studebaker said...

studebaker at 12:58 PM JST - 18th November

The article says he's 22?

Posted in Ichihashi given nutritional supplements at 12:58 PM JST - 18th November
studebaker at 12:50 PM JST - 18th November

ronaldk: I agree with you. Nothing will happen quickly. It will be years and years before change happens. People need drama in their lives, this situation might as well be it for the Okinawans.

Posted in Can anyone suggest a solution to the U.S. bases issue in Okinawa? at 12:50 PM JST - 18th November
studebaker at 12:48 PM JST - 18th November

So is the solution to this 'burden to society' going to be Eugenics again? All people with poor eyesight line up for sterilization?

Posted in Social cost from visual impairments estimated at nearly Y8.7 tril at 12:48 PM JST - 18th November
studebaker at 01:05 PM JST - 14th November

Japan 'invented' methamphetamine. After WW2, there were literally tonnes of the stuff in stockpile for their military. The stuff was 'remarketed' under the brand name 'Philopon' or 'Hiropon' from 1945 until 1951 when the drug laws in Japan were created. Factory managers used to distribute it to their staff at…

Posted in 4 Japanese arrested for drug trafficking in New Zealand at 01:05 PM JST - 14th November
studebaker at 05:04 PM JST - 12th November

They reason they hide the handcuffs is that in some cases where guilt or innocence is unsure, the act of being photographed in handcuffs is a sign of guilt, and the defending lawyer uses it to throw out the case.
Leads me to think that anyone in a media frenzy…

Posted in Ichihashi transferred at 05:04 PM JST - 12th November
studebaker at 02:57 AM JST - 5th November

The easy and less than fully legal way to catch him is as follows: (I don't endorse this method, but it would probably work)

Step 1. Find his parents, kidnap them, alert the media that they'll be killed/tortured/whatever if he doesn't turn himself in. Keep them healthy and well fed.…

Posted in Hawker murder suspect Ichihashi had cosmetic surgery in Nagoya at 02:57 AM JST - 5th November
studebaker at 05:51 PM JST - 26th October

Bad news because the 'world wide web' becomes the 'country wide web' for many sites. Korean sites only accessible (through direct input) by people who can type in korean; same goes for Japanese sites, etc.

Posted in Internet set for change with non-English addresses at 05:51 PM JST - 26th October
studebaker at 10:39 AM JST - 17th October

Whaling used to be a part of European culture, but culture is flexible, it changes. Also interesting to note that sushi only became a popular cultural dish in Japan in the last 50 years. Before then, people only ate sushi once or twice a year.

Posted in Okada calls for respect for culture amid criticism of dolphin hunting at 10:39 AM JST - 17th October
studebaker at 02:56 AM JST - 6th October

Expressionist Movements in Japan: The exhibition design didn't originate from the Shirakawa-koen museum, it is a touring exhibition stopping at several Japanese museums, including Hyogo, Tokyo, Tochigi and Nagoya.

Posted in Shirakawa-koen: A work of art at 02:56 AM JST - 6th October
studebaker at 02:38 AM JST - 6th October

1Q84 is a play on words for 1'kyu'84 or 1984? Anyone who has read the Japanese versions care to comment?

Posted in Ad indicates publishing of 3rd volume of Haruki Murakmi's '1Q84' at 02:38 AM JST - 6th October