herefornow said...

herefornow at 09:35 PM JST - 26th November

I'm no lawyer, but didn't whomever made the decision to allow the 8 folks who were caught red-handed at the LA airport return to Japan, in effect, act as accessories to the crime? They took the merchandise back to Japan, and then mailed it back. If they wanted to teach…

Posted in 21 Hokkaido high school students suspended for shoplifting at LA airport at 09:35 PM JST - 26th November
herefornow at 11:35 AM JST - 26th November

wolfpack, I'm going to beg to differ. This is a great example of "change" -- a much needed change in management style by the President. Bush wanted all just 'Yes Men'. As a result, horrible, ideologically-driven decisons were made. Obama is strong enough to want diverse opinions among his key…

Posted in Obama asks Gates to stay at Pentagon at 11:35 AM JST - 26th November
herefornow at 10:48 AM JST - 26th November

tkoind -- Very well said.

Posted in Renting brand-name items getting popular at 10:48 AM JST - 26th November
herefornow at 10:44 AM JST - 26th November

Scary when you consider that the guys in the picture took MUCH longer to style their hair than the ladies. Speaking of which, is the person third from left in the middle row a guy or a gal?

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herefornow at 05:07 PM JST - 25th November

Sarge, interested to know why it is "not a James Bond movie"? Hadn't the Pierce Brosnan overly-suave, gadget-obscessed formula gotten stale? I'd much rather see more action than silly scenes in the lab with Q demonstrating the latest stuff. Don't get me wrong, I love John Cleese, but don't want…

Posted in 007 at 05:07 PM JST - 25th November
herefornow at 02:39 PM JST - 25th November

Yawn!!!!! Unless of course they dress Nakama-san in a bikini or something similar. Otherwise, this is NOT "must see TV".

Posted in Masahiro Nakai, Yukie Nakama to host Red and White Singing Contest on New Year's Eve at 02:39 PM JST - 25th November
herefornow at 02:37 PM JST - 25th November

Where was Samual Jackson when we needed him? His experience from the movie "Snakes on a Plane" would have been invaluable.

Posted in Man arrested for scattering hundreds of worms inside train in Osaka at 02:37 PM JST - 25th November
herefornow at 01:17 PM JST - 25th November

rjd-jr...Your typical response -- just ignore the problem and it will go away and/or Japan's problems are no different than anywhere else. But, did you really read the story, or did you just conveniently ignore the fact that Chinese have been populating Ikebukaro since the '80's? That's over 20 years.…

Posted in Idea for Chinatown in Ikebukuro draws negative reaction at 01:17 PM JST - 25th November
herefornow at 06:13 AM JST - 25th November

franz75, luckily others do care about folks who had such faith in something that they were willing to give their lives for it. Is there anything in your life you feel that strongly about? My guess is a resounding NO. What is interesting is that Japan has a history of…

Posted in Catholic Church beatifies 188 Japanese martyrs in Nagasaki at 06:13 AM JST - 25th November
herefornow at 08:47 PM JST - 24th November

You have to love all the Japanese wanna-be "gang-types" in the crowd. So typical of Japan -- they copy something but have no real understanding of the cultural/ethnic underpinnings of it. It is just "cool", so they have to do it too.

Posted in Tokyo Lowrider Show at 08:47 PM JST - 24th November