kaminarihito said...

kaminarihito at 08:45 PM JST - 5th October

Matsui went 1 for 2, but Alex Rodriguez had two HRs in one inning with 7 RBIs to establish an AL record for RBIs in a single inning. And in doing so, got 30 HRs and 100 RBIs for 13th season in a row.

Posted in Matsui 1-for-2 in Yankees' romp over Rays at 08:45 PM JST - 5th October
kaminarihito at 06:05 AM JST - 28th March

He may hopefully be top player someday, but right now, he really risks going down the path of Michelle Wie.

Posted in Ishikawa off to wobbly start at Arnold Palmer Invitational at 06:05 AM JST - 28th March
kaminarihito at 11:38 PM JST - 25th February

Given that I cannot find even a one-paragraph report of this meeting in the NY Times, Fox News, or CNN, I'd say Ozawa's take on the significance of this meeting is closer to the mark than LDP's Hosoda. If a meeting between leaders takes place, and no one reports it…

Posted in Obama, Aso's 1st meeting draws mixed reviews in Japan at 11:38 PM JST - 25th February
kaminarihito at 12:53 AM JST - 20th December

Japan was not a signatory to the Geneva Convention of 1929 that regulated the use of POWs in labor. Therefore, as a sovereign nation, Japan's use of POWs as slave labor was not technically a contravention of international law, despite it being inhumane and unethical (especially from the POV of…

Posted in Gov't admits POWs worked for Aso family's mining company at 12:53 AM JST - 20th December
kaminarihito at 12:30 AM JST - 20th December

"Changing trends" = getting old

Posted in Changing trends leaving Ebi-chan behind at 12:30 AM JST - 20th December
kaminarihito at 09:09 AM JST - 9th December

Divorce

Posted in What's your recommendation for helping Crown Princess Masako recover fully from whatever is ailing her? at 09:09 AM JST - 9th December
kaminarihito at 09:16 AM JST - 1st December

"Aso tells Indian PM Japan ready to help fight terror", as long, of course, as no actual fighting is involved.

Posted in Aso tells Indian PM Japan ready to help fight terror at 09:16 AM JST - 1st December
kaminarihito at 08:10 AM JST - 22nd November

Not saying that what the US is doing to counter the debt deflation spiral and the resulting deep recession is right, but what exactly are the lessons to be drawn from Japan's lost decade that are supposedly useful other than what doesn't work? Let's see: 1) keep dead companies on…

Posted in Finance minister says financial crisis mainly U.S. fault at 08:10 AM JST - 22nd November
kaminarihito at 06:20 AM JST - 19th October

Natto is a far-sight better than vegemite/marmite, and plenty of people scarf that down.

Posted in Natto with sukiyaki sauce at 06:20 AM JST - 19th October