pathat said...

pathat at 05:57 PM JST - 26th April

This does not make a whole lot of sense to me. Jojima will only be 32 in June, but, to my mind, is an "old" 32. I think his best days as a player are behind him, especially offensively, and I cannot see how they needed to hurry and conclude…

Posted in Jojima to stay with Mariners 3 more years at 05:57 PM JST - 26th April
pathat at 05:51 PM JST - 26th April

Another Japanese employee said he has decided to leave the company because he does not expect the same level of treatment as he had when he was with Nova.

G. comm is worse???

Why would anyone work for these clowns? How much longer can G. comm/Nova stay open? It would…

Posted in Foreign teachers at Nova successor say they are suffering unreasonable dismissals at 05:51 PM JST - 26th April
pathat at 12:19 PM JST - 26th April

‘‘It is extremely regrettable and disappointing that a duty officer killed himself using a handgun,’’ said Hideo Okada, head of the security force. ‘‘We will make utmost efforts to prevent a similar incident from happening again

So if he had hanged himself in the stall, it would not have been…

Posted in Security officer kills himself at Narita airport at 12:19 PM JST - 26th April
pathat at 12:51 PM JST - 25th April

This story may very well be true, but I know for a fact that the police were also tipped off about Ichihashi`s possible whereabouts around three weeks ago by a foreigner who lived in the same apartment building as I do. (He has since wrapped up his business here and…

Posted in Ichihashi reportedly seen in Tokyo's gay area at 12:51 PM JST - 25th April
pathat at 12:23 PM JST - 25th April

*Giants pick up 3rd win in a row *

Here`s hoping they lose their next three.

Posted in Giants pick up 3rd win in a row at 12:23 PM JST - 25th April
pathat at 11:45 AM JST - 24th April

And how many more would there be if the JSA did not limit the number of foreigners accepted into sumo beya? Japan`s national sport has become one that foreigners dominate, and there would be no more than a token Japanese or two in the makuuchi without the foreign rikishi restrictions.…

Posted in More foreign wrestlers in top flight for May tourney at 11:45 AM JST - 24th April
pathat at 11:37 AM JST - 24th April

It`s not just the prams. All those people in recent years who have their little suitcases on wheels are dangerous, too. An elderly person here and there is understandable, but this trend is getting ridiculous; dangerous on and off the trains and around the platforms. People are so darn lazy.…

Posted in Pram safety aboard trains a growing problem at 11:37 AM JST - 24th April
pathat at 11:33 AM JST - 24th April

And one more tragedy for the day in Japan.

Suicide: Japan`s National Shame.

Posted in 14-year-old girl dies, 120 sickened in apparent inhaling of hydrogen sulfide at 11:33 AM JST - 24th April
pathat at 11:31 AM JST - 24th April

And another tragedy here in Japan. So sad....

Posted in Body of newborn baby found in Saitama river at 11:31 AM JST - 24th April
pathat at 11:30 AM JST - 24th April

Another tragedy in this crazy world.

Posted in Mother attempts suicide after strangling 3-month-old son in Tokyo at 11:30 AM JST - 24th April