blackbagger said...

blackbagger at 03:16 PM JST - 1st May

You have to remember the attitude to work in Japan when dealing with cops. People who are career employees in Japan try to do their work diligently for the most part, but temp and part time workers don't, and they usually bring a "who gives a shit" attitude to work.…

Posted in Police stymied by ineptness, lack technical savvy at 03:16 PM JST - 1st May
blackbagger at 09:19 PM JST - 27th April

Actually, I was under the impression that J-cops usually don't arrest people for public drunkenness, and in many cases the nudity is ignored also, unless you're specifically directing your nudity at someone.

Posted in Journalist raps police over arrest of Kusanagi at 09:19 PM JST - 27th April
blackbagger at 01:46 PM JST - 15th April

Wow, that's just lame. So Sony expects us to spend more money for their version of the iPod touch that doesn't have downloadable apps? Way to go. Makes about as much sense as an overpriced netbook running Vista with a slow processor... oh, wait...

If the Walkman X had a…

Posted in Sony unveils touch-screen Walkman with clearer color display at 01:46 PM JST - 15th April
blackbagger at 12:30 PM JST - 6th April

Cwhite's comments are right on the money. The whole biking situation in Japan is almost as big of a scam as the highway system. Tax the public at several stages of the process for a system no one wants, all the while feeding profits back into some guy who got…

Posted in Discarded bikes get a new life at 12:30 PM JST - 6th April
blackbagger at 11:22 PM JST - 14th March

Wow, great reporting. I hope the people they sent to find all this out get medals for exposing this horrific situation.

Posted in Forging false IDs for foreigners a flourishing trade at 11:22 PM JST - 14th March
blackbagger at 01:38 PM JST - 10th March

Well, the silly thing is that when the bubble burst in Japan the record labels, movie distributors and basically everyone in the entertainment industry all collectively shoved their heads up their asses when they didn't start selling things for a reasonable price. All the piracy in Japan, whether it's people…

Posted in New bill bans content downloads without author's permission at 01:38 PM JST - 10th March
blackbagger at 11:52 AM JST - 2nd October

I don't know if I'd even call this security. Any crook with half a brain will just move on to an ATM down the street to con someone while the cops are busy harassing foreigners.

Posted in Police stationed at ATMs in campaign to root out bank transfer fraud at 11:52 AM JST - 2nd October
blackbagger at 11:47 AM JST - 2nd October

This article makes the assumption that a quick bailout will actually do more to help than hurt, which I don't think is necessarily the case. Yes, the Japanese governmnet took too long to act, but even after they moved to save dying banks the Japanese economy still floundered for another…

Posted in Lessons for U.S. from Japan's debt crisis at 11:47 AM JST - 2nd October