Lindsay comments

The eight years in office have aged her by at least twenty years. Perhaps is not the prejudice that is keeping women out of politics. Perhaps it is the grueling schedule and responsibilities that keeping them away.

The untouchables get away with it again. Cue Judge Dread, “I am the law!”

It’s easy to become a ‘rich country’ if you don’t spend money on aged care, child care and health care.

Welcome to the new millennium Japan. You’re only 25 years late. Now, they have to do away with Windoze XP and fax machines.

Ive been living back in Australia for a few years now after nearly two decades in Japan. It made me realize just how far behind Japan is behind the rest of the world in their use of technology. They create the technology but don’t use it. The city hall and car license and registration systems are straight out of the 1950’s. Car registration is ridiculous. You have to run from building to building to get your red stamps and after 3-4 hours a couple of old blokes for your plates. It takes me ten minutes to register my car online in Australia. A yearly inspection takes 45 minutes and can be done by any mechanic for $43.

And still made out of paper.

You can be sure this is not the first time he has done it but only the first time he got caught.

But! One size does not fit all. There are too many variances in cancer patients to rely on AI alone.

It’s not a justice system. It’s a hostage system with the specific intent to force a confession. There has been several high profile cases in recent years and hundreds of cases that never made the news. Nobody should be subjected to extended periods of incarceration without being charged.

Unfortunately, many sex offenders do not have convictions due to settling out of court with bags of cash to the victim.

“The enemy of my enemy is my friend.”

Yes! Next will be a 4m high electric fence right around the perimeter of the mountain. Thats on top of making people pay a levy if they can see the mountain.

I’ve been there. It is a really beautiful temple. I wonder if this increased entry fee will apply to permanent residents too. Why discriminate against foreigners.? If he wants to increase entry fees he should just do it. Does he intend to check the ID of every Asian person that goes in there? I’m sorry, but this guy is an idiot.

Ah huh! I taught English in over twenty different high schools during my time in Japan. The narcoleptic zombies that struggle to stay awake in class after playing games until the wee hours of the am made up for 50% of the students.

Yet, another creep. However, it would seem the woman is not totally without sin too.

Another one slips through the cracks of Japanese mental health. Why was he released?

My wife is Japanese. We live in Australia. We travelled to Japan last August for a two week holiday and to catch up with family and friends. By the tenth day she’d had enough and wanted to return to Australia. I guess she is not one of the 45%. We visit Japan every year but it’s becoming more of a chore than an adventure. I’m not sure what this has to do with Japanese abroad feeling lonely but I know my Japanese wife is not lonely. She gets a little homesick at times but very quickly recovers.

There’s always a bigger bully. :(

What’s next? They put a levy on anyone who looks at Mt. Fuji?

The drinkers will just go other areas where they can drink on the street. The problem not the Halloween celebration. The problem is the binge drinking culture.

To achieve the goal, securing a labor force for logging work, stirring demand for cedar lumber and increasing the production of low-pollen seedlings will be needed, the white paper said

So, there it is. It’s a ‘white paper’. In other words, it’s just an idea with no plan on how to achieve it. They state a 20% reduction by 2033. They’ll be lucky to get a 20% reduction by 2133.

This is still a very contentious subject in the Australian parliament. They have stated that permanent residents from certain countries who have lived in Australia for over a year can apply but they must apply for citizenship within 90 days of joining the military. New Zealanders can join this year. Next year they plan to allow Canadians and Americans. However, they have not ruled out Chinese and this is causing a lot of trouble because the the recent spying allegations.

Let it go loser! She doesn’t want you anymore. And now you’ve been arrested and have a criminal record. Way to go fool!

No mention of where this revenue will go. It will likely disappear into a government coffer so Japan can boast about being a rich country. Meanwhile, nearly 25% of Japanese kids and 50% of Japanese elderly live in poverty.

It doesn’t matter what happened on the train. The is no excuse for punching an old lady in the face. He deserves jail time.

"We are very sorry about this, and will do our best to take care of the student's mental health.”

It would seem to be the teachers’ mental health they need to be concerned about.

Her husband told police that his wife had been in an unstable state of mind prior to the killings

And what did he do about it? Was he part of the reason for her unstable state? A very sad incident.

Was it an accident or another teenage suicide?

An act of violence is an act of violence no matter the choice of weapon.

He was drunk at 8:40am? This loon has more issues than just being a child abuser.

 those cycling while using a phone could be given a prison term of up to one year or a 300,000 yen fine.

If the police focused on dishing out fines for using a phone while riding a bike they could pay off the national debt in six months.