rurika said...

rurika at 03:53 PM JST - 13th January

The story is missing some details surely? It's an apartment, not a house, so I assume the kotatsu table was in the apartment and not in a separate building? The smell would have been unbearable. The corpse would have been covered in maggots. And this family ate and slept there??

Posted in 80-yr-old woman found dead in Shizuoka apartment; grandson says she died 3 years ago at 03:53 PM JST - 13th January
rurika at 04:38 AM JST - 13th January

I don't have a machine-readable passport or e-passport or whatever they call it these days so I won't be going anywhere for a while.

I'm getting really tired of paying high fees to renew my passport only to be told a couple of years later there is a new model…

Posted in U.S. online travel authorization system starts at 04:38 AM JST - 13th January
rurika at 04:23 AM JST - 13th January

every bit as tactful as his grandad

Posted in Lawmakers, Muslims criticize Prince Harry over racist comments at 04:23 AM JST - 13th January
rurika at 04:03 PM JST - 12th January

Beautiful shot!

Mayuki, we are in the minority. Most readers prefer some talent in a skimpy outfit, judging from the number of comments.

Posted in Nagano at 04:03 PM JST - 12th January
rurika at 05:19 AM JST - 12th January

There's always a choice of standing up, getting off the train, or get help from fellow passengers, no matter how crowded the train is. She just need to learn on how deal with a pervert like that....

When something like that happens to you, you freeze and any rational reasoning…

Posted in Ministry of Defense employee arrested for feeling up 17-year-old girl on JR Saikyo line at 05:19 AM JST - 12th January
rurika at 04:56 AM JST - 12th January

Do we actually know for sure she was murdered and didn't die of natural causes?

Maybe she was married, maybe the guy was married, maybe it was just a one-night stand, maybe she was an escort, who knows? I can think of many reasons why the guy would panick and…

Posted in Woman found dead in love hotel in Shibuya at 04:56 AM JST - 12th January
rurika at 04:46 AM JST - 12th January

if the dog was killing a baby then I approve of these horrible measures, but a full grown man has lived a full life.. I agree with cleo.

Alphawolf, are you suggesting that it's OK for a dog to kill a grown man but not a baby??? Are you saying…

Posted in Policeman shoots large Tosa dog attacking man in Aichi at 04:46 AM JST - 12th January
rurika at 04:38 AM JST - 12th January

Shouganaika, exactly. Let's have some statistics. How many Japanese eat whale regularly, how many have just eaten it once, how many have never eaten it at all.

Posted in Protests or not, Japanese keep eating whale at 04:38 AM JST - 12th January
rurika at 03:54 AM JST - 12th January

This is so sad. Why are there so many useless parents who hurt or neglect their children?

I can understand how she could get pregnant once by accident, but three times? Kids are a huge responsibility, if you don't want to raise kids then don't have any! Use contraception or…

Posted in Mother of 3 kids who died in fire admits being at pachinko parlor, not hospital at 03:54 AM JST - 12th January
rurika at 03:37 AM JST - 12th January

Am I the only one looking forward to this? Anne Suzuki is a good actress and Fujiwara was good in everything I've seen him in. I don't like Oguri's acting as much but I'm willing to give him a chance to prove me wrong.

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