keshii said...

keshii at 07:05 PM JST - 6th May

HoDeDo, are you new to Japan? I'm sure you've heard of chikans on the train. Groping girls like that certainly qualifies as public molestation, I'd say.

Posted in U.S. serviceman held on suspicion of molesting Japanese woman in Aomori at 07:05 PM JST - 6th May
keshii at 07:03 PM JST - 6th May

They're just trying to make peace with the Japanese public eye, I think.

Again, JapanToday, why are you using the word "alleged"? You do know that's defamation, since the 'victim' withdrew her allegation, right?

Posted in U.S. Marine pleads not guilty in court-martial over alleged rape at 07:03 PM JST - 6th May
keshii at 07:01 PM JST - 6th May

'I'm loving it' always sounds like subliminal corporate propaganda to me.

Wait, it's not overt?

Posted in McDonald's Japan eyes price hikes at 07:01 PM JST - 6th May
keshii at 06:59 PM JST - 6th May

I would like the Japanese government to work on making employment, and the workplace, fair for Japanese citizens before they even attempt to make it open and fair for foreign workers.

It goes back to what a number of you mentioned: the trouble with mass immigration. But also, there are…

Posted in Gov't looks to immigrants as population shrinks at 06:59 PM JST - 6th May
keshii at 01:43 PM JST - 5th May

evil_robot, I completely agree about the dog thing. All of the dressed up, pampered pooches I see being walked in Daikanyama just reek of misplaced maternal affections to me.

No one has commented about the timing of the report yet. Clearly the Japanese government are trying to send a (very…

Posted in Japan's child population sags to record low for 27th year in row at 01:43 PM JST - 5th May
keshii at 01:32 PM JST - 5th May

Being a fairly outdoorsy person, I've heard the phrase "challenge the elements" plenty of times, and by derivation, "challenge the mountain". I will agree it's a bit funny in this context, but am (as always) amused by the amount of commentary that has been stimulated.

Posted in Rafting at 01:32 PM JST - 5th May
keshii at 02:52 PM JST - 4th May

Sorry, it didn't post correctly/ completely. Let me try again.

http://www.veoh.com/videos/v8026199Yex3N5C3

Posted in A punching bag on the Odakyu line at 02:52 PM JST - 4th May
keshii at 02:51 PM JST - 4th May

Here's the video from the event I'd mentioned earlier. Excuse me, it was not the Inokashira line, but actually Osaka.

http://www.veoh.com/matureContentVerification.html;jsessionid=043FDC9BEEDDB80A7B8F0E967360AF2B?permalink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.veoh.com%2Fvideos%2Fv8026199Yex3N5C3%3Fconfirmed%3D1&noAd=false

Posted in A punching bag on the Odakyu line at 02:51 PM JST - 4th May
keshii at 06:31 PM JST - 3rd May

I don't like seeing Clinton and McCain working together. It makes me think that the two of them are just playing politics... but of course, in whose interest?

Posted in Clinton seeks gas tax vote; Obama calls it 'shell' game at 06:31 PM JST - 3rd May
keshii at 06:20 PM JST - 3rd May

Gaijin whining like this is what makes me completely adverse to reading Metropolis magazine.

Posted in A punching bag on the Odakyu line at 06:20 PM JST - 3rd May