raising kids in Japan

Drunk Driving Tragedy Sentence Only 7 and a Half Years

Byjay January 9, 2008June 23, 2009

The story in a nutshell… a drunk driver speeding hit a family’s wagon from behind and pushed the wagon off the road and into Hakata Bay in Fukuoka. The 3 children aged 4, 3, and 1 died from drowning. The mother and father lived. Prosecutors asked for a 25 year sentence, but the court decided…

Japanese Culture

Cell Phone Usage Among Kids in Japan

Byjay December 17, 2007June 22, 2009

Here’s the story that caught my eye today… “Students use mobile phones over an hour a day for e-mail, Net surfing” (Japan Times) Point one: This headline is misleading because it includes elementary school kids. If you looked at the average times mentioned at the bottom, the average for junior and senior high kids is…