mark_in_japan said...

mark_in_japan at 11:02 AM JST - 26th January

Irregardless of the technicalities of the case or how tired the policeman was, he shouldn't have been yelling at a citizen, shouting what was basically a rhetorical questions that was intended to disturb the woman when it was perfectly obvious what she was dissatisfied about.

Posted in Police officer yells at relatives of victim of fatal assault at 11:02 AM JST - 26th January
mark_in_japan at 10:34 AM JST - 23rd January

I couldn't disagree more with bakabaka. Japan is generally very low-key in international relations. The Chinese like to bully and threaten and so get a lot more attention.

Posted in China has been far more skilled than Japan at attracting the attention of the international community. at 10:34 AM JST - 23rd January
mark_in_japan at 01:49 PM JST - 15th January

The program is "in no way mandatory" unless they want to risk their jobs when the company checks up on them.

Posted in 2,200 Toyota managers to buy Toyota cars by March 31 at 01:49 PM JST - 15th January
mark_in_japan at 10:42 AM JST - 7th January

Totally idiotic. Economists get lots of things wrong but this is one they have gotten right: this does almost nothing to stimulate the economy but helps increase national debt, which is already staggeringly huge in Japan proportional to its GDP. Instead they should cut taxes and eliminate the pork subsidies…

Posted in What do you think of the government's plan to give a Y12,000 cash handout to members of the public in an effort to stimulate the economy? at 10:42 AM JST - 7th January
mark_in_japan at 02:32 PM JST - 1st January

"Japan has long boasted a system of lifetime employment at major companies, but that has unraveled this year amid the financial crisis."

Could they try to be accurate, at least? That "system" started unravelling at least 10 years ago. It really hasn't been an issue in the current economic crisis.

Posted in World bids sayonara to a rocky 2008 at 02:32 PM JST - 1st January
mark_in_japan at 10:24 AM JST - 24th December

"Watanabe said F1 was a good way to attract young people."

Maybe he should be more worried about keeping the young people he is cutting loose daily. Toyota should follow Honda's lead and use the millions of dollars they would save from scuttling their F1 program to keep more people…

Posted in Troubled Toyota still in F1, will cut costs at 10:24 AM JST - 24th December
mark_in_japan at 10:21 AM JST - 24th December

Wow. I'm so shocked by this corporate behavior that I'm speechless. Who would have thought that companies did things like this?

Posted in Top Japanese manufacturers retain hefty earnings while shedding jobs at 10:21 AM JST - 24th December
mark_in_japan at 02:26 PM JST - 20th December

Likewise with alcohol: numbs you to the fact that you are being worked to death, letting you forget about that minor detail of your life for a little while (nevermind such inconsequential side-effects like cirrhosis of the liver, wife-beating, and drunken driving deaths). Of course it is sanctioned by the…

Posted in No other country is making such a big fuss with some 1%. This shows the strict awareness Japanese society has against drugs. at 02:26 PM JST - 20th December
mark_in_japan at 01:30 PM JST - 16th December

Considering all the special deals mega-developers like Mori get from the government at the expense of the taxpayer it should be free.

Posted in Sky Illumination 2008 at 01:30 PM JST - 16th December
mark_in_japan at 09:57 PM JST - 12th December

Cops can't be bothered to do a proper investigation of a rape case so what would you expect them to do with this lot? You don't find these kinds of idiots running amok without restraint in the US, that's for sure.

Posted in Youth found dead in vacant lot in Shizuoka; police suspect bike gang involvement at 09:57 PM JST - 12th December