Stonefish said...

Stonefish at 11:30 AM JST - 18th February

Oh no, JT has edited the headline so my post doesn't make sense anymore.

Posted in Aso, Medvedev eye 'unconventional' approach to resolve territorial row at 11:30 AM JST - 18th February
Stonefish at 11:28 AM JST - 18th February

Hey, if he's a criminal, or a member of an "illegal syndicate", they can just arrest him when he goes to pick up his check.

This kind of issue reminds me of the whole whaling for research issue.

The Japanese tie themselves in knots because...well...because they're Japanese.

Posted in Yakuza eligible for gov't Y12,000 handout at 11:28 AM JST - 18th February
Stonefish at 08:40 AM JST - 18th February

What days did the other PMs visit?

Posted in Aso, Medvedev eye 'unconventional' approach to resolve territorial row at 08:40 AM JST - 18th February
Stonefish at 08:39 AM JST - 18th February

So what, we can conclude that the value of interviewing this guy is less than ￥10,000　? probably appropriate.

Weird

Posted in Sexy female reporters mobilized to cover L&G chairman at 08:39 AM JST - 18th February
Stonefish at 10:40 AM JST - 17th February

A pittance, compared with what involving the police and all the attendant paperwork and legal gyrations will cost.>

Which just goes to show that crime doesn't pay.

Posted in Man arrested for stealing rice ball after taking part in ramen contest in Yamagata at 10:40 AM JST - 17th February
Stonefish at 10:20 AM JST - 17th February

What was the estimated value of the rice ball?

Posted in Man arrested for stealing rice ball after taking part in ramen contest in Yamagata at 10:20 AM JST - 17th February
Stonefish at 09:48 AM JST - 17th February

I think the judge is right in a way. Better to have the identity released formally rather than have rumours and inuendo floating about. The reason he lifted the suppression was that his identity had already been leaked.

I agree mrsynik. The guy has questions to answer, and the lynchmob…

Posted in Australian wildfire suspect named as toll hits 189 at 09:48 AM JST - 17th February
Stonefish at 09:40 AM JST - 17th February

Meanwhile the Japanese economy is going down the gurgler taking other countries with it, jobs are drying up and evaporating.

The fact that there is debate about whether the finance minister is drunk or not - in these critical times - says it all. If the finance minister cannot perform…

Posted in Aso tells Nakagawa to stay, despite behavior at G-7 at 09:40 AM JST - 17th February
Stonefish at 08:39 AM JST - 17th February

Hey, when the telegraph was invented did anyone write a "telegraph book"? Because that would also have been "novel" (pun not really intended).

I'm thinking of releasing my first book in morse code.

Posted in Yukina Kinoshita releases hard copy version of award-winning cell phone novel at 08:39 AM JST - 17th February
Stonefish at 08:35 AM JST - 17th February

I wonder if he was read his rights and questioned about it!

He might have admitted to the offense!

Posted in No charges will be filed against Michael Phelps at 08:35 AM JST - 17th February