scap said...

scap at 08:58 PM JST - 20th June

I suspect there is not much, if anything, about this in the Japanese media, which is where it needs to be. Then, the Japanese people could see that their PM, in addition to being an inept leader with a 19% approval rating, is also a man totally lacking in compassion.

Posted in Ex-Australian POW, son of Scottish POW disappointed at no apology from Aso over wartime labor at 08:58 PM JST - 20th June
scap at 08:47 PM JST - 15th June

No "Remember Pearl Harbor" on this visit. Seems a bit "sneaky" to me that they sidestep the most significant war memorial in Hawaii, where Japan's forces--in his father's name--began the Pacific War with the attack on the U.S.

Why can't the Japanese just face up to history?

Posted in Emperor, empress to participate in wreath-laying ceremony in Hawaii at 08:47 PM JST - 15th June
scap at 04:01 PM JST - 9th June

I don't know what Japanese think of their own police, but having read about them and having observed them for thirty years, I feel they are not much more than a big joke. They will set up speed traps on little used roads--where they target mainly mini-cars while big trucks…

Posted in Family of nurse killed in car accident in Yokohama speak of sorrow at press conference at 04:01 PM JST - 9th June
scap at 10:05 PM JST - 5th June

I agree with Johnshiomi. Suicide is the ultimate selfish act and solves nothing, not matter how deep their grief. Now, their parents are grieving over them. Senseless.

Posted in Tributes pour in for Japanese mother who leapt to death with husband, dead son at 10:05 PM JST - 5th June
scap at 03:48 PM JST - 2nd June

I play tennis every Sunday near a spot where the police regularly pull over drivers for speeding. I notice they love to target little cars with women drivers and are afraid of the the big truckers who usually go flying by. Those truckers are tough, sometimes violent, and they give…

Posted in Why I hate driving in Japan at 03:48 PM JST - 2nd June
scap at 10:41 PM JST - 28th May

Sydenham, I have a Citibank NWA Gold card, which is not free. It cost 18,900/yr. Could you kindly tell me how you got a free one? Thanks.

Posted in Line of credit at 10:41 PM JST - 28th May
scap at 10:39 PM JST - 28th May

Sydenham, I have a Citibank NWA Card, which is not free; it costs 18,900/yr.

Could you tell me how you got a free one? Thank you.

Posted in Line of credit at 10:39 PM JST - 28th May
scap at 07:18 PM JST - 27th May

I have a U.S. based AE Gold card (Delta) which costs $85/yr. I use it mainly for Costco. Hard to believe that 85% of Japanese pay cash at supermarkets, appliances stores, etc. What do they get back when you pay cash? NOTHING What do I get back when I use…

Posted in Line of credit at 07:18 PM JST - 27th May
scap at 09:30 PM JST - 21st May

Amazing story. I wonder what the chances would be of a Japanese passenger reporting such a sighting. Most Japanese seem to have the attitude that "It's none of my business" or "I don't want to cause a fuss." That is the "Shi-gata-ga-nai mentality."

Posted in U.S. airman spots aircraft fuel leak at 35,000 feet on Narita-bound flight at 09:30 PM JST - 21st May
scap at 11:08 PM JST - 13th May

Truck drivers need to be policed better on public roads. How many times have you seen a truck driver pulled over by the Keystone Cops? In my 26 years here, I don't recall seeing one, even by radar speed traps. What I see pulled over are a lot of mini-cars,…

Posted in Driver held after trailer overturns in Nagoya, killing 2 at 11:08 PM JST - 13th May