knews said...

knews at 12:14 AM JST - 15th October

Molenir

You may be surprised how many hope to be killed by the government. Some admit it and some don't.

Posted in Court upholds death for man over killing woman, granddaughters at 12:14 AM JST - 15th October
knews at 11:09 PM JST - 14th October

As Gandhi said, "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind." Death is an easy way out when you try to comprehend how boring and stressful it would be to be locked up for even one week, let alone 20 or 30 years.....

Posted in Court upholds death for man over killing woman, granddaughters at 11:09 PM JST - 14th October
knews at 11:40 PM JST - 13th October

martyman

She may have asked him to do it. It happened in the early afternoon so, unless she was taking a nap, it wasn't bedtime as your "The same reason why they wait until their victim is asleep in bed" statement suggests.

Posted in 66-year-old man turns himself in after fatally stabbing wife at 11:40 PM JST - 13th October
knews at 12:30 AM JST - 9th October

gogogo

It's a new visa category and this article isn't saying whether the number is high or low, just that 4400 Chinese people (who can prove they have substantial wealth) have successfully received these visas.

Posted in Japan issues 4,400 tourist visas for Chinese individuals in 3 months at 12:30 AM JST - 9th October
knews at 12:26 AM JST - 9th October

sicklittlemonkey

Hang on! One is a virus and the other is medicine! 89 is a lot of people to die from medicine I reckon. And, yes, 30,000 is a lot of people to die from the flu. Both numbers are way too high.....

Posted in Tamiflu-resistant new flu detected in patient with no record of Tamiflu use at 12:26 AM JST - 9th October
knews at 11:15 PM JST - 8th October

Tamiflu was supposedly related to a number of teen suicides in Japan a few years ago. I'm surprised that hasn't come up again in the news recently. It apparently can cause depression-like symptoms in younger people.....and those who killed themselves were taking it at the time. I can't recall how…

Posted in Tamiflu-resistant new flu detected in patient with no record of Tamiflu use at 11:15 PM JST - 8th October
knews at 12:05 AM JST - 6th October

It would be interesting to know in Japan / US / UK etc. what percentage of divorced females end up with the kids and what percentage of divorced males are given custody of the kids. I assume it would be 70% or 80% in favour of the mother in many…

Posted in Why do you think successive Japanese governments have refused to sign the 1980 Hague Convention on International Child Abduction, which seeks to ensure that the rights of access of both parents are protected? at 12:05 AM JST - 6th October
knews at 11:43 PM JST - 5th October

smithinjapan

What a very weird thing to write. Boasting about your own (lack of?) Japanese abilities as well! Unless Murakami is doing his own translations into English (which he isn't!), how on Earth could any other language be better than the original language the books were written? You're saying the…

Posted in Ad indicates publishing of 3rd volume of Haruki Murakmi's '1Q84' at 11:43 PM JST - 5th October
knews at 11:21 PM JST - 5th October

Kronos

It is more than likely that he and his wife didn't share the same bedroom at night. Quite common for his generation and especially considering the ridiculous hours he would have worked..... i.e. To avoid waking your family (especially partner), it makes more sense (according to many Japanese people)…

Posted in Ex-Finance Minister Nakagawa found dead at Tokyo home at 11:21 PM JST - 5th October
knews at 12:43 AM JST - 5th October

Maybe they were still living their lives as young adults in the 1960s. Just goes to show that even supposedly "upright" citizens can pull the wool over many others' eyes.....

Posted in Int'l school principal, husband nabbed for marijuana smuggling at 12:43 AM JST - 5th October