smithinjapan said...

smithinjapan at 06:56 AM JST - 21st November

"The plan also envisages selling the airport site and using proceeds from the sale to build a new maglev train line linking downtown Osaka with Kansai International Airport in Osaka Bay"

What? You mean you won't have to do the hour and a half milk run (if you don't want…

Posted in Osaka governor envisages scrapping Osaka airport in 2035 at 06:56 AM JST - 21st November
smithinjapan at 06:51 AM JST - 21st November

If only he had pawned it off to some Japanese celebrities a few moments earlier, they all could have gotten away with it scott-free!

Posted in Spanish man convicted of drug smuggling in lay jury trial at 06:51 AM JST - 21st November
smithinjapan at 10:38 PM JST - 20th November

Glad they're doing it for the sport and not the money.... oops.

Posted in Japan baseball eyes national team for money at 10:38 PM JST - 20th November
smithinjapan at 10:32 PM JST - 20th November

Sorry, but the lay system here clearly has a long way to go. The jurors should NEVER be allowed to ask questions or address the person like this, because it makes it pretty clear that they are swayed by the way the defendant answers their questions.

Anyone who comes on…

Posted in Jury member loses cool in Miyagi high school girl rape case at 10:32 PM JST - 20th November
smithinjapan at 09:15 AM JST - 20th November

Japan's scientific research predominantly consists of using a watch to see how long it takes the suckers to die, then measuring how long they are and how much they weigh and coming to mathmatical deductions as to how much money that will garner them.

"Meanwhile, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society,…

Posted in Australia 'deeply disappointed' at start of Japanese whale hunt at 09:15 AM JST - 20th November
smithinjapan at 09:12 AM JST - 20th November

stonefish makes a good point: some of the people whining and saying that Ichihashi 'deserves torture' are the same types who would decry it if it were a Western serviceman or a Muslim being waterboarded. NONE of them should be tortured!

That being said, if people are so concerned about…

Posted in Ichihashi's lawyers critical of interrogation method at 09:12 AM JST - 20th November
smithinjapan at 11:05 PM JST - 19th November

sarge: "That must be why she became one of the most popular governors in the country."

HAHAHAHA... yes, sarge, in the UNITED STATES! You're really, really insulting your country.

Boy you walked RIGHT into that one!

Yabits: Good thrashing of Molenir!

"Nobody here ever claimed that she is dumber than…

Posted in More than 1,000 cheer Palin in Michigan for book tour at 11:05 PM JST - 19th November
smithinjapan at 06:40 PM JST - 19th November

skipthesong: " I thought the ultra libs were don't judge a book by its cover..."

When there's nothing between the covers but a puff of hot air all you can do is judge the thing by what all the hot air is encased in.

"Another amazing point about all this…

Posted in More than 1,000 cheer Palin in Michigan for book tour at 06:40 PM JST - 19th November
smithinjapan at 04:24 PM JST - 19th November

Yokomoc: Thanks for posting the link. Not surprised... 1000 in the state of Michigan might be enough for people like sarge to jump for joy and proclaim success, but in the real world in a country with the population of the US, that's tantamount to less than nothing. Gotta hide…

Posted in More than 1,000 cheer Palin in Michigan for book tour at 04:24 PM JST - 19th November
smithinjapan at 04:22 PM JST - 19th November

Molenir: "Pretty much have to have some intelligence to like a woman like Palin,"

That is the absolute best comment of the day... in terms of laughter, my friend. Oh my god, if comments like yours are any indication of what we can expect in terms of humour from Palin…

Posted in More than 1,000 cheer Palin in Michigan for book tour at 04:22 PM JST - 19th November