Fredster said...

Fredster at 12:44 PM JST - 21st September

and speaks "quite" good English...

Saw him on one of those late night "show us how good (?) your English is" programs about 6 months ago with some pretty talentos that had lived abroad for a while and he really surprised me with the depth of his vocabulary and near…

Posted in Aso's last stand at 12:44 PM JST - 21st September
Fredster at 03:24 PM JST - 8th September

Under normal circumstances this would NEVER stick....

As stated correctly, there is no law on the books against "use" in Japan and the assumption of "possession" based on a positive THC urine tests is a leap - - second hand smoke absorption is a reality and a legal basis for…

Posted in Sumo chief Kitanoumi quits over marijuana scandal; 2 Russian wrestlers expelled at 03:24 PM JST - 8th September
Fredster at 09:22 AM JST - 13th August

with security like this I am scared!!

Don't be ridiculous..

Go live in the US or Europe - the borders controls are so transparent that you'd have a heart attack from fear before even leaving the house...

There are thousands of illegal aliens flooding into the US EVERYDAY sans border…

Posted in Man evades immigration check at Osaka port, enters country at 09:22 AM JST - 13th August
Fredster at 08:50 AM JST - 18th July

What's the difference between a model and a super model? Seriously.

2 extra zero's on their day rate.... Seriously....

Posted in at 08:50 AM JST - 18th July
Fredster at 09:37 AM JST - 5th July

so make up a bunch of hard-to-measure standards, just so that you can put your beloved japan at or near the top...

This "report" has been compiled by the "Economist Intelligence Unit" - a division of the Economist Newspaper group in the UK...

There are no Japanese trying to blow…

Posted in Japan ranked 5th most peaceful country in world at 09:37 AM JST - 5th July
Fredster at 12:12 AM JST - 28th June

Hey, I drove back to Sapporo this afternoon from Hakodate and I have NEVER seen so many J-cops in my life at and around Toya... The wife and I counted over 350 police vehicles in a 100 km stretch of the expressway - but mostly between Oshamambe and Higashi-Mororan exits..about…

Posted in HK activists heading for G-8 summit held overnight at Narita at 12:12 AM JST - 28th June
Fredster at 01:17 AM JST - 26th June

jonobugs - I am in agreement with you 100% until you wrote...

Whether you agree or not, you have to admit that lack of photography ethics has ruined the life of some celebrities and has arguably caused the death of others (Princess Diana).

This is like lumping real doctors in…

Posted in Singer Namie Amuro sues women's magazine over photos at 01:17 AM JST - 26th June
Fredster at 02:30 PM JST - 25th June

As a professional Photographer working in Japan I can tell you first hand that there are differing levels of what is acceptable regardless of the letter of the law or of the various International Conventions that Japan - as signatories - has sworn to uphold regarding International Property Rights and…

Posted in Singer Namie Amuro sues women's magazine over photos at 02:30 PM JST - 25th June
Fredster at 10:52 AM JST - 25th June

Why does a young College student on Cultural School Vacation in Italy carry around an "oil based" marker ??? Is it because she is a design student ?? Does this me it was like a Sharpie or something different??

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I say that the parents and the college should send…

Posted in Japanese student scrawled on world heritage cathedral in Italy at 10:52 AM JST - 25th June
Fredster at 10:57 AM JST - 22nd June

‘‘If there is a sense of urgency to prevent criminal acts by the government and major companies, it is standard among nongovernmental organizations around the world to take action that may result in the infringement of law,’’ Jun Hoshikawa, executive director of Greenpeace Japan, said at a news conference…

Posted in Greenpeace defends 2 activists nabbed for alleged theft at 10:57 AM JST - 22nd June