borscht said...

borscht at 01:08 PM JST - 1st November

lunchmeat

See what happens when the government gets involved?

Line one: Many privately run shelters

Subsequent line: Private shelters do not receive any subsidies from the government

courts cannot issue restraining orders to unmarried partners of people who suffer violence while they are dating

There are no laws in Japan…

Posted in Shelters for victims of dating violence financially strapped at 01:08 PM JST - 1st November
borscht at 05:39 PM JST - 31st October

in a effective marital

Other than the missing consonant, what is an 'effective' marital relationship? One with offspring or one where both partners are happy to live together? I believe the term 'common law' marriage could be used. Several decades ago they were also called 'virtually married.' But the internets…

Posted in Court nullifies state's decision to evict Iranian man at 05:39 PM JST - 31st October
borscht at 08:40 AM JST - 29th October

Mr. Brown is a capable and intelligent writer/teacher/architect but as I read this review, I was reminded of the merry yeoman theory of history: everything was good back then, people were happy and living in harmony with nature etc. Perhaps it is the reviewer that gives this impression.

Posted in Lessons in Living Green from Traditional Japan at 08:40 AM JST - 29th October
borscht at 08:34 AM JST - 29th October

oops. Shouldn't've quoted the whole thing.

Posted in Panel proposes lowering age of adulthood to 18 at 08:34 AM JST - 29th October
borscht at 08:34 AM JST - 29th October

huge task of reviewing around 300 decrees reviewing 300 laws is a 'huge task' for the government? I guess if they are all written in Japanese legalese it would take a few months just to figure out what the laws were about.

Posted in Panel proposes lowering age of adulthood to 18 at 08:34 AM JST - 29th October
borscht at 12:13 PM JST - 26th October

then when do other cities with 24-hour train services, such as New York, carry out their maintenance?

Tokyo has its own unique situation. You can't compare other cities with it.

Posted in Last train blues at 12:13 PM JST - 26th October
borscht at 12:56 PM JST - 22nd October

How much per family?

I thought it was six billion, like in the headline.

Posted in Finance Ministry agrees on Y6 bil for single-parent families at 12:56 PM JST - 22nd October
borscht at 08:34 AM JST - 18th October

Good point, KallyPygous. What is a "Hollywood" film but a film financed by the Hollywood money people or, perhaps, distributed by the major distributors - Paramount, Universal, et al. Although Lions Gate is based in Canada, can it be considered a Hollywood distributor. Most of Star Wars, for instance, was…

Posted in Hollywood reinterprets Astro Boy at 08:34 AM JST - 18th October
borscht at 11:09 PM JST - 17th October

How about drivers being required to sound their horn when approaching people who are blind. Of course, the blind will have to wear bright orange jackets so as to be easily identified.

I understand the plight of the blind when it comes to quiet in the streets. I'm being facetious…

Posted in Carmakers to be obliged to fit engine-like sound device in hybrids at 11:09 PM JST - 17th October
borscht at 11:02 PM JST - 17th October

seijichuudo9sha, I believe Mr. Jindal is of Indian (as in India) descent and perhaps not a white supremacist.

Posted in Louisiana JP's halt of interracial marriage sparks outrage at 11:02 PM JST - 17th October