mnemosyne23 said...

mnemosyne23 at 11:58 PM JST - 29th September

Stabbed the mother and lit the apartment on fire, hmm? I'll be interested to learn the motive. Was it selfishness on the part of the daughter (such as bobafett's "sugardaddy" example) or was it due to genuine mistreatment and abuse on the part of the mother? I'm not going to…

Posted in Girl held for setting apartment on fire after stabbing mother at 11:58 PM JST - 29th September
mnemosyne23 at 11:40 PM JST - 29th September

Disgusting. Just disgusting. I hope they DO choose to charge him as an adult, because he clearly thinks of himself as one.

Just one more reason never to walk home alone at night, especially if you're a woman. I hope the victim is able to recover and gets to see…

Posted in 18-year-old university wrestler arrested for rape in Yokohama at 11:40 PM JST - 29th September
mnemosyne23 at 10:45 PM JST - 29th September

head tilt I don't know the first thing about this actress, but she's trying to make a comeback at 23? Wow.

Reading some of the comments it sounds like she's had a bit of a checkered history in the spotlight, but given her youth I'm wondering if it's less that…

Posted in Erika Sawajiri loses comeback movie role as contract termination looms at 10:45 PM JST - 29th September
mnemosyne23 at 12:26 AM JST - 29th September

The fact that the article mentions the police investigating the man's mental competency to ascertain criminal culpability leads me to believe this is more than a 40-something NEET who got sick of eating his mother's omurice every morning, and more that he has some kind of genuine mental deficit. That…

Posted in Man arrested after killing mother with wooden sword in Tokyo at 12:26 AM JST - 29th September
mnemosyne23 at 12:13 AM JST - 29th September

The man walked into the pub HOLDING the knife? And no one thought to call the police? Did anyone WARN the proprietor that the customer who wanted to see him was drunk and wielding a knife? Call me crazy, but if some drunk guy came wandering into my establishment holding…

Posted in Izakaya owner fatally stabbed by customer in Saitama at 12:13 AM JST - 29th September
mnemosyne23 at 11:34 PM JST - 28th September

Klein2: Well said!

This is tragic on all counts. I'd say the sentence is reasonable, though I'd like a little more information on the circumstances leading up to the crash. I agree with bamboohat that I'd like to know HOW the court knows how long the man had his eyes…

Posted in Driver gets 28 months over accident in which 3 died at 11:34 PM JST - 28th September
mnemosyne23 at 11:06 PM JST - 28th September

ThonTaddeo: I agree that the government has no business tweaking people's home software, but the software companies would do this of their own accord even if there was no kind of government pressure. It does companies like Adobe and Xerox no service to create programs and machinery that can assist…

Posted in Student arrested for using counterfeit money at flea market at 11:06 PM JST - 28th September
mnemosyne23 at 10:55 PM JST - 25th September

You go, girl!

What a loser. 50-60 years old and he tries to carjack a 20-year-old? He's lucky she didn't brain him with her designer handbag and spear him through the foot with her Hello Kitty heels. Now if only she had chased him down and knocked him to the…

Posted in Woman attacked with box cutter in parking lot at 10:55 PM JST - 25th September
mnemosyne23 at 10:50 PM JST - 25th September

What the heck is with murderers in Japan chopping up their victim's bodies? Murder is despicable enough, but to then add mutilation to the list of atrocities makes it even worse. I know my native USA has more than its fair share of murders, but I can't think of many…

Posted in Life sentence finalized for Tokyo man convicted of murdering neighbor at 10:50 PM JST - 25th September
mnemosyne23 at 10:40 PM JST - 25th September

Let's see what kind of sentence he gets, ne? Who wants to bet it amounts to a slap on the wrist and a, "Sorry for the inconvenience"?

Posted in Police officials leave for China to seize gang boss accused in killing at 10:40 PM JST - 25th September