Mz comments

It's still only August...?

P.S I'm sure the Canadians will reverse the "butt-kick" at the Winter Olympics, ne?

I enjoyed reading the article until the "legitimate sports like baseball and softball" - you lost your arguments there I'm afraid.

Deepair65 - I've dived off Izu in October (water temp 26) and there were plenty of Japanese divers...By the way, water was very clear, some live coral too - a very pleasant experience!

A lot of irrelevant posts. This is a memorial service for a horrible event which cost many people their lives. They are remembering their dead while hoping it will never happen again. Why knock it?

Now how did I guess that there would already be a comment on how the cost could have been "better used"...

She had a very good job. She is a very intelligent, well-educated woman. As the crown princess she is not able to just "get a job" or "get out and go do something". I think you should check what actually happened to her. It's very sad.

I hate it. Previous one was better.