budmc said...

budmc at 11:32 AM JST - 22nd May

Would be interesting to know WHY he killed himself.

Was this suicide a protest for the plight of farmers? High medical costs?

Posted in 54 sickened at Kumamoto hospital after suicidal man vomits toxic gas at 11:32 AM JST - 22nd May
budmc at 11:10 AM JST - 22nd May

Someone FEED THAT GIRL!!!

If she were an animal the owners would be jailed for animal cruelty!!!

How could any company in their right minds advertise with her photo?!

I hope they paid her big bucks so she could eat.

Japan should feed the starving Japanese before sending food overseas.

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budmc at 06:03 PM JST - 21st May

Regarding the concern that the Marine received a light sentence, it might help you to know that a "bad conduct discharge" will have a serious detrimental effect on any possible pension that sergeant might have recieved. Without 20 years the pension is usually ZERO DOLLARS.

Might also be of interest…

Posted in Marine gets 20 months in prison for 'indecent act' in Hiroshima at 06:03 PM JST - 21st May
budmc at 05:53 PM JST - 21st May

Japan sends a serious message to major drug smugglers, and their accomplices. I've got no sympathy for death merchants or financing murderous gangs.

In the West, our governments love to protect rights of criminals and the media loves to ignore the plight of victims. So of course, in the US…

Posted in Nick Baker sent back to Britain to finish jail sentence at 05:53 PM JST - 21st May
budmc at 06:33 AM JST - 19th May

Really LOVED this article!! New grass that grows 10 times faster than normal grass at a THIRD of the cost is fantastic news!! More details would be appreciated. In the US people spend billions on grass and places with water shortages, such as Arizona, Nevada and southeast US would probably…

Posted in Idemitsu starts greenery business at 06:33 AM JST - 19th May
budmc at 11:06 AM JST - 17th May

Whoever wrote this comment about English-speaking countries avoiding foreign movies with subtitles is ignorant of the facts!!!

The Japanese movie and television media, except for ANIME, make no real efforts to market in the US. IF the Japanese media sold to WAL-MART or other major outlets, or even provided small…

Posted in Why do moviegoers in English-speaking countries tend to avoid foreign movies with subtitles, while in Japan, for example, it's just the opposite? at 11:06 AM JST - 17th May