mnemosyne23 said...

mnemosyne23 at 10:37 PM JST - 25th September

And people wonder why social services in Japan are so pathetic? We can hope that the new government will weed out some of this corruption, but I won't believe it until I see some genuine improvement across the board where government-funded services are concerned.

Posted in Ex-welfare association official held on suspicion of embezzlement at 10:37 PM JST - 25th September
mnemosyne23 at 10:34 PM JST - 25th September

I'm glad to see the J-cops taking an active role in combating groping! It's really ridiculous that it's such a problem that it would REQUIRE a whole task force. I understand that commuters can get packed like sardines in these trains, but that's no excuse for poor impulse control. If…

Posted in Saitama police launch new unit to prevent groping on trains at 10:34 PM JST - 25th September
mnemosyne23 at 10:22 PM JST - 24th September

Oh, that is AWESOME. Way to go, gardener-san!

Posted in Gasoline thief arrested after hopes of quick getaway dampened at 10:22 PM JST - 24th September
mnemosyne23 at 11:37 PM JST - 23rd September

Kapuna and ran_man: The initial charge is attempted murder because the victim had not expired at the time of the arrest. The last sentence of paragraph two states that police will pursue a charge of murder, which they can do now that the unfortunate woman has passed away.

Posted in Man arrested after strangling wife to death in Tokyo apartment at 11:37 PM JST - 23rd September
mnemosyne23 at 12:24 AM JST - 22nd September

She's hated him since she was a child and now she's forty-two? That's a LONG time to hold onto that kind of anger. I wonder what finally made her snap?

Posted in Woman arrested for fatally stabbing 82-year-old father in Chiba at 12:24 AM JST - 22nd September
mnemosyne23 at 02:26 AM JST - 19th September

If the parents didn't have any memory of the incident, who put the foundation on the little girl's face? It's not like you can just smear it on there and it'll look fine; you have to blend and work at it. That means that even if the parents AREN'T guilty…

Posted in Couple arrested for punching 3-year-old daughter in face at 02:26 AM JST - 19th September
mnemosyne23 at 02:16 AM JST - 19th September

Can I please step in here and ask why the mother allowed her child to play with the lock and door handle? There's a reason for things like child safety locks and windows, and that's so children -- who are naturally curious -- won't accidentally unlock the door or roll…

Posted in Woman, child not wearing seatbelts fall out of car at intersection at 02:16 AM JST - 19th September
mnemosyne23 at 12:37 AM JST - 18th September

Twelve years is disgustingly low. If the high court has ruled that he was fully competent, then that means he had full understanding of what he was doing. Even if he HADN'T been competent, and the "split personality" had somehow affected his actions, the original seven year sentence was EQUALLY…

Posted in 12-year prison term to be finalized for man who killed sister in 2006 at 12:37 AM JST - 18th September
mnemosyne23 at 05:28 AM JST - 17th September

Did the guy already have the frying pan in his hand in preparation to hit his wife? It certainly sounds like things were escalating to that level! Good on the "relative" (whoever he is) for intervening, and I hope he has a quick recovery!

Again, what is it with the…

Posted in Kumamoto man arrested for hitting relative with frying pan at 05:28 AM JST - 17th September
mnemosyne23 at 05:20 AM JST - 17th September

I certainly hope the poor man is okay! Come back safely, Usui-san!

On a related side note, what is it with famous people going missing in Japan and no one reporting it until days later? Usui went missing on Friday, but we're only reading about it now? A similar thing…

Posted in 'Crayon Shinchan' cartoonist missing at 05:20 AM JST - 17th September