borscht said...

borscht at 01:26 PM JST - 14th June

Statistician and Patrick,

Just to support your arguments, in Britain they used to hang pickpockets as an example to other pickpockets. Huge crowds would gather to watch the hanging. And pickpockets would do their business while the guy swung. Direct correlation between hanging and pickpocketing.

Posted in Japan resists calls to abolish death penalty at 01:26 PM JST - 14th June
borscht at 01:18 PM JST - 14th June

Featuring the Milky Way as it is seen in manga.

Posted in Starry Light 2008 in Shinjuku at 01:18 PM JST - 14th June
borscht at 07:37 AM JST - 14th June

If he's convicted in absentia, will the Japanese police expect him to return to fulfill his sentence? Will they be 'shocked and disappointed at his apparent lawlessness' when he doesn't?

Posted in Briton deported after being acquitted of marijuana smuggling at 07:37 AM JST - 14th June
borscht at 07:34 AM JST - 14th June

Articles translated from Japanese make it sound like the Japanese is always being acted upon and never acts on its own. For example, 'Japan is not in a position...' Why isn't it 'Japan will not...'

Plus, what did Miyagawa say about the racism, xenophobia, migrants, and discrimination against women that…

Posted in Japan resists calls to abolish death penalty at 07:34 AM JST - 14th June
borscht at 07:29 AM JST - 14th June

There was a 130 million-year-old fossil found in Ishikawa prefecture about 6 or 7 years ago. A plant-eating lizard, if memory serves.

Does the fossil found in Hyogo have a name? That would go a long way in helping people do further research into the other similar fossils found in…

Posted in Mammal fossil older than 130 million years found in Hyogo at 07:29 AM JST - 14th June
borscht at 09:20 PM JST - 12th June

rthead1,

Yes, I have listened to their music. They don't need the hair-metal excess glitzy show 'dramatics' as it detracts from their music. But if they played their music straight: wearing jeans and t-shirts and just playing rather than being 'dramatic' then, well, maybe they wouldn't sell so many CDs.…

Posted in YOSHIKI cancels world tour because of herniated disc at 09:20 PM JST - 12th June
borscht at 09:11 PM JST - 12th June

Kato the nut case was out to kill people and happened to have a truck (rented) and a knife. Using the logic of the NPA we should ban rented trucks, too. Or, I know this is going out on a limb, we should get a mental support program going in…

Posted in Police consider banning some types of knives following Akihabara stabbings at 09:11 PM JST - 12th June
borscht at 07:18 PM JST - 12th June

I do. Happens all the time in other countries; the bartender looks at the drunk and says, 'I think you've had enough.' In some states in the US the bartender can be held liable for some actions that drunks do after they leave the bar IF THE BARTENDER knew the…

Posted in The defendant continued to offer alcohol to the customer in order to obtain profits with the sale of the drinks. The motive for offering alcohol is selfish and his criminal responsibility is big. at 07:18 PM JST - 12th June
borscht at 04:53 PM JST - 12th June

There's sympathy for ya, sympathy for Yoshiki, sympathy for the fans. Hey, it happens, ya know. So what?

Posted in X Japan's TOSHI launches new band at 04:53 PM JST - 12th June
borscht at 07:32 AM JST - 12th June

Downloading movies direct from Tsutaya thereby eliminating the need to leave your house... hmmm.

This is going to destroy the 'rent-a-DVD date' I've seen wherein a couple jump in their SUV complete with car navi, go to Tsutaya, and rent a DVD for one day. Then watch it in their…

Posted in Tsutaya offers high-definition movie downloads at 07:32 AM JST - 12th June