harkins said...

harkins at 05:26 PM JST - 24th July

I can’t see a problem with 90cm deep pools. As she was apparently training for a competition to be held on Thursday I assume that she could already swim. And as she’s only 10 years old I guess she isn’t very tall or heavy. If anything, the only concern could…

Posted in 10-year-old schoolgirl suffers head injury after diving into pool in Yamagata at 05:26 PM JST - 24th July
harkins at 05:34 PM JST - 1st July

Cancelling a train does seem a bit dramatic but by reacting so strongly, I guess it helps make what many people in the west consider ‘trivial’ vandalism remain a serious matter. And by doing that, hopefully Japan won’t find the majority of it’s rail stock covered (inside and out) with…

Posted in English graffiti 'Hack' grounds bullet train at 05:34 PM JST - 1st July
harkins at 08:34 PM JST - 30th June

As a tourist visiting Japan, I found that the level of spoken English was pretty good. In fact I was quite surprised because I’d been led to believe that spoken English was very rare and very poor in Japan.

I found that the Japanese were far more surprised by my…

Posted in Why don't Japanese speak English better than they do? at 08:34 PM JST - 30th June