ThonTaddeo said...

ThonTaddeo at 10:10 PM JST - 6th October

I hope this book doesn't carry an outrageous price tag, as I'd love to read and own it. Props to the Ainu people in the photos, who have pride in their ancestry and aren't, or are no longer, afraid to show it.

I once read in an earlier interview with…

Posted in Photo album of Ainu people living in Tokyo published at 10:10 PM JST - 6th October
ThonTaddeo at 06:37 PM JST - 5th October

A US court would award custody to the American part, a Japanese court to the Japanese involved, with little exceptions.

Rubbish. US court would award custody to the woman regardless of nationality, and a Japanese court would award custody to the Japanese partner regardless of gender. Chris had no…

Posted in Rally held outside Japan's embassy in U.S. in support of Savoie at 06:37 PM JST - 5th October
ThonTaddeo at 10:54 AM JST - 1st October

LFRAgain, well said.

Posted in American arrested in Fukuoka for kidnapping own kids from ex-wife at 10:54 AM JST - 1st October
ThonTaddeo at 09:35 PM JST - 28th September

Is she retiring from tennis, or just dropping out of this tournament? Japanese people often use the English word "retire" to mean "drop out".

Posted in Sugiyama forced to retire in singles swansong at 09:35 PM JST - 28th September
ThonTaddeo at 09:20 PM JST - 28th September

Yeah, that's what I thought. I would have thought money would do the same sort of thing, but it's kind of cool that machines can block it completely.

Cool? I don't think that's cool at all. Put a watermark in the bills, fine, but the government has no business tweaking…

Posted in Student arrested for using counterfeit money at flea market at 09:20 PM JST - 28th September
ThonTaddeo at 12:57 PM JST - 28th September

It's kind of like how Japanese people firmly believe that pregnancy lasts for 10 months - obviously false to anyone with half a brain but widely believed anyway.

They don't think it lasts for 10 months; they just start counting with 1 rather than 0. The pregnancy finishes on the…

Posted in Hatoyama to push Olympic bid from environmental point of view at 12:57 PM JST - 28th September
ThonTaddeo at 09:11 PM JST - 24th September

Greencardfan, read my sentence again:

"I'm guessing that they're (surname last) "Kyung-gil Hong" and "Suk-ja Pak". Any Korean speakers who can help?"

'They're' means 'they are', with 'they' referring to the two names. "I'm guessing that the names of these two people are (surname last) Kyung-gil Hong and Suk-ja Pak."…

Posted in Man arrested after strangling wife to death in Tokyo apartment at 09:11 PM JST - 24th September
ThonTaddeo at 09:02 PM JST - 24th September

"intendo, meanwhile, has kept the price of its Wii game console and boasts global sales of 52.6 million units since it was launched at the end of 2006."

I thought the Wii was lowering its price to $199 (Y20,000 tax in) in just a few days?

Posted in Tokyo Game Show kicks off at 09:02 PM JST - 24th September
ThonTaddeo at 07:14 AM JST - 24th September

As long as it doesn't mean any more of this ridiculous, productivity-sapping, sweat-inducing, laundry-increasing, wrongheaded Cool Biz, I'm in favor.

Posted in Hatoyama pledges on world stage 25% emissions cut by 2020 at 07:14 AM JST - 24th September
ThonTaddeo at 07:05 AM JST - 24th September

TheDave, actually most of the three-digit guys are bullpen catchers, batting practice pitchers, interpreters, and other miscellaneous staff members who have occasion to be on the field. Now they've got the 'developmental players' wearing these numbers, but #120 Takahashi in the photo is in fact a staffer for the Giants.

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