watarigarasu said...

watarigarasu at 10:04 PM JST - 10th March

News like this just makes me sick. So much lost... I wish there was something I could do. Whether the problem is society or the school system or parents, no matter what it is, it needs to change!

Posted in 14-year-old girl dies after being hit by subway train in Sapporo at 10:04 PM JST - 10th March
watarigarasu at 09:50 PM JST - 10th March

I'm illustrating a point with all the italics - see explanation at the end.

First let me admit that I live in the USA and I know very little Japanese, and most of what I do know I've gotten from watching anime... but anyway, I understand the desire to simplify…

Posted in Aso's reading blunders spark study spree at 09:50 PM JST - 10th March
watarigarasu at 03:48 AM JST - 7th March

Under 20 = Child.

Yeah, I have to kind of laugh at that one... In the US, people say «Under 18 = child» and where I live a lot of people say it's under 16, the age of consent. Different people and different governments have all kinds of standards…

Posted in Teacher forces female student to wear maid's costume in Akita at 03:48 AM JST - 7th March
watarigarasu at 05:24 AM JST - 6th March

Nudity plus underage children at school plus socially conservative Islamic and Hindu countries.

Okay, some people have a hangup over nudity. I understand that. But frankly, who gives a rip about the standards of Islamic and Hindu countries? As oppressive as they can be towards women and life in general,…

Posted in TBS turns viewers off with its topless T-shirt project at 05:24 AM JST - 6th March
watarigarasu at 05:08 AM JST - 6th March

Tax increases only serve to slow an economy even more, by taking more money out of the private sector and putting it into Big Government, which will use it to make itself even bigger and more stifling. It's a vicious cycle that must be stopped. Government should not be allowed…

Posted in Obama's plan to raise taxes on wealthy meets fierce opposition at 05:08 AM JST - 6th March
watarigarasu at 04:38 AM JST - 6th March

For those who say the teacher should have been fired: Are teachers that easy to come by that they can be fired over just any little thing? Pressuring a girl to dress up in a maid costume might be going a bit far, but certainly it doesn't seem like a…

Posted in Teacher forces female student to wear maid's costume in Akita at 04:38 AM JST - 6th March
watarigarasu at 04:18 AM JST - 6th March

One of the things I find unique about Japan is their clothing styles. They have their own trends which are distinct from Western styles, even though they are similar on the surface. It seems to me that those advocating the girls all be required to wear pants are trying to…

Posted in Posters over length of high school uniform skirts causing controversy at 04:18 AM JST - 6th March