JST - 24th July

  • ambrosia at 05:00 PM JST - 24th July

    The NPA once tried to fully enforce the ban out of safety concerns but dropped the plan in the face of strong opposition from users, particularly mothers who say they need to ride bicycles with their children for going shopping and taking them to kindergartens, for example.

    Hmmmm....so I was…

    Posted in Ban on riding bicycles with 2 kids to be lifted at 05:00 PM JST - 24th July

  • ambrosia at 12:47 PM JST - 17th July

    moonbeams:

    As for "nutters," there's a lot of mentally challenged people walking around, yes, but having worked in an institution for mentally challenged people in Japan, I can certify that most of these people have beautiful hearts.

    Beautiful hearts or not, I don't think what you'r referring to as mentally…

    Posted in Man arrested for stabbing father, daughter during stroll in Ibaraki at 12:47 PM JST - 17th July

  • ambrosia at 05:00 PM JST - 15th July

    zenbuilder: From your posts I might assume that you haven't got kids yet yourself(correct me if wrong).

    You are wrong and on so many levels, it boggles the mind. And if you do have kids who are still alive after you left them alone in a high rise or otherwise…

    Posted in 2-year-old boy falls to death from 7th floor apartment in Osaka at 05:00 PM JST - 15th July

  • ambrosia at 04:50 PM JST - 15th July

    zebbuilder: I don't understand. Are you simply taking a childish tit-for-tat stand now or do you actually have some example of what this surprise might entail? Face it pal, you don't leave a child alone, unsupervised in a high rise no less. Got a migraine? Call a neighbor, friend or…

    Posted in 2-year-old boy falls to death from 7th floor apartment in Osaka at 04:50 PM JST - 15th July

  • ambrosia at 12:10 PM JST - 15th July

    Zen_Builder at 07:27 PM JST - 14th July

    And, btw, check up with "Child Protective Services" what THEY define as neglect.

    Yeah! I'll get right on that. And thanks for the laugh!

    Posted in 2-year-old boy falls to death from 7th floor apartment in Osaka at 12:10 PM JST - 15th July

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