bamboohat said...

bamboohat at 11:34 AM JST - 9th November

I always wonder what they mean when they say "suspicious" vehicle.

I always the same thing. Perhaps a vehicle driven by a suspicious looking person? Or a vehicle that was parked in a suspicious location? Or some car with the windows blacked out?

Jeeze, I hope this poor girl didn't…

Posted in Torso, leg bones of college student found at 11:34 AM JST - 9th November
bamboohat at 11:31 AM JST - 9th November

Sorry, but this article makes Japan seem pretty pathetic when compared to other countries and their long ago obvious conclusion that it's a good idea to hire foreigners, so long as their skills are up to snuff.

I understand that for many Japanese companies, hiring foreigners to actually speak, work…

Posted in Animation, job hunting drive popularity of Japanese-language study at 11:31 AM JST - 9th November
bamboohat at 10:45 AM JST - 8th November

Report the sighting to the nearest Koban. What else?

And after you spent an hour explaining yourself, and filling out the proper forms, while the police organized an official, by the book and up the level of command approved search of where you saw him, the dude would have had…

Posted in If you saw someone you thought was murder suspect Tatsuya Ichihashi on the street, in a restaurant or on a train, for example, realistically speaking, what would you do? at 10:45 AM JST - 8th November
bamboohat at 10:42 AM JST - 8th November

This is what happens when you have vague plans for your life, your wife, and your family. All guys should know going into a marriage with a j-girl that this is a potential issue down the road. If your kid is born in Japan, despite her promises and plans and…

Posted in Czech man takes son out of Japan in suspected child abduction at 10:42 AM JST - 8th November
bamboohat at 09:09 AM JST - 7th November

Unfortunately for so many of the desperate for attention people in Japan, (and the world, for that matter) giving them the right amount of attention is all it takes to deceive. Somebody with a solid intentions of deception for money can have a pretty easy time at it.

Especially ANY…

Posted in Suspicious deaths of 2 more men linked to woman in Tottori at 09:09 AM JST - 7th November
bamboohat at 08:58 AM JST - 7th November

this is truly shocking. I had been following this story and actually held out some hope she might be found ok. I hope she didn't suffer, physically or emotionally.

Posted in Woman's head found on Hiroshima mountain that of missing student at 08:58 AM JST - 7th November
bamboohat at 04:08 PM JST - 6th November

mostly the new H1N1 strain of influenza A,

I call reporting foul.

As previously pointed out, since there is nothing different about the treatments between new flu and normal flu, most docs aren't doing the test to determine the specific kind of flu. They just check symptoms, and say, yea,sure,…

Posted in No. of flu patients to top 6 million mark soon in Japan at 04:08 PM JST - 6th November
bamboohat at 04:04 PM JST - 6th November

I need me a couple of thermal tops, and uniqlo is the perfect place to get 'em. warm and sensibly priced. I bought a bunch last year but I can only find two of them. Oh well. Maybe I'll bump into one of these models there....

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bamboohat at 09:16 AM JST - 6th November

...flashing commuters since May. Because many of the reports came from young women driving past the area, police placed a policewoman in her 20s

wow, those j-stones are really on top of things. Almost six months to catch the guy.

And why in the world was a plainclothes officer doing…

Posted in Fukushima flasher caught red-handed by female police officer at 09:16 AM JST - 6th November
bamboohat at 09:14 AM JST - 6th November

I don't want to sound alarmist, but this looks like jihadists have infiltrated the US army.

I think "jihadists ideas" is a more appropriate term. I don't think they are sending in sleeper agents ala Tom Clancy just yet. If they were, that would be an awful lot of planning…

Posted in Army psychiatrist kills 12, wounds 31 in shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Texas at 09:14 AM JST - 6th November