pathat said...

pathat at 11:40 AM JST - 12th June

Yeah, the DPJ can bash Prime Minister Fukuda all they want, and pass a no-confidence motion to try to humiliate him as well, but the public has no confidence in the DPJ alternatives like Hatoyama and Kan.

The next election for the Lower House will be held sometime this autumn.…

Posted in Lower house passes confidence resolution to counter Fukuda censure motion at 11:40 AM JST - 12th June
pathat at 11:31 AM JST - 12th June

So now we know why they are going to increase their production-as per another article here a few days ago.

Posted in Dairy farmers to get Y70 bil in subsidies at 11:31 AM JST - 12th June
pathat at 11:29 AM JST - 12th June

Taka: Nice post.

Many good points and, when you throw in changes in technology in recent years: cell phones, all kinds of hand-held games etc., you have even more people not paying attention to what is going on around them than in the past. This has been my experience from…

Posted in How would you compare people's manners in public in Tokyo with other cities around the world? at 11:29 AM JST - 12th June
pathat at 12:37 PM JST - 11th June

There are love hotels, of course, but who can afford them on 2 million yen a year? Even ordinary dating becomes difficult at that economic level.

If you are living with Mommy and Daddy and do not have to pay rent etc., then you have a reasonable amount of disposable…

Posted in Sex becoming a luxury for working poor at 12:37 PM JST - 11th June
pathat at 12:31 PM JST - 11th June

Taka wrote:

I'd wager you will never find a banner like that in a red light district or in a hostess bar.

Spot on, my friend.

Posted in Campaign against illegal foreign workers at 12:31 PM JST - 11th June
pathat at 12:54 PM JST - 10th June

chardk1:

Pathat, just why will Obama be saddled with overwhelming economic problems from the get-go?

Uh, gee, I guess because they are there, chardk1.

I'm sorry, was the Green Party responsible for that?

It is a question only you could ask, chardk1, so only you can answer it.

By that…

Posted in Obama slams McCain, Bush on economy, gasoline prices at 12:54 PM JST - 10th June
pathat at 11:54 AM JST - 10th June

SushiSake-You know how I feel about Dubya, but I cant help but think that Obama will be a disaster as president in his own right. Hes going to be saddled with overwhelming economic problems from the get-go, and I just don`t think he has a clue anyway. He should be…

Posted in Obama slams McCain, Bush on economy, gasoline prices at 11:54 AM JST - 10th June
pathat at 11:36 AM JST - 10th June

How low can the talent pool in Japan sink? The Yakult Swallows are going to use a foreign infielder for the rest of the season who could not even perform well enough to keep a job in Korea. NPB is really going down the toilet, and it cannot just be…

Posted in Yakult adds former major league infielder Valdez at 11:36 AM JST - 10th June
pathat at 11:28 AM JST - 10th June

And after Obama finishes 4 years as president, the American people will wake up in January 2013 to welcome a new one; belatedly realizing that just because someone talks a good talk does not mean they really have any answers.

Posted in Obama slams McCain, Bush on economy, gasoline prices at 11:28 AM JST - 10th June
pathat at 11:25 AM JST - 10th June

Fair dinkum wrote:

here we go again. This happened last month in Ibaraki. Just another nail in the coffin of Japanese society. One's first thoughts would be towards the Yaks, but it may have been your neighbor.

I see spaces for only another nail or two before the lid is…

Posted in Human leg found in river in Kumamoto at 11:25 AM JST - 10th June