GrouchyGaijin said...

GrouchyGaijin at 04:59 PM JST - 10th April

"A rise in the income account surplus." Time for this new boy at Nichi-Gin to share the wealth a bit!

Posted in Current account surplus up 2.9% in February at 04:59 PM JST - 10th April
GrouchyGaijin at 04:57 PM JST - 10th April

"Three years in prison, suspended for five years, for beating to death." While some 14 year old Brazilian kid gets six months hard labor for shoplifting a package of condoms! (Kosai-shi, couple of years back.) Surprised Hatoyama didn't hang him too, foreign terrorist!

Posted in 2 religious group members given suspended terms over fatal assault at 04:57 PM JST - 10th April
GrouchyGaijin at 04:53 PM JST - 10th April

I also hope, for her sake, that the cousin, Hisahito-sama, gets the top job, gender discrimination be damned. That way she can live something of a normal life, if that's possible under the auspices of the Imperial Household Agancy.

Posted in Princess Aiko starts elementary school at 04:53 PM JST - 10th April
GrouchyGaijin at 04:51 PM JST - 10th April

Well, at 0.05% interest to preferred customers what do they expect? Even low yield short and medium time deposits available online are yielding 3%+, so why would anyone wait with bated breath for their JPY23 in interest, watch it get taxed, and jump for joy at the remaining pittance? Heck,…

Posted in Ordinary bank deposits fall in FY 2007 at 04:51 PM JST - 10th April
GrouchyGaijin at 03:24 PM JST - 10th April

I hate driving. It's an endless series of deafening crashes.

Posted in Tighter traffic law reduces drunk driving accidents 22% at 03:24 PM JST - 10th April
GrouchyGaijin at 03:22 PM JST - 10th April

SuperLib, Putting a big, accurate picture together is hard. So, I try to draw the strings of truth together by surfing a few sites where, although they have strong opinions, I think they're genuine about their reporting. Sometimes I'm wrong, but mostly I do OK. Here's my list to skim…

Posted in 13 killed in Baghdad as Iraq marks Saddam's fall at 03:22 PM JST - 10th April
GrouchyGaijin at 03:11 PM JST - 10th April

kinniku, Many thanks for the clarification. I'm typing on the run. Life is getting in the way of a good chat, sorry! The piece I'm referring to about accepting a 1967 bordered Israel/Palestine solution I got from: http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/cat_israel.html#081974 and especially this piece: April 3, 2008 Hamas Accepts State Within 1967…

Posted in 9 killed as Gaza militants storm Israeli border at 03:11 PM JST - 10th April
GrouchyGaijin at 03:01 PM JST - 10th April

KFC would be bad for the diet, trans fats etc!

Posted in Porn producers arrested for filming at McDonald's in Saitama at 03:01 PM JST - 10th April
GrouchyGaijin at 12:40 PM JST - 10th April

Actually, that is inaccurate. The constitution of Israel, and a condition of its founding, was the right to return of the displaced Palestinians. Israel has refused that. Both Hamas and Fatah have accepted the return to the borders of pre-1967, and a recognition of Israel, for peace and coexistance. Israel…

Posted in 9 killed as Gaza militants storm Israeli border at 12:40 PM JST - 10th April
GrouchyGaijin at 12:29 PM JST - 10th April

Respectfully, skipthesong, I agree that the US should follow the advice of your former president: "Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations--entangling alliances with none, I deem [one of] the essential principles of our government, and consequently [one of] those which ought to shape its administration." --Thomas Jefferson: 1st…

Posted in McCain refuses to rule out pre-emptive attacks at 12:29 PM JST - 10th April