iraira said...

iraira at 02:39 PM JST - 7th November

China doesn't want the US to leave the region, as they (and really no one in Asia) don't trust the Japanese to be left to their own defenses/offenses. The region has not had a completely destablilizing conflict since the end of the war (the Korean & Vietnam wars did not…

Posted in U.S. Senate cuts budget for moving Marines from Okinawa to Guam by 70% at 02:39 PM JST - 7th November
iraira at 08:57 AM JST - 30th October

And incrasing alcohol taxes would put even more money in the government coffers.

Posted in Health ministry considers hiking tobacco tax by 10 yen per cigarette at 08:57 AM JST - 30th October
iraira at 10:36 AM JST - 23rd October

China wants the US military to stay in Japan. A Japan left to its own defenses scares the hell out of the Chinese. Nice little chess game being played in asia.

Posted in No Futenma relocation, no transfer of Marines to Guam, Gates says at 10:36 AM JST - 23rd October
iraira at 02:04 AM JST - 18th September

She honed her acting skills in the slammer...great performance, Academy Award worthy. When apologizing for a screw-up, J-actors/actresses really shine.

Posted in Sakai offers tearful apology to fans after being released on bail at 02:04 AM JST - 18th September
iraira at 05:01 PM JST - 7th September

Let's see.....2074...not to sound insensitive to the plight of future generations, but I'll be around 100 years old (assuming the cigs don't kill me first).

Posted in Typhoons stronger than Katrina may hit Japan if global warming continues, researchers warn at 05:01 PM JST - 7th September
iraira at 07:51 AM JST - 3rd September

Ok, the PM's wife is a hippie...time to check her hair for evidence of any Nori-P.

Posted in Miyuki Hatoyama claims her soul traveled to Venus on UFO at 07:51 AM JST - 3rd September
iraira at 11:06 AM JST - 29th August

Two shots of the vaccine are required, and need to be spaced about 3-4 weeks apart. Then the body requires about a month to develop adequate resistance to the virus. So, everyone will be ready for this particular genotype of the virus by December...just in time for Xmas shopping.

Posted in Health ministry: 20% of population may be infected with new flu at 11:06 AM JST - 29th August
iraira at 11:19 PM JST - 10th August

Well, now that she used the obligatory "a gaijin sold it to me" get out of responsibility card, my "sympathy" is out the door carried away by Typhoon #9. Seriously, does the "Gaijin sold me the drugs" excuse work in any other country on earth?

Posted in What do you think Noriko Sakai's fate should be? at 11:19 PM JST - 10th August
iraira at 11:10 PM JST - 2nd August

Let's convict Ghengis Khan for war crimes while we're at it. The entire concept of war crimes relate to the treatment of captured soldiers or civilians. Germans bombed the hell out of the UK, the allied forces returned the favor. Civilians were viable targets only until recently. That was the…

Posted in Do you consider the A-bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to be war crimes? at 11:10 PM JST - 2nd August
iraira at 09:45 AM JST - 29th July

Dice-K's comments were related to the "ethnic, racial, and physiological" differences between US & Japanese ball players and the training methods they undergo....looks like Dice-K is starting up the excuse mill for when he is sent packing at the end of the season. Ichiro doesn't seem to be suffering too…

Posted in Red Sox upset by Dice-K going public with comments at 09:45 AM JST - 29th July