JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- Full-time English Teacher - Osaka
- Epion English Language Schools, Osaka
- Salary: ¥200,000 ~ ¥250,000 / Month Depending on your ability and experience
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- Part-time English Teacher - Osaka
- Epion English Language Schools, Osaka
- Salary: ¥10,000 ~ ¥15,000 / Day Depending on how many days a week are worked
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- Core Developer - コアディベロッパー
- Midokura Japan K.K. - ミドクラジャパン株式会社, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥4.0M ~ ¥10.0M / Year Negotiable
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openyoureyes
It does get frustrating to see all the crimes that the J-satsu are too afraid to tackle, and at the same time see their fervor in taking down the dreaded weedsmokers.
No, what would be good is if we could get rid of the clueless idiots who think that there is such a thing as a dope fiend when it comes to marijuana.
Posted in: Russian sumo star arrested in Japan for marijuana
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openyoureyes
and if you've lived on the yurakucho line past ikebukuro, you'd realize that this line is welcome. it was a pain in the ass, and expensive, to transfer to JR just to get to shinjuku.
Posted in: New subway line to open in Tokyo on June 14
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openyoureyes
i believe you mean kOtake-mukaihara. unless they've gone and changed the name without telling me.
Posted in: New subway line to open in Tokyo on June 14
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openyoureyes
lends weight to the questions, "what is 'success,' and does having it bring you happiness?"
Posted in: TV announcer Ako Kawada found dead in car in apparent suicide
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openyoureyes
national interest = LDP interest
Posted in: The nuclear issue, the missile issue that imposes a threat to Japan and the abduction issue should come as a set of three. Lacking any one of the three will not solve the issue.
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openyoureyes
it's a pain in the arse to cook when your bed is your cutting board. plus, i don't like having tons of rotting trash next to my pillow waiting for collection day.
i moved into a house (my first real kitchen in tokyo!) in november, and have been cooking non-stop since then.
Posted in: How come so many young people today don't know how to cook?
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openyoureyes
i agree she shouldn't be let off the hook. just curious as to what actual laws she will be charged with breaking.
Posted in: Mother arrested for attempting to kill 5-yr-old son with hydrogen sulfide gas in Saga
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openyoureyes
yes, but is this actually illegal? she called the police and told them of her intent to commit a crime (murder/suicide), but she didn't actually carry it out.
perhaps she could get a bit of punishment for endangering the neighbors with toxic gas, but no one was hurt and she removed her son from danger herself.
she obviously needs some sort of psychological help... but what law did she break?
Posted in: Mother arrested for attempting to kill 5-yr-old son with hydrogen sulfide gas in Saga
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openyoureyes
this picture combined with yesterday's picture and all the comments have really helped me get it. you guys cream yourselves over ANY japanese girls, whether they are even marginally attractive or not. you should really raise your standards. there are more beautiful girls than this walking down the streets in tokyo. why fawn over these two or the one from yesterday?
sarge, in regards to yesterday's photo: my eyes are open. but i think you have only ol' one-eye open when thinking about these girls.
Posted in: Platinum
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openyoureyes
the japanese girl just looks silly. and vapid.
Posted in: Juno
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openyoureyes
smartacus, does your respect extend to the J-satsu?
Posted in: Which professions do you respect the most?
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openyoureyes
I'm not sure if "ruining your day" is a chargeable offense. But I'm sure that the bureaucracy can figure out a way to make him pay, just for you. If not, I'm sure he'll be fired in 25 years when it comes out that he was arrested for protesting, a la that Japanese postal worker who protested the Vietnam war.
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openyoureyes
Do you insult their parents too? It's no wonder they won't listen to you.
Again, you have a CHOICE in reading it or not. You act like they pull a clockwork orange and force you and your children to read. Have some accountability.
Do I want children to mix up hydrogen sulfide and kill themselves? No. I don't. But you're just like parents who complain about TV content and then let their children watch whatever programs happen to be on without monitoring them. If you feel your children cannot handle reading such things, which maybe they cannot, then it's your job to lock the proverbial guns away, which you advocate so highly, and stop them from reading them. You cannot depend upon others to do it for you.
All three children in my family miraculously grew up without killing ourselves with those uber-dangerous weapons. Judging by your point of view, your own family would not make it out of such a situation unscathed. So I absolutely understand your worries. But it's up to you to protect your kids. Not JT.
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openyoureyes
Don't worry. There is a national campaign going on to fix this pram problem: falling birthrate.
Seriously, I feel some compassion towards some of these women (going to the doctor, etc.), but I don't weep for the ones loaded to the gills with department store/boutique bags. That's elective travel/shopping.
Posted in: Pram safety aboard trains a growing problem
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openyoureyes
You think these Chiba cops would have been removed for sheer incompetence at this point. Oh, wait. Given what we know about police here, they probably have the highest ability in the country.
Give me a break. They don't check a place with multiple sightings because they aren't familiar with the area? Probably they're more afraid of catching "the gay" than anything else.
Posted in: Ichihashi reportedly seen in Tokyo's gay area
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openyoureyes
You're right, it doesn't "NEED" to be out there. And you don't "NEED" to read it if it is out there.
It's out there for those of us who are interested in absorbing information. Common sense isn't omitting information based on the fear that some negative will come of it, common sense is not going and mixing up a batch of hydrogen sulfide after reading how on the internet. THAT'S common sense.
I should be shielded from that info because you can't teach your kids how to handle it? I think, instead, you should go find a more family-friendly web page to read. That's common sense. If you don't like how they report, don't read their reporting.
My parents were bright enough to raise a kid who didn't need the safety patrol looking over his back at every turn. Trying to protect your kids from every perceived danger will only make them incapable of dealing with real danger and/or adversity when it comes their way. I fear for your kids, not because they might read about making hydrogen sulfide on the internet, but because you will not have prepared them to adequately handle that situation when it does occur.
I say good on japantoday for trusting me to be a responsible reader.
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openyoureyes
First off, there is not a list of the chemicals in this article. "Bath salts and toilet cleanser" is pretty vague. Just reading that, I would have to google it to find out how to make it. And one could argue that knowing those things can be used to create hydrogen sulfide will lead to more parents being safer about where they keep them.
Secondly, my parents didn't lock up the guns in our house and I did know better than to play with them. Why? Because I was taught at a young age how to use and respect them, not "play" with them. Educate the kids. They aren't as stupid as you think. Keeping information from them out of fear will only make that fear more likely to come true.
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openyoureyes
No. Irresponsible journalism is when you don't report something because you think that people are too immature to handle adult information. Are we a society of six-year-olds?
I, for one, am insulted by the conduct of most media outlets in assuming I cannot analyze objective fact for myself.
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openyoureyes
Actually, "take care of me when I'm old" is more common of a reason than you might suspect.
I personally do not want children, and nearly every person who asks me about it inevitably follows it up with, "Don't you want someone to take care of you when you're old?"
If the only reason you have for wanting children is to have some slaves when you're geriatric, then you are probably a pretty awful person to begin with, and would most likely raise children who hated you. Good luck getting them to take care of you when you're old. :p
Posted in: I'm afraid I'll abuse the child. I'm giving up my freedom for the kid, and if he doesn't do what I say I'll kick his ass.
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openyoureyes
i've seen this monstrosity being eaten. shared by three skinny girls. they just dismantled it with knife and fork and spread it around to the three plates. i mean... what's the point if you're just going to take it apart to eat it anyway?
the burgers at that place aren't even that great... so there's no way i would want one of that size.
although my pals love the place... so, as always, taste is subjective.
Posted in: Big burger