Himajin said...

Himajin at 10:36 PM JST - 11th August

Well, Bento, she was a bit of a ditz...she dug down far enough to get her head and front legs in , and stayed there with her butt out :-D Then she cried to come in the house, and I let her in....the next aftershock she asked to be let…

Posted in Strong quake jolts central Japan, injuring at least 87 at 10:36 PM JST - 11th August
Himajin at 09:45 PM JST - 11th August

does anybody else experience the sensation of almost always waking up immediately before a tremor hits?

Me too. I woke up 5-6 minutes before the Hanshin quake because it was so DAMNED QUIET! Not a single bird singing, all the PITA barking dogs in the neighborhood has stopped barking, (I…

Posted in Strong quake jolts central Japan, injuring at least 87 at 09:45 PM JST - 11th August
Himajin at 06:40 AM JST - 11th August

The guy with it in his pants is someone else. People have been confusing the two stories all week.

Sakai is a common enough family name.

Posted in Sakai hesitated to turn herself in due to media swarm at 06:40 AM JST - 11th August
Himajin at 10:25 PM JST - 10th August

6.9 at the epicenter, 4-5 in the Tokyo-Yokohama area. Were it the full 6.9 you'd know it! Kobe was 7.2, for reference.

Posted in M6.9 quake jolts Tokyo, vicinity at 10:25 PM JST - 10th August
Himajin at 05:35 PM JST - 9th August

She's had a hard enough life that we should just forgive her for doing the same thing her estranged husband is doing? smithinjapan, I agree.

Posted in Sakai admits to taking drugs at recommendation of husband at 05:35 PM JST - 9th August
Himajin at 05:31 PM JST - 9th August

This is what Morgan Stanley appears to be doing, seeing as it is reportedly selling its Shin-Kobe located Crowne Plaza hotel property

Again? It changed from the Shin-Oriental (run by Daiei) just a couple of years ago it seems. What made Morgan Stanley buy it? They had been really trying…

Posted in Trouble in the hotel industry at 05:31 PM JST - 9th August
Himajin at 07:31 AM JST - 9th August

The correct term would be "underpaid".

Really? 11 hours 28-29 days a month doesn't qualify as being treated like a slave?

Posted in Relatives of Chinese man seek compensation for his death from overwork at 07:31 AM JST - 9th August
Himajin at 07:24 AM JST - 9th August

would kill her career.

Not necessarily...many, many geinoujin have histories of drug use. Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi been in jail at least once, Mikawa Kenichi was arrested for LSD use way back when, they gave a list of actors on the news just this morning of those arrested in the past two…

Posted in Actress Sakai arrested over drug use; admits to allegations at 07:24 AM JST - 9th August
Himajin at 12:53 PM JST - 8th August

The article said he has only two days off a month.

Posted in Relatives of Chinese man seek compensation for his death from overwork at 12:53 PM JST - 8th August
Himajin at 12:51 PM JST - 8th August

My neighbor has what was supposed to be a pot-bellied pig, it's now HUGE. One night before I knew anyone had a pig, I was driving at about 9 pm in driving rain when it ran out in front of me. It was big enough I thought it a juvenile…

Posted in Pet owners turning to firms to conduct funeral services at 12:51 PM JST - 8th August