pathat said...

pathat at 11:58 AM JST - 19th November

Pawatan: Yes, like Alex Ramirez in 2008.

I'm merely commenting on the continual, albeit gradual, progress Japan is making in NPB by treating foreign players more as legitimate team members, and moving toward a situation where awards like those discussed here are commonplace and based solely on merit.

Posted in Ramirez, Darvish named MVPs in Japan at 11:58 AM JST - 19th November
pathat at 11:53 AM JST - 19th November

When it’s time to wake up, a referee’s voice counts down and the bell or gong rings.

This is the last thing a person should need to wake from a peaceful sleep.

If you're a deep sleeper in the Tokyo area, not to worry as the flocks of crows will…

Posted in Gong! Alarm clock at 11:53 AM JST - 19th November
pathat at 11:51 AM JST - 19th November

The middle ground CNN sought is not lucrative in the current U.S. political climate.

Posted in CNN finding that prime-time success is elusive at 11:51 AM JST - 19th November
pathat at 11:45 AM JST - 19th November

the amount of documentation you have to send in to get the points make it a real pain in the butt

Cash for Clunkers in the U.S., Eco-Point in Japan-maybe we are more alike than we think.

Posted in Gov't likely to extend 'eco-point' program by 9 months at 11:45 AM JST - 19th November
pathat at 11:42 AM JST - 19th November

Just give them all masks-nothing to worry about.

Posted in School closures on rise again as new flu spreads at 11:42 AM JST - 19th November
pathat at 11:39 AM JST - 19th November

There should be pictures like this on Japan Today every day.

Posted in Nice putt at 11:39 AM JST - 19th November
pathat at 11:38 AM JST - 19th November

Fake meds of all kinds constitute a real economic force—in Japan it’s a nearly 4 trillion yen a year market....

Fake meds, masks that don't work as advertised. This is not earth-shattering news. Anybody with common sense living in Japan should already know it. But then again, common sense is…

Posted in Japan awash in fake medicines at 11:38 AM JST - 19th November
pathat at 11:35 AM JST - 19th November

lincolnman wrote:

"They'd never show it in public, but the GOJ is deathly afraid of China, looks down on the Koreans, and doesn't trust the Russians. No US nuclear umbrella means Japan is in for some real tough decisions."

Spot on comments.

Posted in Anti-base Okinawans expect Hatoyama to end carrot and stick policy at 11:35 AM JST - 19th November
pathat at 11:32 AM JST - 19th November

Move forward with the plans to relocate as many as 8,000 Marines and their dependents to Guam.

This will greatly lessen the burden of hosting so many U.S. forces on the small island of Okinawa.

With the Senkaku Islands issue and other concerns in the East China Sea, the Takeshima/Dokdo…

Posted in Can anyone suggest a solution to the U.S. bases issue in Okinawa? at 11:32 AM JST - 19th November
pathat at 11:28 AM JST - 19th November

By her side was Sun Music Production Inc President Masahisa Aizawa who is currently giving her advice....

She shouldn't need advice from such people if she is sincere in her stated purpose of becoming a caregiver.

Posted in Noriko Sakai goes to university at 11:28 AM JST - 19th November