Stonecoldsoba said...

Stonecoldsoba at 04:26 PM JST - 14th November

Mark:

Baseball is very popular in ...

That's nine countries in the Americas and three US-influenced countries in East Asia. About as widely popular as cricket, then.

Posted in 7 sports make case for 2016 Olympic place at 04:26 PM JST - 14th November
Stonecoldsoba at 04:07 PM JST - 14th November

ALHQQ:

Not legal, I believe, but all too often b-all is done about it, probably due to some combination of the difficulty of proving anything and some idea that there isn't really anything wrong with it so the law needn't be enforced.

Posted in Air force academy head fired over alleged sexual harassment at 04:07 PM JST - 14th November
Stonecoldsoba at 02:57 PM JST - 23rd October

I'm not convinced she was any good at air guitar or gymnastic stunts. Much more likely that she was the prettiest among the competitors. Once I had the pleasure of being the only non-Japanese judge in a poetry reading competition. The other judges voted unanimously not for the most competent…

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Stonecoldsoba at 11:22 PM JST - 14th August

Hotginger:

It's not a paradox, it's a tautology.

No. Oxymoron.

Soba

Posted in Man evades immigration check at Osaka port, enters country at 11:22 PM JST - 14th August
Stonecoldsoba at 09:46 AM JST - 9th June

Rafaella:

My son is mentally disabled, and yet has had the most incredible level of support and care in Japan. His case may well be the exception rather than the rule, but to deem an isolated and extreme instance of violence as an instance of poor support for the mentally…

Posted in Temp worker stabs 7 to death, injures 10 in Akihabara at 09:46 AM JST - 9th June
Stonecoldsoba at 07:31 PM JST - 4th June

"In light of the fact that obtaining nationality is essential in order for basic human rights to be guaranteed in Japan, ..."

There. The Supreme Court has clearly declared what we've known all along:

gaijin's basic human rights are not guaranteed.

Posted in Supreme Court rules marriage requirement for nationality unconstitutional at 07:31 PM JST - 4th June
Stonecoldsoba at 05:38 PM JST - 2nd June

What a strange thing to do! That suggests he's afraid that any cooperation by the Japanese authorities would be helpful to the prosecutors. If he is truly innocent, surely such cooperation could only help his defence! This lawsuit implies to me that the Japanese authorities know something that he wants…

Posted in Miura sues to stop Japan cooperating with U.S. probe at 05:38 PM JST - 2nd June