desmosedici said...

desmosedici at 02:33 PM JST - 10th October

Techall: It was my poor attempt at being sarcastic. Watching a news program this morning, somebody in the usual panel of i****s wondered why the Japanese government isn't doing something about this, well, injustice to the unemployed former company president (why not just Mr. Miura) and everybody agreeing with him…

Posted in Miura leaves Saipan for LA at 02:33 PM JST - 10th October
desmosedici at 10:21 AM JST - 10th October

Poor unemployed former shachou. Why are they doing this to him? Why didn't they ship him out to LA sooner rather then letting him stay for 7 months in a Saipan jail where he couldn't eat his sembei and the aircon was too hot and too cold and the bed…

Posted in Miura leaves Saipan for LA at 10:21 AM JST - 10th October
desmosedici at 08:01 AM JST - 10th October

When I walk into the bath and see those uneasy faces staring at my big nose, I still do feel somewhat like an outsider, but a smile and a joke soon break the ice. And VOR, I'll tell you a secret. In general, Japanese customers are far more fussy and…

Posted in 70% of inns without foreign guests wish to keep it that way: survey at 08:01 AM JST - 10th October
desmosedici at 02:25 PM JST - 9th October

What can you expect? The system in Japan itself is hopelessly archaic. Japanese spouses have to deal with the same problem in that they might never see their children again any time soon, if ever. I was a bit surprised though to learn that quite some Japanese nationals have arrest…

Posted in British father wants Japan to play fair in child custody battles at 02:25 PM JST - 9th October
desmosedici at 10:55 AM JST - 3rd October

Seems this guy has an MO that pays off...

Kawamoto owns dozens of office buildings in Tokyo under the name Marugen and has been buying and selling real estate in Hawaiʻi and California since the 1980s, and has been accused of making money by driving real estate values down by…

Posted in Residents gripe about billionaire neighbor in Hawaii at 10:55 AM JST - 3rd October
desmosedici at 12:02 PM JST - 30th September

One of the conditions was for NK to allow inspections by the IAEA, which they flatly refused. We had to take their word for it, but as NK has shown time after time, that doesn't account for much. NK has loads to hide, so snooping around by outsiders is a…

Posted in Japan to extend sanctions on N Korea for 6 months at 12:02 PM JST - 30th September
desmosedici at 04:01 PM JST - 29th September

Sure, mention of yaocho has been around for ages. But they will be having a difficult time coming up with hard evidence I guess. Bribes are usually not mentioned on tax returns.

Posted in Fired Russian wrestler rocks sumo world with match-fixing claims at 04:01 PM JST - 29th September
desmosedici at 05:19 PM JST - 17th September

Wanted list? It mentions "blue notice", which, according to this article, means nothing more than collecting additional info. Rather misleading headline.

Posted in Interpol puts 3 Sea Shepherd members on wanted list for blocking Japan whaling at 05:19 PM JST - 17th September
desmosedici at 03:18 PM JST - 16th September

I don't think he worries too much about who supports him. He is still making a cool 1.450.000 yen a month, which is just 50.000 yen less than being the chairman.

Posted in Kitanoumi lost the plot with sumo scandals at 03:18 PM JST - 16th September
desmosedici at 12:14 AM JST - 15th September

Didn't they only see a stick poking out of the water?

Posted in Unidentified sub enters deep into western Japan territorial waters at 12:14 AM JST - 15th September