pathat said...

pathat at 10:35 AM JST - 8th November

November 2010-Democrats suffer a devastating defeat in the mid-term elections.

November 2012-President Obama loses his re-election bid.

Posted in 10% jobless is Obama's new world at 10:35 AM JST - 8th November
pathat at 10:32 AM JST - 8th November

"I just wanted to try something new, and this was the first step."

No, unfortunately, it also looks like she's trying a starvation diet.

From a bit of a curvy look that showed the true beauty of Okinawa to the hard, angular, almost Twiggy-like body.

What a shame.

Posted in Yu Yamada shows off new hairstyle at 10:32 AM JST - 8th November
pathat at 10:28 AM JST - 8th November

Kick him in the nads.

The fact that a gaijin attacked a Japanese would bring the cops running like speeding bullets.

Posted in If you saw someone you thought was murder suspect Tatsuya Ichihashi on the street, in a restaurant or on a train, for example, realistically speaking, what would you do? at 10:28 AM JST - 8th November
pathat at 10:24 AM JST - 8th November

"Maybe the Japan Series winners the Giants should take on the USA Series Winners the Yankees and if every country got their national winning team to compete in a series we could call it. "World Series Baseball"

MLB is an international game, with some 25-30% of its players foreign-born, hence…

Posted in Giants down Fighters in Game 6 to win Japan Series at 10:24 AM JST - 8th November
pathat at 08:39 AM JST - 8th November

And the Giants did it with contributions from foreign players Alex Ramirez, Lee Seung-Yeop, Seth Greisenger, Marc Kroon, Dicky Gonzalez, Wirfin Obispo, and I guess a little from Edgardo Alfonzo.

They are finally making some genuine progress from the days of when they finally allowed a non-Asian player on the…

Posted in Giants down Fighters in Game 6 to win Japan Series at 08:39 AM JST - 8th November
pathat at 10:18 AM JST - 7th November

"well since japan's gotten a free ride for 65 years, it seems fair"

To be fair, it hasn't been a free ride since at least the Carter administration, with Japan footing part of the costs for the U.S. forces in Japan through the so-called "sympathy budget", although a significant part…

Posted in U.S. Senate cuts budget for moving Marines from Okinawa to Guam by 70% at 10:18 AM JST - 7th November
pathat at 09:49 AM JST - 7th November

"His anger was noted by a classmate, who said Hasan “viewed the war against terror” as a “war against Islam."

So then he should have resigned his commission at the earliest allowable date and returned to civilian life.

He reportedly served 8 years as an enlisted man prior to his…

Posted in Fort Hood suspect said methodical goodbyes at 09:49 AM JST - 7th November
pathat at 08:24 AM JST - 7th November

I'd rather the U.S. and Japan sign an agreement for the withdrawal of all permanent U.S. forces in Japan within the five-year time frame.

The U.S. has overwhelming problems of its own at home and needs to focus its efforts on overcoming them in the next decade and beyond.

Japan…

Posted in U.S. Senate cuts budget for moving Marines from Okinawa to Guam by 70% at 08:24 AM JST - 7th November
pathat at 07:33 AM JST - 7th November

These are huge losses for the Tigers. Atchison was a very dependable reliever for the club, and every baseball fan knows Williams' track record in Japan for the past several years.

This isn't to say that Williams could not sign in the middle of next season before the roster deadline…

Posted in Williams, Atchison not to renew contracts with Tigers at 07:33 AM JST - 7th November
pathat at 12:48 AM JST - 7th November

I still think he comes back to Japan next year. What more does he need out of the US? He can play as a DH in the pacific league with near-infinite prestige.

No, he won't. What motivation would there be for him to finish his career in NPB's PL? He…

Posted in Matsui in dreamland after Yankees' World Series win at 12:48 AM JST - 7th November