ADK99 said...

ADK99 at 12:40 PM JST - 6th June

Greensatindress, that's about as sexist as the whole royal family nonsense - if she wanted to use her diplomatic skills abroad why didn't she BECOME (or continue her career as) a diplomat is surely the appropriate question.

Posted in As 15th wedding anniversary nears, royal couple yet to attain 'imperial diplomacy' at 12:40 PM JST - 6th June
ADK99 at 12:14 PM JST - 21st May

Gavin is absolutely right. Baker may or may not be innocent but his story that he was visiting Japan for a pre-world cup tour of stadiums is the least convincing thing I've ever heard. When he said that I automatically assumed that he was lying.

The court was presumably asked…

Posted in Nick Baker sent back to Britain to finish jail sentence at 12:14 PM JST - 21st May
ADK99 at 09:56 AM JST - 7th May

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keshii at 07:03 PM JST - 6th May

They're just trying to make peace with the Japanese public eye, I think.

Again, JapanToday, why are you using the word "alleged"? You do know that's defamation, since the 'victim' withdrew her allegation, right?

Umm, I think it's now being alleged…

Posted in U.S. Marine pleads not guilty in court-martial over alleged rape at 09:56 AM JST - 7th May
ADK99 at 03:56 PM JST - 6th May

I think the point regarding the PhD guy is that as taxpayers we should all be more than a little bit irritated that the government is funding someone for 10 years, making him into a valuable asset, and then willing to risk letting him go somewhere else. If 10 years,…

Posted in Gov't looks to immigrants as population shrinks at 03:56 PM JST - 6th May
ADK99 at 11:25 AM JST - 2nd May

Bill Clinton is irrefutably EXTREMELY intelligent.

Posted in If it were possible, do you wish non-Americans could vote in the U.S. presidential election? at 11:25 AM JST - 2nd May
ADK99 at 04:30 PM JST - 30th April

I already posted to this effect once, but if you've seen one of these "badges" then you'll have a lot more sympathy for these women. All this talk of the language issue is a red herring - of course it's unreasonable to expect the police to speak fluent English, but…

Posted in Roughed up by the cops in Shinjuku at 04:30 PM JST - 30th April
ADK99 at 04:12 PM JST - 30th April

Hughgarse - the victim was released after 1 hour, not the criminal.

Posted in Repeat sexual offender held for abducting, molesting 9-year-old boy in car at 04:12 PM JST - 30th April
ADK99 at 11:32 AM JST - 29th April

He wasn't convicted of murdering the last one, presumably for lack of evidence. He was done only for the dismemberment part (and possibly abandoning the body) which apparently holds a maximum penalty of 3.5 years.

Posted in Warrant served on man on suspicion of killing Filipina at 11:32 AM JST - 29th April
ADK99 at 10:00 AM JST - 24th April

For me, the problem here is that the polthese police were clearly unable to satisfactorily identify themselves as police officers. I had a similar experience and actually laughed when the "officer" produced his ID. It's basically a plastic card with a photo and the word "Police", in English, and NOTHING…

Posted in Roughed up by the cops in Shinjuku at 10:00 AM JST - 24th April
ADK99 at 09:25 AM JST - 17th April

Lots of countries allow non-nationals to vote in local elections. The main purpose of local government is to decide how our local tax money is spent. Given that we all (theoretically) pay local taxes, it's not entirely unreasonable to be allowed a say in how that money is spent, particularly…

Posted in Koreans, foreign residents step up calls for local suffrage at 09:25 AM JST - 17th April