jiji_bisous comments

there was also this a couple of weeks previous...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/24/japanese-politicians-force-colleague-baby-leave-chamber-women

this is the article kohakuebisu mentions above:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2017/dec/06/take-child-to-work-got-thrown-out-city-councillor-japan

Bōsō….

off the eastern coast of Hokkaido? how come no-one's blaming it on Kim's missiles… a real waste of a 'propaganda-moment' there….

when I (repeatedly) read about Mr. Abe's largesse, I'm reminded of George Carlin's phrase "…people buying stuff they don't need, with money they don't have…" in Abe's case I wonder what it is he thinks he's buying with the money Japan doesn't have, that world-leaders embrace him as one of them? I don't think he should hold his breath. or is it just that he cares deeply about the less fortunate of this world?

since his lack of concern for the less fortunate amongst his fellow Japanese is obvious, that seems unlikely.

still, there must be a vast untapped market for drugs out there, support the Japanese drug industry and all that. warms the heart doesn't it….

somewhat surprised they were allowed out of the country anyway. why not just take away their passports? job done!

….as for "finished"….. I always wondered why the Haneda monorail (built for the '64 Olympics) terminates at Hamamatsuchō, seemed illogical and impractical… read somewhere that the reason was they ran out of time….

@Civitas...

the thing is, about this and many many other similar situations everywhere, in which people in positions of responsibility act irresponsibly, having disastrous effects on the environment, fianance, and we the little people… is that they have no problem looking in the mirror because they just don't give a toss…. therefore no amount of disapproval will change anything, unfortunately….

"under human care" （ー△ー；）

@Luddite… or a fag?

should hand over management of some of the big corporations to the people who run Daiso and Can-Do and the like… they've got their act together and seem to thrive on goods on which there can be minimal mark-up… couldn't do any worse anyway….

Burning Bush…. human beings are not ONLY a product of their genes… i think sexuality is a bit more complex than that...

Bertie…. there you have it…

"...will house people who have been in transitional shelters and are waiting for long-term housing"…. and those in a similar situation in Japan, courtesy of 'the tsunami', unemployment, whatever ???? dear oh dear… not even Japanese and I'm ashamed for Japan...

just forgot that I'd put it inside some buns and wrapped them in pastic bags, and packed the hotdog buns in my luggage because they're, um, not available in Japan? she'd be better off using the "I was drunk and don't remember" gambit….

in any case… less than a gram? "SOME of which was sandwiched in hotdog buns in plastic bags… and "arrested the next day"? weird story all round

My uncle told me that he once had a friend who knew someone whose dog chewed up one of Ishiguro's novels…. I'm SO glad to have a connection with such an esteemed author… （＾＿－）

this is not an opinion either way on whether or not Japan should accept refugees… but if the government wants no refugees, why not say so, give up the omote stance, re-direct the man-hours and money to some positive action for Japanese people… why always the ちゅうとはんぱ approach to things? of course, we already know the answers to these questions, but… be nice to see someone break the pattern for once. not holding my breath.

only have experience of Omotesando hills, and there the acoustics are terrible…. like almost everywhere, I should add…. and not what I call human-friendly…. the exterior looks pretty at night, but….

caption to the photo… "pledge to win?" lets hope it's as successful as all Abe-san's other pledges….

float "populist slogans"? what political party, in which country, doesn't do the very same?

Burning Bush… we are not ONLY the sum of our genes….

ah! they didn't realize the piece was missing till they arrived at destination… lucky it wasn't essential….

what surprised me somewhat, was that they flew on regardless….

agree with most of what you say Alfie, that various former areas of eclectic and original creative energy have been taken over by the Brand Palaces and 'Labels' (even Takeshita-dōri)… but only the places, 'creativity' exists, and will just pop up in different places and in different ways...

completely accepted and integrated in Onjuku, pop: 7000… but then, I've never encountered any difficulty 'being me' in Japan… more accepted actually, than in my native England, or Oz… and it only took an hour, literally , to find a wonderful place to buy and live… so, just depends

@Alfie

there you have it!!!!! all the rest is just theatre...

but you have to go to all the bother of rolling the window down yourself? taihen!!!

shades of 1962… both sides made concessions… panic over….

in my experience, the under 20's, though 'forbidden' to drink and smoke, are certainly not unable to do so… so they do …. so nothing's changed, just more 'smoke', so to speak...

However, she returned to the apartment on Aug 14, and told police she did not wish them to proceed any further in the matter.

…so for once perhaps the accusations of dereliction of duty by the police aren't justified...

...though serving papers on the deceased seems a bit Krazy Kops to me…..