Further on the previous post...

Supposedly the story I read online was missing a few details:
- I heard from one person that the child died about six months ago.  That would explain the mention of "six months" the first time I heard the story.
- I also heard that the story came to light after the mother came forward to the police to file a domestic violence complaint.
- Furthermore, the death of the baby didn't take place in Yonezawa.  It took place in another city whose name I can't recall right now.  The couple moved to Yonezawa to live with the husband's grandparents after the child's death.

Of course, all of the above is what I've heard second-hand. 

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I believe I've finished all my X'mas shopping.  Now it's a matter of getting everything wrapped up and shipped off.  Interestingly, last time I sent a parcel to Canada I discovered that the cost of sending it by EMS (Express Mail Service) parcel mail was lower than that for sending it by parcel airmail.  I wasn't quite expecting that.  I thought the opposite would be the case.

I've found that parcels sent by EMS get to North America quite quickly.  I think the record had to be for one I sent to a friend in New Jersey.  It got there in about two days.  The last one I sent to Canada got there in 4 days.  I paid around ¥1600 for postage on the second one.  I'm quite sure I wouldn't get that kind of service from Canada Post....