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  • ambrosia at 10:48 AM JST - 9th July

    keshii: This is definitely an "only in Japan" story, isn't it? For one thing, I can't imagine any elderly burglar in the West being willing to sit down for tea (or coffee, or otherwise) during a robbery.

    Not exactly. There was a story last summer about a group of people…

    Posted in Housewife brews up plan to escape from robber: tea and conversation at 10:48 AM JST - 9th July

  • ambrosia at 06:36 PM JST - 8th July

    tkoind2: Again why did they choose a rustic location if they are not prepared to deal with the local situation. Why not Tokyo or Sapporo who could offer "western" hotels?

    By "they", can we assume you mean the Japanese - who are the ones who chose this "rustic location"?

    **Japan…

    Posted in Tatami rooms don't agree with G-8 visitors at 06:36 PM JST - 8th July

  • ambrosia at 06:28 PM JST - 8th July

    tjrandom, I see your point but think that comparing slacks to a chador is a bad analogy and one aimed at appealing to emotion rather than logic. Look around and you'll see that plenty of girls and women opt to wear slacks because they're comfortable and practical. The idea that…

    Posted in School teacher arrested for peeping up student's skirt in Oita at 06:28 PM JST - 8th July

  • ambrosia at 06:13 PM JST - 8th July

    kboy: Too right! I hate sleeping on tatami. I wake up stiff and with a backache that lasts all day. Cultural sensitivity would have been the organizers of this event realizing that people are flying here and there, on tight schedules and therefore in need of a comfortable place to…

    Posted in Tatami rooms don't agree with G-8 visitors at 06:13 PM JST - 8th July

  • ambrosia at 06:03 PM JST - 8th July

    Then have the damn girls wear trousers and be done with this nonsense! I suggested this to one of my friends who has a school-age daughter and she looked at me as if I'd suggested they push the big Buddha into the ocean. Unbelievable! Why do they have to wear…

    Posted in School teacher arrested for peeping up student's skirt in Oita at 06:03 PM JST - 8th July

  • ambrosia at 01:26 PM JST - 2nd July

    bamboohat: True on all counts and my sincere condolences to the family but if you've spent time on the roads in Japan then you'll know that almost all cyclists, from 8 to 83, ride against traffic (when they're not on the pavement terrorising pedestrians), frequently ride without lights, helmets, reflective…

    Posted in Man arrested over hit-and-run death of 82-year-old cyclist in Funabashi at 01:26 PM JST - 2nd July

  • ambrosia at 03:16 PM JST - 19th June

    Schools in Japan frequently use the roof for activities. Many of them even have pools and tennis courts on the roof. They are usually enclosed with high fences so all these complaints and questions about why in the world a teacher would bring a bunch of kids onto a roof…

    Posted in 12-yr-old boy falls to death through skylight window on school roof at 03:16 PM JST - 19th June

  • ambrosia at 01:49 PM JST - 26th May

    Sorry, I mean "note it says..."

    Posted in Do you think suicide is an honorable way to atone for a crime or scandal? at 01:49 PM JST - 26th May

  • ambrosia at 01:48 PM JST - 26th May

    hughgarse: Most life insurance policies are void if someone commits suicide, so leaving a family in a worst pickle is an absolutely selfish thing to do...

    That's not true in Japan which is why people here do it for financial reasons. Not it says *defer payments *for two or three…

    Posted in Do you think suicide is an honorable way to atone for a crime or scandal? at 01:48 PM JST - 26th May

  • ambrosia at 01:02 PM JST - 26th May

    Again! Why would she need constant supervision? She is blind, not paralyzed, not in a wheelchair, not mentally retarded and not a child. Help her get on the bike, treadmill, cross-country ski-machine, help her get off. How bloody hard is that? I can't understand where any of that would require…

    Posted in Blind Peruvian woman denied admission to Shizuoka fitness clubs at 01:02 PM JST - 26th May

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