amerijap said...

amerijap at 06:40 AM JST - 10th July

Could NeverLand pay off the millions of debts he owed as well as the maintenance of his memorial? They're gonna be buried with his soul, I guess.

Posted in Michael Jackson memorial cost LA $1.4 mil; final resting place a mystery at 06:40 AM JST - 10th July
amerijap at 06:33 AM JST - 10th July

Will the Americans be willing to have nukes hitting America to protect Japan?

Are you talking about "Americans" in the mainland US?

Posted in U.S., Japan to hold official talks on nuclear umbrella at 06:33 AM JST - 10th July
amerijap at 06:28 AM JST - 10th July

Perhaps, it might be a better idea for the government to surcharge taxes on those investors and stock holders who are raking in the million of dollars by investing in mutual funds or stocks for the private health-care industries and insurance companies. Or selling some of the governments' national/foreign assets,…

Posted in House Democrats eye surcharge on wealthy for health care bill at 06:28 AM JST - 10th July
amerijap at 03:25 AM JST - 10th July

The problem from the beginning was to allow welfare programs such as JET where anybody with a degree can come to Japan and get paid when the reality is that most of them can't even land a decent job in their home countries. That's their "ability" my friend. They…

Posted in Diet revises immigration laws amid protests from foreign residents at 03:25 AM JST - 10th July
amerijap at 01:58 AM JST - 9th July

The desperate individual turning into a maniac going off the deep end!

Posted in Jobless woman arrested for setting Hello Work adviser ablaze on street at 01:58 AM JST - 9th July
amerijap at 01:50 AM JST - 9th July

Although it is foreigners' responsibilities to notify the immigration office(the branch offices of the Ministry of Justice) change of address on a timely manner, the fines and installation of IC chips seem to be a bit too far.

the government of changes in address within 14 days would be fined…

Posted in Diet revises immigration laws amid protests from foreign residents at 01:50 AM JST - 9th July
amerijap at 08:24 AM JST - 8th July

Ichiro is now 2nd in AL batting average, since the Twins Joe Mauer met the minimum plate appearances that qualify him for the race.

This time, Albert Pujols is gonna be the star. But it's quite interesting to note that Pujols and Suzuki have several things in common.

They made…

Posted in Ichiro set for 9th straight All-Star game at 08:24 AM JST - 8th July
amerijap at 01:51 AM JST - 8th July

Well, he got a sentence after his term was expired. It's quite unlikely that he will get a job in the legal profession once again. The sentence seems too lenient, but he's not an active judge.

Posted in Former judge given suspended term for groping woman on bus at 01:51 AM JST - 8th July
amerijap at 01:31 AM JST - 8th July

wibble: Ah, actually "making a federal case out of it" is a figurative expression, which is similar to “going out of proportion“, “raising a racket” or “making a mountain out of molehill“. It's simply making an exaggeration for the situation which does not seem to be an emergency or national…

Posted in Alarm caused by imminent passage of immigration law reform bills at 01:31 AM JST - 8th July
amerijap at 09:37 AM JST - 7th July

'nearly equal to committing a crime'

Why don't you simply put it in this way:

" It's tantamount to saying to all Japanese citizens, 'you sucker!' "

Posted in Yosano says DPJ fiscal policy 'nearly equal to committing a crime' at 09:37 AM JST - 7th July