frontandcentre said...

frontandcentre at 04:33 PM JST - 25th August

Too much, too young. What a fool - now he gets to pay the price for his actions, whether the child died accidentally or not.

We can all understand the frustration - just not the way to deal with it. If he felt trapped, it was a situation that he…

Posted in British man held over newborn son's death at 04:33 PM JST - 25th August
frontandcentre at 04:03 PM JST - 25th August

It's very unlikely that the pirates were aware of which country's ship it was that they were attacking - shipowners around the world use the Panama flag. The Japanese own and control a lot of ships, that's why they are getting this happening on a regular basis, just a matter…

Posted in Pirates attack Japanese cargo ship off Somalia, but fail to board it at 04:03 PM JST - 25th August
frontandcentre at 03:55 PM JST - 25th August

Once again, the civilian hearts and minds that the US should be trying to win over are instead splattered all over the place due to American incompetence.

Every time coalition forces are attacked in Afghanistan or Iraq, it is with revenge for cases like this in mind.

When will the…

Posted in U.S. to investigate after 50 children among dozens killed in coalition air strikes in Afghanistan at 03:55 PM JST - 25th August
frontandcentre at 03:33 PM JST - 25th August

change - the police surveillance cameras that you mentioned are to make sure that the Yakuza are OK, not to spy on their activities. If the police had the balls - not to mention the political support - to seriously tackle organised crime, then they could walk in with their…

Posted in Yakuza 'misunderstood' by foreign media at 03:33 PM JST - 25th August
frontandcentre at 03:04 PM JST - 25th August

Boris Johnson looked like a total scruff bag compared to everyone else there. He made me laugh - a rather nervous laugh, given that this twit has some influence over London's planning.

If the London Olympics are like Boris, they'll be eccentric, scandalous, colourful, confident and indiscreet.

Posted in Curtain comes down on Beijing Olympics as baton passes to London at 03:04 PM JST - 25th August
frontandcentre at 02:40 PM JST - 25th August

Highpoints: Britain excelling in sports that I enjoy - sailing, cycling & swimming in particular. We stayed at 3rd place in the medals table right until the end and we were clearly the strongest of the European nations. Rule Britannia!

I was also pleased to see Japan get bronze in…

Posted in What, for you, were the highlights and low points of the Beijing Olympics? at 02:40 PM JST - 25th August
frontandcentre at 06:11 PM JST - 20th August

chibaman - yes, that's a kind of weird comment for him to make after the same person has tried to disassociate the yaks from their criminal equivalents in other "better understood" countries...

"500 years" of (criminal) history? Just means they are a problem that hasn't been dealt properly with for…

Posted in Yakuza 'misunderstood' by foreign media at 06:11 PM JST - 20th August
frontandcentre at 04:15 PM JST - 20th August

I should add that the foreign media seem to understand the Yaks a lot better than the Japanese media - or at least aren't scared to portray them as they actually are.

Japan's government really takes the biscuit - banning kids from getting life-saving transplants in Japan, but sending top…

Posted in Yakuza 'misunderstood' by foreign media at 04:15 PM JST - 20th August
frontandcentre at 04:09 PM JST - 20th August

What a total p**s take this article is. The only difference between the Yaks and criminal groups in other countries is that they seem to be more effective at intimidating politicians and casting themselves as honourable defenders of their host country's culture.

Suggesting that they did some good PR stunt…

Posted in Yakuza 'misunderstood' by foreign media at 04:09 PM JST - 20th August
frontandcentre at 09:58 AM JST - 15th August

usaexpat - if Phelps had pulled out a gun and shot a few people in the front row in celebration, I suspect you'd forgive his "exuberance", so I hardly think we can consider yours an unbiased view. Similarly, if a Frenhman had done the same, you'd be whining, I know

Posted in What do you think of American swimmer Michael Phelps' long victory yell after he wins a race? at 09:58 AM JST - 15th August