timorborder said...

timorborder at 11:41 AM JST - 22nd July

Brave kid, well done.

Posted in 12-year-old girl fights off bear in Hokkaido at 11:41 AM JST - 22nd July
timorborder at 11:39 AM JST - 22nd July

Talking about water boarding, somebody told me that when hearing the term for the first time, curious George expressed the opinion that "Greg Louganis was a great Olympic waterboarder."

Posted in Bush touts human rights values in address to Olympians at 11:39 AM JST - 22nd July
timorborder at 11:29 AM JST - 22nd July

From a legal and human rights point of view, it will be a disaster, simply because most Japanese have their critical faculties removed courtesy of an education system which encourages rote learning rather than critical analysis. Because of this, I think that any arguments put before the courts will have…

Posted in How effective do you think the lay jury system will be when it starts in Japan next year? at 11:29 AM JST - 22nd July
timorborder at 11:19 AM JST - 22nd July

Unemployed? How unusual? Hope the police dust off the phone books when handling this character, 10 minutes with the yellow pages seems to highly warranted in this case. Hope they also go after him for attempted murder rather than just GBH.

Posted in Jilted man arrested for stabbing ex-girlfriend, torching apartment at 11:19 AM JST - 22nd July
timorborder at 11:12 AM JST - 22nd July

Does anybody know what the other flowers are in the background?

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timorborder at 10:06 AM JST - 22nd July

Good bit of news to start the working week.

Posted in Top Bosnian war crimes suspect Karadzic arrested after 13 years on run at 10:06 AM JST - 22nd July
timorborder at 03:09 PM JST - 21st July

Clip on ties, fake shoes and fake justice. If Japan really wants to give "defendants" a fair trial in criminal cases, its reforms need to start way back in the interrogation rooms, or even further back in what it teaches to police investigators. Clip on ties and fake shoes are…

Posted in Defendants to be allowed to wear ties, 'fake' shoes under jury system at 03:09 PM JST - 21st July
timorborder at 10:37 AM JST - 21st July

Can you say "censorship?"

Posted in Mainichi promises new start following criticism of online English column at 10:37 AM JST - 21st July
timorborder at 10:35 AM JST - 21st July

This is against the law. Get these people in court and throw the book at them. Also remove any rights of parenthood that the son might still have and lock both mother and son away for a long, long time. Moreover, at the cabal that is the reporter club system…

Posted in Mother, son violate restraining order in Osaka at 10:35 AM JST - 21st July
timorborder at 10:29 AM JST - 21st July

This is a beat up. Before being drawn in by the South Korean arguments (or not) you have to ask why is the South Korean government whipping up public hysteria regarding this issue at the current time? The answer is that the new administration in Seoul has seen its popularity…

Posted in S Korea reportedly plans to build hotel on disputed islets at 10:29 AM JST - 21st July