mmwk2008 said...

mmwk2008 at 01:10 AM JST - 7th July

Tokyo sucks as a cyclist friendly town. I've been a cyclist for 30 years... so do know my Road Sense, sadly there are a number of drivers here (as in other countries) who shouldn't be on the road, what however, sets Tokyo/Japan apart from elsewhere is that should you get…

Posted in Tokyo residents pedaling to work in increasing numbers at 01:10 AM JST - 7th July
mmwk2008 at 01:06 AM JST - 3rd July

It is easy to pass Critism here yet for the Mother who has lost a child, she will always be asking herself if she could have done something differently - this happens to us all in such situations. Perhaps she left the child on the "spur of the moment" because…

Posted in 2-year-old girl dies in hit-and-run while crossing street in Yokohama at 01:06 AM JST - 3rd July
mmwk2008 at 11:31 PM JST - 12th June

amerijap... as I said, depends upon picture content...

Irrational times and irrational thinking tend to go hand in hand.

If you had no money to feed your child, and someone offered to pay handsomely for a few pictures of your kid in diapers... what would you do ? There's a…

Posted in Hyogo woman arrested for taking porn photos of 2-year-old daughter at 11:31 PM JST - 12th June
mmwk2008 at 11:15 PM JST - 12th June

replace drunken guy with 18month old kid playing at barbecue... running around and falling off edge into water below...

Posted in Drunken man drowns after falling into river during barbecue at 11:15 PM JST - 12th June
mmwk2008 at 12:54 AM JST - 12th June

In short... one Man's junk, another Man's pasture/pleasure/etc...

Posted in Y2.45 mil in cash found in apartment rented by Aum cult member at 12:54 AM JST - 12th June
mmwk2008 at 12:52 AM JST - 12th June

On my 1st day of moving into my place, I found a bundle of Porn mags hidden away under the floorboards - Japanese houses have a hole in the ground called ... something or other ... in which odd items are placed, and these were I rekon them. Needless to…

Posted in Y2.45 mil in cash found in apartment rented by Aum cult member at 12:52 AM JST - 12th June
mmwk2008 at 12:41 AM JST - 12th June

Not enough information in the news story here, but I'll go out upon a limb here, and say (given experience), that I suspect, the Government is partly to blame here.. the pre-designated Public Barbecue Areas are not generally safe. You've got "Docks" like border to water areas, where people can…

Posted in Drunken man drowns after falling into river during barbecue at 12:41 AM JST - 12th June
mmwk2008 at 12:32 AM JST - 12th June

Bearer bonds ? I dont quite understand how the Italian Govt can take a claim upon even part of them if they are in transit through their country.... declared or otherwise. Anyone care to elaborate ? Particularly if you declare them, does that mean everyone knows you're carrying them and…

Posted in 2 Japanese carrying $134 bil worth of U.S. bonds detained in Italy at 12:32 AM JST - 12th June
mmwk2008 at 12:15 AM JST - 12th June

So what does Machinery orders cover... ? Parts to maintain existing machines, e.g. Machinery Consumables : Fax paper rolls ? Plasma cutting machinery tips ? or actual new machiens CNC Plasma machines, Fax Machines, etc..... ?

Posted in Machinery orders down 5.4% in April at 12:15 AM JST - 12th June
mmwk2008 at 12:11 AM JST - 12th June

societymike.... right you can change it, and your ISP will note you accessed it, and therefore the blame will rest with you for willfully/knowingly accessing that site. So there goes the accidental click "excuse".

Posted in Japan PC makers rushing to meet China's new rule of filtering software at 12:11 AM JST - 12th June