plasticmonkey said...

plasticmonkey at 06:51 AM JST - 2nd September

So I tell him, you have to run (in the election) while I can still move (and help him with the campaign

I thought hubby's proposal was to eliminate hereditary succession in politics?

Posted in Hatoyama's wife says his 'alien' nickname shows he is political outsider at 06:51 AM JST - 2nd September
plasticmonkey at 09:18 AM JST - 30th August

RRII, your compassion for Mary Jo is deeply touching. Perhaps you could show some respect for the family and fellow politicians who mourn him, including GW Bush, in attendance at the funeral.

Posted in Kennedy remembered for 'dream he kept alive' at 09:18 AM JST - 30th August
plasticmonkey at 07:17 AM JST - 30th August

Perhaps a Michael Jackson robot will do a moonwalk in wooden shoes?

Posted in Huis Ten Bosch to hold tribute event for Michael Jackson at 07:17 AM JST - 30th August
plasticmonkey at 07:15 PM JST - 28th August

a whole lotta d's in dat headline . . .

Posted in Nixon dug deep for dirt on Ted Kennedy at 07:15 PM JST - 28th August
plasticmonkey at 07:13 PM JST - 28th August

The real question is how Noripi's arrest will impact the election. My view is that her arrest is a ruse by the LDP to divert attention away from the election, sow apathy about politics, and thereby ensure a victory for the LDP on Sunday.

Posted in Record jobless rate hits Aso gov't ahead of Sunday's election at 07:13 PM JST - 28th August
plasticmonkey at 07:05 PM JST - 28th August

My guess (and we shouldn't be guessing too much, I guess) is ---- Sun Music is behind this. They knew about Noripi's habit (which they have said), thought it would prove an embarrassment to them, and decided to leak what they knew about Noripi's husband to the narcs in an…

Posted in Sakai's agency fires her after indictment over drug possession at 07:05 PM JST - 28th August
plasticmonkey at 10:57 AM JST - 2nd August

In the Japanese mindset, aesthetics and form play an equal role with functionality

Yeah, that's right, Japanese cities are the most beautiful in the world . . .

Posted in Why the Japanese Are a Superior People at 10:57 AM JST - 2nd August
plasticmonkey at 10:46 AM JST - 2nd August

De Menthe has written some fairly thoughtful books on Japan in the past, but I've always found him a bit gullible for categorizing the Japanese en masse as a special people. That he now quotes Dr Tadanobu Tsunoda, an utter crackpot whose research has been firmly repudiated across the board,…

Posted in Why the Japanese Are a Superior People at 10:46 AM JST - 2nd August
plasticmonkey at 09:49 PM JST - 31st July

my guess is some high ranking ministry officials stand to gain something (i.e. $$$) from an F22 contract, that's why 'Japan' is eager to get one

Posted in Japan hangs on to F-22 fighter hopes at 09:49 PM JST - 31st July
plasticmonkey at 07:51 AM JST - 31st July

I want the kind of pure love you see in Korean dramas.

complete with surgically altered eyelids and fake teeth

Posted in Aya Ueto models second edition of her bridal range at 07:51 AM JST - 31st July