ptolemy said...

ptolemy at 10:00 PM JST - 21st October

And in all of this we can thank "Dugout Doug" for his lack of umph in the Philippines after Pearl Harbor. He allowed his men to starve and fight while he twiddled with his "communications" and ended up retreating to Australia where he used Aussie troops in the same way.…

Posted in No Futenma relocation, no transfer of Marines to Guam, Gates says at 10:00 PM JST - 21st October
ptolemy at 09:13 PM JST - 21st October

OK everyone take a chill pill and be like Fonzie, cool. The USA with the military infrastructure in Japan is not going anywhere. Japan has the USA military infrastructure. Now, to move all this from Okinawa to Guam or where ever will take time, right?

So, basically what you have…

Posted in No Futenma relocation, no transfer of Marines to Guam, Gates says at 09:13 PM JST - 21st October
ptolemy at 06:32 PM JST - 19th October

In fairness, JT did not write the story. It is from Kyodo wire service. However, someone at JT could have checked the other English language news sites and filled in gaps. That is the problem with "news" sites today, too much wire service and not enough writing the stories yourself…

Posted in 18-yr-old girl jumps to death from roof of school for delinquent kids at 06:32 PM JST - 19th October
ptolemy at 08:41 PM JST - 16th October

Mother or father being Japanese does not matter. There are plenty of cases in the UK, Australia, US, Canada, Philippines, and other points far and wide where foreign mothers face the same.

The foreign courts confiscate the Japanese passport, no problem. A Japanese embassy or consulate will reissue Japanese passport…

Posted in Britain to press Japan on foreign fathers' rights to access children at 08:41 PM JST - 16th October
ptolemy at 07:33 PM JST - 16th October

MrUsa = Another Japanophile who throws out all logic, reason, and intelligence because they are blinded by the cherry blossoms and sushi.

If you were in this situation, anything a Japanese Court said would be fine and dandy, right? No more seeing your kid or even being able to communicate,…

Posted in Britain to press Japan on foreign fathers' rights to access children at 07:33 PM JST - 16th October
ptolemy at 10:18 PM JST - 14th October

As for talent, how do we know? Did she do anything good?

Sawajiri said, "Betsu ni." pretty dramatically. I think that is about all she really did though. Seems to be her entire career. That and the "casting couch tango" to get the parts she had.

Posted in Rumors of drug use by Sawajiri's husband may be behind her being fired at 10:18 PM JST - 14th October
ptolemy at 02:54 AM JST - 10th October

Oh, rats. I forgot:

"Boda boom - boda bing." It makes me want to scream when people say that.

Posted in Which words or expressions annoy you the most when you hear them repeatedly used by other people in conversation? at 02:54 AM JST - 10th October
ptolemy at 02:50 AM JST - 10th October

Only three things really. Honey, you're out of (fill in any alcoholic beverage I enjoy).

Dad, can I borrow (fill in anything of mine, especially money)?

Honey, the trash is ready to take out.

Posted in Which words or expressions annoy you the most when you hear them repeatedly used by other people in conversation? at 02:50 AM JST - 10th October
ptolemy at 02:45 AM JST - 9th October

They still can't even defeat the Taliban fighters after 8 years of trying in Afghanistan.

Could you have done it sooner? If not, then that is pretty pointless to throw in when the topic is Okinawa.

Posted in SDP urges Hatoyama gov't to halt Futenma relocation plan at 02:45 AM JST - 9th October
ptolemy at 10:55 PM JST - 8th October

An adviser to Rio de Janeiro’s successful run for the 2016 Summer Olympics slammed Tokyo Gov Shintaro Ishihara on Tuesday.

Leeeeet's get ready to rummmbleee!

My money is on the Brazilian. Shinkun too old and slow.

Posted in Adviser to Rio bid slams Ishihara for 'inappropriate' comments at 10:55 PM JST - 8th October