Fredster said...

Fredster at 01:10 AM JST - 25th March

northlondon wrote....

Can somebody please please explain to me why he used Darvish in that stress situation ??

Darvish, while young, is not "inexperienced", is currently considered one of the top 3 pitchers in Japan and has plenty of "big game" experience including Japanese Championship Games...

I too drew…

Posted in Team Japan at 01:10 AM JST - 25th March
Fredster at 01:44 PM JST - 23rd March

Well, personally I hope that Japan blows them away and then plants their own flag on the Pitcher's mound afterward... tit-for-tatt...

AFAIC - the little flag planting by SK was not only bad karma but VERY brash and Stupid - and that's not even getting into unsportsmanlike - - reap…

Posted in Japan beats U.S. 9-4 to set up WBC final vs S Korea at 01:44 PM JST - 23rd March
Fredster at 02:50 PM JST - 6th March

Well... Honda more or less set themselves up for this downfall a long time ago by seeking a 0% outside sponsor program - - he Honda F1 Team had no outside sponsors and so as soon as things got tough and the corporate funds started to run dry it was…

Posted in Honda sells its F-1 team to Brawn at 02:50 PM JST - 6th March
Fredster at 09:22 PM JST - 13th February

Japan failed to stop them from entering the country in the first place so should be "penalised" by giving them full unconditional citizenship.

Ahhh but there were caught a long time ago and have been fighting and appealing ever since... and I'm not so sure you will find ANY countries…

Posted in Filipino family cannot stay together in Japan, Justice Ministry decides at 09:22 PM JST - 13th February
Fredster at 02:34 PM JST - 13th February

Well - with indifference to champions of either side of this situation - I think that this is ALL about precedence....

If the J-gov grants special circumstances for a visa to people that have knowingly and purposely entered the country illegally just because they had a child on Japanese soil…

Posted in Filipino family cannot stay together in Japan, Justice Ministry decides at 02:34 PM JST - 13th February
Fredster at 09:25 AM JST - 21st January

Oh I can see it all now....
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Okayyyy.... hold it... that's good... hold that pose for justy a few more seccccc..

bee beeee beeeeep.........

Oh sorry, just a sec, that's an email I have been waiting for....

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It amazes me how the marketing gurus…

Posted in Cyber-shot with web browser at 09:25 AM JST - 21st January
Fredster at 01:17 PM JST - 13th January

Kinda surprised ( NOT ) at the comments thus far...

Regardless of whether the practice of Yaocho actually takes place or not - This story is akin to a host of Good Morning America saying that A-Rod could have another great season if he keeps on the "Juice"...

Try saying…

Posted in Morning show host under fire from Japan Sumo Association for match-fixing comments at 01:17 PM JST - 13th January
Fredster at 07:00 AM JST - 16th December

Wow... talk about late to the party... 176 comments and no patients to go through them all myself but.....

For all those Bush haters ( rightly or wrongly ) here, abroad or in Iraq itself ANSWER me this...

**What would have happened to the same reporter if he would have…

Posted in Bush dodges shoe protest during visit to Iraq at 07:00 AM JST - 16th December
Fredster at 09:53 PM JST - 12th December

Google revealed...

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20060704b4.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MinatoWard2006elevatoraccident

Of interest...

June 18, 2006. SEC, the independent company in charge of maintaining the Schindler elevator at Minato Ward, was revealed by broadcasting group NHK that an inspection of the captioned elevator just 9 days before the accident said that the brake and all components were…

Posted in Parents of dead boy sue elevator maker Schindler over fatal accident at 09:53 PM JST - 12th December
Fredster at 09:35 PM JST - 12th December

Perhaps it's too long ago for some of us to remember accurately but it seems to me that in the aftermath (witch hunt) of this tragedy it was discovered that the vast majority of the elevator maintenance companies and their "licensed" elevation maintenance workers were either "non-qualified", "un-licensed", "inadequately trained"…

Posted in Parents of dead boy sue elevator maker Schindler over fatal accident at 09:35 PM JST - 12th December