Beelzebub said...

Beelzebub at 11:26 AM JST - 11th September

This "article" should be thrown back in Kyodo's face with an insistence that if they are going to report news, they should take a hint from Journalism 101 and provide the who, what, why, where and when.

Moderator: Be patient. It is just a bulletin. We'll update it as soon…

Posted in Japan executes 3 death row inmates, totaling 13 this year at 11:26 AM JST - 11th September
Beelzebub at 10:03 AM JST - 8th September

Elvis just rolled in his grave.

Posted in Elvis troupe at 10:03 AM JST - 8th September
Beelzebub at 09:15 AM JST - 8th September

When a politician's on the stump, he can be counted on to pander shamelessly to the voters. Nuff said.

Posted in Aso vows not to raise consumption tax before economic recovery at 09:15 AM JST - 8th September
Beelzebub at 01:47 PM JST - 7th September

If you think about it, it's a good way to dispose of a body. The perpetrator probably killed her somewhere else, then brought the suitcase to the hotel, where he could blend in with other guests carrying luggage. It's possible he never even checked in at all. Unlike other hotels…

Posted in Woman's body found in suitcase in Tokyo hotel at 01:47 PM JST - 7th September
Beelzebub at 12:00 PM JST - 4th September

Every foreigner in Japan has encountered the same brick wall at some time or another — the unknown kanji character.

Yes, and the same thing could be said for every Japanese.

Posted in No longer lost in translation at 12:00 PM JST - 4th September
Beelzebub at 03:26 PM JST - 3rd September

Sigh. Sounds like just the place for fat-cat CEOs with multimillion dollar wage packages to get together for a confab on how to lay off more workers and outsource the jobs to third-world countries.

Posted in Shangri-La Tokyo begins 6-month countdown to open March 1 at 03:26 PM JST - 3rd September
Beelzebub at 10:59 AM JST - 2nd September

Speculation has also been growing that the New Komeito party, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s junior coalition partner, had already given up on Fukuda, which may have prompted him to call it quits.

In other words, Soka Gakkai (Daisaku Ikeda) is the "shadow government" that decides who can be prime…

Posted in Too many hurdles for Fukuda at 10:59 AM JST - 2nd September
Beelzebub at 09:53 PM JST - 1st September

One of the weekly mags cracked earlier that he would quit when his support rating reached the same figure as the consumption tax.

Posted in Fukuda resigns as prime minister to avoid political vacuum; Aso says he's willing to run for PM at 09:53 PM JST - 1st September
Beelzebub at 05:36 PM JST - 30th August

The government should return the favor and "kill" 2 channel. It's outlived its welcome.

Posted in Man held over Internet threat to kill crown prince at 05:36 PM JST - 30th August
Beelzebub at 07:30 PM JST - 29th August

The purpose of the modern-day Olympic games is to attract the sponsorship of big corporations to the mass media. As long as this is achieved, and the requisite national glory is extolled to the masses, it's fine to award gold medals to girls in leotards who twirl hula hoops, girls…

Posted in It’s time to get rid of a few Olympic 'sports' at 07:30 PM JST - 29th August