smartacus said...

smartacus at 04:14 PM JST - 10th November

Good luck. This is one social problem that nobody wants to talk about.

Posted in It's important to offer attentive care to people who have difficulties with life, such as parents who are exhausted by child rearing and families in economic distress. at 04:14 PM JST - 10th November
Brainiac at 03:33 PM JST - 10th November

But how easy or difficult would it be for him to get a passport using a fake name? Surely, if he had applied for a passport using the name Kosuke Inoue, wouldn't he have to show proof that he was in fact Kosuke Inoue?

Posted in Ichihashi had documents for passport application, police say at 03:33 PM JST - 10th November
Razor at 11:07 AM JST - 10th November

Wonder what he looks like now?

Posted in Ichihashi's fingerprints found in Osaka construction company dorm at 11:07 AM JST - 10th November
Brainiac at 09:46 AM JST - 10th November

Since yesterday, there have been police at several subway stations. I passed through Kamiyacho this morning and there was one cop, looking bored, just leaning against a pylon. I wonder what they are supposed to be on the lookout for, ahead of Obama's visit.

Posted in Obama to meet Hatoyama, emperor and speak at Suntory Hall during visit at 09:46 AM JST - 10th November
Brainiac at 09:21 AM JST - 10th November
1. When the person behind me keeps kicking my seat when they get in and out.
2. When the person beside me wants to keep talking to me for the duration of the whole flight.
3. Bratty children and babies that won't stop crying.
Posted in What behavior or habits by passengers on planes bother you the most? at 09:21 AM JST - 10th November
Brainiac at 09:02 PM JST - 9th November

I also tend to think Ichihashi hasn't been anywhere near his parents. In this culture, shame is a powerful factor. I heard that his parents gave up their practice after the murder and have been in seclusion since, shamed for life. They hardly go out, according to a TV program…

Posted in Ichihashi's fingerprints found in Osaka construction company dorm at 09:02 PM JST - 9th November
smartacus at 08:58 PM JST - 9th November

Mookoo

I haven't seen any evidence that he had cosmetic surgery soon after running from the cops, as you claim. I don't know where you found that morsel of information. In fact, all the evidence points to his first visit to a cosmetic surgeon as being in October.

In any…

Posted in Ichihashi's fingerprints found in Osaka construction company dorm at 08:58 PM JST - 9th November
smartacus at 08:13 PM JST - 9th November

thundercat

I looked into this and cosmetic surgery would have cost him 500,000-700,000 yen for a series of treatments. He certainly had that much from his 14 months with the construction company. But he never returned for the follow-up treatment to have stitches removed, so I am guessing that he…

Posted in Ichihashi's fingerprints found in Osaka construction company dorm at 08:13 PM JST - 9th November
smartacus at 06:59 PM JST - 9th November

This story basically backs up what I have believed all along that Ichihashi has not been receiving help from his parents. He's been working at a construction company for 14 months until he got enough money saved up for cosmetic surgery. I speculated that he might have been doing a…

Posted in Ichihashi's fingerprints found in Osaka construction company dorm at 06:59 PM JST - 9th November
smartacus at 03:54 PM JST - 9th November

Now the police need to close in on manga cafes, Internet cafes and flophouses.

Posted in Ichihashi's fingerprints found in Osaka construction company dorm at 03:54 PM JST - 9th November