zaichik said...

zaichik at 05:33 AM JST - 20th April

Considering Masako's situation, it's all for the best.

Nicely put, Ness :-)

Posted in Ryoko Kuninaka hasn't found her prince yet at 05:33 AM JST - 20th April
zaichik at 04:58 AM JST - 20th April

The first "kid dies in hot car while parent plays pachinko" story of the year. Must be summer.

Posted in 1-year-old boy dies after being left in car by pachinko-playing mother in Kagoshima at 04:58 AM JST - 20th April
zaichik at 09:42 AM JST - 7th April

I used to climb at an indoor wall in Swansea when I was a teenager, and we'd climb at some of the beaches on the Gower Peninsula in summer. The sense of achievement when you complete a climb is amazing. Alas, gravity is even less on my side these days…

Posted in Rock-climbing opens up to the masses in Tokyo at 09:42 AM JST - 7th April
zaichik at 12:32 AM JST - 4th April

http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20080403-00000962-san-soci

Apparently another mother has just been arrested for strangling her four-year-old daughter.

Is "killings by mothers" going to become a media fixation like "violent crimes by junior high students" was a few years ago, I wonder?

Posted in Mother arrested for strangling 9-year-old son in Aomori at 12:32 AM JST - 4th April
zaichik at 12:27 AM JST - 4th April

temporally

I think the word you're looking for is "temporary"!

Anyway, glad to see Hasuike-san now has a secure job.

The mention of Kashiwazaki and abduction reminded me of the case of the girl who was abducted when she was 9 and held captive in Kashiwazaki for 10 years until…

Posted in Repatriated abductee Hasuike becomes full-time college instructor at 12:27 AM JST - 4th April
zaichik at 12:21 AM JST - 4th April

Remember: If it tastes good, it will taste better with butter and garlic.

I can think of exceptions - chocolate, for one!

I used to get moderately acceptable bacon when I was in Niigata - was able to get it sufficiently crispy. Latterly I switched to using pancetta (handily pre-cut,…

Posted in Celebrity Australian chef introduces Japan to the pleasure of breakfast at 12:21 AM JST - 4th April
zaichik at 10:37 AM JST - 29th March

Nope, easttokyo was right - barely worth it.

Posted in What do you think of the new Japan Today design? at 10:37 AM JST - 29th March
zaichik at 10:36 AM JST - 29th March

Oh well, never mind. But the question about changing the registration e-mail addresses still stands.

Posted in What do you think of the new Japan Today design? at 10:36 AM JST - 29th March
zaichik at 10:36 AM JST - 29th March

Try again....

Posted in What do you think of the new Japan Today design? at 10:36 AM JST - 29th March
zaichik at 10:30 AM JST - 29th March

Ah, it's probably because I'm not using the same e-mail as the one I signed up to JT with.

So, techies, is there any possibility that we could change our registration e-mail addresses and keep our JT IDs?

Posted in What do you think of the new Japan Today design? at 10:30 AM JST - 29th March