Hotbox08 said...

Hotbox08 at 08:53 PM JST - 16th November

Japan is NOT an attractive place to live and work for most western foreigners at least

WMD: Why are you still here then?

Good point, seesaw. I often ask myself the question, why would anyone continue to live in a place that they obviously hate, especially when they continue to…

Posted in Hatoyama says Japan should embrace more migrants at 08:53 PM JST - 16th November
Hotbox08 at 12:56 AM JST - 16th November

Overall, I would like to see more immigrants allowed in Japan. Of course, it should come with assimilation (e.g. learning the language and customs of Japan), and I'm sure as long as immigration procedures are eased, foreigners would have no trouble doing so. Of course, as foreigners, if we do…

Posted in Hatoyama says Japan should embrace more migrants at 12:56 AM JST - 16th November
Hotbox08 at 11:05 PM JST - 10th November

Glad to see this scumbag arrested. Yes, it may seem like it took a while to do it, but at least they did get him in the end, and before the 20-year statute of limitations was to run out. After all, there are tons of scumbags out there in the…

Posted in ICHIHASHI ARRESTED BY POLICE IN OSAKA at 11:05 PM JST - 10th November
Hotbox08 at 04:17 PM JST - 8th November

helloklitty said:

but I guess giving Matsui the MVP means we're all square on the internment camps, right?

fightfan2008 said:

3-FYI, Matsui is Japanese. The people forced into internment camps were American.

Good point, fightfan2008. I fail to see helloklitty's logic here. The issue of internment camps is something Japanese-AMERICANS…

Posted in Matsui hits record-tying 6 RBIs as Yankees win World Series at 04:17 PM JST - 8th November
Hotbox08 at 04:12 PM JST - 8th November

I've learned that the scoring system in figure skating is strange indeed. It seems that you can get penalized more in the short program, if you mistakenly do a required element twice. For example, you can only complete a double axel once and not twice in the program. Even if…

Posted in Ando wins NHK Trophy at 04:12 PM JST - 8th November
Hotbox08 at 08:03 PM JST - 7th November

Part of me feels like 'learn some freakin' English buddy!'

I guess not every athlete can be like a Hidetoshi Nakata (who never had an interpreter in his life, and always spoke did his interviews in fluent Italian and English).

Posted in Matsui in dreamland after Yankees' World Series win at 08:03 PM JST - 7th November
Hotbox08 at 12:47 PM JST - 7th November

I hate Japanese politics.

I agree. I can't trust any politicians in the world. They can be no more trusted than lawyers in general.

Posted in LDP drops plan to ban 'hereditary' candidates for open recruitment at 12:47 PM JST - 7th November
Hotbox08 at 09:48 AM JST - 6th November

Although business-wise, it would be an almost obvious move for the Yankee organization, Matsui will definitely be missed by New York fans.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2009/11/05/2009-11-05harperhideki_matsui.html

From an article in the New York Daily News:

"surely Cashman and the Yankees will think hard before they actually let Matsui go off and play somewhere…

Posted in Japanese fans celebrate Matsui's MVP performance at 09:48 AM JST - 6th November
Hotbox08 at 12:48 AM JST - 6th November

He doesn't have to say anything in English - he's never said anything in English - why start now? He homered, doubled and singled. Nuff said!

Good point. Some players talk and talk about the things they can do. Matsui just lets his bat do the talking.

Posted in Matsui hits record-tying 6 RBIs as Yankees win World Series at 12:48 AM JST - 6th November
Hotbox08 at 11:57 PM JST - 5th November

Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. I remember how after every season, he would remain adamant that his dream was to win a championship with the Yankees. Never heard him say anything bad about anyone or anything, nor complain about anything. In some eyes that may seem boring, but to…

Posted in Japanese fans celebrate Matsui's MVP performance at 11:57 PM JST - 5th November