SumoBob said...

SumoBob at 04:26 PM JST - 16th January

RMGTTF - Is there a clause saying no gaijin gets the 12k? is it per person or per family?

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cleo - If you're a permanent resident, you get the money. It's per person (as it says in the article) and if you're under 18 or over 65 you get…

Posted in MOF panel calls for scrapping Y2 tril cash benefit program at 04:26 PM JST - 16th January
SumoBob at 01:02 PM JST - 19th December

Betcha Governor Palin mentioned something about being able to see Japan from her office, and DHS caved to her superior expertise. :)

Posted in Japan flights to Alaska back on after Palin intervenes at 01:02 PM JST - 19th December
SumoBob at 09:42 AM JST - 19th December

Prisoners of War are not to be used as slave labor. Cause of death deleted to cite privacy concerns? Whos privacy? Aso`s?

Indeed. This is a standard Japanese bureaucratic ploy to withhold information they don't want released. Citing "privacy concerns" meaning the family of the victims might feel distraught over…

Posted in Gov't admits POWs worked for Aso family's mining company at 09:42 AM JST - 19th December
SumoBob at 01:44 PM JST - 11th December

“She describes the hooker as a strong woman, which hardly fits the reality of press-ganged slaves from China, North Korea and rural Japan. Perhaps this shouldn't be described as a postwar drama but as a postwar fantasy.”

It falls in line with the post-war thinking of sacrifice for the good…

Posted in Arisa Mizuki to play hooker in postwar drama at 01:44 PM JST - 11th December
SumoBob at 03:33 PM JST - 5th December

Where will all the extra rice come from? Why, from the vast amount of government-hoarded stock kept in warehouses. Arudou Debito came across just such a stockpile about ten years ago in Sapporo. Pallets of 100 kg bags of rice, 12 pallets deep, three pallets high and 200m long. Low…

Posted in Gov't to raise food self-sufficiency to 50%; wants people to eat more rice at 03:33 PM JST - 5th December
SumoBob at 09:35 AM JST - 5th December

To anyone who doesn't have a problem with this misleading banner headline, how would you rate these hypothetical headlines:

"JR West passenger arrested for rape co-worker"

"Sony Playstation customer wanted for defrauding widows of pension money"

"Child molester arrested - Apprehended while driving his Toyota Prius"

Unless these four men…

Posted in 3 workers at U.S. bases in Japan, 1 other man arrested over cannabis at 09:35 AM JST - 5th December
SumoBob at 05:59 PM JST - 31st October

YutaYamada said:

Don't forget to carry your Alien Registration Card! Every policeman has the right to ask you to produce the card. If you fail to show it, they can take you to the police station and hold you in custody.

tokyofun1 said:

actually they DONT have the right....unless they…

Posted in Tokyo police, rail authorities hope to scare Halloween pranksters at 05:59 PM JST - 31st October
SumoBob at 02:12 PM JST - 29th September

As long as people accept that sumo has gone the way of the WWE and other groups (ie. "wrestling" as entertainment) there shouldn't be a problem with sumo being successful.

As for Wakanoho testifying, I imagine it more likely that he will fall ill to a fatal mysterious illness just…

Posted in Fired Russian wrestler rocks sumo world with match-fixing claims at 02:12 PM JST - 29th September
SumoBob at 04:10 PM JST - 13th June

jerseyboy said, "Yeh, great. But all the posters promoting this new line in the Metro stations are just in Japanese -- including the stops. So, this wonderful Olympic city with the most "functional and punctual" transport system, once again displayed that it has no sense when becoming tourist friendly."

**Altria…

Posted in Ishihara opens Tokyo's newest subway line at 04:10 PM JST - 13th June
SumoBob at 04:00 PM JST - 23rd May

"It is permissible for schoolchildren to visit Yasukuni Shrine to learn about Japanese history and culture as part of school education."

Hoorah! Now the newest generation can continue the long tradition of whitewashing Japan's military past. No doubt this is part and parcel of the Japanese government's plan for increasing…

Posted in Gov't lifts ban on public school trips to Yasukuni Shrine at 04:00 PM JST - 23rd May