franknbeans said...

franknbeans at 07:45 PM JST - 5th December

BB, noone said there was drugs on the base. Only the workers growing it in the mountains.

The association of the base has NOTHING to do with this story. Most likely, these miscreats dont integrate with the military personnel, don't work for the US Gov, and dont represent the military…

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franknbeans at 09:22 AM JST - 5th December

Welcome to the bus, Brainiac. I see you have bought in to the hype.

Posted in 3 workers at U.S. bases in Japan, 1 other man arrested over cannabis at 09:22 AM JST - 5th December
franknbeans at 09:20 AM JST - 5th December

No double standard. What is their occupation? Do you know anything about the Bases, and how large an organization they are? They could work for the Japanese Military and not even be associated with the US Side...

The proof is in the details, which are sadly omitted here. You, as…

Posted in 3 workers at U.S. bases in Japan, 1 other man arrested over cannabis at 09:20 AM JST - 5th December
franknbeans at 09:15 AM JST - 5th December

Kick butt movie. Even my Japanese wife loves it. Simon Pegg is a cool actor with a few other good titles.

What is her relation? Cant they at least scrounge up someone even closely associated?

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franknbeans at 09:04 AM JST - 5th December

I don't agree. It is simply an attempt to link the pot problem to the presence of US Bases. If they were "schoolteachers" i can understand it. Or "bar worker" or any other moniker that labels a profession in order to provide an accurate description. I am sure these people…

Posted in 3 workers at U.S. bases in Japan, 1 other man arrested over cannabis at 09:04 AM JST - 5th December
franknbeans at 07:23 AM JST - 5th December

So smooth!

Trying to link the current marijuana problem with the US bases! I hope people are intelligent enough to discern that these are Japanese doing this and not military personnel. It is a mere coincidence about the base but somehow it gets pushed into the headline.

Yellow Journalism at…

Posted in 3 workers at U.S. bases in Japan, 1 other man arrested over cannabis at 07:23 AM JST - 5th December
franknbeans at 09:56 AM JST - 4th December

sorry ogtob. I missed your comment, and we had the same idea.

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franknbeans at 09:55 AM JST - 4th December

My take is that they should cordon off an area specifically for the tourists, and charge them an admission fee. They get to see the fish, the real action would happen away from them where the workers can concentrate, and a new income stream is created.

Everone wins.

Posted in Tourists to be barred from Tsukiji tuna auctions for a month at 09:55 AM JST - 4th December
franknbeans at 02:10 PM JST - 1st December

You don't need to be a permanent resident, but you do have to have an alien registration.

Don't even try it if you are military or SOFA status.

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franknbeans at 11:12 AM JST - 21st November

jeffrey,

He reports the news.

France had an excess of rain, causing the crop for the current year of grapes to be substandard and smaller than normal. This in turn led the vintners to use less desireable grapes, resulting in a lower quality product than other years.

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