keshii said...

keshii at 03:41 PM JST - 8th July

No one else has mentioned this, but I go to Starbucks for the atmosphere. It feels exactly the same in Japan as in America when you're inside... which makes it a perfect, safe place for me to teach English to my students. The moment they step inside a Starbucks in…

Posted in Starbucks Japan to raise coffee prices at 03:41 PM JST - 8th July
keshii at 03:36 PM JST - 8th July

I guess the attempted relationship failed, too.

Posted in Couple arrested over failed suicide attempt at Chiba hotel at 03:36 PM JST - 8th July
keshii at 03:35 PM JST - 8th July

Yet another story about a Japanese man perving on schoolgirls. I wonder why we never seem to hear about any unwanted lesbian attentions? Or heaven forbid, stalking!

Also, I'm curious about what age of students this teacher is in charge of... And whether or not he'll keep his job, which…

Posted in School teacher arrested for peeping up student's skirt in Oita at 03:35 PM JST - 8th July
keshii at 09:07 AM JST - 5th July

And referring to problem number two, the flights from Japan to Australia are more expensive than flights from the USA to Australia. Hmm...

Posted in Australian tourism industry suffers as number of Japanese visitors falls at 09:07 AM JST - 5th July
keshii at 04:40 PM JST - 3rd July

He got stabbed at 1 am, but I wonder how long it took before he recieved medical attention, since, after all, he was stabbed in his apartment and the 17 year old ran off to a bookstore somewher. The long time he spent bleeding out is probably why he died,…

Posted in 17-yr-old man held for stabbing colleague to death in Gunma at 04:40 PM JST - 3rd July
keshii at 04:33 PM JST - 3rd July

northlondon, I definitely agree that his reading the magazine (Even a non-pornographic one) would prompt a lot of disturbance in the prison. But it's sad to me that, I imagine, if he were to read/look at an under-age pornographic magazine, he wouldn't have a hard time from his fellow inmates…

Posted in 'No gay magazines' to detainee violates Constitution: lawyers at 04:33 PM JST - 3rd July
keshii at 04:24 PM JST - 3rd July

Problem! The people who work 24-hours tend to be helping bolster Japan's economy. I don't understand why Saitama is against such "night owl habits"...

Posted in Japan divided over 24-hour convenience store operations at 04:24 PM JST - 3rd July
keshii at 04:19 PM JST - 3rd July

Beauty contests.... are not just about appearance. It’s about who we are inside and what we can do. I would like to visit countries where children suffer from the same illness I had and give them a smile.

Way to go, representing Japan, Hiroko. Instead of seeing children suffer and…

Posted in Reaching for the universe at 04:19 PM JST - 3rd July
keshii at 04:11 PM JST - 3rd July

The last line of the article is my favorite. So there's been several similar stories to this one recently, of wanna-be samurai being chased out of convenient stores with dustpans? This reminds me why I love Japan. It's just crazy sometimes.

Posted in Man with samurai sword arrested for robbery in Osaka at 04:11 PM JST - 3rd July
keshii at 01:10 PM JST - 27th June

I tried simulating a purchase from Tokyo to London in that time slot, and the price was nowhere near 50,000 yen.

Posted in British Airways offers early bird Y50,000 fare to London and 50 European destinations at 01:10 PM JST - 27th June