papasmurfinjapan said...

papasmurfinjapan at 04:48 PM JST - 23rd April

What was a 14yr old, or 17yr old for that matter, doing out at 12:30am on a weeknight? Don't parents have any control over their kids anymore??

Posted in 17-yr-old arrested for beating 14-yr-old boy with baseball bat after Internet insult at 04:48 PM JST - 23rd April
papasmurfinjapan at 04:17 PM JST - 23rd April

pathat,

The first paragraph of the story says they DID show their identification. If the girls wanted to see it again, they should have asked. Instead they refused to show their passports and tried to walk away. No sympathy from me there I'm afraid.

Yes, perhaps the police could have…

Posted in Roughed up by the cops in Shinjuku at 04:17 PM JST - 23rd April
papasmurfinjapan at 03:41 PM JST - 23rd April

I agree that many people ride dangerously, just as many people drive dangerously, but many of these racist comments disgust me.

Posted in What do you think of attempts by police to get people to stop using cell phones and listening to music while riding bicycles? at 03:41 PM JST - 23rd April
papasmurfinjapan at 03:29 PM JST - 23rd April

1) Yes they are.

2) They are allowed to check passports/gaijin cards of foreigners whenever they like. They do not need a specific reason. You do not have to be acting suspicious.

3) Yes, as police officers they can restrain you if they feel it necessary. Did you make it…

Posted in Roughed up by the cops in Shinjuku at 03:29 PM JST - 23rd April
papasmurfinjapan at 01:01 PM JST - 23rd April

Being the worst singer

I thought that title belonged to the famously tone-deaf Nakai-kun. He even admits it himself.

and actor of the bunch

That's a tough call. I've seen them all act, and none of them are what I'd call "good" actors - not even the much-revered Kimutaku.

Posted in SMAP star Tsuyoshi Kusanagi chats in Korean with Lee at 01:01 PM JST - 23rd April
papasmurfinjapan at 11:57 AM JST - 23rd April

The death penalty is a grey zone. If one person kills another then the government decides to kill the person who was the first killer doesn't that make the government guilty of murder as well?

If a person kidnaps someone and locks them up in a cage for 15 years…

Posted in 27-year-old, in retrial, given death for murders he committed when he was minor at 11:57 AM JST - 23rd April
papasmurfinjapan at 09:55 AM JST - 23rd April

Yes some of those names on the guest list must have them worried.

Ivana Humpalot, I.P Freily, Pussy Galore...

Posted in Nagano hotel association told to check foreign guest IDs ahead of torch relay at 09:55 AM JST - 23rd April
papasmurfinjapan at 09:50 AM JST - 23rd April

Pukey2,

haha, yes I was going to say, at least he's doing better with his Korean studies than Shingo is with his English.

Posted in SMAP star Tsuyoshi Kusanagi chats in Korean with Lee at 09:50 AM JST - 23rd April
papasmurfinjapan at 09:27 AM JST - 23rd April

There's a guy in my office that drinks a 1.5l bottle of Coke Zero every day. I don't care how many kcals it does or doesn't have, that can't be healthy.

Posted in Beware those 'zero-calorie' labels at 09:27 AM JST - 23rd April
papasmurfinjapan at 08:59 AM JST - 23rd April

I see no problem riding a bike while listening to an ipod, IF you keep the sound at an acceptable level. I listen to mine while riding, but keep the volume low enough to be able to hear the traffic around me.

If they are going to be picky about…

Posted in What do you think of attempts by police to get people to stop using cell phones and listening to music while riding bicycles? at 08:59 AM JST - 23rd April