roughneck said...

roughneck at 04:36 PM JST - 30th May

Bereaved family members of the four killed filed the damages suit in June last year, seeking about 260 million yen in compensation.

So no one wanted to punish the man, they just wanted money?

You killed my child...so pay me?

Posted in Driver, car owner ordered to pay Y170 mil for accident in which 4 children died at 04:36 PM JST - 30th May
roughneck at 02:31 PM JST - 30th May

I bet this woman must be exactly opposite of Ayako Nishikawa, who is asking for 40 million yen man. This woman is happy with food from ref and a space in closet!

Posted in Homeless woman arrested after living undetected in man's closet for a year at 02:31 PM JST - 30th May
roughneck at 10:18 AM JST - 29th May

I want my future husband to make over 40 million yen a year.

And some one making 40 million a year will not care to have a wife like her...he can have all the girls he wants.

Posted in I want my future husband to make over 40 million yen a year. I still haven't found someone who can satisfy those conditions. at 10:18 AM JST - 29th May
roughneck at 10:05 AM JST - 29th May

However, police said that blind-date cafes have become venues for prostitution by minors.

What took them so long to realize this! This has been going on for ages now.

Posted in Police raid 'blind-date cafe' in Tokyo, taking 31 high school, college girls into custody at 10:05 AM JST - 29th May
roughneck at 10:01 AM JST - 29th May

Is the significance of one Yuri Ebihara's modeling that great that it can be the "Photo of the day" of Japan today? If it is, it raises questions about the standard of the JapanToday and its editors.

Posted in at 10:01 AM JST - 29th May
roughneck at 02:25 PM JST - 28th May

I'd like to see a double blind test to see if Japanese consumers can tell the difference between local and imported rice.

I am a foreigner and even I can easily distinguish the difference between Japanese rice and foreign rice. If you are a westerner, it is all same to…

Posted in To protect Japanese farmers, the government promised that imported rice will not go into Japanese direct consumption. Foreign rice, including California rice, will be used for secondary purposes like prepared food. at 02:25 PM JST - 28th May
roughneck at 11:13 AM JST - 26th May

OK, so 1 idiot killed his sorry ass. Hope that doesn't close the bridge for walking. It is a great experience to see the Tokyo City line from the bridge.

Posted in Man leaps to death from Tokyo's Rainbow Bridge at 11:13 AM JST - 26th May
roughneck at 03:29 PM JST - 21st May

Exciting: Mud Wrestling (http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1748296)

Boring: Extreme "So Called" sports, ice skating

Posted in Which sports do you find the most exciting and which the most boring? at 03:29 PM JST - 21st May
roughneck at 10:45 AM JST - 21st May

The panel has been studying ways to prevent viewing of NHK programs via broadcasting satellite by people who have no subscription for any of the services or reception of satellite broadcasting programs by subscribers of terrestrial broadcasting.

Lets do this. Pay or do not watch NHK.

Then NHK will realize…

Posted in Large message on TV screen can reduce nonpayment by NHK viewers: panel at 10:45 AM JST - 21st May
roughneck at 10:38 AM JST - 21st May

I hope he describes the Japaneses prison condition real bad. Make it worse than whatever he experienced. Write a book, make a movie, spread the news that you do not want to be in a Japanese jail. May be that way foreigners will think twice (or more) before bringing in…

Posted in Nick Baker sent back to Britain to finish jail sentence at 10:38 AM JST - 21st May