David Claro comments

Where are the parents of these youths? 2:40 am? Way too late. I know some might say either asleep or don't care, but there's got to be some parental responsibility.

"A lot of people get married to coworkers at our company. If you don't find a boyfriend at work, you will be left on the shelf," was the inappropriate advice one 23-year-old Sophia University graduate was given after seeking out guidance.

One of the first things I noticed when I first started working at a junior/senior high school was that a good percentage of the teachers either married their co-workers or their former students. That was strange for me. Even more strange was asked in my interview was that if I was married. In America, this is an illegal question, but I let it go, since it was Japan. I was also asked this by some of my co-workers, mostly women. After reading this, I guess I can kind of relate. At the same time, being new in Japan, I was also being careful on many levels.

@ Mark Harris - Yes, this abuse needs to stop, but it's up to us to stop it.

I got mine last week, but there are 4 in my family, and only 2 masks. They are small, too. Pretty much, we're getting some of our tax paying yen back anyway. We just gave them to our kids.

Many people have already made their own masks by now. All it takes is one family member and a sewing machine.

Yup. I've noticed that many have also made masks for their community. Great for them!

It's very sad for her. I did not know of her. However, all life is precious and respectful. She seemed like she had a promising career. We see the success of many of these celebrities. However, most of the time, this success is just the tip of the iceberg. We don't really see the dark side with the success, until sometimes, it's too late.

The salaries of nurses in Japan are terribly low, especially considering the job they do.

The same goes for foreign teachers here, too.

How about Kabukicho ?.....I'm sure all the young girls are still working as busy as ever"

I agree. I’m single and these girls should have a better perspective on life; even if they are single mothers. I’m single and I was taught better values and education. They’re not worth the whiskey in my opinion, no pun intended.

Looks like a great adventure.

The steak n' chips platter looks good, and so do the rooms.

From my experiences, as a whole, Tokyo is more expensive than Osaka. Yes, train transportation is less in Tokyo. However, since Osaka is smaller, there is less train transfers and stress than Tokyo. Tokyo rent is more expensive and so are groceries and restaurants. I'm sure Kobe is also a little more expensive than Osaka, too.

I'm surprised this article didn't include San Francisco, which is far more expensive than Los Angeles. Thank the dot.com industry for that.

I've read one of his books about his teaching career. It was very inspiring for me as a teacher. He seems like a bright guy who doesn't let limitations stop him. Great for him!

Being a recruiter here, I tend to find some kind of originality here. There have been a few who have approached me. Yes, some are shy about speaking English, there there are the few who will try. Sometimes, photos like this don't always do justice. From my experiences, I have been able to find some originality within the bunch as this photo. Most of the time, they work out for the best and bring out their personalities in the interviews. However, we tend to help them relax.

Well, December is also the month in Japan where people spend month to buy things to clean their houses, cars, etc.

Great! I'm glad the Dems don't pull punches. That look on Pence is priceless.

All good and well but the main problem is their bad service.

I've heard that on their domestic flights. I flew them from Tokyo (Haneda) to LAX. Haneda was great compared to Narita. With the exception of their breakfast, the other meals are okay. They had a great selection of movies and TV. I was amazed that they had craft beers and Mexican beers in economy. They also had snacks in the back to help yourself. My family and I were alright with them. In addition, their immigration facility at LAX was a breeze. You scan your passport and have your photo taken. Get your bags straight after without seeing an immigration officer, and then just one more check by an officer by the exit and your done. It took us about 30 minutes tops from deplaning the aircraft to exiting immigration and customs. I would fly them again.

There is also the knife museum in Sakai on the Hankai light rail line. Along that line in Sakai, there are other knife shops. The city also has its annual city festival where some of the shops display their knives. There are other good things in Sakai, like craft beer, handmade sweets shops, and museums.

I'm in the wrong business. Even with overhead costs, such as health permits, licenses, rental location fees, shakai hoken, and other costs, according to those figures, that's good money.

She will disappear.

Then she will be in even more trouble.

My wife and I made a bet that she will go to the nick in the US. My wife says no, because she is rich and she can buy her way out of jail time. I told her that even though she may be rich, it won't matter, since the US will enforce the law as part of their extradition with Canada. I hope I win.

Great. 3 years in the nick.

 Her mistake or bad luck her flight changed in Vancouver

Yes. That was her mistake if the US was after her. I don't understand how another media source said that she has 7 passports, including Chinese. How is that possible since Chinese law forbids it? You get another passport from a different country and you automatically lose your Chinese citizenship.

And?

And Princess Aiko turned 17.

And? So we are all turning a day, a week, or even a year older.

Unfortunately, failure in Japan, is looked on as a fault rather than just a mistake. Once a person makes a mistake they are definitely not going to do this again, so I see this pilot as being safer than any other others. If I was JAL, I'd just put him on the domestic routes where he can return home every night. There are lots of airlines looking for pilots so he will be able to find a job and more caring organization to work for.

Unfortunately is correct. However, as an educator, I encourage my students and my kids to make mistakes while learning from them and taking risks. I tell them, if you don't mess up, you will never learn about yourself and be successful.

Apparently, what Carlos did was wrong. However, unless being formally charged with a crime, I would think being detained as long as necessary is illegal and can be a case for false imprisonment, not to mention damaging if what he did was false.

I think what the families on both sides are forgetting is that marriage is a unit and in that unit the joining of two people in a bond that hopefully lasts until death, but in practice is increasingly cut short by divorce. Now, with that in mind, I'm sure she hopefully has the right mind without influence to make that decision without permission. @goldorak - Yes, even I would have left after hearing this bs, too. However, at the same time, I would have told Mako that I really want to marry her, but that decision has to be made by you. Leave it at that and move on with or without her.

Wouldn't common sense tell them to check their water gauge daily among other things during their morning inspections? I'm not a firefighter, but I would do that for starters.

No longer true, demographiscs have seen to that, and even sub-par students can find a place at a once "reputable" private university - if the parents can afford it. Keio, Waseda and Todai are still top-tier. The others' stock has fallen, and the largest 2 of the remaining group are essentially diploma mills.

Like many universities in Japan.

RIP little men. I know it wasn't your fault. You're the innocent ones.

Wow! Great find. Put that in a Disney historical museum.

Wow! This is very serious, especially when people's lives are trusted to them and their company. The best of luck to JAL for looking into this. JAL is a great airline.