rurika said...

rurika at 06:38 AM JST - 7th March

Do these statistics also detail suicide by age group? I wonder how many terminally ill elderly commit suicide. They don't make the news as opposed to the suicide of a bullied child for example.

Posted in Suicides in Japan top 30,000 for 11th straight year at 06:38 AM JST - 7th March
rurika at 09:55 PM JST - 3rd March

is it the guy who was in ryusei no kizuna?

Posted in Pop idol Nishikido in highway car accident; woman injured at 09:55 PM JST - 3rd March
rurika at 09:44 PM JST - 3rd March

I admire people who have the guts to do a photo wedding or elope.

No interfering busybodies trying to take over and tell you how to run your own wedding, no family drama because you invited one cousin and not another and most of all not wasting a huge amount…

Posted in 'Photo only' weddings become trendy at 09:44 PM JST - 3rd March
rurika at 09:23 PM JST - 1st March

I wore very short skirts when I was a teenager. I was a virgin, certainly not a 'tramp' or 'hooker' as some people called these girls.

I also wore far too much make-up and jewellery and spent hours doing my hair. This is pretty typical behaviour for a teenage girl.…

Posted in Posters over length of high school uniform skirts causing controversy at 09:23 PM JST - 1st March
rurika at 08:56 PM JST - 1st March

Sounds interesting, do the have a distributor in Europe?

Posted in Plugged in at 08:56 PM JST - 1st March
rurika at 08:50 PM JST - 1st March

Marriage isn't the be all and end all of someone's life. A good marriage in a wonderful thing but you don't see that many these days. You can be single and have a happy life.

These books just teach women how to be something they're not in the hope of…

Posted in 'Marriage-hunting' is latest buzzword at 08:50 PM JST - 1st March
rurika at 05:58 AM JST - 26th February

I think it's a cute look for girls of that age group.

I'm curious about the statement that "half the readers are said to be ordinary women"

Koakuma Ageha is aimed at hostesses. The girls featured in it aren't models, they are real hostesses. I'm sure some other women read…

Posted in 'Agejo' girls just want to look cute -- and sexy at 05:58 AM JST - 26th February
rurika at 03:48 PM JST - 23rd February

what an awful way to go. RIP Mr. Policeman.

Posted in Policeman dead after setting fire to himself in Yamaguchi at 03:48 PM JST - 23rd February
rurika at 03:57 AM JST - 23rd February

I'd rather have a soft drink. What's the point of beer without alcohol?

Posted in Alcohol-free Kirin beer at 03:57 AM JST - 23rd February
rurika at 03:04 AM JST - 16th February

Leftover food needs to be stored at the right temperature to avoid food poisoning. Some countries are already looking at banning doggy bags due to health and safety considerations.

I don't like wasting food and I try not to order more than I can eat. Japanese and most European portion…

Posted in Doggie bag at 03:04 AM JST - 16th February