borscht said...

borscht at 09:18 AM JST - 9th July

I wonder if she had given him the 10,000 yen right away, would he have left? Probably. Would have saved her the tea and the other 30,000 yen. However, we'll never know and it's good neither she nor her child were injured. Congratulations on her quick thinking and calmness.

And…

Posted in Housewife brews up plan to escape from robber: tea and conversation at 09:18 AM JST - 9th July
borscht at 09:12 AM JST - 9th July

Deto is a moron. Making jokes about bombs has been illegal in the US since the hijackings of the 70s and I suspect such 'jokes' are considered ill-mannered here in safety Japan but to actually announce that you have a bomb in your suitcase ... was he hoping for a…

Posted in Man arrested for making bomb threat at Chitose airport at 09:12 AM JST - 9th July
borscht at 09:09 AM JST - 9th July

This is a good example of why people should have crappy part-time jobs in high school and college. If the security guard that found this stuff had called a cop who had worked as a janitor or other cleaning type job while in school, the cop probably would have recognized…

Posted in Forgetful janitor triggers Toyko subway terrorism scare at 09:09 AM JST - 9th July
borscht at 09:55 PM JST - 8th July

Ignorance could be bliss.

I've had students who refused to believe that Peaceful Japan ever attacked the US. Pearl Harbor? Never heard of it. Besides, America is our friend. Why would we attack it? You're talking craziness.

Posted in Shimonoseki educator apologizes for colonial rule remark at 09:55 PM JST - 8th July
borscht at 09:46 PM JST - 8th July

The security detail must be working overtime. Good luck to them. Hope they don't have to sleep on a futon on tatami tonight.

Posted in G-8 wives at 09:46 PM JST - 8th July
borscht at 04:02 PM JST - 8th July

The hotels shouldn't have to pay for the changes; the Japanese government, which chose this out-of-the-way little burg, should have to pay. Or reimburse.

Most of the time I get ticked off when foreign nationals demand everything in Japan be the same as it is back home - forks, no…

Posted in Tatami rooms don't agree with G-8 visitors at 04:02 PM JST - 8th July
borscht at 03:52 PM JST - 8th July

I always like how politicians and other liars apologize for 'causing trouble' not for making the asinine remarks they make. It would be more believable if Shimakura said, 'I apologize for mis-representing history; Japan did colonize Korea in the 1900s.'

Posted in Shimonoseki educator apologizes for colonial rule remark at 03:52 PM JST - 8th July
borscht at 10:37 AM JST - 8th July

They should turn the lights off at 5:30 PM everyday (okay, 6:10 for those who want to work late). Wouldn't it be cool to see all the lights in Tokyo off every night? Roppongi in the dark - good or bad? You decide.

Posted in Lights go off in Tokyo, Hokkaido, elsewhere for G-8 summit at 10:37 AM JST - 8th July
borscht at 10:35 AM JST - 8th July

Triumvere,

I believe she cut her hair so she could wear that fake covering. Otherwise the fake covering would stick up about nine feet above her head.

That said, in samurai dramas does anyone else notice the bad fake sideburns? Or are the fake sideburns on purpose (they must be).

Posted in Actress Chiaki Kuriyama gets buzz-cut for stage play at 10:35 AM JST - 8th July
borscht at 10:28 AM JST - 8th July

timcampi13, I disagree about the Harry Potter books being well written. I couldn't get through the first five pages of the first one. The latest one, though, is pretty well written. Either Rowling learned to write or someone else wrote it.

Posted in Rare JK Rowling book on display in Tokyo at 10:28 AM JST - 8th July