keshii said...

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
keshii at 03:01 PM JST - 25th June

This is illegal? But how is it any different from all of the magazines that I can buy in the convenient stores?

Posted in 25-year-old wife arrested for selling nude photos of herself at 03:01 PM JST - 25th June
keshii at 02:59 PM JST - 25th June

You guys need to be taking this story more seriously. There are some serious criminals on the loose right now... None of your fruits are safe.

Posted in 5,000 peaches stolen from orchard at 02:59 PM JST - 25th June
keshii at 02:34 PM JST - 25th June

Internet on an airplane? Wow, that almost makes Homeland Security's new mandate of photographing passengers in the nude worth it.

Posted in American Airlines to test in-flight Internet access for passengers at 02:34 PM JST - 25th June
keshii at 02:27 PM JST - 25th June

Am I the only person offended by this article stating it as fact that Western women sweat more? (These pads are "...clearly designed for a lighter flow of perspiration..."

Of the smelliest people in Japan, though, I think the salaryman wins hands down, and not the ladies, Western or otherwise.

Posted in Don't sweat it at 02:27 PM JST - 25th June
keshii at 02:25 PM JST - 25th June

Or at least try to simulate real stars in honor of Tanabata, rather than hosting what seems to be the Japanese equivalent of Christmas in July...

Posted in Tanabata at 02:25 PM JST - 25th June