doombird said...

doombird at 11:12 AM JST - 26th October

I'm all for international cooperation, but there are already provisions in place for handing over military personnel who have committed serious crimes.

They have quite a lot of gall to be making these demands while they refuse to cooperate with the rest of the civilized world on such things as…

Posted in Japan eyes U.S. military handover of crime suspects whenever demanded at 11:12 AM JST - 26th October
doombird at 11:31 AM JST - 21st October

These are quite pretty, and though not technically blue, still a noticeably novel color for roses. Still, I can't help but feel they should be putting more funding into those glow-in-the-dark kittens I've been hearing about... I mean come on! Glow-in-the-dark kittens!

Posted in Suntory to put world's first blue roses on sale in Japan Nov 3 at 11:31 AM JST - 21st October
doombird at 11:20 AM JST - 10th September

And of course that seat can't be pulled up to a table... but who needs one, when you can just eat off your shelf of stomach fat?

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doombird at 11:08 AM JST - 10th September

I'm confused. Does Japan not have statutory rape laws like the United States does? I'm pretty sure that if that happened here, the guy would pretty much be thrown in jail if he so much as touched her, even if it was consensual. And the legal age of adulthood there…

Posted in Kumamoto man arrested after fatally stabbing his daughter’s 38-year-old boyfriend at 11:08 AM JST - 10th September
doombird at 01:08 PM JST - 1st September

Admittedly, if they were comedians I wouldn't be surprised if they used the usual crotch grabbing and butt smacking to get a laugh. But something tells me these guys take themselves very seriously, so I really doubt it...

Posted in Rockabilly at 01:08 PM JST - 1st September
doombird at 11:40 AM JST - 1st September

I haven't been reading JapanToday for all that long, so these guys are new to me! A publication has to have some middle ground between pleasing its veteran readers and not expecting that the new ones already know everything.

Seriously though, I didn't know people did that with their hair…

Posted in Rockabilly at 11:40 AM JST - 1st September
doombird at 11:08 AM JST - 6th July

An unfortunate accident, the kind that every parent fears as their child gets older. Bravado inevitably claims more than a few lives.

Especially when the river is named Arakawa (or "wild river"), it's generally not a good idea to try to cross it when it's visibly swollen by heavy rain.

Posted in 17-year-old boy drowns while trying to cross river in Saitama at 11:08 AM JST - 6th July
doombird at 01:32 PM JST - 11th June

I can see this becoming a new avenue of social stress as peers compete to have the lowest stress levels and bully those who are seen to be high-stress and thus vulnerable. Yes, this is a wonderful idea.

Posted in State of 'goldfish bowl' on cell phone alerts user to stress levels at 01:32 PM JST - 11th June
doombird at 12:47 PM JST - 8th June

I don't like they way they're confusing warning systems with prevention. A cell phone can't diagnose a disease, nor can it make you go to the doctor. It can't determine who's infected and who's not unless someone inputs that information. So what is the point of having a cell phone…

Posted in Japan explores using cell phones to stop pandemics at 12:47 PM JST - 8th June
doombird at 12:06 PM JST - 24th March

[...] this fashion show demonstrates models/talento/celebrities wearing real clothes that regular women can afford instead of obsessing over the luxury brands

When you put it that way, I do approve of what they're doing. I never "got" those high-fashion shows with models parading million-dollar monstrosities.

Still, pairing the words "cool"…

Posted in 'Kawaii' cool girls fever grips Tokyo fashion shows at 12:06 PM JST - 24th March