ambrosia said...

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
ambrosia at 07:20 PM JST - 14th July

zenbuilder: But being out of sight and hearing inside the house is as good as being outside the house. You agree?

He may agree with you but I certainly don't. If you're in the house, you ought to be watching the kids as closely as possible. Kids are difficult, especially…

Posted in 2-year-old boy falls to death from 7th floor apartment in Osaka at 07:20 PM JST - 14th July
ambrosia at 06:14 PM JST - 14th July

frontandcentre: Again, I said I don't know about Yomiyuriland but was speaking of Toshimaen, which sorry, but I doubt passed even one health check and if it did, then quite frankly the checks themselves are pure rubbish. The filters surrounding the pools smell very strongly of mildew and there is…

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