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  • borscht at 01:12 PM JST - 17th June

    WillB

    The death penalty is 'one' response by society to some behaviour. It may not be the best and it is surely abused - both now and in the past.

    And no one I've read on this forum or any other has expressed any sympathy for this cretin at all.

    Posted in Serial child killer Tsutomu Miyazaki, 2 others executed at 01:12 PM JST - 17th June

  • borscht at 01:09 PM JST - 17th June

    The PR hack who wrote this should have mentioned that 'aloft' is part of the name of the hotel rather than make us figure it out. It's the same as writing 'the first loft opened in Shibuya.' Only to find out 'loft' is the name of a store, not a…

    Posted in World's 1st aloft hotel opens in Montreal at 01:09 PM JST - 17th June

  • borscht at 01:04 PM JST - 17th June

    Tehran and other big cities are fine to travel in and to. The country-side, which no Iranian government has ever controlled (not even the Shah with his CIA-backed enforcers), is a different story as even Iranians will tell you.

    I'd apologize, too, but not to the governments. I would thank…

    Posted in Freed Japanese, in Tehran, apologizes for having caused trouble at 01:04 PM JST - 17th June

  • borscht at 12:50 PM JST - 17th June

    While I agree that Miyazaki is probably the best candidate for the death penalty and I hope the families of the girls he killed feel somehow relieved at his passing, I disagree that only 'we Japanese' can comment on the death penalty as pathat demands. If that is the case…

    Posted in Serial child killer Tsutomu Miyazaki, 2 others executed at 12:50 PM JST - 17th June

  • borscht at 10:56 AM JST - 17th June

    Are they going to ban his style of knife? or psychiatric treatment?

    I'm glad the injuries weren't serious enough to result in death. That would be regrettable.

    Posted in 22-year-old night school student assaults 15-year-old classmate in Chiba at 10:56 AM JST - 17th June

  • borscht at 08:23 AM JST - 17th June

    I don't know about 'significantly.' Maybe 'added to,' given the sentences some of these judges have meted out: 3 years for killing a child; 30 years for having some marijuana.

    Posted in Supreme Court seeks dismissal of indicted judge at 08:23 AM JST - 17th June

  • borscht at 09:00 AM JST - 16th June

    See http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/japan-coast-guard-admits-to-negligence-in-collision-with-taiwan-boat

    On this very site for a differing viewpoint!

    Posted in Taiwan demands apology from Japan over ship collision at 09:00 AM JST - 16th June

  • borscht at 08:57 AM JST - 16th June

    rjd-jr,

    I must beg to disagree. A disease movie will have weeping, desperation, weeping, depression, weeping, and tearful hospital bed goodbyes with weak attempts at smiles through tears. And weeping. And 'ganbattes' galore.

    Unless it turns out to be an uplifting 'we can conquer any disease' story with the happy…

    Posted in Matsuyuki cancer film already attracting overseas interest at 08:57 AM JST - 16th June

  • borscht at 08:50 AM JST - 16th June

    The passive tense raises its ugly head again. "there was negligence in the manner of approaching.’’ vs "We rammed the cr@p out of it from behind."

    It's interesting they are willing to apologize so quickly after the de facto Taiwanese ambassador to Japan was called home. It's also nice that…

    Posted in Japan Coast Guard admits to negligence in collision with Taiwan boat at 08:50 AM JST - 16th June

  • borscht at 08:45 AM JST - 16th June

    Having given it some thought, perhaps the next time the writer wants to make generalizations she should use the words 'My friends and I," or "Some people," or "There are those that think.." and then people won't jump on her for her generalizations including "We can all go home any…

    Posted in Stereotypes ’R’ Us at 08:45 AM JST - 16th June

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