mnemosyne23 said...

mnemosyne23 at 12:23 AM JST - 5th August

So ridiculous. I believe in freedom of speech -- anyone is welcome to say and believe whatever they want. But I also believe that people have freedom of LISTENING, too, and are not required to pay attention to or agree with the idiotic things some people believe. Media organizations are…

Posted in Jewish human rights group protests 'anti-Semitic' ad in Nihon Keizai Shimbun at 12:23 AM JST - 5th August
mnemosyne23 at 11:52 PM JST - 4th August

Razor blades, pesticides, broken windows... I certainly hope the police are going to seek an indictment for a heck of a lot more than just property damage! How about conduct with intent to harm? Or even attempted murder? You go to squeeze your bicycle brake and end up cutting into…

Posted in Public servant arrested for stalking woman in Tokushima at 11:52 PM JST - 4th August
mnemosyne23 at 12:59 AM JST - 4th August

Poor guy! Who wants to take bets that the conductor wasn't chasing after the train to catch up to it, but to escape the legions of angry commuters left behind on the platform? I'd like to know what the driver was thinking, personally. I hope JR goes easy on this…

Posted in JR conductor chases runaway train at 12:59 AM JST - 4th August
mnemosyne23 at 12:44 AM JST - 4th August

Does the phrase "there are plenty of fish in the sea" have NO meaning for these lunatics? Do you really think stabbing and killing the woman you're infatuated with is somehow going to increase your likelihood of actually getting a date? I pray that this young woman is able to…

Posted in Stalker fatally stabs woman, injures granddaughter in Tokyo home at 12:44 AM JST - 4th August
mnemosyne23 at 12:12 AM JST - 4th August

The group conducted the survey on women aged 35 to 79, who underwent health checkups in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, during a one-year period from February 2007.

That's a fairly specific test group from which to extrapolate an entire country's rate of miscarriages. The data collected as part of the survey…

Posted in 41% of women going through pregnancy have had miscarriages at 12:12 AM JST - 4th August
mnemosyne23 at 01:53 AM JST - 1st August

The first and foremost law that has to be re-evaluated is the ridiculous law that prevents bystanders from interfering when they see a potential crime in progress. Revocation or re-structuring of that particular law (or laws) would mean that good samaritans wouldn't be hamstrung by fear of unreasonable imprisonment. Would…

Posted in Negligence and lousy anti-stalking law behind Chiba kidnapping/murder at 01:53 AM JST - 1st August
mnemosyne23 at 01:25 AM JST - 1st August

netrek: Then who the heck SHOULD be wearing miniskirts? 18 years old is not sixteen. If she wants to wear one, it's her prerogative. He might not have physically assaulted her, but he violated her privacy, committed an act of indecency, and broke the frelling LAW. All of that is…

Posted in Police sergeant arrested on suspicion of filming up-skirt videos at 01:25 AM JST - 1st August
mnemosyne23 at 10:36 PM JST - 30th July

So sad. The poor child. I'd like to know how old the "young woman" being questioned by police is (provided she is the mother in question). Is she a teenager? A twenty-something? Age would go a long way to explaining this young lady's mindset at the time that would lead…

Posted in Newborn boy dies after being found in Tokyo Internet cafe toilet at 10:36 PM JST - 30th July
mnemosyne23 at 10:18 PM JST - 30th July

RIP, Kawamura-san. You were too young.

Posted in Rock singer Kaori Kawamura dies of cancer at 38 at 10:18 PM JST - 30th July
mnemosyne23 at 11:07 PM JST - 28th July

I'll agree that admitting a student with little to no Japanese language ability is a difficult situation, and the teachers were right to express their concerns. Not only might it be disruptive to the girl's class, it would also be disruptive for the girl herself, since it's very difficult to…

Posted in Foreign schoolgirl's admittance delayed due to teachers' opposition at 11:07 PM JST - 28th July