northlondon said...

northlondon at 02:39 PM JST - 17th September

40 ? Oh, man !

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northlondon at 02:33 PM JST - 17th September

'Let me tell YOU Yamamoto. You think you can step into my backyard and walk around as the new boy as if it doesn't matter ? Ever since you threw my girlfriend through the table that day, I've been waiting for my revenge ! Well, I'm going to get that…

Posted in WWE signs Japanese wrestler Yamamoto at 02:33 PM JST - 17th September
northlondon at 01:24 PM JST - 17th September

Tigers had a great start to the season, helped by Kyojin's very poor start (under their, like Hanshin's Okada, poor manager Hara). Okada just seems to lose it at the business end of the season and this is not the first time. It's all very well resting pitchers and other…

Posted in Giants rout BayStars in Central League at 01:24 PM JST - 17th September
northlondon at 05:23 PM JST - 16th September

unless he gets so much plastic surgery that he no longer looks Japanese, he'll never draw anyone's attention here.

Ah Jersey, think about what you just said there. The best way to attract unwanted attention (look, there's a 3 headed alien monster boarding the Chiyoda line !) and be blamed…

Posted in Hawker's father visits Chiba police to be briefed on case at 05:23 PM JST - 16th September
northlondon at 05:22 PM JST - 15th September

they had been financially supporting this bum for a long time already to the tune of 300,000 per month or so, no questions asked. No reason why they should stop doing that, and no reason to think they couldn´t arrange that discretely.

Very good point Willi. And it would not…

Posted in Slain British woman's father back in Japan to renew public appeal at 05:22 PM JST - 15th September
northlondon at 05:18 PM JST - 15th September

If you have based a large part of your political and economical manifesto (and the ensuing tax budget) on an oil war thousands of miles from home (in Iraq), then domestic issues such as the false-bottomed mortgage lending will come back to haunt you. Lesson number one George W, you…

Posted in Lehman declares bankruptcy; Bank of America buys Merrill Lynch at 05:18 PM JST - 15th September
northlondon at 04:48 PM JST - 15th September

Although I agree that the police bungled the case at the beginning, there is not a lot they can do now. Most of the suggestions from readers above are the result of watching too much TV. My cousin, who is a detective in Sydney, says such cases usually break on…

Posted in Slain British woman's father back in Japan to renew public appeal at 04:48 PM JST - 15th September
northlondon at 01:17 PM JST - 15th September

skipthesong,

Right on the money there. Good post. I think the reason why western families do not demand some kind of bowing and apology from the family is because we realise that it is superficial and just for show and that we do not automatically blame the family of a…

Posted in Slain British woman's father back in Japan to renew public appeal at 01:17 PM JST - 15th September
northlondon at 10:19 PM JST - 14th September

Patroling Japanese territorial waters to prevent and police intruders like this sub is the primary mission of the Japan Coast Guard and the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force, not the US Navy. Any other stupid questions?

Which begs a rather obvious question, so what exactly are the US forces doing…

Posted in Unidentified sub enters deep into western Japan territorial waters at 10:19 PM JST - 14th September
northlondon at 06:03 PM JST - 11th September

If I were him I would go into hiding. Preferably in another country. Those right wing boys will already have a contract out on his head.

Posted in Director arrested for putting up poster of anti-emperor film at 06:03 PM JST - 11th September