jacquii said...

jacquii at 09:04 AM JST - 23rd June

26.6 degrees at noon - perhaps outside where they may be a breeze, or at least the air is moving...but in a car the temperature rises at an alarming rate, it must have been close to 50 degrees in that car...so sad for the children to be alone & scared.…

Posted in 2 infants die of heatstroke in parked car in Niigata at 09:04 AM JST - 23rd June
jacquii at 08:58 AM JST - 20th June

I agree with imacat, >

there's all kinds of parents in Japan, just like your country or mine. However, recently I was with my kids in Tsurumai Koen in Nagoya & was absolutely disgusted at the behaviour of a group of pre-teen boys (parents nowhere in sight) who were basically…

Posted in What's your impression of parental supervision of children in Japan? at 08:58 AM JST - 20th June
jacquii at 08:42 AM JST - 20th June

Fadamor, what does it matter how long it took for the woman to go tho the authorities - rape is rape, regardless of how much time has elapsed.
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Posted in Gang-rape incident a by-product of Kyoto's lenient academic culture at 08:42 AM JST - 20th June
jacquii at 08:35 AM JST - 20th June

I agree with the comment about tv having a long way to go in Japan - I have been back after a 6 year break, & I must say that tv is as mindnumbing as ever!!! I guess that's what a humdrum day-to-day worklife will do to you...make that kind…

Posted in Television perpetuates outmoded gender stereotypes at 08:35 AM JST - 20th June