mojibake said...

mojibake at 11:39 AM JST - 22nd May

The risk of losing custody of a child to the other parent: think of it as punishment to the crime of producing a child in a relationship that couldn't support one. Return or no return, by the time the situation has deteriorated thusly, it's a zero-sum game.

Posted in Japan urged to sign accord against parental abductions at 11:39 AM JST - 22nd May
mojibake at 04:13 PM JST - 21st May

"After alerting the pilots and aircrew, the ranking pilot made the decision to divert the flight to San Francisco."

Posted in U.S. airman spots aircraft fuel leak at 35,000 feet on Narita-bound flight at 04:13 PM JST - 21st May
mojibake at 08:29 PM JST - 17th May

Well, if I'm not mistaken, the newsworthy thing here is that the embassies were able to track down the father and contact him, not to mention somehow getting his name out in public. A case of the media trying to make an example out of the guy?

Man, he was…

Posted in Boy in central Thailand waiting for reunion with Japanese father at 08:29 PM JST - 17th May
mojibake at 08:20 PM JST - 17th May

Chivalry and chauvinism are words that sound similar, and this country has a helluva lot of both. That means if you're a decent guy, you pay on the first date. If your date is a decent lady and your financial circumstances are similar, she will offer to split the bill…

Posted in What are some first-date mistakes to avoid? at 08:20 PM JST - 17th May
mojibake at 02:31 PM JST - 14th May

Way to make yourself out to be a gaijin loser. Pilfering food samples with no intent to buy? Turning a geisha's work into some kind of cheap carnival photo-op? Have some class, people.

Posted in How to enjoy Kyoto for free at 02:31 PM JST - 14th May
mojibake at 09:05 AM JST - 7th May

Yes, because the Italians build reliable cars, the British make excellent food, the French sure work hard, and the Japanese ... well, just look at the other comments on JT to learn what the Japanese are good at.

Remember the Yugo? That was the brilliant combination of Fiat engineering and…

Posted in Fiat is out to create automotive powerhouse at 09:05 AM JST - 7th May
mojibake at 08:48 AM JST - 7th May

Isn't there a curse on Narita airport from the Chiba farmers who vigorously defended the merits of a few households growing rice over that of a couple million air travellers?

I wonder how close the new JR alignment comes to the dynamited Narita Shikansen's original route...

Posted in How would you rate Narita airport when compared to other major airports around the world? at 08:48 AM JST - 7th May
mojibake at 08:31 PM JST - 6th May

The UAW objects, eh? Kind of like when your pimply 17-year old teenager "objects" when you buy him a beater instead of a sports car. It's nice to see they're complaining to the lawmakers, though. With any luck they could turn the USA into that other union-dominated manufacturing powerhouse: France.

Posted in UAW objects to GM's restructuring plan at 08:31 PM JST - 6th May
mojibake at 08:27 PM JST - 6th May

You people are discussing this article as if it was some scholarly comment on Japanese society. It's not, it's the kuchikomi section. You know, those same weekly rags that publish those "101 ways OLs secretly wish they were sexually harassed by the boss" lists.

Posted in Single mothers, squeezed by recession, turning to prostitution as last resort at 08:27 PM JST - 6th May
mojibake at 08:22 PM JST - 6th May

Show me one alleged crusty reactionary Japanese who "learned" something that he didn't already know from these "secret" maps, and I'll show you a shill for the burakumin liberation league.

The fact is that this information is already known to everyone, but republishing the maps with their original non-politically correct…

Posted in Old Japanese maps on Google Earth unveil 'burakumin' secrets at 08:22 PM JST - 6th May