fds said...

fds at 10:58 AM JST - 11th May

better safe than sorry. imo, the fact that a number of people have died from this flu and its new variety that nobody has antibodies for justify the hype. what i'm worried about now is mutuations and next flu season in the northern hemisphere.

Posted in Flu overhyped? Some say officials 'cried swine' at 10:58 AM JST - 11th May
fds at 10:47 AM JST - 11th May

why did he have to retreat to call back up? the cop had a gun didn't he?

Posted in Aichi murder suspect was in house for 10 hours after killings at 10:47 AM JST - 11th May
fds at 11:44 AM JST - 28th April

with the proliferation of keitai cameras, i'm surprised that nobody got him on video! but police did go overboard with searching his home when all he was was drunk. the arrest could have gone either way. i believe that if it was just an ordinary person, they would have just…

Posted in Media continues to smirk over SMAP member's Roppongi impropriety at 11:44 AM JST - 28th April
fds at 10:44 AM JST - 24th April

the cops can cook up probable cause. a cop friend of mine said depending on how you word your reports you can justify just about anything. doesn't mean it was right. obviously the cops are trying to make an example of him cause he's famous and the media is helping…

Posted in Kusanagi's arrest sparks media frenzy in Japan and S Korea at 10:44 AM JST - 24th April
fds at 10:31 AM JST - 24th April

if anything students get a socialist brainwashing by their teachers that won't stand for their national anthem.

Posted in Over 60% of high schoolers against altering Article 9 of Constitution at 10:31 AM JST - 24th April
fds at 11:21 AM JST - 20th April

actually, i think he's right. chinese tend not to follow the rule of law unless there are sever penalties that are vigorously enforced.

Posted in Jackie Chan's China comments prompt backlash at 11:21 AM JST - 20th April
fds at 11:12 AM JST - 20th April

japan should build a nuclear bomb as an "exercise" just to prove that it can. then diassemble it, stash the parts but keep the technology handy so that a new one could be reassembled in a short time just in case. then nobody accuse japan of actually "having" the bomb…

Posted in Kawamura dismisses Nakagawa remarks; says nukes not an option for Japan at 11:12 AM JST - 20th April
fds at 10:53 AM JST - 17th April

the problem with bike parks is that they are out of plain sight so its easy to do what you want without being seen. may be they should install cameras?

that being said this article is rubbish. all it does is condesendingly condem bike theives and smokers.

Posted in Outing litter louts at 10:53 AM JST - 17th April
fds at 11:15 AM JST - 16th April

how serious are they about fighting the pirates? task aircraft carriers to the area and planes should be able to reach vessels under attack in minutes, not hours. would cost a hell of lot though.

Posted in French seize pirate ship as threats mount on U.S. ships at 11:15 AM JST - 16th April
fds at 11:33 AM JST - 15th April

it seems to me that if the guy had an exchange with a reporter with the camera's rolling, he's given his consent to be on air.

Posted in TBS ordered to pay Y1.2 million for invading man's privacy at 11:33 AM JST - 15th April