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rjd_jr at 12:27 PM JST - 3rd June

I agree, better to practice than do absolutely nothing. Too many people in the world have a false sense of complacency about all sorts of disasters natural and man made. I'm not gonna claim that terrorists are gonna strike constantly like some alarmists would have you believe, but better to…

Posted in Gov't to hold drills for biological, nuclear attacks in 18 prefectures at 12:27 PM JST - 3rd June
CMEANDU26 at 12:21 PM JST - 3rd June

I agree with TheguyNextdoor. At 2 years old the child should have been watched the whole time. The child should have been with the parent. I hope this story makes other more aware of how quickly things go wrong and that children should be monitored closer.

Posted in 2-yr-old boy drowns in drain while parents are in comic cafe at 12:21 PM JST - 3rd June
borscht at 12:19 PM JST - 3rd June

Drill for nuclear attack: say goodbye to your loved ones. Quickly! Too slow.

Drills for the biological attacks should be held in a Tokyo subway. During morning rush hour. And then we can see how the evacuation plans work out.

But, better practicing drills than not, just in case some…

Posted in Gov't to hold drills for biological, nuclear attacks in 18 prefectures at 12:19 PM JST - 3rd June
cleo at 12:16 PM JST - 3rd June

Back to the leash thing: which is better, demeaning or dead?

I used a leash and harness with both my kids - they were both incredible escape artists, and just holding hands was not enough to keep them safe.

The MIL thought it was demeaning, until she had them to…

Posted in 2-yr-old boy drowns in drain while parents are in comic cafe at 12:16 PM JST - 3rd June
taiko666 at 12:14 PM JST - 3rd June

I can't remember the movie, but the character of Winston Churchill was really evil.

Yeah, PC-tastic dude! Churchill really out-evils that other guy, now what's him name? Er, oh yeah, Hitler.

Posted in Who gets your vote for the most evil movie villain of all time? at 12:14 PM JST - 3rd June
borscht at 12:12 PM JST - 3rd June

Why are they 'testing' it in 2008? Willie Nelson has been selling it since 2004. Or is 'testing' a euphemism for 'getting government money to convert to biodiesel'? (Oh no, the inner cynic is escaping.)

Posted in Seven-Eleven to use biodiesel made from waste cooking oil at 12:12 PM JST - 3rd June
taikan at 12:09 PM JST - 3rd June

You might as well ask whether the average JT reader is competent to judge the competence (or lack thereof) of the Japanese police. Many foreign governments have one or more law enforcement liaison officials in Japan. In addition, the respective branches of the U.S. military with bases in Japan all…

Posted in Are Japanese police really as incompetent as readers on Japan Today make them out to be? at 12:09 PM JST - 3rd June
cleo at 12:08 PM JST - 3rd June

What do you mean by 'overbreeding'? Surely you're not suggesting it would somehow help public safety to have hordes of large dogs with congenital health problems running around the place?

It would be even worse if the Dobies and Rotties got as much and as effective training as most of…

Posted in Companies tap into growing unease over personal safety at 12:08 PM JST - 3rd June
TheguyNextdoor at 12:08 PM JST - 3rd June

R.I.P 2yr old Riku Endo

I agree with many of the post and disagree with many of the comments made to very legitamate agrguements. @2yrs of age, he should have been held by has hand, there is no need for a leash (animals uses leashes). I will wait for more…

Posted in 2-yr-old boy drowns in drain while parents are in comic cafe at 12:08 PM JST - 3rd June
borscht at 12:06 PM JST - 3rd June

Special permanent residents:

those forced to come to Japan during Japanese colonial rule and their offspring.

Those 'offspring' are anywhere from 50 to 100 years old. Their offspring have offspring. When will they become 'Japanese'? (legally, I know they'll never be Japanese socially.)

Posted in Chinese outrank Koreans as largest group of foreign residents at 12:06 PM JST - 3rd June