smartacus said...

smartacus at 08:24 AM JST - 18th April

Good for him, but unfortunately, it won't make any difference. The Chinese Olympic committee couldn't care less.

Posted in This is a personal statement about my pride as a craftsman and how my work is used. at 08:24 AM JST - 18th April
smartacus at 08:23 AM JST - 16th April

An opposition capable of government? That isn't you, Mr Ozawa.

Posted in We have to create an opposition capable of government before a true two-party system can emerge. at 08:23 AM JST - 16th April
smartacus at 02:57 PM JST - 15th April

Why do the elderly have to struggle even more?

Posted in Deductions from pensions begin on seniors' medical insurance at 02:57 PM JST - 15th April
smartacus at 02:40 PM JST - 15th April

I like a good burger as much as anyone but that's plain ridiculous.

Posted in Big burger at 02:40 PM JST - 15th April
smartacus at 10:08 AM JST - 15th April

Besides my usual comment, for about the 1,002nd time on Japan Today, that parental supervision of children is appalling in this country (viewing their kids as little more than pets, or in this case, an item just to be left in the car), this woman is obviously addicted to pachinko.…

Posted in 1-year-old boy dies after being left in car by pachinko-playing mother in Kagoshima at 10:08 AM JST - 15th April
smartacus at 08:33 AM JST - 15th April

Segafredo is still my favorite for coffee. I have never tried the coffee at McDonald's. It never occurs to me to go there for a cup of coffee anyway.

Posted in Consumers used to have low expectations for coffee served at fast food restaurants, while the restaurants themselves hadn't positioned themselves as coffee shops. at 08:33 AM JST - 15th April
smartacus at 07:53 AM JST - 15th April

Kill them or jail them. Restraining orders never work. Judges don't seem to get that. The inner drive or addiction of the stalker is too deep-rooted. Stalking is becoming almost epidemic in this day and age thanks to emails and cell phones. My sister suffered horrendously from a stalker. Eventually,…

Posted in What is the most effective way to deal with stalkers? at 07:53 AM JST - 15th April
smartacus at 06:39 AM JST - 15th April

We've used Temple students as interns at our company for years. They are so much more innovative than students at Japanese universities. They are eager, willing to learn and what's more, many have applied to us for full-time jobs once they graduate.

Posted in The business of education at 06:39 AM JST - 15th April
smartacus at 02:52 PM JST - 14th April

I wonder what this nut has in mind next. Isn't this how serial killers get started? Cats and rabbits come next.

Posted in Tulip vandal strikes again in Maebashi at 02:52 PM JST - 14th April
smartacus at 01:29 PM JST - 14th April

When will women (and men, too) wake up to the danger of arranging dates through online dating sites?

Posted in Man held for drugging, confining 19-year-old girl who is still missing at 01:29 PM JST - 14th April