as_the_crow_flies said...

as_the_crow_flies at 09:44 PM JST - 31st August

They could do lots to increase the number of groper-free cars. If train operators actually surveyed the number of female travellers at different times, they could easily increase the number of women-only cars to reflect the proportion of travellers. I wonder why they don't have a system of (for example)…

Posted in Security cameras on trains being considered to reduce groping at 09:44 PM JST - 31st August
as_the_crow_flies at 03:49 PM JST - 31st August

Credit to Aso where it's due. At least he seems to have managed to step down without falling over this time...

Posted in Aso says he will step down as LDP president at 03:49 PM JST - 31st August
as_the_crow_flies at 08:25 AM JST - 19th August

I saw the 7300 and the 5000 figures as well, but on the TV last night, they mentioned 2000 confirmed new infections over the last week. That would be consistent with the 1000 I read about for the previous week. As a ball park figure, you could double that every…

Posted in New flu epidemic in Japan has fully begun, health minister says at 08:25 AM JST - 19th August
as_the_crow_flies at 01:56 PM JST - 17th August

From outside it just seems that too many Americans are addicted to the current system to allow any change. Just like other addictions, their despite the fact that they know that the current system is bad for them and doing them terrible harm, it's the reality they know, and they're…

Posted in White House appears ready to drop 'public option' on health care at 01:56 PM JST - 17th August
as_the_crow_flies at 11:33 PM JST - 16th August

Swine flu may not have been (or be) the apocalypse people were expecting

Some people here apparently know more than the rest of us and can declare it's all over. Strange, because I don't think the flu season has started yet. There have been 5000 confirmed cases in total. Of…

Posted in Okinawan man, 57, confirmed as Japan's 1st death linked to new flu at 11:33 PM JST - 16th August
as_the_crow_flies at 08:41 PM JST - 13th August

I really wish there would be decent articles with more information so that we could really know more about society in Japan.

Posted in Rental apartments for senior citizens double in Japan at 08:41 PM JST - 13th August
as_the_crow_flies at 08:27 PM JST - 13th August

SHOCK! HORROR! ILLEGAL ALIENS! FOREIGN CLAMS WITHOUT VISAS FLOODING INTO JAPAN! Yeah, like all the homegrown clams are safe....

Posted in Kumamoto company officials arrested over illegal clam import at 08:27 PM JST - 13th August
as_the_crow_flies at 08:22 PM JST - 13th August

burkini pic http://www.coscablog.it/articoli/2008/05/burquini.jpg

wetsuit pic http://canyoneeringusa.com/shop/images/T/hypercyclone32w.jpg

don't really see that much difference really.

Also, I wonder if all the posters who are protesting about the rules being changed would have been shouting so loud about changes to the rules to accomodate bikini wearers 40 or so years ago. They offended…

Posted in French pool bars Muslim woman for 'burquini' suit at 08:22 PM JST - 13th August
as_the_crow_flies at 08:41 AM JST - 13th August

It would be good to have a photo of the type of burquini in question, because many readers probably aren't familiar with them. Might avoid some needless controversy.

Personally, I think maybe the regulations need looking at to see if this can be accomodated. I remember we used to be…

Posted in French pool bars Muslim woman for 'burquini' suit at 08:41 AM JST - 13th August
as_the_crow_flies at 08:28 AM JST - 13th August

What facilities do these places have? There seems to be a world of difference between independent living in a flat, and an institutional life in a home. Or does the writer think that everyone over the age of, say, 70, has exactly the same needs? It's a good thing if…

Posted in Rental apartments for senior citizens double in Japan at 08:28 AM JST - 13th August