Kwaabish said...

Kwaabish at 09:04 PM JST - 26th July

Gee, NK can certainly "blow", can't they....

Posted in N Korea warns of 'unimaginably deadly blows' to U.S. at 09:04 PM JST - 26th July
Kwaabish at 04:28 AM JST - 26th July

If one is forced to buy a GM, Chrysler or Ford, it may be buying more foreign, i.e., Ford Mustang is more Mexican than a Toyota Camry made in Kentucky.

Posted in Japan envoy raises concern over 'Buy American' provision in U.S. bill at 04:28 AM JST - 26th July
Kwaabish at 04:27 AM JST - 26th July

I always made the mistake of calling the mark "kareha mark" thinking it was the opposite of the "wakaba mark"given to beginners.

Posted in Design of senior driver logo may change later this year due to poor image at 04:27 AM JST - 26th July
Kwaabish at 12:14 PM JST - 22nd July

Pffffffftttt.... he should go to a game at Koshien against the Giants and sit in the Right Field seats with Yomiuri gear on.....

Posted in The cheering gets nasty at a pro baseball game at 12:14 PM JST - 22nd July
Kwaabish at 10:06 AM JST - 21st July

Toyota should rid itself of the lone UAW stain it has in its North American operations, and as soon as possible.

The plant was already idle when Toyota revived its operations there with the creation of Nummi, and besides, there's also shared blame of GM deciding to discontinue Pontiac (thus…

Posted in Toyota to make decision on California plant soon at 10:06 AM JST - 21st July
Kwaabish at 07:40 AM JST - 20th July

sfip,

I don't know of the timing of the release of information, but historically, the JASDF has routinely made information regarding scrambles available to the public. Usually the most amount of scrambles were from Chitose and Hyakuri (Ibraki Pref) against Soviet/Russian aircraft, but recently, there have been more scrambles from…

Posted in Japan scrambled jets 8 times from April to June due to N Korean planes at 07:40 AM JST - 20th July
Kwaabish at 07:41 PM JST - 19th July

sfip,

First of all, Japan, like other nations, has an Air Defence Identification Zone.

Second, Japanese radar can usually detect planes taking off from known NK airbases. If it takes off uannounced from one those bases and bee-lines toward your airspace （ADIZ), then like many other nations that have an…

Posted in Japan scrambled jets 8 times from April to June due to N Korean planes at 07:41 PM JST - 19th July
Kwaabish at 07:26 PM JST - 19th July

The statement made by China itself is disputable. Of course, they'll probably claim any statement made in opposition to their view is a meddling of an internal matter......

Posted in China says it holds 'indisputable sovereignty' over Senkaku Islands at 07:26 PM JST - 19th July
Kwaabish at 09:45 PM JST - 18th July

Perhaps the intention of entering the airspace was thwarted when the antiquated MiG's saw a couple of F-15's coming at them? I'm surprised that Kimmie can even afford to let the MiG's fly these days with their constant shortage of fuel and parts....

Posted in Japan scrambled jets 8 times from April to June due to N Korean planes at 09:45 PM JST - 18th July
Kwaabish at 03:06 PM JST - 17th July

Marion,

The scrambled aircraft mostly flew from Komatsu Airbase in Kanagawa prefecture.

Posted in Japan scrambled jets 8 times from April to June due to N Korean planes at 03:06 PM JST - 17th July