knews said...

knews at 11:31 PM JST - 26th June

There's a very good exhibition of his works now on at Sogo department store in Yokohama. 1,200 yen to see it but well worth it. He was an interesting bloke and could certainly paint!

Posted in Leonard Fujita's earliest work to be displayed for 1st time at 11:31 PM JST - 26th June
knews at 11:18 PM JST - 26th June

That's "semi-literate" kanada, not "semi-litterate". I care, too.

Posted in Body parts found floating in Tokyo Bay at 11:18 PM JST - 26th June
knews at 11:58 PM JST - 19th June

I have a theory about the longevity of Japanese people. I've always wondered why it is one of the longest in the world when there are so many smokers and drinkers here. So I think it must be a combination of eating a lot of fish and rice (which many…

Posted in World's oldest man dies at 113 at 11:58 PM JST - 19th June
knews at 12:08 AM JST - 18th June

Criticizing someome you have just read ten lines about and have never met is rather stupid. Obviously the woman had mental issues and thought this was the only way out. I guess it is hard for anyone else to understand if they haven't been there but, then again, none of…

Posted in Woman jumps to death from bldg; 1-yr-old daughter found dead in bedroom at 12:08 AM JST - 18th June
knews at 10:54 AM JST - 17th June

Have to agree that it's a shocking translation. If someone forces someone else to stick a gun in his/her mouth and pull the trigger, is it forced suicide?! I think not but I wonder if it will become a new form of defense in court for such murders!

"Yes, your…

Posted in Father, 3 children die in apparent murder-suicide in Hiroshima at 10:54 AM JST - 17th June
knews at 11:55 PM JST - 9th June

Hey, if that's the kind of life you grew up with then that becomes the norm. For us "typical" people it's hard to fathom but it's all about your upbringing and way of life. Not so different from ridiculously wealthy movie stars or sportspeople, except that these were just very…

Posted in Murdered Tokyo couple had cash stashed all over the house at 11:55 PM JST - 9th June
knews at 11:49 PM JST - 9th June

medievaltimes

Why would a mainland invasion have been necessary when Japan had almost no ships or planes left that could inflict any serious damage abroad? They may have wanted to fight to the end if there was indeed a mainland invasion, but, the point again being that such an invasion…

Posted in Nagasaki A-bomb plane co-pilot dies at age 88 at 11:49 PM JST - 9th June
knews at 10:28 PM JST - 7th June

There was much more panic here in Japan when the first 3 or 4 cases appeared than with the 432 total cases now! The media has a lot to do with it of course!

Posted in 6 more new-flu cases found in Japan, bringing total to 438 at 10:28 PM JST - 7th June
knews at 06:55 PM JST - 7th June

Life is full of choices. Every day. Sometimes we make the right choice and sometimes the wrong choice but the choice gets made. Criticizing people for killing themselves is as stupid as trying to criticize those who don't kill themselves. Who's really right? Or is it just easier to criticize…

Posted in Tributes pour in for Japanese mother who leapt to death with husband, dead son at 06:55 PM JST - 7th June
knews at 06:46 PM JST - 7th June

medievaltimes

My point was that the conscription of women and children was hardly going to have any impact on the outcome of the war and certainly shouldn't have contributed to the supposed justification of bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Moreover, conscripting women and children is completely different from indiscriminately killing women…

Posted in Nagasaki A-bomb plane co-pilot dies at age 88 at 06:46 PM JST - 7th June