hirobito said...

hirobito at 10:55 AM JST - 18th November

Isn't 11 three star restaurants more than last year? It seems like michelin really wants to sell their guidebooks in Japan.

Posted in Tokyo secures more 3-star Michelin ratings than Paris at 10:55 AM JST - 18th November
hirobito at 11:21 AM JST - 12th November

combini I think you are referring to the common law concept. Under the Civil Code of Japan knowledge of the reward is not required. Pls see article 529 at this link: http://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/law/detail_main?id=1&vm=&re=

Posted in Dividing up Ichihashi reward money worthy of its own investigation at 11:21 AM JST - 12th November
hirobito at 03:29 PM JST - 10th November

I wonder what spooked him to leave the dorm without his stuff? Or, maybe, he left this stuff to create a false trail? In any event, with the flury of recent news it seems like the ring is closing tighter (I hope).

Posted in Ichihashi had documents for passport application, police say at 03:29 PM JST - 10th November
hirobito at 01:22 PM JST - 5th November

Ichihashi went missing after fleeing IN HIS SOCKS from NINE police officers on March 26, 2007

Just had to fix those parts.

Posted in Ichihashi also tried to get cosmetic surgery in Fukuoka at 01:22 PM JST - 5th November
hirobito at 05:00 PM JST - 4th November

Cosmetic surgery is expensive. I wonder where he got the cash? Maybe question his parents? In any event there should be some "paper" trail (e.g., furikomi) that even the J-satsu could follow. I hope they get him and soon.

Posted in Hawker murder suspect Ichihashi had cosmetic surgery in Nagoya at 05:00 PM JST - 4th November
hirobito at 03:22 PM JST - 21st October

Another tragedy of the J-justice system is that even if they can find the killer of that little girl there is nothing it can do to him/her because of the statute of limitation for murder in Japan.

Posted in Man wrongly convicted of 1990 murder pleads innocence in retrial at 03:22 PM JST - 21st October
hirobito at 11:25 AM JST - 21st October

We didn’t want the injuries we gave him to be discovered, so we tried to kill him.”

Thanks for admitting to the premeditation. So, this is attempted murder. I am not sure what that is worth in the J family court system but I hope these kids are locked up…

Posted in Two 15-yr-old boys sent to family court for assaulting 8-yr-old boy at 11:25 AM JST - 21st October
hirobito at 10:41 AM JST - 9th October

I think that, unfortunately, the voting rights will only be given to the zainichi PR similar, coversely, to their exclusion from fingerprinting while other PR are subjected to this indignity. According to the article, Hatoyama is going to korea to discuss the matter of voting rights. That is very telling.

Posted in Haraguchi positive on granting foreigners local voting rights at 10:41 AM JST - 9th October
hirobito at 02:32 PM JST - 18th September

the definition of spouse does not include a “wife or husband by reason of any marriage ceremony..."

The quoted portion of the US Immigration & Nationality Act is not applicable. This couple married under J law. No ceremony is required.

Posted in Proxy wedding means Marine's Japanese widow, baby unwelcome in U.S. at 02:32 PM JST - 18th September
hirobito at 11:52 AM JST - 17th September

It does not seem to have been added to the schedule yet: http://www.tiff-jp.net/en/schedule/ So, it might be difficult to find out when/where it is showing.

Posted in Tokyo film festival decides at last minute to include 'The Cove' at 11:52 AM JST - 17th September