borscht said...

borscht at 08:36 PM JST - 6th July

Sarge,

I'm claiming ignorance here but I thought it was "Welcome, President and Mrs. Bush"?

Posted in Bush at 08:36 PM JST - 6th July
borscht at 12:07 PM JST - 6th July

Maybe she's having a third ceremony because she can't believe she managed to find a husband?

Posted in Uno Kanda to hold 3rd wedding ceremony in Hawaii at 12:07 PM JST - 6th July
borscht at 10:14 AM JST - 6th July

Having played a bit in Second Life my main observation is that it will consume your first life in a nanosecond.

That said, there are hundreds of universities (mostly US) in Second Life that offer what used to be called correspondence courses.

But there is a world of difference between…

Posted in Waseda University opens virtual campus in Second Life at 10:14 AM JST - 6th July
borscht at 05:42 PM JST - 5th July

He went to the Philippines after obtaining a passport in another person’s name.

Guess the Japanese government is going to have to clamp down on domestic false passports as well as those coming into the country.

Posted in Arrested chairman suspected of selling shares for getaway funds at 05:42 PM JST - 5th July
borscht at 11:26 AM JST - 5th July

This has got to be the most complete and longest article JT has ever uploaded in the National section. Most seem to be two paragraph wonders that whet the appetite for more information. Could it be AP is more thorough than Kyodo - sort of mirroring the hot dog eating…

Posted in Chestnut beats Kobayashi in hot dog eating contest after tie-breaker at 11:26 AM JST - 5th July
borscht at 08:11 AM JST - 4th July

A 29-year age difference could cause some problems (he might have a view of the world beyond his keitai; she might not. Or vice versa.) but before we jump on Nakamura for being a pig, please remember that at age 54 Charlie Chaplin married Oona O'Neill who was 18 at…

Posted in Dreams Come True leader Masato Nakamura, 49, marries Maki Onaga, 20 at 08:11 AM JST - 4th July
borscht at 03:25 PM JST - 3rd July

Spidey,

When are we going to read,"Xsan was taken to a hospital and SURVIVED!?" Is this even a possibilty!?

No. Because only a licensed doctor can announce someone dead, even if the body is under a 20-ton truck and the truck is flatter than a pancake, the person under it…

Posted in 17-yr-old man held for stabbing colleague to death in Gunma at 03:25 PM JST - 3rd July
borscht at 03:19 PM JST - 3rd July

I'd love to see the convenience stores (and other stores) around the Diet close at 7:00 PM. But, of course, the politicians probably have a 24-hour freebie store in the basement of the Diet where they can send their secretaries to rustle up some grub whenever the politician is hungry.…

Posted in Japan divided over 24-hour convenience store operations at 03:19 PM JST - 3rd July
borscht at 05:28 PM JST - 1st July

Densha, They probably have atrocious customer service because the 'salesmen' are not there to help Yamada but their own companies.

I strolled into a Yamada and asked a question about a product and all I got was a crossed hands gesture and a 'wakaranai' repeated about ten times. I thought…

Posted in FTC orders Yamada Denki to stop exploiting suppliers at 05:28 PM JST - 1st July
borscht at 05:21 PM JST - 1st July

Do the Japanese know it's originally a Japanese anime?

And a pretty awful one - stylistically speaking - at that. I hate animated flicks where the character opens mouth, speaks, closes mouth without actually forming words with the mouth - which is what the original Speed Racer did. Boring.

Posted in Aya Ueto and Jin Akanishi introduce 'Speed Racer' at 05:21 PM JST - 1st July