mnemosyne23 said...

mnemosyne23 at 04:16 AM JST - 29th October

Oh my gosh, the poor men. Thank God they were found alive. May the remaining crewmen who are still missing also be found alive and well, and may the captain RIP.

Posted in 3 rescued from capsized fishing boat 4 days after it went missing at 04:16 AM JST - 29th October
mnemosyne23 at 04:12 AM JST - 29th October

So sad. My heart breaks for the boy's family.

Posted in 10-year-old boy dies after falling from tree in Chiba park at 04:12 AM JST - 29th October
mnemosyne23 at 12:25 AM JST - 28th October

*“Men now in their 20s and early 30s are of the generation that grew up under the banner of respect for individuality,” explains marketing writer Megumi Ushikubo. “They have little experience of the triumph of outright victory in all-out competition. Consequently, they don’t know their own potential, which is why…

Posted in The age of listless, wary, anxiety-ridden and insecure young men at 12:25 AM JST - 28th October
mnemosyne23 at 12:07 AM JST - 27th October

What a freak. I'm almost morbidly interested in what the argument might have entailed. Glad no one was seriously injured!

Posted in Police arrest knife-wielding man after high-speed chase ends in crash at 12:07 AM JST - 27th October
mnemosyne23 at 12:05 AM JST - 27th October

What a tragic shame. I don't remember reading anything about a Chiba fire last week -- did I just miss it? You'd think a fire involving a fatality would have made headlines. Then I think I could wrap my head a little better around the timeline involved.

Posted in Chiba University student found murdered in apartment at 12:05 AM JST - 27th October
mnemosyne23 at 12:01 AM JST - 27th October

I want the parents of the 8 year-old to post flyers throughout the city with pictures of the attackers and their home phone numbers, and include details on what these "children" ("children" meaning monsters) did to their son. The justice system might be legally prevented from disclosing the identities of…

Posted in Two 15-yr-old boys sent to family court for assaulting 8-yr-old boy at 12:01 AM JST - 27th October
mnemosyne23 at 11:44 PM JST - 26th October

Does anyone have any information on WHY he kept calling? I mean, did he just call 110 to say, "You guys are stupid and I hate you!" or was he making nuisance complaints? He's clearly either delusional or arrogant beyond belief if he thinks it's "ridiculous" that he's been arrested…

Posted in Shiga man arrested for calling 110 number more than 12,000 times at 11:44 PM JST - 26th October
mnemosyne23 at 11:30 PM JST - 26th October

(sigh) This whole media frenzy is completely ridiculous. I'm not a drug user, I don't advocate drug use, and amphetamines are some of the worst of the lot in terms of addiction and adverse effects, but COME ON. She's admitted to using. Slap her with a fine (how could you…

Posted in Sakai admits to drug use; 6,615 line up for 20 gallery seats at 11:30 PM JST - 26th October
mnemosyne23 at 11:17 PM JST - 26th October

PS -- Also, ditto IvanCoughalot's point that domestic violence is a two-way street. Women and children might be the most visible victims, but many men deal with physical, emotional and psychological abuse as well, and are even LESS likely to come forward. As with all domestic violence, this is hardly…

Posted in Fukuoka man arrested for leaving dead wife’s body in apartment at 11:17 PM JST - 26th October
mnemosyne23 at 11:06 PM JST - 26th October

what a strange and unnerving story. A month with a dead body in the bedroom? What? Didn't any of the neighbors notice the putrid smell of a decaying body? It probably sounds crude, but when my family had a dead mouse in the wall in our basement, the smell was…

Posted in Fukuoka man arrested for leaving dead wife’s body in apartment at 11:06 PM JST - 26th October