kirakira25 said...

kirakira25 at 04:51 PM JST - 9th November

My friend was a tour escort and is full of stories just like these and far worse.

She took a group to the middle east desert once for a rustic tour where they complained the towels weren`t fluffy enough!

Another time in Hungary she went around the group in a…

Posted in Veteran tour escort relates travelers' lack of decorum at 04:51 PM JST - 9th November
kirakira25 at 04:47 PM JST - 9th November

Ah! This is very interesting. I was always told that my half-Japanese children "have to leave Japan on their Japanese passports" - so I`ve never even bothered to get their British passports yet as we have never needed to return back to the UK for longer than the 3 months…

Posted in Czech man takes son out of Japan in suspected child abduction at 04:47 PM JST - 9th November
kirakira25 at 01:43 PM JST - 9th November

So which is it then? Did the 17 year old point a "strung bow" (thank you Grafton!) at the 16 year old who stood innocently behind the safety line, in which case - he is at fault.

Or, did the 16 year old wander out in front of the shooting…

Posted in 16-year-old boy struck by arrow dies at 01:43 PM JST - 9th November
kirakira25 at 01:29 PM JST - 9th November

I agree that Japan should sign the Hague Convention but that is actually not going to do much to stop these things from happening. Whilst the Hague Convention will help to ensure children are returned to their normal place of abode in the event of an abduction overseas, as far…

Posted in Czech man takes son out of Japan in suspected child abduction at 01:29 PM JST - 9th November
kirakira25 at 09:42 PM JST - 8th November

I have seen some divorce stats for international marriages with Japanese in the past and I have been searching for them but I can`t find them now. From memory, the average numbers were around 30-40% but it varied quite widely by original country of the non-Japanese spouse, and whether the…

Posted in Czech man takes son out of Japan in suspected child abduction at 09:42 PM JST - 8th November
kirakira25 at 07:20 PM JST - 8th November

Very sad. I was hoping and praying he would pull through.

I dont think there is necessarily a problem with providing activities like archery in schools IF THEY ARE PROPERLY SUPERVISED BY QUALIFIED ADULTS which in this case it clearly wasnt. Letting kids loose with deadly weapons on their own…

Posted in 16-year-old boy struck by arrow dies at 07:20 PM JST - 8th November
kirakira25 at 07:15 PM JST - 8th November

I don`t know the stats for seasonal flu cases and deaths, but last night I calculated the new flu mortality rate in Japan, based on 6 million cases and 48 deaths to be 0.0008% across the general population. I realise that amongst high-risk groups that mortality rate increases, but I…

Posted in Vaccines for seasonal flu in short supply in Japan at 07:15 PM JST - 8th November
kirakira25 at 10:44 AM JST - 8th November

What a cheerful, optimistic soul you are, KWATT!

Posted in Czech man takes son out of Japan in suspected child abduction at 10:44 AM JST - 8th November
kirakira25 at 05:30 PM JST - 7th November

Right with you Foxie. And this one doesn`t even seem to be ashamed of the fact that she is marrying this guy for "status". Hope he makes up a pre-nup.

Posted in Hawaii wedding extravaganza planned for Misaki Ito at 05:30 PM JST - 7th November
kirakira25 at 05:28 PM JST - 7th November

I heard the spelling was simply to enable them to get past the censors with the promotional posters!

Posted in A bunch of basterds at 05:28 PM JST - 7th November