wibble said...

wibble at 08:54 AM JST - 3rd June

Tragic

Posted in Japanese woman, British husband leap to death with dead child in England at 08:54 AM JST - 3rd June
wibble at 10:05 AM JST - 1st June

er waived

Posted in Should the 1951 Treaty of San Francisco be amended to allow surviving ex-POWs and their kin to take legal action for compensation against the Japanese government? at 10:05 AM JST - 1st June
wibble at 10:05 AM JST - 1st June

You have to feel sorry for victims and their familes, however you also have to draw a line somewhere.

I'm sure it isn't fair and maybe all this should have been resolved decades ago, but I don't believe it would now be 'fair' so go back and punish companies or…

Posted in Should the 1951 Treaty of San Francisco be amended to allow surviving ex-POWs and their kin to take legal action for compensation against the Japanese government? at 10:05 AM JST - 1st June
wibble at 09:37 AM JST - 1st June

Breath alcohol should be linked to blood alcohol, since it gets to the lungs via the blood stream. The relative % should be representative. The blood alcohol is an absolute in terms of the expected effect on cognitive imparement.

Body weight should not be a factor in such a test,…

Posted in Revised traffic law takes effect with new test for senior drivers at 09:37 AM JST - 1st June
wibble at 09:24 AM JST - 27th May

It is a completely ridiculous idea to have government caps on pay - the markets don't work if you do that.

If you cap, how do you distinguish between good and top performances? How do you compete with other countries who don't cap?

Let the shareholders decide executive pay based…

Posted in Are you in favor of government-imposed caps on executives' salary packages? at 09:24 AM JST - 27th May
wibble at 04:01 PM JST - 20th May

Pretty much all Japanese obstetricians will tell mothers to be not to gain more that the rough birth weight of the baby 3-4kg. If they are already overweight, then they will be asked to gain no more, and if underweight, to gain enough to hit ideal weight + a little.…

Posted in Gravure idol Nozomi Fujikawa takes kimono off at press event for upcoming movie at 04:01 PM JST - 20th May
wibble at 03:54 PM JST - 20th May

jeancolmar - "One thing that is true, unless further evidence points to the contrary, is that no abduction took place"

Um, I think you'll find that enticing and living with a minor of whom you are not the legal guardian or parent of, without the permission of the guardian/parent is…

Posted in Man held for abducting 13-yr-old girl after spending 10 days in Tokyo together at 03:54 PM JST - 20th May
wibble at 10:31 PM JST - 10th May

absolutely hilarious - except the more desparate they become the more they will encroach on 'regular' turf and the more we are likely to inadvertantly interact with them....

Posted in Yakuza hard hit by economic downturn at 10:31 PM JST - 10th May
wibble at 04:27 PM JST - 6th May

Den Den 10 emails, not 10 customers... One working e-mail it seems. 20,000 on this day - could be 100,000/week. Say 80,000/week. Seems about double what she'd make as a waitress in a chain food place.

Posted in Single mothers, squeezed by recession, turning to prostitution as last resort at 04:27 PM JST - 6th May
wibble at 09:07 AM JST - 1st May

Well, there would be huge job creation, through direct efforts to support the bid, plus the side projects aimed at improving Japan's reputation.

Whils it may not be as effective as putting money directly into the economy it would be a rallying point to focus on...

Posted in Support for Tokyo Olympic bid below 70%: survey at 09:07 AM JST - 1st May