westurn said...

westurn at 01:15 AM JST - 9th June

Another sick day on the mean streets of Japan. Now, instead of my typical "I told ya so" viewpoints I'm just gonna ask you all to stop and think about the reasons for Japan's skyrocketing crime waves. Why all this violence, angst, hate ? Why all the suicides ? The…

Posted in Temp worker stabs 7 to death, injures 10 in Akihabara at 01:15 AM JST - 9th June
westurn at 12:08 PM JST - 8th June

But what about Dice K ? Aren't the worshippers wondering about his every move while on the D.L ? Sigh !

Posted in Kuroda pitches 1st major league shutout in win over Cubs at 12:08 PM JST - 8th June
westurn at 01:26 AM JST - 7th June

And lest we forget...

"Police discourage autopsies that might reveal a higher homicide rate in their jurisdiction, and pressure doctors to attribute unnatural deaths to health reasons, usually heart failure, the group alleges. Odds are, it says, that people are getting away with murder in Japan, a country that officially…

Posted in Are Japanese police really as incompetent as readers on Japan Today make them out to be? at 01:26 AM JST - 7th June
westurn at 10:50 PM JST - 6th June

"So tell me, how many innocent people have the Japanese cops shot by mistake in the past, say, ten years?"

Not sure about innocent but I know of one cop in Koku that stalked a young lady for weeks before firing on her... does that count ?

Better yet Cleo,…

Posted in Are Japanese police really as incompetent as readers on Japan Today make them out to be? at 10:50 PM JST - 6th June
westurn at 02:52 PM JST - 6th June

Cool Biz only highlightes how archaic Japan Inc has become. The real question is why are Japanese still flooding into Tokyo day after day to sit around in offices answering phones, sending e-mails and faxes, and visiting customers. Couldn't they do that from the confines of their own homes ?…

Posted in What do you think of the Cool Biz campaign? at 02:52 PM JST - 6th June
westurn at 02:47 PM JST - 6th June

Nice try Cleo... you have singlehandidly flooded this thread with every attempt to put a positive spin on a wayward duck ! Fact is, this poster remains unconvinced. I too have had extensive experience working with Japan's police force. Varios domestic training sessions, international conferences, Riot control, Embassy postings, the…

Posted in Are Japanese police really as incompetent as readers on Japan Today make them out to be? at 02:47 PM JST - 6th June
westurn at 01:54 PM JST - 5th June

Lemme see if I got this right... Currently Japan:

-Has a less than 40% food self sufficiency rating, one of the lowest in the industrialized world.

-Has some of the worlds highest food prices.

-Has recently seen food prices leap as much as 100%.

-Has instigated programs to destroy domestic…

Posted in Fukuda, Brown agree to tackle rising oil, food prices at G-8 summit at 01:54 PM JST - 5th June
westurn at 11:25 PM JST - 4th June

Ummm, isn't it the screamin orange Chuo line that has all the suicides ?

Posted in Safety gates to be installed at Yamanote Line stations in Tokyo at 11:25 PM JST - 4th June
westurn at 05:03 PM JST - 4th June

So exactly what product is this "sandwhich man" advertising ?

Posted in Photos of key witness linked with murder of Kyoto girl released at 05:03 PM JST - 4th June
westurn at 04:56 PM JST - 4th June

Tragic event ? With more than 100 suicides a day in Japan I would hardly label this "tragic"... seems like more of the same ol same ol in the land of the disgruntled in Japan.

"Japan has long battled a high suicide rate relative to other developed nations"

Speaks volumes…

Posted in 34 evacuated from apartment as man commits suicide with poisonous fumes at 04:56 PM JST - 4th June