borscht said...

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
borscht at 02:12 AM JST - 15th February

Amazon.co.jp knows its customers. Amazon.com knows its customers, too, so it banded the game. Perhaps if Bezos is notified that Amazon.co.jp is selling porn of 13 year olds, he might tell co.jp to stop selling it. Or he might not. We should tell him and find out.

Jeffrey P. Bezos,…

Posted in Amazon yanks Japanese rape simulation computer game at 02:12 AM JST - 15th February
borscht at 02:03 AM JST - 15th February

Does she have any excessive drinking and drug history?

No, but she was seriously anorexic for awhile.

Posted in Rie Miyazawa announces she is pregnant and will get married at 02:03 AM JST - 15th February
borscht at 05:50 PM JST - 14th February

deliberations were not sufficient. - The Supreme Court

The Hiroshima District Court ... the effectiveness of the new procedure introduced to produce speedy rulings.

Seems the Supreme court hasn't gotten the memo about speedy rulings.

Posted in Top court to hold deliberations on Peruvian man's murder conviction at 05:50 PM JST - 14th February
borscht at 10:31 AM JST - 14th February

I just found a statistic: from the US National Center of Health Statistics - about 40% of babies born in the US are born to unwed partners. So Rie seems to be on the rising tide of pregnancy, then marriage.

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Posted in Rie Miyazawa announces she is pregnant and will get married at 10:31 AM JST - 14th February
borscht at 10:08 AM JST - 14th February

BBLeo, this is what nationalists/xenophobes want: fear the foreign devil. However, Hamouni was found, according to the article, innocent of the accusations against him. Not just by the Japanese police but also by the French police, who probably did some investigation. Should we fear all foreigners with Arabic names?

suspicion…

Posted in Algerian detained in France returns to Japan after 4 years at 10:08 AM JST - 14th February
borscht at 09:21 AM JST - 14th February

Japan and its 'ethics watchdog groups' usually only change when their idiocy is allowed out of Japan and other countries see how childish, immature or just plane dumb it can be. Then, suddenly, the watchdog groups find it 'ethically incorrect.' Outside pressure (gaiatsu) is a time-honored method of social change…

Posted in Amazon yanks Japanese rape simulation computer game at 09:21 AM JST - 14th February
borscht at 11:51 PM JST - 13th February

williamsmith,

I don't see the relevance of the co-pilot's sex.

And yes, a 9/11 widow was on the plane. She was on her way to a party celebrating her deceased husband's 58th birthday.

A great shock to the passengers' relatives. Condolences.

Posted in 9/11 widow among 50 killed after commuter plane crashes into home in Buffalo at 11:51 PM JST - 13th February
borscht at 01:29 PM JST - 13th February

Not to mention infected dual nationals. Oh, I can hear the teeth gnashing now.

Posted in Japan has flu plan to block entry, spread of virus at 01:29 PM JST - 13th February
borscht at 01:29 PM JST - 13th February

Healthy foreigners won't be allowed it. Will they allow healthy foreigners out or are we all trapped here? How about infected foreigners with permanent resident status? In or out? Or shot, as bakabaka suggests?

Posted in Japan has flu plan to block entry, spread of virus at 01:29 PM JST - 13th February