Scrote said...

Scrote at 08:09 AM JST - 12th June

The whale meat is the property of the Japanese government, not the property of the ship operators. Who gave permission for government property to be given away?

Posted in Prosecutors drop whale meat embezzlement case at 08:09 AM JST - 12th June
Scrote at 08:06 AM JST - 10th June

Looks like the bribes aren't working any more, although these days Japan tends to focus on bribing even smaller nations: it's probably more cost-effective.

Posted in Dominica spurns Japan on commercial whaling at 08:06 AM JST - 10th June
Scrote at 03:40 PM JST - 7th June

Shouldn't that be the north Pacific? Or do Japan's traditional fishing grounds now include the entire globe?

Posted in 4 ships leave for North Atlantic for research whaling at 03:40 PM JST - 7th June
Scrote at 09:22 AM JST - 5th June

Mugabe won't accept defeat. If he doesn't win the "election" Tsvangirai will quickly be dealt with, assuming he is still alive when the election takes place.

Posted in Zimbabwe opposition leader detained at 09:22 AM JST - 5th June
Scrote at 08:54 AM JST - 3rd June

These airlines should have a total weight allowance: weigh the passenger and their luggage. The lard buckets would have to pay more, but that might encourage them to improve their diets, thus benefitting their health.

Posted in Virgin Atlantic to increase fuel charge based on cabin location at 08:54 AM JST - 3rd June
Scrote at 08:18 AM JST - 3rd June

So what are the mercury and dioxin levels in the meat? Will the government publish the data? After all, the presence of a single bone in imported US beef is enough to induce mass hysteria, yet whale meat is imported on the sly with no apparent checks whatsoever.

Posted in Iceland, Norway resume whale meat exports to Japan at 08:18 AM JST - 3rd June
Scrote at 09:02 AM JST - 2nd June

Japan needs to send some bureaucrats up to the Kibo module to create pointless rules and fingerprint the other, nameless astronauts who may try to enter the module.

Posted in Shuttle blasts off carrying Japanese lab at 09:02 AM JST - 2nd June
Scrote at 09:03 AM JST - 30th May

"analysts said that as surcharges usually lag actual fuel prices" ...

What analysts said this? If airlines have any sense they hedge their fuel costs in advance, this is why surcharges lag actual fuel prices.

Posted in Asian airlines cut flights, hike surcharges to cope with soaring oil prices at 09:03 AM JST - 30th May
Scrote at 08:51 AM JST - 30th May

As Japan heats up, the cool-biz season should gradually be extended until it lasts the whole year.

Posted in Fukuda to give up wearing ties to contribute to energy-saving at 08:51 AM JST - 30th May
Scrote at 08:48 AM JST - 30th May

Seems like a waste of money to me. When the Japanese are dead set against compensating victims of their war of aggression, why should my taxes be given to war criminals?

If Mr Lee was a guard at an internment camp he would have been well aware of, and complicit…

Posted in Bill submitted to provide benefits to Korea, Taiwan war criminals at 08:48 AM JST - 30th May