escape_artist said...

escape_artist at 11:55 AM JST - 8th April

Ladies and gentlemen, these are economically hard times for a lot of people. I would rather first sympathize before critisizing.

This sounds like a subtle justification for the mother's actions. Bad economy or not, what she did was wrong. I do sympathize for the kids, but not the mother because…

Posted in Saga woman arrested for forcing daughters into prostitution at 11:55 AM JST - 8th April
escape_artist at 11:41 AM JST - 8th April

Is there a valid reason, other than shoddy reporting, why the guys' names are mentioned but not the mother who created this whole mess, and was arrested for it? I don't buy the argument that it being done to protect the children. They aren't exactly innocent anymore, either. One could…

Posted in Saga woman arrested for forcing daughters into prostitution at 11:41 AM JST - 8th April
escape_artist at 02:23 PM JST - 1st April

Well, brown is the national color. She does look nice, though, whatever color her hair.

Posted in Seiko Matsuda dyes her hair 'Celebrity Beige' for new commercial at 02:23 PM JST - 1st April
escape_artist at 01:15 PM JST - 1st April

Assuming it is a satellite for a sec... I don't think it's that NK needs a satellite for themselves per se, but more the money that an established satellite business would bring in. If NK can show the world, especially their previous customers, that they have the capability of launching…

Posted in N Korea warns Japan that intervening in rocket launch will be act of war at 01:15 PM JST - 1st April
escape_artist at 10:48 AM JST - 31st March

Thanks for the additional detail.

Posted in Seiyu falls into red for 7th year; to close 12 stores at 10:48 AM JST - 31st March
escape_artist at 10:44 AM JST - 31st March

Boy, so much detail, amazing! How about some info on where the 12 stores are, for instance? I know Kyodo is essentially a substandard news outfit only in it for the money (its articles are essentially only available to subscribers), and that you can't post entire articles even if you…

Posted in Seiyu falls into red for 7th year; to close 12 stores at 10:44 AM JST - 31st March
escape_artist at 03:22 PM JST - 24th March

How long is the Japanese govt going to let him take advantage of the system like he is? Amazing. I'm not in favor of the death penalty but this case should have been closed eons ago.

Posted in Aum founder Asahara appeals retrial rejection at 03:22 PM JST - 24th March
escape_artist at 09:39 AM JST - 18th March

The Japanese govt... what a heartless bunch of xenophobes. 国際化？ Yeah right. What a bunch of rubbish, all a facade in the name of business.

Posted in Filipino teen granted special permit to stay in Japan for 1 year at 09:39 AM JST - 18th March
escape_artist at 11:39 AM JST - 15th March

Finally someone has the clearheadedness and foresight to say the obvious, even it is someone outside Japan! I've always thought how utterly irresponsible the way both companies and consumers in Japan are so gleefully obsessed about leaving our/their elders to the robots rather than, say, hire more care workers from…

Posted in Simply turning our grandparents over to teams of robots abrogates our society's responsibility to each other, and encourages a loss of touch with reality for this already mentally and physically challenged population. at 11:39 AM JST - 15th March
escape_artist at 09:16 PM JST - 21st February

Unbelievable there's still almost 30% who apparently think he's doing OK. This is also an Asahi poll, so it would be interesting if another more right-leaning newspaper like the Yomiuri or Sankei did it; I suspect the numbers supporting Aso and the LDP would be higher. Sad.

1,044 eligible voters…

Posted in Poll: 71% want Aso to resign at 09:16 PM JST - 21st February