pathat said...

pathat at 10:33 PM JST - 2nd August

"We will take power in the next House of Representatives election and will realize politics for the sake of the people."

You are making promises you cannot keep, Mr. Ozawa.

Posted in Opposition parties criticize new lineup of Fukuda's cabinet at 10:33 PM JST - 2nd August
pathat at 10:28 PM JST - 2nd August

Do you get tired of all the news coverage of the A-bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at this time each year?

Yes, I do.

U.S. President Harry S. Truman made the correct decision to authorize the atomic bombings of Japan and force this country to surrender. There was no reason…

Posted in Do you get tired of all the news coverage of the A-bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at this time each year? at 10:28 PM JST - 2nd August
pathat at 08:51 PM JST - 2nd August

Rodney King: If you read carefully on this thread and the other related ones about Fukudas Cabinet changes, you would hopfully be able to understand that the bulk of the criticism from the JT crowd is that he simply shuffled a number of the same ol LDP people in and…

Posted in Cabinet at 08:51 PM JST - 2nd August
pathat at 05:26 PM JST - 2nd August

The Japan Times has the lineup and profiles of this cast of characters: http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080802a1.html

Posted in Cabinet at 05:26 PM JST - 2nd August
pathat at 04:29 PM JST - 2nd August

Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and his new cabinet pose at the prime minister’s official residence following an attestation ceremony at the Imperial Palace Saturday.

Attestation or prostration?

The guy at the top right looks ticked off not to be in the front row.

The guy on Fukuda`s left looks like…

Posted in Cabinet at 04:29 PM JST - 2nd August
pathat at 11:34 AM JST - 2nd August

wottock hunt wrote:

"Anybody else smell pork?

Cue massive construction contracts..."

It is sizzling in an LDP "fry pan" right now.

Posted in Tokyo won't be able to cope with Katrina-like flooding at 11:34 AM JST - 2nd August
pathat at 11:25 AM JST - 2nd August

On a possible hike in the consumption tax, he said that while fiscal rehabilitation will not be brought about without an increase in the sales tax, ‘‘It is necessary to fully explain to the public how to deal with the issue.’’

Good grief. They have been talking about an inevitable…

Posted in New cabinet launched; PM pledges to tackle oil prices, pension issue at 11:25 AM JST - 2nd August
pathat at 11:08 AM JST - 2nd August

Nakanishi said foreign investors were likely to be disappointed by the familiar lineup of veteran politicians, geared more toward collective harmony than innovative change.

Yep. No surprise.

At least Bunmei Ibuki, the new Finance Minister, got a job he might actually know something about this time, unlike one of his…

Posted in Japan not ready for tax hike after cabinet reshuffle at 11:08 AM JST - 2nd August
pathat at 10:41 AM JST - 2nd August

Yamada said, “I always carry an eco bag for shopping.”

Does she also refuse bags when she goes on shopping sprees for new clothing?

Oh, I don`t want that clothing put in a brand-name bag. Just put it here in the same bag I use for daikon and edamame.

Posted in Yu Yamada plants trees in Shibuya at 10:41 AM JST - 2nd August
pathat at 11:02 PM JST - 31st July

Sarge: They should call it "Bare Biz" for women.

Keep it up, Japanese women, with the summer exposure. Perhaps a good part of global warming would be to get the women to start the downward migration earlier each year in the spring, and have the U-turn unrushed each fall. Thanks,…

Posted in Young women’s summer fashions show too much, poll reveals at 11:02 PM JST - 31st July