bamboohat said...

bamboohat at 09:41 PM JST - 26th October

In truth, I am told they sell the seats to the media for a nice little payoff.

Now there's a niche market you've gotta be on top of!

I remember back when they had the bombing at the Atlanta Olympics, the dude who lived across from the guy they thought…

Posted in Sakai admits to drug use; 6,615 line up for 20 gallery seats at 09:41 PM JST - 26th October
bamboohat at 02:53 PM JST - 26th October

Police then told her to call if anything happened but there were no calls from the woman, police said

While this sounds completely absurd, there really isn't much they can do, if the victim is unwilling to come forward. Of course, coming forward in a society where DV is tolerated…

Posted in Fukuoka man arrested for leaving dead wife’s body in apartment at 02:53 PM JST - 26th October
bamboohat at 02:49 PM JST - 26th October

Is this a recall that is remedied car by car? how many cars are we talking about?

Posted in Lexus crash inspectors point to possible flaw in gas pedal: LA Times at 02:49 PM JST - 26th October
bamboohat at 09:13 AM JST - 24th October

wanna go get high?

Posted in Misako Yasuda at home in Akihabara with 'TowelNet' at 09:13 AM JST - 24th October
bamboohat at 09:13 AM JST - 24th October

Toru Honda, an otaku philosopher who advocates a “two-dimensional love revolution” in his book “Moeru Otoko” (The Budding Man), writes that otaku who can balance the physical and emotional are the next stage of human evolution

somebody better clue in this philosopher that any "next stage in evolution" must ALWAYS…

Posted in Fanboys are wearing skirts — and gaining strength at 09:13 AM JST - 24th October
bamboohat at 03:49 PM JST - 23rd October

I'll bet if you went person to person selling a secret insiders report on the lives of celebrities (made up or not) you'd make a fortune...

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bamboohat at 11:24 AM JST - 23rd October

What is unsettling about this (other than the crime itself) is that the police are reporting to the news services that the man was speaking Chinese, as if it were a fact. This "fact" is based only on eyewitness testimony of a most certainly terrified victim.

Note they didn't say…

Posted in Woman attacked, robbed in her Tokyo apartment at 11:24 AM JST - 23rd October
bamboohat at 12:17 PM JST - 22nd October

Nice. guy steals dolls for woman's kid. Women likely knew all about it. guy gets caught, fesses up. Woman pulls the innocent "oh , i didn't know what was going on" routine.

Men, be careful who you steal for. Make sure she really appreciates it, and won't leave you hanging…

Posted in Couple arrested after stealing dolls for woman's daughter in Fukuoka at 12:17 PM JST - 22nd October
bamboohat at 08:42 AM JST - 22nd October

One thing I often wonder about is why some animals, including humans, are given more protection than others?

Many evolutionists have argued that in humans "cuteness" is an evolutionarily beneficial trait. Cuter babies are protected more.

when you extend this "cutness" factor to animals through anthropomorphism, you can see why…

Posted in 'The Cove' gets mixed reaction from Japanese audience at 08:42 AM JST - 22nd October
bamboohat at 04:16 PM JST - 21st October

Very misleading stats. What exactly is half the median disposable income? The median is goofy number to start with. That is the mid point between the richest income and the lowest income. And disposable income is sketchy number as well. So you have a figure that is based on two…

Posted in Survey finds 1 in 7 Japanese living in poverty at 04:16 PM JST - 21st October