studebaker said...

studebaker at 11:29 AM JST - 16th January

The warning on the 'terms of service' page on 2chan is that it isn't to be taken seriously. Everything is for the lulz there.

Posted in Man held over message to kill Asashoryu; says he posted it for fun at 11:29 AM JST - 16th January
studebaker at 08:38 AM JST - 16th January

On other news sites I saw that the message was posted on 2chan. If that site is anything like people say it is, I can't understand how ANYone took the message seriously.

Posted in Man held over message to kill Asashoryu; says he posted it for fun at 08:38 AM JST - 16th January
studebaker at 08:13 PM JST - 14th January

The death threat came from 2chan on the internet! HaHa!

Posted in Unfazed by death threat, Asashoryu's comeback gathers steam at 08:13 PM JST - 14th January
studebaker at 04:17 PM JST - 10th January

Superstitious, if it has anything to do with luck. I wonder if the winner will promptly find a pachinko parlour in which to make billions.

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studebaker at 04:15 PM JST - 10th January

I find it disappointing to see such garbage passed off as news. Japan Today should have more self respect than to pander to the celebrities' PR agents like a tabloid newspaper.

Moderator: The purpose of the Entertainment section is to provide the latest info on what's happening with celebrities in…

Posted in Aya Matsuura breaks toe at home at 04:15 PM JST - 10th January
studebaker at 05:37 PM JST - 7th January

I was researching the laws on pornography earlier this year. In fact possession of child porn is NOT illegal. Creation, distribution and sale IS illegal however. The people using the server (downloading and possessing) are not breaking the law in Japan. If they locked up all the people guilty of…

Posted in Server operator arrested for distributing child porn at 05:37 PM JST - 7th January
studebaker at 03:12 PM JST - 4th January

I thought initially that shiuu was trolling, but now I see that he's serious. The bailouts of 2008 are worth more (even when factoring inflation) than all other bailouts of the 20th century. It might be like the great depression of the 1930s all over again, except worse. When all…

Posted in Park tent village moved to gov't building to accommodate overflow at 03:12 PM JST - 4th January
studebaker at 11:33 AM JST - 25th December

James Bond will be released in Japan THREE months after its release in England and Europe. It has been released in every other country in the world already except for Uruguay (it opens there tomorrow).
The DVD rip has already become available on the internet and it STILL hasn't come…

Posted in The Bond ultimatum at 11:33 AM JST - 25th December
studebaker at 02:13 PM JST - 7th December

Where will the protesters be tried? In Japan? Japanese law doesn't extend to Antarctica, and dragging protesters all the way to Tokyo would be just as illegal as the American DEA coming to Canada to bust seed sellers. This will be an interesting battle this year.

Posted in Japan to arrest anti-whaling activists, newspaper reports at 02:13 PM JST - 7th December
studebaker at 01:34 PM JST - 2nd December

I get tested once a year just to be safe: the Shinjuku free clinic has stats up in the office. Of the people going to get tested something like 1% have it. The actual numbers of people who are infected but do not know (and have been infected for more…

Posted in Local groups try to combat the rise of HIV infection in Japan at 01:34 PM JST - 2nd December