papasmurfinjapan said...

papasmurfinjapan at 10:05 AM JST - 30th April

I've been here 10 years but hesitate to make any generalisations about "the Japanese", just as I would hesistate to make any bold claims about my own countrymen. The fact is, there are great parents, there are good parents, there are average parents and there are down-right lousy parents in…

Posted in What's your impression of parental supervision of children in Japan? at 10:05 AM JST - 30th April
papasmurfinjapan at 11:53 AM JST - 28th April

fireant,

I agree that she probably isn't blessed in the brains department and is, ultimately, responsible for the death of her child (unless it was stillborn, which IS a possibility). But how responsible I do not know, and neither do the police apparently.

Perhaps she didn't have labour pains. It…

Posted in Woman arrested after trying to flush infant down toilet in Nagoya at 11:53 AM JST - 28th April
papasmurfinjapan at 10:49 AM JST - 28th April

Hugearse, (nice HN by the way)

No, we don't know that. I suspect the child may have already been dead before she tried to flush him. She is of course guilty of a crime, I'm just not sure it is murder. Perhaps manslaughter..

The article says he was born 3…

Posted in Woman arrested after trying to flush infant down toilet in Nagoya at 10:49 AM JST - 28th April
papasmurfinjapan at 08:55 AM JST - 28th April

Smartacus,

Excellent post. I'd add to my list volunteer workers. Okay, it isn't a profession, but anyone who gives up their time and talents for someone else with no expectation of reward has my respect.

Posted in Which professions do you respect the most? at 08:55 AM JST - 28th April
papasmurfinjapan at 02:42 PM JST - 25th April

"Domo-kun requests you pay your NHK subscription fees, OR ELSE!" Those teeth aren't merely for show, ladies and jellybeans.

Posted in NHK's 'Domo-kun' to be aired in 101 countries at 02:42 PM JST - 25th April
papasmurfinjapan at 12:58 PM JST - 25th April

Foreigners have no way to understand Japan well enough to comment on its 'morality' or lack thereof.

And I'd reply you have no way to understand the various circumstances of foreigners in Japan in order to make such a ludicrous comment.

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papasmurfinjapan at 11:28 AM JST - 25th April

BryanM

Interesting comments. Thank you. I think "do unto others as you would have them do unto you" could be considered a relatively universal moral concept. If we all had a grasp of that, and learned how to implement it in our lives, the world would be a much better…

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papasmurfinjapan at 09:13 AM JST - 25th April

Whether or not many of us who were physically disciplined as kids turned out better or worse because of it I cannot say, but I know from my past experiences, I am never going to hit my children as discipline.

I still remember when I was around 8 or 9…

Posted in What are your views on parents hitting young children as a means of punishing or disciplining them? at 09:13 AM JST - 25th April

papasmurfinjapan at 04:47 PM JST - 24th April

Given the cost of funerals I can't say I'm surprised. In fact I'm not sure why it doesn't happen more often.

Posted in Woman held over dumping elderly mother's body at garbage site at 04:47 PM JST - 24th April

papasmurfinjapan at 04:20 PM JST - 24th April

LFR, again, good post.

Just one question, do you live in Okayama? just curious..

Posted in Roughed up by the cops in Shinjuku at 04:20 PM JST - 24th April

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