Harry_Gatto said...

Harry_Gatto at 08:09 AM JST - 14th August

‘‘Hats have become a necessity in summer for today’s middle-aged and older men as many of whom are quite fashion-conscious and often go out with their wives,’’

Often go out with their wives........ I love that. Still, I have been thinking seriously about a Panama and now it seems that…

Posted in Blazing summer becomes boon for haberdashers at 08:09 AM JST - 14th August
Harry_Gatto at 11:38 AM JST - 13th August

I'm with moriman on this, totally immature.

Posted in What do you think of American swimmer Michael Phelps' long victory yell after he wins a race? at 11:38 AM JST - 13th August
Harry_Gatto at 11:36 AM JST - 13th August

But what is the full story? Was he caught or was he just seen passing through the gate?

Posted in Man evades immigration check at Osaka port, enters country at 11:36 AM JST - 13th August
Harry_Gatto at 07:12 PM JST - 9th August

USNinJapan2 The first line of the report says "knife-wielding" so, there is a good chance that they were attacked with a knife.

Posted in Relative of U.S. Olympic volleyball coach killed in Beijing at 07:12 PM JST - 9th August
Harry_Gatto at 07:04 PM JST - 9th August

Paul Weller is 50 already! Now I do feel old.

Posted in Modfather Paul Weller meets popular pastry chef in Tokyo at 07:04 PM JST - 9th August
Harry_Gatto at 12:20 AM JST - 9th August

Obviously the schools are still out, how much longer before all the children are safely back in school and away from here?

Posted in Email bomb threat forces Air China plane to return to Nagoya at 12:20 AM JST - 9th August
Harry_Gatto at 12:50 PM JST - 6th August

Assuming these vehicles crashed head-on, is this a section of expressway with only a centre line and no crash barrier?

Posted in 4 men killed in car-truck crash on Kenodo expressway in Tsukuba at 12:50 PM JST - 6th August
Harry_Gatto at 12:14 PM JST - 5th August

Drivers can also opt to switch the system off. Problem solved!

Posted in Nissan cars to push back when drivers floor it at 12:14 PM JST - 5th August
Harry_Gatto at 12:09 PM JST - 5th August

sarge is right, of course the country will accept a small consumption tax hike, let consumption tax go up by one percent per year for the next 5 years and nobody will notice. Like many things, it is much less here than most other countries who have such a tax.…

Posted in Japan not ready for tax hike after cabinet reshuffle at 12:09 PM JST - 5th August
Harry_Gatto at 12:02 PM JST - 5th August

The journalists are there to report on the Olympic Games, why does this involve looking at "sensitive" sites such as Anmesty International? They can do their research on that before they go and after they leave. I am not condoning it but, the Chinese government's web restrictions are well-kmown and…

Posted in A big black eye for the IOC at 12:02 PM JST - 5th August