as_the_crow_flies said...

as_the_crow_flies at 08:19 AM JST - 13th August

A pity the article didn't talk about treatments which are being introduced where this knowledge is applied. I saw a documentary 2 nights ago where a patient managed to recover enough use of her right hand to do all sorts of things by herself that she had been unable to…

Posted in Brain rearranges neuronal circuits to help stroke-affected side at 08:19 AM JST - 13th August
as_the_crow_flies at 08:14 AM JST - 13th August

Many liver cancer patients are said to be in East Asia but in many instances the disease is reported to have been discovered in its early development in Japan.

So ... um ... have I got this right? Japan invented liver cancer? Or did liver cancer start in Japan and…

Posted in Researchers to compare two cancer treatment methods at 08:14 AM JST - 13th August
as_the_crow_flies at 08:07 AM JST - 13th August

Aso asks voters to stick with LDP because it has produced results

The problem is not that is has produced results. The problem is the results it has produced.

Posted in Aso asks voters to stick with LDP because it has produced results at 08:07 AM JST - 13th August
as_the_crow_flies at 08:26 AM JST - 12th August

Well, I for one am a hundred times more enlightened by the comments here than this article that left me thinking "huh?"

Yes, it's so bad I wonder how this stuff gets past an editor. Ah! Perhaps there is no editor. The translator just fires off their handiwork and it's…

Posted in Men of 'bubble generation' -- a burden on Japanese society? at 08:26 AM JST - 12th August
as_the_crow_flies at 08:39 AM JST - 10th August

or maybe "I wanted to discipline her because maybe she would start crying."

Posted in Two young girls punched by stranger on street in Hyogo at 08:39 AM JST - 10th August
as_the_crow_flies at 06:21 PM JST - 6th August

I'd say 5th graders are old enough to get an open-hand slap to the face. They were misbehaving, clearly have no regard for consequences, and it's wrong to teach kids that it's okay to misbehave.

By the same logic then, it's also wrong to let teachers think it's okay to…

Posted in Teacher reprimanded for slapping 41 students who failed to follow excursion rules at 06:21 PM JST - 6th August
as_the_crow_flies at 08:06 AM JST - 6th August

You're right, they are scumbags, but why should the rest of the people from a country feel ashamed if someone of the same nationality commits a crime? Don:t understand the logic of that. Anyhow, how would that help anyone? What strikes me is that the local British community has got…

Posted in Oxford sets up fund for Japanese student injured in brutal assault at 08:06 AM JST - 6th August
as_the_crow_flies at 08:22 AM JST - 5th August

not sure what ‘‘common sentiment’’ is supposed to be.

The six lay jurors—five women and one man—were picked Monday from among randomly selected eligible voters to try a murder case stemming from a quarrel between neighbors with three professional judges.

I thought most judges were too busy with little mirrors…

Posted in Lay juror poses 1st question at trial, while others stay quiet at 08:22 AM JST - 5th August
as_the_crow_flies at 08:31 AM JST - 3rd August

What about half-Japanese? Which half of the brain do they use?

Why, the Japanese half, of course.

Posted in Why the Japanese Are a Superior People at 08:31 AM JST - 3rd August
as_the_crow_flies at 08:27 AM JST - 3rd August

Japan has 5 basic vowel sounds, English has at least 20. Which is richer? Could you explain this "20 vowels" in the English language?

Ossan America: try looking at a phonemic chart: http://www.phonemicchart.com/

Many Japanese are boggled by the idea of this, having learnt the English alphabet and asssuming…

Posted in Why the Japanese Are a Superior People at 08:27 AM JST - 3rd August