Wednesday February 15, 2012

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    jpdrag0n

    yes what MichaelJP said awhile ago, Japan needs to focus on quality over quantity. i would hate to see japan become like the US. dont get me wrong, the 'melting pot' we call the US is a good model for integration and understanding between people but seeing japan become un-japanese would be a shame. look at roppongi...

    Posted in: What changes are needed in Japanese society to stop the falling birthrate?

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    jpdrag0n

    I just have one thing to say. You can't expect parents to do everything. Kids have to learn certain things by themselves. For example, if this river in Kagoshima was flowing like the Niagara, a kid has to learn someday that its not a good idea to go near there. Based on your opinion, it seems like you have to supervise your children 24/7 for the first 8 or so years of their lives. And thats definitely not necessary.

    Posted in: 8-year-old girl drowns while trying to save brother in Kagoshima river

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    jpdrag0n

    um...well i wouldn't "let" my children play in a bath tub with a hairdryer. your comparison is a little exagerrated.

    how do you know they couldn't swim? maybe they could, but the river current was just too strong? i got swept away by the current in hawaii body-boarding when i was a kid and the lifeguard had to save me. my parents weren't two feet away from me to save the day. Do you even have kids Jerome? I'm just wondering.

    Posted in: 8-year-old girl drowns while trying to save brother in Kagoshima river

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    jpdrag0n

    usaexpat pretty much summed it up.

    Posted in: 8-year-old girl drowns while trying to save brother in Kagoshima river

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    jpdrag0n

    After reading this article, I have no sympathy for the author. If a police officer asks you of something, you comply. Its as simple as that.

    Why was the author so paranoid if these "officers" were real police officers? If they were trying to take them to the station control room wouldn't that mean they're for real?

    Also I have a hard time believing that these officers "grabbed" these people. Just yesterday I was approached by two officers in Shinjuku, and they reminded me it was forbidden to smoke while walking on the sidewalk. Then of course they searched me and my belongings, which as far as I know, is legal in Japan. (In the US they need reasonable doubt I believe) Anyways I complied and assured them I wasn't carrying a bomb or anything like that and I was let go after a couple minutes. Being Caucasian might be different, I don't know. Because I'm Japanese, the usual police stories I hear from my white friends never happen to me. Does a non-japanese have a similar experience?

    Posted in: Roughed up by the cops in Shinjuku

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    jpdrag0n

    I am surprised that many of these posts focus on "Japanese parents", as if other parents of different nationalities don't have this kind of problem. Also people on JT love to blow things out of proportion, quite frankly, and it gets annoying. There were probably thousands of kids playing today but it just so happened that a horrible accident occurred and people here immediately jump on the boat railing against "dumb" parents. I used to play with my brother unsupervised when I was a child and the worst I got was stitches. Parents can't supervise their kids for 4 hours while they run around outside. And for the smartasses who might reply, if you had a mom who could follow you around all day while you rode your bike or explored the neighborhood, good for you. Not all people are blessed with such circumstances.

    Posted in: 8-year-old girl drowns while trying to save brother in Kagoshima river

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