Richard_III said...

Richard_III at 12:15 PM JST - 3rd October

An Olympic Committee that can say No.

Posted in Rio wins bid for 2016 Olympics; Tokyo eliminated in 2nd round at 12:15 PM JST - 3rd October
Richard_III at 07:41 PM JST - 22nd September

And the fact that you need an invitation from someone in order to join. It's very representative of the closed nature of Japan.

Posted in Mixi plans to double users within 4 years at 07:41 PM JST - 22nd September
Richard_III at 01:53 PM JST - 22nd September

No, I like being a grouchy foreigner.

Posted in Should foreign residents have local voting rights? at 01:53 PM JST - 22nd September
Richard_III at 09:38 AM JST - 19th September

The day she went to court NHK news gave 15 minutes of their 30 minute broadcast to this case.

A couple of days before that they dedicated 20 minutes of total the 30 minutes to Ichiro getting his new record.

There's only one realy conclusion you can draw from this.…

Posted in Why do you think so much media coverage is being given to Noriko Sakai's case? at 09:38 AM JST - 19th September
Richard_III at 02:43 PM JST - 18th September

This lass is a Cancam model. There's only a 30 year age gap between her and Ishida. To call this a waste is something of an understatement.

Posted in Junichi Ishida talks about girlfriend's great legs at 02:43 PM JST - 18th September
Richard_III at 02:23 PM JST - 17th September

Yeah, good on these chaps for going against the flow. I don't dare turn the TV on today, I can only imagine how bad it will be. A pure witch hunt.

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Richard_III at 09:38 AM JST - 17th September

No

Posted in Are you optimistic that things will get better in Japan under new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama? at 09:38 AM JST - 17th September
Richard_III at 02:05 PM JST - 16th September

My British male friend just married a Japanese girl recently. He was over the moon the day they got married.....and on the phone to me a month or so later absolutely FURIOUS that she is now demanding he hands over his entire salary every month.

Yeah, they try and do…

Posted in Low-income bachelors victims of widening 'sex gap' at 02:05 PM JST - 16th September
Richard_III at 12:41 PM JST - 14th September

Disgraceful. I hope Amnesty International are following this.

Posted in 200 reporters wait at detention center after Sakai posts Y5 mil bail at 12:41 PM JST - 14th September
Richard_III at 10:57 AM JST - 14th September

I remember that Gerald Curtis once showed some stats on TV that suggested that comparatively Japan has few bureaucrats. It may be so for central government; local government seems very weighty though.

The local book drop off centre for my library is staffed by about six people. Take books back…

Posted in DPJ eyes pay reduction, job cuts for national civil servants at 10:57 AM JST - 14th September