jerseyboy said...

jerseyboy at 04:01 PM JST - 2nd May

What????? The guy averaged about 4,300 visits a day, or over 500 times an hour, to these sites, based on 20 work days a month/8 hours per day. And he was only demoted, and his name was witheld????? He could not have possibly been doing anything else but viewing these…

Posted in Civil servant demoted for accessing porn sites 780,000 times during office hours at 04:01 PM JST - 2nd May
jerseyboy at 03:17 PM JST - 2nd May

akuma1985...Are you serious? I agree, what this guy did was wrong -- boorish behavior at least. And I am NOT in any way defending or attempting to minimize it. But saying that it is one thing for a J-guy to grab a gal's butt, and another thing entirely for a…

Posted in U.S. serviceman held on suspicion of molesting Japanese woman in Aomori at 03:17 PM JST - 2nd May
jerseyboy at 11:45 AM JST - 2nd May

smithinjapan...Completely agree. This is well-balanced approach. Those that want to get the extra two years by displaying their hard-earned Japanese proficiency can do so. And those, like myself, you have not chosen to learn written Japanese at a high level, are not forced to do so. Very fair in my…

Posted in Foreign residents proficient in Japanese to be allowed to stay longer at 11:45 AM JST - 2nd May
jerseyboy at 12:58 PM JST - 1st May

What a scam...Put clear Red Bull in an IV and charge 2,000 yen per dose. Why didn't I think of that?

Posted in Drop-by IV drip service helps stressed Tokyoites at 12:58 PM JST - 1st May
jerseyboy at 08:52 AM JST - 1st May

Is the emperor the only one not required to clasp his hands in that gay manner? Incredible that this is news. But I guess Akishino's PR machine had to get in high gear after his brother was photgraphed last week jogging. Tit for tat.

Posted in at 08:52 AM JST - 1st May
jerseyboy at 03:08 PM JST - 25th April

nigelboy...First off, I CAN write my name in katakana, but so what? That is my exact point. That does me, and the Japanese people, absolutely no good once you leave this island. (Guess that point escaped you.) It is a completely non-tranferrable skill. Second, since the vast majority of business…

Posted in Class hours, learning content to increase in schools at 03:08 PM JST - 25th April
jerseyboy at 02:29 PM JST - 25th April

rjd_jr...Thank God you were not in law enforcement in the states when I was going through puberty. By your definition -- "forcing her down and trying to kiss her. That is clearly attempted rape..." -- I would be a multiple-times sexual offender. As would about one-half the J-guys I see…

Posted in Marine to face court-martial for alleged rape in Okinawa despite victim withdrawing accusation at 02:29 PM JST - 25th April
jerseyboy at 02:12 PM JST - 25th April

typo ... GInko. Sorry. I falied high school typing.

Posted in Anti-terrorism drill in Tokyo at 02:12 PM JST - 25th April
jerseyboy at 02:10 PM JST - 25th April

Sorry, but I don't think this was a drill at all. This poor guy was simply trying to remove his money from Shin Genko bank, and Ishihara decided to make an example of him. And they did it at lunch time so all the other TMG employees would get the…

Posted in Anti-terrorism drill in Tokyo at 02:10 PM JST - 25th April
jerseyboy at 02:04 PM JST - 25th April

One hour a week for foreign language!!!!!Obviously EngRish is not going to disappear anytime soon, and yet another gneration will grow up saying "redo", "shorto", "Armando", etc. And that is not a cheap-shot. It is simply pointing out that Japan's foreign-langauge skills, which I believe now rank like 61st in…

Posted in Class hours, learning content to increase in schools at 02:04 PM JST - 25th April