harkins said...

harkins at 05:36 PM JST - 8th October

I think everyone should leave them alone. They're all very sweet and I'm sure having the time of their lives travelling the world and singing a few songs. And while I know Japanese who don't like the manga cosplay anime associations that many have with Japan overseas I personally don't…

Posted in Pop group AKB48 perform in Cannes at 05:36 PM JST - 8th October
harkins at 04:44 PM JST - 27th May

They really are a pain and it's about time they were clamped down on. But what I can't understand is; how they are there. I wouldn't be allowed to live in Japan due to not having a degree nor a specialised proffesion. So how do they get in? Or can…

Posted in Cleanup at 04:44 PM JST - 27th May
harkins at 04:52 PM JST - 15th May

likeitis: The only thing I am defending is for a man to get a reasonable sentence instead of this Draconian crap.

Would you still think the sentence is draconian if your 3 children lost their lives because someone got tanked up and went for a high speed drive in their…

Posted in High court gives drunk driver 20 years for accident that killed 3 children at 04:52 PM JST - 15th May
harkins at 04:47 PM JST - 8th May

In Japan, what age are elementary children? If they're say about 10 I'd imagine that they might have been woken by a generator running and at that age have taken some persuading that it was normal, nothing to worry about and they should go back to sleep.

My heart goes…

Posted in Father, two daughters found dead in suspected murder-suicide at 04:47 PM JST - 8th May
harkins at 09:11 PM JST - 1st May

I don't know about France but in the UK people seem to have little or no real 'images' of Japan. I say send AKB48 here to too - it might distract people from Kamikaze pilots.

If I was in Paris I'd go see them and I'm not an anime, manga…

Posted in AKB48 to sing in Paris at Japan Expo 2009 at 09:11 PM JST - 1st May
harkins at 05:13 PM JST - 21st April

From the outside looking in (ie don’t live in Japan and not a paedo) it seems to me that it might help if the sailor uniform was phased out. As far as I can make out it’s this uniform that seems to add to the appeal of Japanese schoolgirls. Most…

Posted in Over 300 school uniforms from around the country found in man's apartment at 05:13 PM JST - 21st April
harkins at 07:50 PM JST - 5th March

This report is bent. Switzerland is prohibitively expensive and I cannot possibly believe that it is high on many people’s places to visit – despite being a very beautiful place.

And as for Japan’s consistently poor performance in tourism reports and surveys – well I’m glad. I like it the…

Posted in Japan ranks bottom among rich nations in tourism competitiveness at 07:50 PM JST - 5th March
harkins at 05:55 PM JST - 5th February

VA2Tokyo - What 'IF' he is innocent? And what IF it was your father being accussed? As much as there are a lot of perverts out there, it strikes me that there are just as many people prepared to make false accusations these days.

Are there any repercussions in Japanese…

Posted in Osaka tennis coach arrested for indecent behavior with high school girl at 05:55 PM JST - 5th February
harkins at 05:33 PM JST - 6th January

I'm supposed to be taking the Toyota factory tour at the end of March. If they are manufacturing again by then and still running the tours it might feel a bit uncomfortable. A bit like touring a hospital or something?

Posted in Toyota to suspend production for 11 days in Japan at 05:33 PM JST - 6th January
harkins at 04:56 PM JST - 22nd August

Typical stupidity of a sport governing body and the IOC. This issue was well publicised before the games started and should have been properly resolved then. I feel for all the gymnasts now. I don’t suppose that any of the Chinese gymnasts had a great deal of say in the…

Posted in IOC asks for investigation of China's gymnasts at 04:56 PM JST - 22nd August