kyoken said...

kyoken at 12:38 PM JST - 20th November

The judge had to intervene already after the first of these series of unrelated and irrelevant questions. It also sheds a dim light on the defendants counsel, who also could and should have intervened.

Posted in Jury member loses cool in Miyagi high school girl rape case at 12:38 PM JST - 20th November
kyoken at 09:25 AM JST - 20th November

I will never understand this hype about classifying restaurants. It seems to me very much like judging wine. After all the human experiance of taste and his/her preference is all individual. Thus I question how one can come up with sustainable criterias to judge meals.

To me this guide falls…

Posted in Tokyo crowned new gourmet capital by Michelin at 09:25 AM JST - 20th November
kyoken at 09:12 AM JST - 20th November

It does not change anything for the better to continue the old inefficient Japan bashing. All it does is giving Japan a good argument to hold on whaling to show the world that no one tells them what to do.

It could be time for some change in strategy of…

Posted in Australia 'deeply disappointed' at start of Japanese whale hunt at 09:12 AM JST - 20th November
kyoken at 09:01 AM JST - 20th November

human waste....please do not waste money for a trial...just one bullet is all it should take!

That is a very worrysome statement. After all he is -legally seen- still just a suspect. Either one believes in the efficiency of our legal system or wants the times of burning witches…

Posted in Ichihashi's lawyers critical of interrogation method at 09:01 AM JST - 20th November
kyoken at 02:12 PM JST - 16th November

Would it really be a problem for the environment or nature if the bluefin tunar would be fished to extinction? There thousands of species that vanish from this planet each year ...

Posted in Stores, restaurants worried about record 40% cut in bluefin tuna catch at 02:12 PM JST - 16th November
kyoken at 02:05 PM JST - 16th November

Dear Jessica Korteman

Thank you for presenting your observations, that I share and experience each day.

It is, though, a mistake to judge our observation based on the western concept of chivalry; instead the Japanese concept of "いえ" needs to be applied to understand. The Japanese separate their environment into…

Posted in Is chivalry dead on Tokyo trains? at 02:05 PM JST - 16th November
kyoken at 06:25 PM JST - 14th November

The emperor is one of the very few Japanese men I ever seen wearing a suit in perfect stile. Sleeves cut at the right length and the suit well fitting rounded up with clean shoes and a pocket-chief.

Most Japanese men wear either suits like their shoes, cheap, three sizes…

Posted in Meet and greet at 06:25 PM JST - 14th November
kyoken at 07:48 PM JST - 6th November

To all the men, don't worry about the new flu. A recent study has shown that nearly 70 % of all fatalities is with women. Seems the virus has a clear preference.

Posted in No. of flu patients to top 6 million mark soon in Japan at 07:48 PM JST - 6th November
kyoken at 05:35 PM JST - 2nd November

The lack of accountability in the Japanese leadership is unbelievable for a person not been born in a banana republic.

The public finally forced the former leadership off their posts (presumably into "amakudari") only to realize that the new leaders are "old wine in new tubes".

Posted in Hatoyama fails to declare Y72 mil in income from stock sales at 05:35 PM JST - 2nd November
kyoken at 08:25 PM JST - 25th October

Would someone kindly enlighten me: what's wrong with wearing fur? (Serious question)

It is the same logic as killing whales and dolphins is wrong; free living animals are killed to be used for products.

Posted in Antifur rally marches through fashionable Tokyo streets at 08:25 PM JST - 25th October