magpie said...

magpie at 09:43 AM JST - 14th April

Dirty is not a word often associated with Scottish football. Argentian football, portugfuese football yeah, but not often the scots. If anything a bit too honest they are. Rough football and dirty football are two different things. When you say dirty football, its the dives and oscar winning acting that…

Posted in Japan to play Scotland in October friendly at 09:43 AM JST - 14th April
magpie at 03:41 PM JST - 9th April

Shumatsu Samurai, Appreciated and acknowledged. Leadership I agree comes down to the individuals concerned. In a conformist society though where a lot of things are done via concensus management, there is so much room for an individual to do nothing. If you put a guy under the spotlight and make…

Posted in DPJ leader Ozawa says he'll do his best to oust LDP from power at 03:41 PM JST - 9th April
magpie at 10:15 AM JST - 9th April

Koizumi, I agree with you totally on your comments.

The 'child crisis' is mostly to do with folks that HAVE money but still decide to have only one (or no) kids ... I have met DOZENS of these couples and still don't get it, especially the ones who have only…

Posted in Support for 'freeters' needed to halt Japan's declining birthrate at 10:15 AM JST - 9th April
magpie at 04:42 PM JST - 8th April

tkoind2. Bravo agree (though I have to say Vanilla's my favourite ice cream flavour...).

I'm not an expert on Japanese political system, but the problem seems to stem from the fact that you are voting for a party and not really an individual in an election. The PM is chosen…

Posted in DPJ leader Ozawa says he'll do his best to oust LDP from power at 04:42 PM JST - 8th April
magpie at 10:05 AM JST - 8th April

For a guy who's so scared to debate with Aso that his party rejects calls for leader debates....what a joke!

Yes I'll try my best to oust the LDP from power, can you contribute funds through my private secretary? It's illegal? No don't worry, we'll get you a project in…

Posted in DPJ leader Ozawa says he'll do his best to oust LDP from power at 10:05 AM JST - 8th April
magpie at 10:01 AM JST - 8th April

Too all those who complained of her looks in the article on her book yesterday....I think she still looks great....even in this photo.

Posted in Ayumi Hamasaki at 10:01 AM JST - 8th April
magpie at 12:50 PM JST - 6th April

Come on guys...worse women have appeared in bikini spreads in japan. For the record, the pic used by JT for this article of Ayu in a bikini is actually quite nice. Carear on decline or not, Nice Pic Ayu!

Posted in Ayumi Hamasaki strips down for book version of her diary at 12:50 PM JST - 6th April
magpie at 09:30 AM JST - 6th April

A positive act by all and may we never drop another nuclear weapon on this planet, which will need to be remembered by the getting otgether of two sides at a future date. Two such weapons being dropped was definetely two too many.

Posted in Japan, U.S. WWII veterans play softball games in Hiroshima at 09:30 AM JST - 6th April
magpie at 07:02 PM JST - 3rd April

Ozawa just doesn't have the intellect to debate. He may have the intellect to find a secreary to seek funds for him, but to debate an issue, no way.

Posted in DPJ turns down LDP proposal to hold party leaders' debate at 07:02 PM JST - 3rd April
magpie at 10:06 AM JST - 2nd April

Sad story. Unfortunately it will be dififcult for the players to find new teams because there are just about 4 teams in the hockey league

Wow, 4 teams in a league. So if you play 36 games a season, you play your opponents 12 times a year? So the Rabbits…

Posted in Seibu Prince Rabbits ice hockey team disbanded amid economic crisis at 10:06 AM JST - 2nd April