nandakandamanda said...

nandakandamanda at 11:49 AM JST - 13th May

Well, legally they may not be able to lock him up. Should they give him drugs to cure him? Care in the community? Laser surgery on his eyeballs? There are lots of borderline people like this walking around who haven't actually been proved to have harmed anyone yet. The police…

Posted in 57-year-old Saitama tax chief arrested for taking pictures of naked 9-year-old girl at 11:49 AM JST - 13th May
nandakandamanda at 11:39 AM JST - 13th May

tkoind's reply above is one of the best comments I have read here on JT, ie well-informed and balanced. Although there are different elements in the Taliban, they are generally Pashtun from both sides of the border; Pashtun race, language and culture tend to be their social glue. For this…

Posted in 20 dead as 11 Taliban suicide bombers attack gov't buildings at 11:39 AM JST - 13th May
nandakandamanda at 12:22 AM JST - 13th May

Welcome to the Taliban's pure new spiritual world. God/Allah must be happy today.

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Posted in 84 Afghan schoolgirls hospitalized in apparent poisoning at 12:22 AM JST - 13th May
nandakandamanda at 12:01 AM JST - 13th May

We don't know what kind of pictures they were. We don't know what digital camera he had. Were they general pics or close-up detailed pics? We don't know.

We do know that he was hiding behind a bridge pylon in the river bed, so the suggestion is that he was…

Posted in 57-year-old Saitama tax chief arrested for taking pictures of naked 9-year-old girl at 12:01 AM JST - 13th May
nandakandamanda at 11:34 PM JST - 12th May

Why is it that women enjoy dressing up like that?

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nandakandamanda at 12:16 AM JST - 12th May

Talking to a bunch of doctors today and they were admiring the US system where people are advised to stay at home. The Japanese system is to interview you over the phone and then have you come to an emergency isolation ward if they reckon you are a danger. They…

Posted in Increasing number of patients with fever rejected by Tokyo hospitals at 12:16 AM JST - 12th May
nandakandamanda at 11:22 PM JST - 11th May

Well, sounds good. Let's hope there are no little glitches!

Posted in Gov't pinning hopes on restart of nuclear power plant for green efforts at 11:22 PM JST - 11th May
nandakandamanda at 03:41 PM JST - 11th May

"Maybe the cooling system pipes have come undone or they are blocked with stuff. The water shouldn't rise, as it goes round and round surely? Where's the manual?"

"Can't turn the cooling system off either? Er, so is that one minor glitch, or two?"

The article isn't clear on whether…

Posted in Glitch reported at Kashiwazaki reactor after restart at 03:41 PM JST - 11th May
nandakandamanda at 12:28 PM JST - 11th May

Yes, it was warmer yesterday. Luckily it's still relatively cool. Let's hope we don't get a really hot summer this year...

Posted in Temperatures soar to year's highest in various parts of Japan at 12:28 PM JST - 11th May
nandakandamanda at 11:01 AM JST - 11th May

I think it is official policy here.

I've seen it on the TV and in other news sources. The population has been told quite clearly, "If you think you have flu, stay home and phone the local health office for advice as to your next step. **DO NOT go straight…

Posted in Increasing number of patients with fever rejected by Tokyo hospitals at 11:01 AM JST - 11th May