nigelboy said...

nigelboy at 12:04 PM JST - 2nd April

In addition, the USN has NOT publically report any of the evidence or testimony that you and some others here claim convicts the guy.

Posted in U.S. sailor arrested over taxi driver's murder at 12:04 PM JST - 2nd April
nigelboy at 11:51 AM JST - 2nd April

tyedyed

And that's what I was trying to get at. Without the circumstantial evidence gathered by the Japanese police (security videos on both sides, missing knife from his friend, etc) you cannot back him to a corner. Hence, giving all the credit to NCIS is just too simple minded.

Posted in U.S. sailor arrested over taxi driver's murder at 11:51 AM JST - 2nd April
nigelboy at 11:18 AM JST - 2nd April
HoDeDo: good point! If true it would seem that the USN solved the mystery all in a span of 2 weeks of confinement without use of coercive investigative tactics? ! ?

And how do you know this?

Let's review the sailors previous statements coming from the U.S. base.
1. He…
Posted in U.S. sailor arrested over taxi driver's murder at 11:18 AM JST - 2nd April
nigelboy at 10:50 AM JST - 2nd April

http://www.jiji.com/jc/c?g=soc&k=2008040101306

水兵は米海軍犯罪捜査局（ＮＣＩＳ）の調べに対し、殺害を認める供述を始めたことも判明

Posted in U.S. sailor arrested over taxi driver's murder at 10:50 AM JST - 2nd April
nigelboy at 10:47 AM JST - 2nd April

Well VoXman. If you're going to blame Kyodo, you might as well blame the person who translated the original article it came from.

The article in Japanese indicated that the alleged confessed the killing during the NCIS investigation. My understanding is that at 9:00 am, the Japanese police have received…

Posted in U.S. sailor arrested over taxi driver's murder at 10:47 AM JST - 2nd April
nigelboy at 10:22 AM JST - 2nd April

Remember this guy is a Nigerian not an American, but I dont think that will matter.

And it shouldn't matter.

Moderator: Readers, please do not focus your comments on the suspect's ethnic background.

Posted in U.S. sailor arrested over taxi driver's murder at 10:22 AM JST - 2nd April
nigelboy at 03:10 PM JST - 1st April

Who threatens the theater directors ?

Real hardcore right wingers. The black van types.

Posted in Tokyo theaters under fire for deciding not to show 'Yasukuni' documentary at 03:10 PM JST - 1st April
nigelboy at 02:47 PM JST - 1st April

Nigelboy - I'd be interested to know more about the doco - got any links to these reviews?

For starters http://d.hatena.ne.jp/anutpanna/20080318

There was also a review quote from a German press that also stated that there was very little dialogue between the director and the swordsmith.

I think there is…

Posted in Tokyo theaters under fire for deciding not to show 'Yasukuni' documentary at 02:47 PM JST - 1st April
nigelboy at 12:50 PM JST - 1st April

I assume that the swordsmith has a story to tell.

Hiko- That's what I assumed as well but after reading some reviews on the blogsphere, he really doesn't have a story to tell whatsoever.

Posted in Tokyo theaters under fire for deciding not to show 'Yasukuni' documentary at 12:50 PM JST - 1st April
nigelboy at 11:01 AM JST - 1st April

What is this director's fascination with the swordsmith??

Posted in Tokyo theaters under fire for deciding not to show 'Yasukuni' documentary at 11:01 AM JST - 1st April