timorborder said...

timorborder at 12:05 PM JST - 12th July

I wonder if the applicants (the young people taking the tests) were also in on this with their parents? This little drama shows them in a very bad light. If they are not sacked, resign or retired, they will for ever be known as "the teachers" whose parents bribed them…

Posted in Education board chief in Oita apologizes for corruption at 12:05 PM JST - 12th July
timorborder at 11:59 AM JST - 12th July

I think somewhere along the line, society has lost its sense of perspective. Tell me the logic of giving some chap loads of money for hitting a little white ball around the countryside, or hitting a different little white ball over fences (baseball)? What do these people contribute to society…

Posted in Forbes magazine says that golfer Tiger Woods is on track to become the world's first billionaire athlete by 2010. What do you think of the astronomical sums of money that sports stars are paid? at 11:59 AM JST - 12th July
timorborder at 10:35 AM JST - 12th July

This is all very christian. Seriously, I would like to know how the police are going to go about proving this little scheme. I would also like to know what the privacy issues are in al of this.

Posted in Pair held for arranging bogus marriages between Japanese, S Koreans at 10:35 AM JST - 12th July
timorborder at 10:33 AM JST - 12th July

To compare the Japanese Imperial family with others is probably not relevant. I think the degree to which the locals are controlled by their minders is beyond comparison. It was only the current Emporer's father who did away with the practice of somebody else accompanying royals to the toilet (the…

Posted in Crown prince seeks public understanding for ailing wife at 10:33 AM JST - 12th July
timorborder at 10:23 AM JST - 12th July

Hope he will also be eyeing his new career opportunities at the same time. Putting aside for a moment the rational arguments that Japan needs to do something about its government income if it expects the current social-net gravy train to continue, the fact of the matter is that raising…

Posted in Nukaga eyes double-digit sales tax at 10:23 AM JST - 12th July
timorborder at 07:17 PM JST - 11th July

Don't if this is a case of domestic vs. imported. Based on the research I have done and the photos I have seen, I am fully in favor of them being banned (imported, domestic, whatever) until such as time as such products offer the same medical benefits as prescription contacts.…

Posted in Color contact lenses to be strictly controlled at 07:17 PM JST - 11th July
timorborder at 05:04 PM JST - 11th July

Good day for the courts. Rapist goes down for 30 years and this guy gets the rope.

Posted in Top court upholds death for man convicted of killing 5 in train station rampage at 05:04 PM JST - 11th July
timorborder at 03:54 PM JST - 11th July

Wilbur, although not stated, this article is talking about those "fashion" items that are sold by everyone and his dog, not prescription contact lenses, colored and otherwise.

Posted in Color contact lenses to be strictly controlled at 03:54 PM JST - 11th July
timorborder at 02:46 PM JST - 11th July

I do marketing research for a job. I tend to see a lot of contact lens related projects. Some of these projects involve interviewing people about their U&A (usage and attitudes) regarding contact lenses. The horror stories you here. There are people who like to scrimp on their contact lenses.…

Posted in Color contact lenses to be strictly controlled at 02:46 PM JST - 11th July
timorborder at 02:38 PM JST - 11th July

Tobacco is a drug. Heroin and hashish are also drugs. What are the street prices of herion and hashish in Japan? My argument would be to use similar pricing for tobacco. Make people who engage in such anti-social activity pay through the nose.

Moreover, when will Japan start to realize…

Posted in Tobacco tax hike suddenly in spotlight at 02:38 PM JST - 11th July