jonobugs said...

jonobugs at 09:39 PM JST - 25th June

for obstructing police officers from performing their duties

Sounds fairly vague. Any REAL reason he was arrested, or was it that he didn't "fully" cooperate with them so they threw in that trumped up charge....

Posted in Ex-national champ has license stripped after guilty verdict at 09:39 PM JST - 25th June
jonobugs at 11:29 PM JST - 20th June

fake dogs in fake house for fake people in a fake country

Well aren't you just a bowl full of sunshine.

Posted in International Tokyo Toy Show 2008 at 11:29 PM JST - 20th June
jonobugs at 10:45 PM JST - 19th June

Everyone seems to be assuming that she dialed before the attacker reached her. Maybe he stabbed her first. She may have had several seconds of life in her to try and phone or reach someone even after she was stabbed. In any case, it's really impossible to say what would…

Posted in Akihabara victim was dialling 110 when she was attacked at 10:45 PM JST - 19th June
jonobugs at 10:44 PM JST - 19th June

I didn't do a tally or anything, but it seemed that quite a few responses think that the suicide problem stems from unhappy salarymen, or people who are driven too hard by their workplace and have an unhappy home life.

While I'm sure that you might be right about some…

Posted in Suicides in Japan exceed 30,000 in 2007, with depression No. 1 cause at 10:44 PM JST - 19th June
jonobugs at 01:33 AM JST - 19th June

There are some really interesting debates on this forum and most of them off topic!

It seems to me that marriage between two people has little to do with anyone but those people and their families. You can rant and rave about how it affects your tax bracket all you…

Posted in What are your views on same-sex marriages? at 01:33 AM JST - 19th June
jonobugs at 12:50 AM JST - 19th June

It's really interesting how some of the posters here fill in the blanks. First of all, there is no allegation of rape. A few of you have agreed with that statement. There is no indication that the women was a suspect of a crime, just that she was being interviewed…

Posted in Cop arrested over sex with woman involved in crime investigation at 12:50 AM JST - 19th June
jonobugs at 12:45 PM JST - 17th June

I checked the internet, but I can't find the meaning of 'aloft' in this case. When I saw the headline, I thought it was a floating hotel or something.

That's what I thought too, but there is no mention in the article what makes this hotel special. If it's just…

Posted in World's 1st aloft hotel opens in Montreal at 12:45 PM JST - 17th June
jonobugs at 11:42 PM JST - 16th June

I agree with most people on this site that regardless of the age of the girl, her threat must be taken seriously even if she was telling the truth that it was just a joke.

However, to follow some of the suggestions of incarceration or worse seems a bit like…

Posted in 17-yr-old girl held for threatening massacre in Internet message at 11:42 PM JST - 16th June
jonobugs at 01:24 PM JST - 15th June

I'm confused. The Tobacco Institute of Japan is regulating who can use the machines? Seems like a conflict of interest if you ask me, unless I am misunderstanding what the Tobacco Institute is about (very possible). It's also quite interesting that they are making what amounts to an empty promise…

Posted in Tobacco cards to be invalidated for month or longer if used by minors at 01:24 PM JST - 15th June
jonobugs at 10:08 PM JST - 10th June

Is it really illegal to carry a small pocket knife? I had no idea. I carry a leatherman, which is similar to a swiss army knife but with pliers as well. I'm not an engineer, but I use to as a bike tool occasionally. It's also very handy for other…

Posted in Police search at 10:08 PM JST - 10th June