Shaolin7 said...

Shaolin7 at 12:11 AM JST - 17th September

Ask and you shall receive (err well in this case):

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/03/080318-AP-dinosaur-mu.html

It's pretty amazing that alot of the soft tissues were preserved, very cool.

Posted in Rare Badlands dinosaur makes voyage to Japan at 12:11 AM JST - 17th September
Shaolin7 at 12:01 AM JST - 17th September

I also think it's pretty disturbing to see people cheering at this point. What an odd reaction. Wait until all of the facts are in before deciding to hang and quarter someone. You don't have to look any further than the front page here on JT, to see an example…

Posted in Technician in custody in over killing of Yale student at 12:01 AM JST - 17th September
Shaolin7 at 11:43 PM JST - 16th September

Congratulations Mr. Hatoyama, and best of luck; you have tasks of tremendous difficulty before you. Ozawa certainly seems to be the puppetmaster in the shadows, so we'll see what happens should Hatoyama stumble. The costs of raising a child in Japan seem enormous by relative standards, and with the dearth…

Posted in Hatoyama becomes prime minister, vowing to end bureaucrat-led politics at 11:43 PM JST - 16th September
Shaolin7 at 11:16 PM JST - 16th September

Cheers Kronos, thank you for the clarification + additional links. They absolutely buried this guy, but given the current optics on economic conditions, as well as the sentencing guidelines from other cases (i.e. Madoff & other snake oil salesmen), this appears about par for the course.

Posted in Ex-consultancy head given 15 years for defrauding Lehman Brothers at 11:16 PM JST - 16th September
Shaolin7 at 11:14 PM JST - 15th September

The article is a bit unclear, at least to me; did he manage to convince them to invest? The first paragraph says he was sentenced for "conspiracy in defrauding" the Japanese arm of Lehman, yet the second paragraph seems to allude otherwise. Conspiracy charges indicate that the agenda wasn't followed…

Posted in Ex-consultancy head given 15 years for defrauding Lehman Brothers at 11:14 PM JST - 15th September
Shaolin7 at 11:00 PM JST - 15th September

He did the decent thing, in refusing the free trip. Yamada is an honest, stand up guy and deserves the respect that he's hopefully being accorded, for his conduct. I hope he has an enjoyable lunch, although it would be nicer if his girlfriend came along as well!

Posted in Rome invites 'fleeced' Japanese man for lunch at Italian restaurant in Tokyo at 11:00 PM JST - 15th September
Shaolin7 at 10:39 PM JST - 15th September

Regardless of what a woman may be wearing, it's not an open invitation to put your hands on her, ever. I really can't understand statements like this:

I find Japanese girls really provocative with their skirts and short pants. I really think that they are looking for problems.

Would you…

Posted in Tokyo police launch weeklong anti-groping campaign on trains at 10:39 PM JST - 15th September
Shaolin7 at 06:16 PM JST - 14th September

azzassa -- except it wasn't mj, it was amphetamines she was arrested for possessing. In Japan, as we're seeing now, the laws in place are incredibly strict with regards to drug possession. The problem some people seem to have is the selective nature of the application of said laws, which…

Posted in Noriko Sakai's yakuza upbringing in spotlight at 06:16 PM JST - 14th September
Shaolin7 at 09:23 PM JST - 12th September

A caring man with a very big heart, and a fine example of compassionate humanity. It's really good to read stories like this, to counter the negativity and sadness you read everywhere else.

Posted in Retired cop's NPO patrols popular suicide venue at 09:23 PM JST - 12th September
Shaolin7 at 07:47 PM JST - 11th September

Agree Sk4ek, Orangina is addictive stuff!

Posted in Suntory negotiating to acquire France's Orangina at 07:47 PM JST - 11th September