borscht said...

borscht at 08:54 AM JST - 19th February

Another pillar of the revision is to improve the working status of foreign vocational trainees by guaranteeing them legal protection after they engage in on-the-job training programs for two months or longer.

Equal protection under the law? What are these people thinking? This is Crazy talk.

Posted in Gov't to revamp immigration control system at 08:54 AM JST - 19th February
borscht at 05:51 PM JST - 18th February

To Hokkaido with this clown!

Posted in Happy End rock guitarist arrested for possessing cannabis at 05:51 PM JST - 18th February
borscht at 06:56 PM JST - 17th February

some influential assembly members remain wary of it.

These influential members are wary of banning smoking in public facilities such as hospitals, schools and government buildings? They think students should be allowed to smoke? And doctors, too, as they see patients? I think these influential members are smokers. Just a…

Posted in Governor proposes Kanagawa smoking ban ordinance at 06:56 PM JST - 17th February
borscht at 02:00 PM JST - 17th February

It's also nice to know how cheaply a MPD detective can be bought off. A smile and a nice pair of ... legs and they'll shoot off their.. mouths about everything.

Posted in Sexy female reporters mobilized to cover L&G chairman at 02:00 PM JST - 17th February
borscht at 09:08 AM JST - 17th February

Perhaps Funayama would like to point out the differences between these two kinds of hemp to Hokkaido gov't officials:

Cannabis sativa L. subsp. sativa var. sativa is the variety grown for industrial use (for paper and clothing) in Europe, Canada, and elsewhere, while C. sativa subsp. indica is primarily used…

Posted in Hokkaido city grows hemp to promote economic development at 09:08 AM JST - 17th February
borscht at 08:42 AM JST - 17th February

suffering from dissociative disorder at the time

So why didn't the judge sentence her to couch time with a shrink for the three years? Or does the judge think that dissociative disorders only happen once in a lifetime? So many questions.

Posted in Woman gets suspended sentence for knife attack at JR Hiratsuka Station at 08:42 AM JST - 17th February
borscht at 08:02 PM JST - 16th February

What's 'sporting' about that?

You've obviously never tried to hit a flying duck with any kind of weapon. Of course, shooting a clay pigeon vs the real thing is as sporting and, as this story shows, safer.

Posted in Hunter shoots himself to death in Okayama at 08:02 PM JST - 16th February
borscht at 08:29 AM JST - 16th February

I think Japan is correct in not wanting nuclear warships in its waters. That's why they didn't help Pakistan with their nuclear program. Or put nuclear power plants on top of fault lines In Their Own Country.

I think most people think a nuclear warship is a disaster waiting to…

Posted in Nuclear warships in Japan touch a nerve at 08:29 AM JST - 16th February
borscht at 10:53 PM JST - 15th February

That only happens if you ask him to wrap up your food.

Never had a hassle in any restaurant in safety Japan. In fact, sometimes I just look at the food I didn't eat and the waiter offers to pack it up for me.

Posted in Doggie bag at 10:53 PM JST - 15th February
borscht at 09:52 PM JST - 15th February

Now here's a minister that takes her portfolio seriously.

Posted in Expecting 2nd child, Obuchi becomes 1st pregnant Japanese cabinet member at 09:52 PM JST - 15th February