skyguym42 said...

skyguym42 at 10:36 PM JST - 6th November

"What a hell of a bush inspired mess he has to clear up now."

So after all the talk of change and how different he was and how he was so special and unique......his future failures have already been blamed on Bush...yappari.

No. Full stop. He knew what he was…

Posted in Now comes hard part for Obama: governing at 10:36 PM JST - 6th November
skyguym42 at 09:36 AM JST - 6th November

Actually, if Obama cuts the military 25% (as he's promised to), then the bases controversies will be moot. They will be coming home, and the JSDF will have to turn into a real army. You can't have your cake and eat it too.

Posted in Areas hosting U.S. forces show mixed reaction to Obama victory at 09:36 AM JST - 6th November
skyguym42 at 11:51 PM JST - 7th October

This is likely the only nice thing I'll say about Japanese police this year, but the cops did fine....and were quite restrained. They didn't shoot, taser or hit him with a stick, although he tried to whack them a few times. Try running naked on the lawn of the White…

Posted in Naked Briton detained after swimming in Imperial Palace moat at 11:51 PM JST - 7th October
skyguym42 at 08:02 AM JST - 7th October

It's not that they won't take it seriously, or that they won't go in with good intentions; it's that most Japanese ALWAYS follow what they are told is "best" by whatever authority figure happens to be nearby. The average citizen here is utterly incapable of going against a group of…

Posted in Jury system poster at 08:02 AM JST - 7th October
skyguym42 at 09:25 PM JST - 6th October

The Japanese system has now put itself on a par with Saudi Arabia's in immunity from change....for 50 years they will be hailing this as a massive improvement. And it will be, they will be able to convict 99.9% of defendants with the cover of a useless jury system.

Imagine…

Posted in Jury system poster at 09:25 PM JST - 6th October
skyguym42 at 06:15 PM JST - 29th July

Remember that anything you do beyond very basic self-defense (that is, avoiding being stabbed yourself) may be viewed by the police as an attack in itself. If you see a crime happening, get away and call the police. Sounds cowardly, but it's what you should do.

3 years ago a…

Posted in Knife-wielding woman attacks 7 at Hiratsuka Station at 06:15 PM JST - 29th July
skyguym42 at 05:03 PM JST - 25th July

Services? No, that would lessen Narita's real mission. Narita is carefully designed to be unwelcoming so as to make foreigners want to stay AWAY from Japan.

It's far from Tokyo, and it's hot, dirty and boring so you have nothing to do but wonder how much contraband is being stuffed…

Posted in Relaxing at the airport when you're delayed at 05:03 PM JST - 25th July
skyguym42 at 06:22 PM JST - 23rd July

This is why I found Korea so unlivable. Koreans are constantly on a hairtrigger, getting insanely, violently angry over any slight and taking it out on the easiest targets. They will soon be screeching about the fact that Japanese kids aren't positive about Korea....

Posted in Japan-S Korea islet row spoils more cultural exchanges at 06:22 PM JST - 23rd July