paolo27th said...

paolo27th at 02:38 PM JST - 26th June

This stuff is pretty common in Italy. Alot of heritage sites are plastered with dumb scrawlings (at my time the favourite being the name of your boyfriend or girlfriend followed by T.V.B. meaning I love you or T.V.T.B. as in I love you very much). The problem is that these…

Posted in 3 more students scrawled on world heritage cathedral in Italy at 02:38 PM JST - 26th June
paolo27th at 02:22 PM JST - 26th June

"nothing was missing when a teacher checked the classroom around 5 p.m. on Tuesday when she was locking up."

Call me the suspicious type but even just this suggest to me the police won't have to look very far. And I wonder whether this teacher might have not worked at…

Posted in 18 schoolgirls' swimsuits stolen at primary school in Yamanashi at 02:22 PM JST - 26th June
paolo27th at 12:14 AM JST - 22nd May

So do you guys mean that keeping some non-specified charity type "allowance" (probably amounting to out of date Big Macs) is more worthy than being paid the overtime the company actually owes them? Very interesting... and let's not even talk about the fact that these people have no control over…

Posted in McDonald's Japan to start giving store managers overtime pay at 12:14 AM JST - 22nd May
paolo27th at 07:21 PM JST - 21st May

Most exciting surely MMA. Most boring... well not much meaning left to the word "sport" if you take MMA out.

Posted in Which sports do you find the most exciting and which the most boring? at 07:21 PM JST - 21st May
paolo27th at 07:21 PM JST - 21st May

Most exciting surely MMA. Most boring... well not much meaning left to the word "sport" if you take MMA out.

Posted in Which sports do you find the most exciting and which the most boring? at 07:21 PM JST - 21st May
paolo27th at 11:41 PM JST - 16th May

Hey Sarge and Palmersun, the guy was convicted of "abusive sexsual conduct", not rape. He admitted to holding the girl down and kissing her didn't he? Even japanese law would require the girl to make a complaint remember that he is also a US marine currently in service in Japan.…

Posted in U.S. Marine gets 4 years in prison for 'abusive sexual contact' at 11:41 PM JST - 16th May
paolo27th at 05:35 PM JST - 16th May

why do comments from one article get moved to another just like that? But the original article never mentioned a conviction for rape. Mind you, this subtlety will probably be ignored by the guy's cell mates. So yeah, he may have got only 3 years but they are likely going…

Posted in U.S. Marine gets 4 years in prison for 'abusive sexual contact' at 05:35 PM JST - 16th May
paolo27th at 09:36 AM JST - 15th May

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't this the same "shouldn't-exist-in-Japan" stuff that was found in the gyosas?

Posted in Chemical maker Ishihara Sangyo conceals production of poisonous gas at 09:36 AM JST - 15th May
paolo27th at 09:55 AM JST - 7th May

how about the obvious like maternity/paternity leave, better job security not just for salarymen, reduced overtime hours? I also think a more open society would help. My impression of Japan is that unless you have money for jukus and expensive schools and universities your child is condemned to a life…

Posted in What changes are needed in Japanese society to stop the falling birthrate? at 09:55 AM JST - 7th May
paolo27th at 11:00 AM JST - 4th May

cleo thanks for clearing that up. Ok, that's despicable. But at the end of this article it says the practice is not illegal as long as food safety is preserved. But I just don't see how they could guarantee any degree of safety after the food had been played around…

Posted in Restaurant inspected for serving leftover food at 11:00 AM JST - 4th May