jonnyboy said...

jonnyboy at 06:45 PM JST - 17th June

herefornow - i wasn't trying to say that people shouldn't receive compensation, but when people hope that they will be injured or hurt in some way in the hope that they can make a killing in some court settlement, solving financial problems that they may well have made for themselves,…

Posted in Man wrongfully convicted of murder gets apology from police chief, job offer in hometown at 06:45 PM JST - 17th June
jonnyboy at 06:40 PM JST - 17th June

all this hansei stuff only applies to the little people. if you're in a high status position you can do pretty much whatever the hell you like. same goes for most customs

Posted in Man wrongfully convicted of murder gets apology from police chief, job offer in hometown at 06:40 PM JST - 17th June
jonnyboy at 04:29 PM JST - 17th June

And this is a result of a change in school curriculum that was to address "Problems ranged from bullying to social withdrawal to an inability to think beyond the regurgitation of memorized facts". Hmmm, seems the change only affected people's work attitudes....

you can't isolate individual elements and expect to…

Posted in New graduates show lack of zeal for jobs and job-hunting at 04:29 PM JST - 17th June
jonnyboy at 04:11 PM JST - 17th June

this story featured in the japan times today. there was a leading photograph with these girls at some kind of event. i noted that there was an older lady in the picture, holding a microphone. i imagine that it was her doing the talking and these girls were little more…

Posted in 'Kawaii ambassadors' head overseas to promote Japanese pop culture at 04:11 PM JST - 17th June
jonnyboy at 04:09 PM JST - 17th June

forget the foreigners, it seems that the most murderous people in japan are parents

Posted in Woman jumps to death from bldg; 1-yr-old daughter found dead in bedroom at 04:09 PM JST - 17th June
jonnyboy at 04:03 PM JST - 17th June

highly social

you're kidding me, right?

Posted in What's your impression of parental supervision of children in Japan? at 04:03 PM JST - 17th June
jonnyboy at 03:55 PM JST - 17th June

perhaps they should look into the fact that, since the majority of tv programming is sponsored, most tv programming is a glorified form of advertising and should be legislated under the same rules that are applied to CMs...

although having said that, are there any?!

Posted in Panel urges state to check contents of TV, radio broadcasts at 03:55 PM JST - 17th June
jonnyboy at 03:51 PM JST - 17th June

this guy should be on his knees with his head firmly planted in his own groin

as for compensation, i do agree with tahoochi that litigation culture is out of hand in other parts of the world. if i were sugaya i would prefer to see the money spent making…

Posted in Man wrongfully convicted of murder gets apology from police chief, job offer in hometown at 03:51 PM JST - 17th June
jonnyboy at 11:40 AM JST - 17th June

another point that comes to mind is that i think many, if not the majority, of parents in japan have kids in order to fulfill their "obligations", to get their parents off their back about starting a "respectable" family. so, rather than making a cool, carefully considered decision about wanting…

Posted in What's your impression of parental supervision of children in Japan? at 11:40 AM JST - 17th June
jonnyboy at 11:23 AM JST - 17th June

The mothers' vocabulary for admonishing their children in public seems to be limited to three phrases: "Abunai," "Dame!" and "Yamenasai," after which the mother resumes playing with her cell phone.

i think this is a good point. i wonder how many parents, regardless of country, take the time to explain…

Posted in What's your impression of parental supervision of children in Japan? at 11:23 AM JST - 17th June