masterblaster comments

What a picture! Three dudes in handcuffs. All because of lyrics. A little harsh.

I'm not sure if this law exists in Japan. Does anyone know?

In my home country if staff at a restaurant or bar or any other place keep serving to a person inebriated and that person after leaving the establishment injures someone, the staff who continued serving can also be held liable.

Surely the staff saw three men carrying out of the place unconscious women. Did the staff do anything? I feel like if it was me I would have intervened.

Unfortunately, she won't do any jail time. She's probably on a fixed income so she won't be paying very much restitution.

In other words, beside losing her license nothing will happen.

How about cutting costs?

Why do I have to buy a special bag for my elementary aged child that costs 8 - 10 man?

You can't just punch someone. But I understand his frustration. He hailed the taxi after all. This is actually pretty common ion Japan. I've been standing in line about to get on a train when out of nowhere someone jumps in front of me. These same types are the ones who after getting on the train, run to a seat to sit down often times disregarding elderly or children.

Not to be rude, but, Yoko Ono will never be out of the shadow of John Lennon.

So much for Russia and Trump collusion.

@Speed

So true!

When I was in Japan the town where I lived had a festival every October. There were food stands all over the place. I had the idea of opening one and selling food from my home country. I was told I would have to pay the Yakuza money for the spot and money for each day open (the festival was two days). I would also have to pay a percentage of the profits. There were a few other fees.

R.I.P.

I wonder why

the charge against the mother was later dropped.

So sad. Despite all the failures by government I have to applaud the nursery school for properly reporting the bruises numerous times.

Who determined this?

 ... bruises and bumps on her face but had concluded that they were simply the result of accidents after questioning the girl and her father.

My kids get banged up all the time. Yes indeed, children get bruises naturally. However, because of previous reports of abuse and the children actually being taken into protective custody temporarily, any reports of bruises from a school should taken with the upmost seriousness. A medical examination should take place. Both parents and all children in that family should be questioned over a period of weeks. When it comes to child abuse, no second chances.

Good for her. She is brave. But she should be careful. Putin is not adverse to ordering the assignation of a foe.

Perhaps it should read: Over 20% of LDP lawmakers fail to report that they failed to report political funds.

The police failed this woman.

No doubt Sugita is nasty and her comments have no place in government.

Two regional legal affairs bureaus have recognized Sugita's remarks about ethnicity as human rights abuses.

But I think calling these comments a human rights abuse is overblown. It really minimizes actual human rights abuses.

Unless that DNA was found under the fingernails of the victim or on his clothes he was wearing at that time or on his wallet ...

Somebody should tell this 88 year old that there is this thing called the internet, and you can find things on it that can satisfy you.

Also, comments complaining about the women using their husband's money are a little rude. There are women out there in Japanese society that work and have their own money.

Why only buy chocolate on Valentine's Day? Nothing wrong with buying yourself a little treat all year round. It's more expensive on Valentine's Day. Take this day off. Eat some pizza.

It's not so much that the ship could be a weapon of mass destruction, but can be used to smuggle parts to other nations.

This seems like something that should have gotten resolved before construction started. JR probably thought they could pressure Shizuoka in the end to let them build.

Well, you know, Beijing is a sister city to Tokyo. She's not going there. Moscow is a sister city to Tokyo. She's not going there.

This is purely opportunistic of her.

@Roy

It's a legitimate concern to bring up restrooms and onsens. It raises a larger point. If a she with male parts can use the female side at will then a male will be changing clothes with underage girls. For this very reason, the government set guidelines for the age of children who can enter the onsen with a parent of the opposite sex in order to prevent adults from looking at children in the nude.

She wants to be Prime Minister so bad. Why would a mayor need to travel overseas? She is playing chess, not checkers.

It seems like something else is going on that's not being explicitly mentioned. I remember during the big earthquake U.S. Marines came to the area and were helping with supplies. Some were even checking rubble for survivors.

How about Japanese citizens being stifled by Japanese bureaucracy?

You can dislike Tucker. You can dislike Putin. But the interview itself is no problem.

Sean Penn interviewed a murder. Oliver Stone interviewed a murder. The Left interviews nefarious folks all the time.

Really, the only problem would be Tucker not asking challenging questions, not pressing him, not asking about war crimes committed by Russian soldiers. Softball questions would make this interview pointless.

Honest question here. If she is a he now legally, then can he enter the male side of hot springs? Can he use male restrooms? Of course the opposite can be asked. If a male (male parts) legally becomes a female can she enter the female side of the hot springs?

I'm all for equal rights. I've never protested marriage rights for anyone. If two men want to get married, OK.

But this is entirely different.

Japan will have an incredibly hard time with active cyber defense.

Wanting to have kids and actually having kids are entirely different.

Without donations?

I think it should be without bribes and kickbacks. The news keeps using the term kickback. But really a kickback and bribe are the same.