USNinJapan2 said...

USNinJapan2 at 10:04 AM JST - 17th May

viking68

The article says that he agreed to a plea bargain to prevent them from conducting an investigation.

No, you have misunderstood the nature of this plea bargain. Normally a preliminary 'investigative hearing' is held to decide whether or not an actual general court-martial is warranted. In this case the…

Posted in U.S. Marine gets 4 years in prison for 'abusive sexual contact' at 10:04 AM JST - 17th May
USNinJapan2 at 09:52 AM JST - 17th May

Evidently Counselor Tadano doesn't quite understand the meaning of 'theft'...

Posted in Complaint filed against Greenpeace over alleged theft of whale meat at 09:52 AM JST - 17th May
USNinJapan2 at 02:19 AM JST - 17th May

electric2004

Hey it should be good news for you. It means you too can shell out 6 million yen and hit the skies without anyone's permission! See you in the air...

Posted in World's smallest helicopter to fly at da Vinci's birthplace at 02:19 AM JST - 17th May
USNinJapan2 at 10:59 PM JST - 16th May

electric2004

Per the FAA and the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau, for a single-seat aircraft that qualifies as an ultralight, neither the aircraft nor the pilot need licensing/registration. If it has two seats it becomes a sport plane and requires a sport pilot license/registration.

Posted in World's smallest helicopter to fly at da Vinci's birthplace at 10:59 PM JST - 16th May
USNinJapan2 at 10:36 PM JST - 16th May

No soup for you. Next!

Posted in City assembly panel rejects referendum plan on U.S. carrier at 10:36 PM JST - 16th May
USNinJapan2 at 10:35 PM JST - 16th May

Please understand that it always has been standard procedure for the US military's various investigative bodies (in the Navy's case NCIS) and to notify Japanese authorities (police, immigration, etc.) when one of its members officially is determined to be a deserter. Up until now the Japanese authorities were not interested…

Posted in U.S. forces to swiftly identify deserters for Japanese police arrest at 10:35 PM JST - 16th May
USNinJapan2 at 07:26 PM JST - 16th May

electric2004

It has a rotor length of 4m and will fly only 5m over the ground,

No, you read that into the article yourself. It only says that Mr. Yanagisawa is going to limit his altitude to 5 meters during his three demonstration flights. This remarkable piece of machinery is…

Posted in World's smallest helicopter to fly at da Vinci's birthplace at 07:26 PM JST - 16th May
USNinJapan2 at 09:41 AM JST - 16th May

rjd jr

Trout is awesome fishing.

Definitely, but in a lake? I can't imagine dry fly fishing for trout in standing water...

Posted in Fishing at 09:41 AM JST - 16th May
USNinJapan2 at 09:35 AM JST - 16th May

As if this wasn't being done already. I guess now the Japanese authorities will take interest for a change when they're notified...

Posted in U.S. forces to swiftly identify deserters for Japanese police arrest at 09:35 AM JST - 16th May
USNinJapan2 at 09:33 AM JST - 16th May

As if this was being done already...

Posted in U.S. forces to swiftly identify deserters for Japanese police arrest at 09:33 AM JST - 16th May