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  • as_the_crow_flies at 09:52 PM JST - 27th October

    He meant vibrate, it just got lost in translation. That's why he wanted to pitch it to the geeks in Akiba.

    Posted in Aso vows to make Japan 'vibrant' during Akihabara speech at 09:52 PM JST - 27th October

  • as_the_crow_flies at 09:49 PM JST - 27th October

    They are also expected to study how Japan can make use of networks of foreign residents to promote tourism, the officials said.

    Mm, sure they'll be able to do that, after all they are foreigners too. They'll find we're all falling over ourselves to promote tourism. For the love of…

    Posted in 3 foreign students to study ways to attract foreign tourists at 09:49 PM JST - 27th October

  • as_the_crow_flies at 07:52 PM JST - 25th October

    Why should anyone think it's not ok to (knowingly) buy counterfeit brand goods? It's your choice as a consumer. You're not responsible for copyright, the producers and sellers are. Whether you buy or not is up to you. This is just the sort of warped thinking the purveyors of brands…

    Posted in 52% think it OK to buy counterfeit brand goods, DVDs: survey at 07:52 PM JST - 25th October

  • as_the_crow_flies at 08:48 PM JST - 23rd October

    Most Latin workers have been working on those terms since they got to Japan, whether they have visas or not. There's no shortage of day labourers, as namabiru said, who are just told "take a yasumi". The main reason they were encouraged to come to Japan was precisely to be…

    Posted in Foreign laborers hit hard by downturn in Japanese economy at 08:48 PM JST - 23rd October

  • as_the_crow_flies at 08:50 PM JST - 18th October

    Agree totally. What has the father recognizing paternity got to do with the child's (and by extension the mother's rights)? The courts recognize that the law is anomalous as many couples do not marry. Likewise, DNA testing has made equally obsolete the ruling that a father has to recognize paternity.

    Posted in Bill drawn up to remove marriage requirement for child's nationality at 08:50 PM JST - 18th October

  • as_the_crow_flies at 05:11 PM JST - 17th October

    Well, there you go. The J-government wants the bit of paper that says they signed this or that international treaty and shows what a heavyweight player they are at the Club of Nations, but they think that it shouldn't actually apply to Japan. Maybe they expect that international laws should…

    Posted in U.N. panel raps Japan's death penalty, police detention at 05:11 PM JST - 17th October

  • as_the_crow_flies at 08:08 PM JST - 16th October

    "I don't care if it's Japan or Venezuela, you don't speak the language you shouldn't live there."

    Right, okay then. Kick 'em all out and don't let any more in and millions of ageing Japanese over the next decades will just have to go without having their bottoms wiped when…

    Posted in Communities with large numbers of foreigners call for immigration agency at 08:08 PM JST - 16th October

  • as_the_crow_flies at 08:54 PM JST - 10th October

    As they say in California, Yokoso baby!

    Posted in Miura leaves Saipan for LA at 08:54 PM JST - 10th October

  • as_the_crow_flies at 05:30 PM JST - 8th October

    A police official said he had never heard of a skinny dipper causing a stir in the palace moat before. Skinny dipper? Don't they mean fat bastard?

    Posted in Naked Briton detained after swimming in Imperial Palace moat at 05:30 PM JST - 8th October

  • as_the_crow_flies at 09:52 PM JST - 26th September

    Is it illegal to sell a snapping turtle if you're keeping a poisonous snake without permission? Or illegal to keep a poisonous snake without permission while selling a snapping turtle?

    Only if the turtle is actually caught snapping at the moment of sale. Otherwise you're clear on both counts. A…

    Posted in Pet shop operator arrested for selling poisonous snakes at 09:52 PM JST - 26th September

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