Kwaabish said...

Kwaabish at 09:13 PM JST - 16th November

I know your country doesn't have it but it's called the Fifth Ammendment. It is the accused's right to refrain from saying anything, especially anything may incriminate him in some way.

Well, it's not called the Fifth Amendment, but Japan does have its equivalent in Articles 198-2, 291-3 and 311-1…

Posted in U.S. Army member refuses to answer questions on hit-and-run at 09:13 PM JST - 16th November
Kwaabish at 12:34 PM JST - 16th November

japan will ingore the quotas almost immediately, like they always do

Or they may shift their focus to the Indian Ocean and the Pacific.

Posted in Stores, restaurants worried about record 40% cut in bluefin tuna catch at 12:34 PM JST - 16th November
Kwaabish at 11:30 AM JST - 14th November

Just because one gets lectured, it doesn't necesary mean that they're always going to listen or heed the words....

Posted in U.S. should stop 'lecturing' Japan: U.S. think tank fellow at 11:30 AM JST - 14th November
Kwaabish at 11:21 AM JST - 14th November

If he's smart, he won't talk about the charges except to his attorney. As for not eating, I wonder if that may induce a medical/mental check-up which may also lead to his mental-state defence.

Posted in Ichihashi undergoes medical checkup after refusing to eat at 11:21 AM JST - 14th November
Kwaabish at 10:28 PM JST - 13th November

Cherryblossom,

Many portions of the US kicked into Christmas season right after Halloween. Many cities are in the midst of preparing their Christmas Trees also.

Posted in Tokyo Midtown light-up at 10:28 PM JST - 13th November
Kwaabish at 10:19 PM JST - 11th November

Ichiro does not speak English

Actually, Ichiro speaks decent English, in private and on the field. Most American League All-Star Game players have stated that Ichiro's pre-game pep-talk in the locker room is one of the highlights of the game.

Shigetoshi Hasegawa was also a good example of a…

Posted in Ichiro wins 9th straight AL Gold Glove award at 10:19 PM JST - 11th November
Kwaabish at 11:05 AM JST - 10th November

Fishy,

Quite right. That picture of Ishihaashi with the drawn glasses and facial hair was supposedly made by the construction company co-worker. JT sometimes has issues with spellings and missing some crucial details in its translations.

Posted in Ichihashi's fingerprints found in Osaka construction company dorm at 11:05 AM JST - 10th November
Kwaabish at 12:05 AM JST - 9th November

raj,

The European imports actually aren't that bad.

Posted in Imported vehicle sales dive 22.7% in Oct at 12:05 AM JST - 9th November
Kwaabish at 08:24 AM JST - 8th November

Probably laugh, if he really look like the "after" photo that the police have distributed....

Posted in If you saw someone you thought was murder suspect Tatsuya Ichihashi on the street, in a restaurant or on a train, for example, realistically speaking, what would you do? at 08:24 AM JST - 8th November
Kwaabish at 08:08 AM JST - 8th November

I guess the lesson learned for the Ms. Yamada is that she should've called the cops early on so that he would've been stopped at KIX or NRT...

Posted in Czech man takes son out of Japan in suspected child abduction at 08:08 AM JST - 8th November