« Back To Top

pathat said...

• 

  pathat at 05:15 PM JST - 23rd May

  In 1945, the Allied occupation forces, which took command after Japan’s surrender in World War II, banned the Japanese government from forcing citizens to practice any state-sponsored variety of Shintoism and also prohibited it from promoting militarism.

  As long as no one is forced to go, then I have no…

  Posted in Gov't lifts ban on public school trips to Yasukuni Shrine at 05:15 PM JST - 23rd May

• 

  pathat at 01:29 PM JST - 23rd May

  Singer Hideki Saijo, 53,

  Is he an old U2 fan? Maybe he thought it would be a good idea to try the rooftop thing in Shibuya like U2 did in LA many years ago.

  Posted in Singer Hideki Saijo's impromptu event in Shibuya broken up by police at 01:29 PM JST - 23rd May

• 

  pathat at 07:26 AM JST - 23rd May

  Sarge: You can call it affectionate all you want, but I think your repeated use of "boy" to refer to Kotooshu is derogatory, and not the same as the other examples you cite.

  I guess you feel bad about being so wrong about Kotooshu. Keep trying!

  Posted in Kotooshu downs Hakuho to maintain lead at 07:26 AM JST - 23rd May

• 

  pathat at 11:23 PM JST - 22nd May

  Sarge: I think you need to stop insulting Kotooshu by calling him a "Bulgarian boy." He is a man, and should be respected as such. Are you a white boy or a white man?

  You have been wrong from day one of this basho and Kotooshu is very close to…

  Posted in Kotooshu downs Hakuho to maintain lead at 11:23 PM JST - 22nd May

• 

  pathat at 11:13 PM JST - 21st May

  The Bulgarian hero is now 11-0! One win at a time, Kotooshu!

  Posted in Kotooshu stuns Asashoryu to keep lead at 11:13 PM JST - 21st May

• 

  pathat at 03:14 PM JST - 21st May

  It seems as if McDonald`s Japan is daring its managers to take up the torch in new litigation where the other guy left off.

  September 25: McD Japan district manager to store manager: Here you are, the same pay for the same incredible number of hours worked as last month.…

  Posted in McDonald's Japan to start giving store managers overtime pay at 03:14 PM JST - 21st May

• 

  pathat at 03:01 PM JST - 21st May

  Nomaguchis salary has ranged between 15-17 million yen over the last 4 years. I dont know how much of a signing bonus he got originally, but I would hardly say he is well off.

  http://www.japanesebaseball.com/players/player.jsp?PlayerID=1941

  It is interesting that the scuttlebutt a year or so ago was that Moe Oshikiri…

  Posted in Model Moe Oshikiri dating Yomiuri baseball player Nomaguchi at 03:01 PM JST - 21st May

• 

  pathat at 08:20 PM JST - 20th May

  Kotooshu is 10-0! But now the real challenges await. Take them one day at a time, Bulgarian hero, and you can win your first yusho!

  Posted in Hakuho falls, Kotooshu takes sole lead at 08:20 PM JST - 20th May

• 

  pathat at 06:56 PM JST - 20th May

  A Brit, 3 other foreigners, a half dozen Japanese, an "African guy" who supplied the stuff...Japan is truly becoming one big, happy international family!

  Posted in British employee of Merrill Lynch Japan among 10 busted over cocaine use at nightclubs at 06:56 PM JST - 20th May

• 

  pathat at 01:19 PM JST - 20th May

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liancourt_Rocks

  International dispute There are conflicting interpretations about the state of sovereignty over the islands in pre-modern times. A Korean claim is partly based on references to a Korean islands called Usan-do (우산, 于山) in various historical records and maps. According to the Korean view, these refer to today's Liancourt…

  Posted in Gov't to state Japan's ownership of Takeshima in education guide at 01:19 PM JST - 20th May