Farmboy said...

Farmboy at 07:01 PM JST - 20th April

This is sad. It's a beautiful temple, and it has always been open to the public. I guess "the public" can no longer be trusted.

I wouldn't just assume the people who did this are Chinese, though. It could even be someone trying to stir up anti-Chinese sentiment. The nutjobs…

Posted in Temple sprayed with graffiti after withdrawing from Olympic torch relay at 07:01 PM JST - 20th April
Farmboy at 11:13 AM JST - 19th April

I don't view violent protest, including mugging torch bearers, to be a useful or helpful form of disagreeing with China's policies in Tibet.

The violence will eventually escalate, either at this Olympics or at another one, until the host country becomes an armed camp, or the event is called off.…

Posted in Tension mounts in Nagano about hosting Olympic torch relay at 11:13 AM JST - 19th April
Farmboy at 07:35 AM JST - 19th April

While I understand the desire to help support Tibet, I really hope people don't wind up killing the Olympics over this. The whole idea about putting aside political differences and getting together to compete in sports is a rather important one, in my opinion. I don't think the Olympic idea…

Posted in Tension mounts in Nagano about hosting Olympic torch relay at 07:35 AM JST - 19th April
Farmboy at 09:34 PM JST - 17th April

There DOES seem to be a toilet motif in today's news...this must mean something...

Posted in Man arrested for cutting electric wires for toilets at convenience stores in Tokyo at 09:34 PM JST - 17th April
Farmboy at 07:01 PM JST - 16th April

The title of this AP article is deliberately designed to get people angry. You embrace people to greet them in the Middle East, as is noted later in the article. This kind of headline is all about selling papers, and was probably tacked on by someone other than the author…

Posted in Carter embraces Islamic Hamas official in West Bank at 07:01 PM JST - 16th April
Farmboy at 06:21 PM JST - 16th April

Possible slogan:

"You will vacation, and you will enjoy."

Posted in Thai Airlines signs up comedian-dominatrix Nishioka at 06:21 PM JST - 16th April
Farmboy at 10:05 AM JST - 16th April

Here's today's history lesson. See what you think.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE4D81E3FF931A25751C0A967958260

Posted in Nuke power generation trump card in fighting global warming: Fukuda at 10:05 AM JST - 16th April
Farmboy at 07:10 PM JST - 15th April

Zer00,

Not home grown, I suspect.

Posted in 'Eat me before I go bad,' says 'Orange Princess' Aki Hoshino at 07:10 PM JST - 15th April
Farmboy at 07:05 PM JST - 15th April

The ones in the US are relatively safe, but the storage of waste is a huge issue. http://library.thinkquest.org/17940/texts/nuclearwastestorage/nuclearwastestorage.html

Posted in Nuke power generation trump card in fighting global warming: Fukuda at 07:05 PM JST - 15th April
Farmboy at 03:06 PM JST - 15th April

Earthquakes might be a problem, though...and then, when you hear that some pipe containing radioactive water broke, but no radiation was released, do you believe it?

Posted in Nuke power generation trump card in fighting global warming: Fukuda at 03:06 PM JST - 15th April