herefornow said...

herefornow at 09:18 AM JST - 9th September

This has all the makings of a great made-for-TV movie/mini-series. Maybe she'll get out in time to play herself.

Posted in Noriko Sakai's yakuza upbringing in spotlight at 09:18 AM JST - 9th September
herefornow at 09:13 AM JST - 9th September

Guess the moral of the story is that the rich families that can afford private schools for their kids are going to be OK, but the average family will just fall further behind. The LDP may be out, but the policies they ran the country with for 55+ years will…

Posted in Japan 2nd lowest among 28 OECD nations in education spending at 09:13 AM JST - 9th September
herefornow at 09:09 AM JST - 9th September

I almost feel sorry for Obama, having to try to deal with this mess. But, he staked his reputation on Afghaniston, so now he's stuck with it.

Posted in Afghan recount ordered because of fraud charges at 09:09 AM JST - 9th September
herefornow at 09:05 AM JST - 9th September

35.1 minutes -- mostly spent on the phone trying to find a hospital willing to actually do its job. Sad state of affairs.

Posted in Ambulances taking longer to reach patients, hospitals at 09:05 AM JST - 9th September
herefornow at 09:03 AM JST - 9th September

Beautiful and talented and truly and actress. Not like the flavor of the week J-"model turned actress" that normally fill this spot.

Posted in Chanel No. 2 at 09:03 AM JST - 9th September
herefornow at 04:33 AM JST - 9th September

This is a society that has numerous glaring contradictions/hypocracies, and this is one. Society winks at these business establishments, knowing that they are skirting the laws, and also knowing that they are likely to attract a certain percentage of nut jobs as clients, but then hide behind hideously weak anti-stalking…

Posted in Woman dies one month after being stabbed by stalker at 04:33 AM JST - 9th September
herefornow at 05:49 PM JST - 8th September

TheTim -- because, as you said Japan "strives" to be one of the greenest. But, it has a long way to go. In case you missed it, it missed its Kyoto goals by miles. If Japan wants to sell all this eco-friendly technology to the developing world, they need to…

Posted in DPJ's emission goal draws mixed reaction from ministers at 05:49 PM JST - 8th September
herefornow at 03:03 PM JST - 8th September

If by "big brands" you mean Ritz-Carlton, Hyatt Grand, Peninsula, Hilton, Westin and Shangri-La, the answer is no. But, of course, the GM at The Imperial is Japanese.

Posted in The Ritz experience at 03:03 PM JST - 8th September
herefornow at 03:01 PM JST - 8th September

Maclaren has done a great job. Seems like no young J-couple will buy anything else, based on my observations around central Tokyo.

Posted in Foreign manufacturers steadily make inroads into Japan at 03:01 PM JST - 8th September
herefornow at 02:46 PM JST - 8th September

smithinjapan -- completely agree. Let's let the facts determine what really happened here, not the accused's nationality. And, if the facts are that he abused the kid, then he deserves the same punishment any Japanese guy would face.

Posted in American man held on suspicion of putting baby son in freezer at 02:46 PM JST - 8th September