lurker said...

lurker at 01:56 PM JST - 24th July

Are these the same women who show up at the konkatsu events at Imado Shrine when they're thirtysomething?

Posted in Firms marketing products for single women spending time at home at 01:56 PM JST - 24th July
lurker at 02:47 PM JST - 21st July

scroll down to see her picture: http://www.corpun.com/myj00901.htm

Posted in Malaysian Islamic court orders woman caned for having a beer at 02:47 PM JST - 21st July
lurker at 03:59 PM JST - 17th June

Perhaps because the show is broadcast in other countries as well? It's on many cable networks here in Japan, but they call it "Dr. House" instead. Season 4 is just starting, and it's a great show. He's a misanthrope with a sharp tongue...

Posted in 'House' is world's most popular TV show at 03:59 PM JST - 17th June
lurker at 10:56 PM JST - 26th May

Maria - it was "Nippon no Kuroi Natsu - Enzai" (日本の黒い夏─冤罪).

It was indeed a good movie, and it cast the police in a rather bad light.

Posted in Ken Ishiguro to star as wrongly accused in drama about sarin gas attack in Matsumoto at 10:56 PM JST - 26th May
lurker at 02:22 PM JST - 8th May

The Japanese press says it was a colonoscopy, and that the doctor claims he accidentally inserted the endoscope into the wrong orifice.

Posted in Doctor arrested for molesting patient at Tokyo hospital at 02:22 PM JST - 8th May
lurker at 03:07 PM JST - 1st May

the police won't improve their investigation techniques until the courts demand it. as long as judges rubber-stamp guilty verdicts at a 99.9% rate based solely on single-person accusations and backroom confession tactics, there is no incentive for improvement.

Posted in Police stymied by ineptness, lack technical savvy at 03:07 PM JST - 1st May
lurker at 06:48 PM JST - 13th April

Interesting that the pirates make no mention of France, which has been much more aggressive in storming vessels held for ransom and killing/capturing pirates during the past few months.

Posted in Somali pirates vow retaliation after captain freed at 06:48 PM JST - 13th April
lurker at 08:15 PM JST - 6th April

onewrldoneppl:

Gotta disagree with you on this. While Yanai might personnally buy some foreign brand-name goods, it's difficult to argue with what he's done for the Japanese economy. Fast Retailing and Uniqlo drive an entire ecosystem of advertising, distribution, production and retail operations in Japan. And, while they manufacture wherever…

Posted in Japan's richest man calls goverment policy 'superficial' at 08:15 PM JST - 6th April
lurker at 02:36 PM JST - 6th April

Nice tears. Now I'm impressed with his acting skills.

Posted in Masatoshi Nakamura sheds tears over son's drug arrest at 02:36 PM JST - 6th April
lurker at 03:05 PM JST - 2nd April

It seems clear we will eventually be getting most of our content from the net, in HD quality, when we want it. I even question the necessity of the push to digital TV broadcasts - except to sell more TVs, of course :-)

Given the switch to HDD recorders, I…

Posted in Is television going the way of other obsolete media? at 03:05 PM JST - 2nd April