taiko666 said...

taiko666 at 01:59 PM JST - 29th May

Japan is probably waiting for the USA to tell it what stance to take.

Posted in 111 nations agree on cluster bomb ban, but Japan undecided at 01:59 PM JST - 29th May
taiko666 at 03:02 PM JST - 28th May

nigelboy: If I introduced you to my friends "I'd say here's my friend NigelBoy" or even "here's my American friend nigelboy" but never "here's my foreign friend nigelboy." That would imply that: * You're 'not one of us' * Being 'not one of us' is important (probably the most important…

Posted in Do you consider the word "gaijin" racist? at 03:02 PM JST - 28th May
taiko666 at 04:43 PM JST - 27th May

Nigelboy: I think using the word 'foreigner' when it's not absolutely required is definitely rude at the very least.

Posted in Do you consider the word "gaijin" racist? at 04:43 PM JST - 27th May
taiko666 at 11:18 AM JST - 27th May

I've been reading JT for 3 years, but this is the first time I've been completely gobsmacked. Planting drugs on a passenger? Not caring that if things went wrong the unsuspecting passenger could've been arrested inside or outside the airport, or even executed if he happened to be flying to…

Posted in Unsuspecting passenger returns cannabis after sniffer dog test botched at Narita at 11:18 AM JST - 27th May
taiko666 at 09:39 AM JST - 21st May

ren doi: "mum" and his weight in "stone"... why is a Japan news source publishing a story in antiquated dialect?

English that's not 'American' English is antiquated? These terms are in use by around 100 million people across the globe.

Posted in Nick Baker sent back to Britain to finish jail sentence at 09:39 AM JST - 21st May
taiko666 at 01:59 PM JST - 15th May

I agree with Nessie (and Madammiz...) meeting people in a sort of 'non-dating' environment (rather than chatting people up in bars)always worked much better for me back home, and maybe it could work for foreign women in Japan.

I said 'back home'. In Japan things are different... which brings me…

Posted in Foreign women in Japan sometimes remark how hard it is to get a date with foreign men. What are your views on this? at 01:59 PM JST - 15th May
taiko666 at 05:33 PM JST - 23rd April

I didn't really think about the legality of it.

This how they want you to behave. Don't question or think about anything, just be good, subservient gaijin. Then, whether or not they're breaking any laws becomes a moot point.

Posted in Roughed up by the cops in Shinjuku at 05:33 PM JST - 23rd April
taiko666 at 05:30 PM JST - 23rd April

papasmurfinjapan:

Legally the police have no right to ask for your ID unless they suspect you of a crime.

> The Police Execution of Duties Law (Keisatsukan Shokumu Shikkou Hou--in kanji 警察官職務執行法), Section 2, says "A police officer is able to ask for a person's ID, but only if based…

Posted in Roughed up by the cops in Shinjuku at 05:30 PM JST - 23rd April
taiko666 at 05:22 PM JST - 23rd April

Guilty or not, after a few days Japanese police 'questioning' I'm sure anyone would want to try their luck from the 4th floor...

Posted in Man jumps to death from 4th floor of police station in Ibaraki at 05:22 PM JST - 23rd April
taiko666 at 01:58 PM JST - 17th April

Is there any country in the world which allows this?

The UK gives local election voting rights to all resident EU citizens (regardless of length of stay) and all other nationalities that have the UK equivalent of PR.

Posted in Koreans, foreign residents step up calls for local suffrage at 01:58 PM JST - 17th April