medievaltimes said...

medievaltimes at 11:53 PM JST - 23rd July

Gee...how dare we have change.

Posted in LDP warns voters against change in Aug 30 election at 11:53 PM JST - 23rd July
medievaltimes at 11:48 PM JST - 23rd July

This punishment is silly!

They should have made them pull weeds in front of the station, re-write the safety manual by hand, or write letters of apology.

Posted in JR West slaps 26 execs with pay cuts over 2005 fatal derailment at 11:48 PM JST - 23rd July
medievaltimes at 05:19 PM JST - 22nd July

I am generally supportive of the US but why do they always have to get involved in everybody else's business all the time?

Posted in Clinton declares the U.S. 'is back' in Asia at 05:19 PM JST - 22nd July
medievaltimes at 05:14 PM JST - 22nd July

Kazuo told police that their son suffered from a mental disorder and would suddenly become violent. He said that their son had punched and kicked them over the past seven years, and was quoted as saying: “It came to the point where we thought if we didn’t kill him, he…

Posted in Parents arrested for strangling 35-year-old abusive son to death in Chiba at 05:14 PM JST - 22nd July
medievaltimes at 11:43 AM JST - 19th July

I've met sooooo many Japanese that work unpaid overtime. Quite sad.

Question maybe someone could answer for me. Is unpaid overtime actually against labor laws in Japan? Or is it a case of, it is against the law but nobody is going to enforce it?

Posted in Honda bringing back overtime at Japan plants at 11:43 AM JST - 19th July
medievaltimes at 11:21 AM JST - 19th July

Saitama prosecutors said that as it is a crime by a syndicate, it is expected that its members will attend the court hearing and jurors may be threatened.

Ahhh...well...then arrest them.

Posted in Prosecutors to ask court not to try gangster under jury system for fear of reprisals at 11:21 AM JST - 19th July
medievaltimes at 11:15 AM JST - 19th July

Not to sound harsh, but why is this news? Don't people die from various accidents everyday year round in Japan?

Posted in 5 die, 2 missing in outdoor accidents across Japan at 11:15 AM JST - 19th July
medievaltimes at 08:22 AM JST - 16th July

A very classy gesture by them.

Posted in Emperor, empress lay wreath at Hawaii cemetery for American soldiers at 08:22 AM JST - 16th July
medievaltimes at 11:57 PM JST - 15th July

The world would be a better place if there were no missionaries...from any religion.

Posted in Malaysia arrests 9 Christians for trying to convert Muslims at 11:57 PM JST - 15th July
medievaltimes at 11:02 PM JST - 13th July

I guess Im in the minority but I dont think what he said is a big deal.

Mental illness (depression, bi-polar etc.) does run in families, meaning there is a genetic component to it. We derive directly from our mothers and fathers DNA.

Nature vs. nurture....to me, its a bit…

Posted in DNA affects suicide: LDP's Hatoyama at 11:02 PM JST - 13th July