nigelboy said...

nigelboy at 01:44 PM JST - 24th June

What law is this woman actually breaking?

Article 175 (Distribution of Obscene Objects) A person who distributes, sells or displays in public an obscene document, drawing or other objects shall be punished by imprisonment with work for not more than 2 years, a fine of not more than 2,500,000 yen…

Posted in 25-year-old wife arrested for selling nude photos of herself at 01:44 PM JST - 24th June
nigelboy at 01:34 PM JST - 24th June

Japan should be taking advantage of the dollar/yen ratio to flood the stores with wonderful products from overseas. But to do so would risk exposing the Japanese public to higher quality better products, at a cheaper price, than what domestic suppliers can offer.

Huh? Japan's self sufficiency on wheat is…

Posted in Toyo Suisan to raise noodle prices in September at 01:34 PM JST - 24th June
nigelboy at 11:03 AM JST - 23rd June

Gotta agree with westurn here for a change. He's absolutely dead on about Japan's need to employ a quick ball movement in order to compensate for their lack of height.

But I disagree on Spud Webb. The guy got "sympathy" points for being only 5-7. Dominique Wilkins displayed much more…

Posted in Japan falls to U.S. in volleyball World Grand Prix at 11:03 AM JST - 23rd June
nigelboy at 12:11 PM JST - 20th June

ummm. The Institute of Cetacean Research makes no secret of how much revenues they receive from the sale of whale meat.

http://www.maff.go.jp/koueki/itiran/suisan/8g0007-9.pdf

It only proves that very minimal funding from the MAFF is received.

Posted in Police arrest 2 Greenpeace members over whale meat theft at 12:11 PM JST - 20th June
nigelboy at 10:54 AM JST - 20th June

Though I believe that treatment of mental illness in Japan still lags behind Western nations, by no means am I going to conclude that Japanese people and society are more "depressed" than that of any other western counterparts based on the # of suicides.

Posted in Suicides in Japan exceed 30,000 in 2007, with depression No. 1 cause at 10:54 AM JST - 20th June
nigelboy at 03:40 PM JST - 10th June

...Why don't you read the latest JT update on Kato

Yes. Proving that again, JT is your ONLY source of information on Japan.

And yes. Most psycho's anywhere in the world have issues with women. (or lack of) Care to add something new? Or should I post the article headlines…

Posted in Sex becoming a luxury for working poor at 03:40 PM JST - 10th June
nigelboy at 01:31 PM JST - 10th June

I must say that capone made a valid point. He stated that this particular incident would be news in light of the recent Akihabara incident.

Posted in 16-year-old boy arrested for barging into ex-girlfriend's high school with knife in Kitakyushu at 01:31 PM JST - 10th June
nigelboy at 12:41 PM JST - 10th June

It's "Spa!". Those who quote Spa's figures as if it actually conducted surveys really needs to get a clue. But then again, we are talking about the same idiot who is known to be clueless afterall.

Posted in Sex becoming a luxury for working poor at 12:41 PM JST - 10th June
nigelboy at 12:08 PM JST - 10th June

We show knife scenes in the UK but we show them as part of a moral story. Unlike the Japanese programmers who appear to see knife stabbings as a fashion.

Huh? This is a drama based on a novel by Seiichi Morimura who is one of the most well established…

Posted in TBS cancels drama after Akihabara stabbing spree at 12:08 PM JST - 10th June
nigelboy at 03:55 PM JST - 5th June

Sorry jerseyboy. Tokyo scored the highest for the category of "Environmental conditions and impact". So it must mean other cities are crap (Chicago, for instance).

Posted in Tokyo Gov Ishihara enthusiastic about hosting 2016 Olympics at 03:55 PM JST - 5th June