jinjapan said...

jinjapan at 07:40 AM JST - 18th June

of course this day & time were not predicted. but, it's pretty simple to foresee events like this in iraq. i'll go out on a limb here & predict something like this will happen again.

Posted in Car bomb kills 51 in Baghdad at 07:40 AM JST - 18th June
jinjapan at 08:35 AM JST - 16th June

to rjd jr. article says that "a japanese investigation findings report". so, i'm assuming the taiwanese report is a bit different. from taipei times : “It was entirely their [the Japanese coast guards’] fault. I did nothing wrong ... They rammed their boat into my small fishing boat on purpose.…

Posted in Taiwan demands apology from Japan over ship collision at 08:35 AM JST - 16th June
jinjapan at 10:55 PM JST - 15th June

if they're really serious about minors smoking then they should ban the cigarette machines as they have "supposedly" done with alcohol vending machines. they should also ask for proof when people are buying smokes in convenience stores or wherever. I often see high school kids in uniform march right into…

Posted in Tobacco cards to be invalidated for month or longer if used by minors at 10:55 PM JST - 15th June
jinjapan at 06:41 AM JST - 12th June

goes along well with tokyo dome's nickname "big egg" .

Posted in New Tokyo Tower to be called 'Tokyo Sky Tree' at 06:41 AM JST - 12th June
jinjapan at 12:02 AM JST - 7th June

the police in japan "do" carry guns. not all of them, but many. guns are also allowed in japan, although under very strict watch, for hunters. they hunt the wild boar, deer & bear.

Posted in Policeman robbed of ID, badge by 4 men in Fukuoka at 12:02 AM JST - 7th June
jinjapan at 07:41 PM JST - 5th June

i passed this area this morning around 10am. there were 12-15 police there. the whole area was taped off. they were dusting fences, cars & everything else for fingerprints. there were at least 30 news reporters. helicopters hovering above. i thought someone had been killed or even worse. then to…

Posted in Policeman robbed of ID, badge by 4 men in Fukuoka at 07:41 PM JST - 5th June
jinjapan at 09:38 AM JST - 2nd June

mary poppins

Posted in Who gets your vote for the most evil movie villain of all time? at 09:38 AM JST - 2nd June
jinjapan at 01:56 PM JST - 29th May

africanist. in response to your question. i don't know about korea, but the japanese police do not investigate suicides. it was a suicide. case closed. or so they say.

Posted in Japanese woman found hanged aboard KAL plane at 01:56 PM JST - 29th May
jinjapan at 09:15 PM JST - 28th May

what i suggest to you guys is ask the japanese what the word means & why they use it. stop assuming what they think it to mean. you will also get different answers in the different age groups. but, if it really bothers you guys, then just go home.

Posted in Do you consider the word "gaijin" racist? at 09:15 PM JST - 28th May
jinjapan at 08:40 AM JST - 28th May

most of the japanese who use the term "gaijin" have no clue what the actual meaning is. to them it just means someone other than japanese. there are many words or sayings out there which the japanese have no clue about the true meaning or connotations . like "half" to…

Posted in Do you consider the word "gaijin" racist? at 08:40 AM JST - 28th May