pathat said...

pathat at 12:47 PM JST - 23rd June

Sarge: Why did the Japanese women compete at such a high level in volleyball in the 1960s and `70s but they have been so poor over the past quarter century? I guarantee you the women who are playing for them in recent years are taller on average than the ones…

Posted in Japan falls to U.S. in volleyball World Grand Prix at 12:47 PM JST - 23rd June
pathat at 05:59 PM JST - 22nd June

This is a terrible tragedy. Maybe it would be a good idea not to complain when I am on the crowded trains in downtown Tokyo tomorrow.

Things could be much worse.

Posted in Over 740 feared dead after ferry sinks in Philippines at 05:59 PM JST - 22nd June
pathat at 05:48 PM JST - 22nd June

Well, they did make a total investment of $103 million in him over 6 years when you include the posting fee.

We`ll find out very soon if there is something more to his recent arm woes than a rotator cuff strain.

Posted in Matsuzaka rocked by Cardinals on return from DL at 05:48 PM JST - 22nd June
pathat at 10:13 AM JST - 22nd June

But the dark side of Akiba is still there. At its core, it’s an antisocial culture, one that fetishizes the virtual over the real, where society is a mere adjunct.

Well done.

Posted in Murder in lotus land at 10:13 AM JST - 22nd June
pathat at 10:05 AM JST - 22nd June

What Bush thinks here is irrelevant. He will not be around after a few more months.

Whether or not the country needs to change laws to allow offshore drilling, or open more federal lands to drilling is beside the point.(This will be for the next occupant of the White House…

Posted in Bush says Democrats keep blocking his energy plans at 10:05 AM JST - 22nd June
pathat at 09:55 AM JST - 22nd June

Once again, we have to watch Matsuda Seiko act like a high school cheerleader. Yuck.

Double Yuck. The miracles of cosmetic surgery on display.

Posted in Japan rallies to beat Turkey in volleyball at 09:55 AM JST - 22nd June
pathat at 10:54 PM JST - 21st June

Are you in favor of the death penalty?

There are some cases when the worst criminals deserve to be executed. For example, I hope there is a noose with Shoko Asahara`s name on it, as soon as his appeals have been exhausted.

Posted in Are you in favor of the death penalty? at 10:54 PM JST - 21st June
pathat at 05:59 PM JST - 21st June

Increase tobacco tax

It is hard for the Finance Ministry to call for a significant raise in the tobacco tax when they are the ones reaping the rewards from Japan Tobacco`s profitability due to the 50% stock they own in the company.

Don't raise consumption tax, it will cause recession…

Posted in Gov't must decide on sales tax hike to cover costs of aging: Nukaga at 05:59 PM JST - 21st June
pathat at 05:43 PM JST - 21st June

Patrick:

I agree with a lot of what you say about Hatoyama and his track record.

My comments are in reference to him carrying out his duties as Justice Minister with regard to upholding the law as it is currently written pertaining to capital punishment-unlike Seiken Sugiura, one of the…

Posted in Justice chief protests being called 'specter of death' in newspaper column at 05:43 PM JST - 21st June
pathat at 04:04 PM JST - 21st June

Does McClellan say anything in his book that we do not already know?

Why should we care about him and his puffed-up persona?

In a few months, the George W. Bush administration will be consigned to the waste bin of history. He will be roundly considered by any and all…

Posted in McClellan: Bush must blame himself for mistrust at 04:04 PM JST - 21st June