northlondon said...

northlondon at 12:59 PM JST - 13th August

One was Kawada’s boss, Mr A, and the other was American peace activist Matt Taylor.

Is there any reason why the Japanese boss boyfriend is only referred to in privacy as 'Mr A', yet the American boyfriend is named ?

Posted in Kawada's last relationships before suicide draw mother's criticism at 12:59 PM JST - 13th August
northlondon at 12:31 PM JST - 13th August

This is a very personal argument to be quite honest and probably not for the gossip tabloids. However, I do find it strange that one of her boyfriends was her boss which drew no criticism from her family. Even though that relationship should have been on a professional-level only, especially…

Posted in Kawada's last relationships before suicide draw mother's criticism at 12:31 PM JST - 13th August
northlondon at 01:31 PM JST - 12th August

they are yelling "Kill them! Kill them!" in Chinese!

Is this true ?

Posted in Japanese duo upset defending champs in badminton at 01:31 PM JST - 12th August
northlondon at 11:48 AM JST - 12th August

To beat the Olympic champions who were playing at home with a very partisan flag-waving crowd roaring behind them, was real achievement.

Posted in Japanese duo upset defending champs in badminton at 11:48 AM JST - 12th August
northlondon at 02:04 AM JST - 10th August

Let's set the record straight for those uneducated writers of Judoka. The Japanese have a strong dislike of the current international Judo rules because of the way the rest of the world has changed the international rules of competition to stop the Japanese from winning everything in sight. It has…

Posted in Tani takes judo bronze for Japan's 1st medal in Beijing at 02:04 AM JST - 10th August
northlondon at 08:01 PM JST - 9th August

I'm not a great fan of Tani and this Tani-mania, but she was really cheated out of a decision today.

Dumitru, the world bronze medalist in 2005 and 2007, would not let Tani inside to attack and beat her opponent on points after deductions for passivity

Sums up what happened.…

Posted in Tani takes judo bronze for Japan's 1st medal in Beijing at 08:01 PM JST - 9th August
northlondon at 03:22 PM JST - 9th August

i was surprised by the number of beauties in the show, but when they pan to the audience the ratio would drop to 1:1000...

A little bit like the ratio between beautiful western women and Chinese women you mean ? Yeah, it would be 1:1000. I notice that a lot…

Posted in China opens Olympics spectacularly at 03:22 PM JST - 9th August
northlondon at 01:21 AM JST - 9th August

Ah, that's rich coming from George W. The word hypocrisy springs to mind. Freedom of speech, as in human rights and civil liberties ? What, like those men imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay ? Bound and gagged and with only US military counsel for their defence and no trial. What a…

Posted in Bush calls for freedom of speech in China at 01:21 AM JST - 9th August
northlondon at 10:15 PM JST - 8th August

The comments here DO reflect compassion for the victims. 105,000 people were delayed in the heat, JR staff had to clean up. The perpetrator of this event decided to kill herself in a public and dangerous (to others) way, unlike the other 99 or so people who committed suicide more…

Posted in Suicide suspends Yamanote line operations more than 4 hours at 10:15 PM JST - 8th August
northlondon at 10:08 PM JST - 8th August

105,000 people x 4 hours / 24 / 365 = 48 years. So she didn't rob four hours, She robbed a cumulative 48 years of time today ( in a extreme calculation of the stats). 105,000 people were late to work, late to appointments, late to job interviews, late to…

Posted in Suicide suspends Yamanote line operations more than 4 hours at 10:08 PM JST - 8th August