cleo said...

cleo at 07:43 PM JST - 7th November

The funeral hasn't been held yet, apparently. It's supposed to be a quiet, private family gathering, but googling 'Obama grandmother funeral' brings up page after page after page of threats by the Westbro Baptist Loonies to picket the old lady's funeral. If Obama does attend, as I imagine he will,…

Posted in Bush, Obama to meet on Monday as transition accelerates at 07:43 PM JST - 7th November
cleo at 05:50 PM JST - 7th November

My local conbini used to sell vintage Beaujolais Nouveau.

Well they didn't actually sell it, it just sat on the shelf for ever....

Posted in Year's 1st shipment of Beaujolais Nouveau arrives in Japan at 05:50 PM JST - 7th November
cleo at 05:28 PM JST - 7th November

Caught drinking and driving would mean zero chance of being allowed to drive ever again.

How would you enforce that in practical terms? This lowlife had already had his licence revoked.

Posted in 22-year-old bar host held over fatal hit-and-run in Osaka at 05:28 PM JST - 7th November
cleo at 05:15 PM JST - 7th November

The article doesn't say anything about 'foreign terrorists'. What it says is 'the assumption that radioactive materials were brought into Japan by an armed group'. Doesn't speculate on the nationality of the armed group. Presumably it's reckoned it would be easier to bring the stuff in from outside than to…

Posted in Japan's 1st drill against 'dirty bombs' conducted in Tokyo at 05:15 PM JST - 7th November
cleo at 03:30 PM JST - 7th November

Hima -

Yes, it was funny. Couldn't think of a good retort. Dang.

Score one to techall!

Posted in Woman attacked by bear in Karuizawa at 03:30 PM JST - 7th November
cleo at 12:32 PM JST - 7th November

nigelboy, thank you for the stats. So it looks like someone is doing something about the drunk-driving problem here. But they haven't got it down to zero like in every other country in the world so obviously they aren't doing enough. (rolls eyes).

Posted in 22-year-old bar host held over fatal hit-and-run in Osaka at 12:32 PM JST - 7th November
cleo at 12:20 PM JST - 7th November

still rather wet behind the ears and still in that wonderful "honeymoon period." Give it time.

lol

Been here 32 years. How much longer do you want me to give it?

My friend JA friend is a a well informed person, who was educated in the Japanese way by his…

Posted in What does Japan need to do in order to attract more tourists? at 12:20 PM JST - 7th November
cleo at 12:05 PM JST - 7th November

if the bear were a crazed aggressive type....

...the lady would not have walked away with no more than a few scratches. The bear was probably just as surprised as the lady.

The local hunting club should not be going after a bear guilty of nothing but just being…

Posted in Woman attacked by bear in Karuizawa at 12:05 PM JST - 7th November
cleo at 10:31 AM JST - 7th November

members of a local hunting club were unsuccessful in their search for the bear

GOOD

Posted in Woman attacked by bear in Karuizawa at 10:31 AM JST - 7th November
cleo at 10:30 AM JST - 7th November

yasukuni -

I haven't seen anyone attacking Bush for his handling of the transition.

Posted in Bush, Obama to meet on Monday as transition accelerates at 10:30 AM JST - 7th November