smartacus said...

smartacus at 10:56 AM JST - 16th November

I quite enjoyed the film.

Posted in A bunch of basterds at 10:56 AM JST - 16th November
smartacus at 10:22 AM JST - 16th November

I don't know why the readers above think this is insignificant. This could be the beginning of an arsonist. It could be a psychotic with a grudge against someone. "Little" crimes like vandalism invariably lead to bigger crimes if they are not nipped in the bud. Criminal psychology 101.

Posted in Seven bicycles set on fire in Chiba at 10:22 AM JST - 16th November
smartacus at 09:30 AM JST - 16th November

This is going to be a difficult case to solve. Unless the police get a lucky break, the maniac may strike again.

Posted in Funeral held for murdered Shimane University student at 09:30 AM JST - 16th November
smartacus at 08:01 AM JST - 15th November

They look ridiculous. They do this at every APEC meeting and no one ever looks comfortable.

Posted in APEC fashion at 08:01 AM JST - 15th November
Brainiac at 01:29 PM JST - 14th November

It must be boring and frustrating for investigators to sit across the table from Ichihashi all day, just asking the same questions over and over and getting no reply. It's a wonder they don't go crazy and take a swing at him.

Posted in Ichihashi undergoes medical checkup after refusing to eat at 01:29 PM JST - 14th November
smartacus at 12:58 PM JST - 14th November

I think someone misinformed Obama about protocol. There is absolutely no need for him to bow at all, but if he wants to, that is way too low. Akihito is a decent fellow and probably wasn't expecting it, since he is looking above Obama's head.

Posted in Meet and greet at 12:58 PM JST - 14th November
smartacus at 10:04 AM JST - 14th November

I seem to be one of the few people on this board who sees nothing wrong with Obama visiting Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I also think it is wrong to link any such visit to the Japanese PM or emperor apologizing at Pearl Harbor or in China, South Korea. That sort…

Posted in A-bombed cities, Okinawa disappointed by Hatoyama-Obama talks at 10:04 AM JST - 14th November
smartacus at 09:49 AM JST - 14th November

What gets me is that Nissan, Toyota and Honda all have foreigners working in their PR departments. Why don't they ask their foreign staff if a certain name has a vulgar or stupid meaning in English? But then, most of the weird names are for cars marketed in Japan only,…

Posted in What do you think of the names that Japanese automakers give to their cars? at 09:49 AM JST - 14th November
smartacus at 09:08 AM JST - 14th November

I wonder what is going through his mind. Maybe he in a stupor because he realizes that his life, as he has known it, is over. How are they going to stop him from becoming catatonic?

I am starting to wish that he would have died in a shootout with…

Posted in Ichihashi undergoes medical checkup after refusing to eat at 09:08 AM JST - 14th November
smartacus at 09:27 PM JST - 13th November

Hatoyama looked so nervous during the press conference, like an employee deferring to his boss.

I also thought the AP reporter was out of line asking Obama to comment on a domestic U.S. issue such as the Fort Hood shooting. It's disrespectful to Hatoyama to ask a question that has…

Posted in Hatoyama, Obama vow to deepen ties, work on nuclear-free world at 09:27 PM JST - 13th November