jonnyboy said...

jonnyboy at 10:36 PM JST - 26th June

the parity between bullying and being bullied shouldn't be so surprising. in a society that considers bullying to be natural and even desirable, the best way not to be the target is to make sure that someone else is...

anyway, the social leaning towards bullying is something which is going…

Posted in Over 80% of kids experience both sides of bullying at 10:36 PM JST - 26th June
jonnyboy at 08:39 PM JST - 26th June

yet more tatemae, i see

Posted in Police to raise reward to Y10 million for tips in Hawker case at 08:39 PM JST - 26th June
jonnyboy at 04:46 PM JST - 25th June

Much crime is not reported, I suspect.

i suspect this too. people don't want to be meiwaku by standing up for themselves and going to the police. or they don't believe the police will do anything

Posted in Japanese urged to take pride in their safe society at 04:46 PM JST - 25th June
jonnyboy at 02:38 PM JST - 25th June

Finally, someone pointing out blatant blame on the media. Even with all the daily "crime" stories we see in JT, you can compare it all to a single day in a single small city in the US. By comparison to the rest of the world, this country (Japan) is like…

Posted in Japanese urged to take pride in their safe society at 02:38 PM JST - 25th June
jonnyboy at 02:35 PM JST - 25th June

if wonder if, were his 20-year old daughter accused of a crime, he would still be happy to have her case decided by a bunch of old men. the whole point of a jury system is that you are judged by a group of your peers, not by high-and-mighty judges…

Posted in It doesn't suit the Japanese temperament. I would not want my own 20-year-old daughter, for example, to have to examine disturbing photographic evidence from a rape-murder. at 02:35 PM JST - 25th June
jonnyboy at 12:06 PM JST - 25th June

when you have a stiff, largely age-defined social hierarchy with those at the top (the oldest) having absolute power over those at the bottom (the youngest) this sort of thing is inevitable. elevate some women and younger people into positions of authority and there might be a chance of changing…

Posted in 3 men held for accommodating two 13-year-old runaway girls in return for sex at 12:06 PM JST - 25th June
jonnyboy at 11:52 AM JST - 25th June

I know Japan is a developed country, but the legal system is a joke.

industry is developed. not much else is

Posted in Wrongfully convicted man, lawyers call for recording interrogations at 11:52 AM JST - 25th June
jonnyboy at 11:49 AM JST - 25th June

freedom and democracy are such a lot of effort, aren't they. sigh it must be so much easier in north korea

Posted in It doesn't suit the Japanese temperament. I would not want my own 20-year-old daughter, for example, to have to examine disturbing photographic evidence from a rape-murder. at 11:49 AM JST - 25th June
jonnyboy at 11:40 AM JST - 25th June

if it bleeds, it leads. good news is not news.

etc.

Posted in Japanese urged to take pride in their safe society at 11:40 AM JST - 25th June
jonnyboy at 09:25 AM JST - 25th June

can't say i was particularly impressed with the one episode i watched on a plane a while back. seemed thoroughly generic, reminding me of a medical Cracker (main character is a genius, but such an a-hole). hugh laurie has done such better work before...

Posted in 'House' is world's most popular TV show at 09:25 AM JST - 25th June