Recent content by Globalgabby

I've worked on a nearby base for almost 20 years and lived off base for that whole time. U.S. bases are an American bubble except for the fact that we drive on the left, follow Japanese driving laws, and interact with Master Labor Contract and other Japanese workers during the day. Most...

Yup. I saw that it was removed. Sadly, I knew what that meant. Base will not announce the name yet. Prayers for his family and friends.

Yes, it is pretty intense. I teach on base. When a student pops positive, the entire family AND the entire family of any of that child’s close contacts has to quarantine for 14 days. This means that at any time we have had up to 90 or so students in ROM with families. And that means we have any...

The FB page says that her mom is coming, probably here by now. That means they both will be in Restriction of Movement for 14 days - they will get a COVID test sometime between day 10-14 (at least that is what it is on my base). They can’t leave the base apartment or have anyone in. That is the...

That recording sounds exactly like the recording that is played on big speakers every day at 8 AM on US bases - they play the Star Spangled Banner. On my base, that is always followed by the Japanese National Anthem. The video cut off before that. My guess is she recorded it at 8 am.

Sorry. To be clear, they were not on lockdown, and alcohol was not prohibited or monitored. We (military and anyone who lives/works on base) are supposed to be in off base quarters or on base by 8 pm in deference to the (suddenly now former Prime Minister) national “state of emergency,” which...

Yes, yes, true. But we don’t leave them outside. And we don’t take off our watch, wallet, keys, etc... Is it his wife who said she found those outside? I’ll have to go back and look. Anyway, yes, it is common to take off shoes in the genkan of the house. I was just thinking about how odd it was...

A thought has occurred to me. In some Japanese movies and tv, and sometimes in real life Japanese people remove their shoes before they commit suicide. Google it. It’s a thing. However, he has only lived in Japan a year, I don’t know that he would know that.

Plus, this prefecture is still under an official state of emergency. Government has asked all businesses to shut down by 8:00 PM. Convenience stores are about the only thing open. I’m on a nearby base. By 8 pm, we either have to be in our off base quarters (if we live off base) or be on base. I...

He worked at Yokota High School, on base, as a sub. We are always desperate for subs, and he was certainly an overqualified one. He also lived on base. Base is an American bubble. The schools are American schools - 2 elementary, one middle, one high school. Students generally are American and...

Feb. 1, not Jan. 1.

His wife may have had weird working hours. It isn’t uncommon for commands to work around the clock. She is a civilian, but she could be attached to a command that requires very early/late shifts. When I first met my now husband, he was active duty and had to be at work at 3:00 AM.

Wow. How awful for her family that he is now essentially claiming she committed suicide. THAT is his new defense!?! Such an asshat. I hope he rots away in prison.

Hope he rots away in there.

bingo!!!