taj said...

taj at 04:10 PM JST - 21st October

A visitor from Canada told me she wanted to see Asimo while here. That had never been something I'd thought of adding to an itinerary. Turns out you can see Asimo for FREE at the Honda showroom in Akasaka. I think it's three times a day.

Damn thing was so…

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taj at 02:44 PM JST - 17th October

Will we be able to jump off it? (NZ's Sky Tower rules!!)

Posted in Tokyo Sky Tree to become world's tallest tower at 02:44 PM JST - 17th October
taj at 02:43 PM JST - 17th October

Can't wait for Godzilla to have his go with this one!

Posted in Tokyo Sky Tree to become world's tallest tower at 02:43 PM JST - 17th October
taj at 08:05 AM JST - 16th October

Hehehohohaha, couldn't agree more.

Posted in American man accused of grabbing own kids released at 08:05 AM JST - 16th October
taj at 07:52 AM JST - 16th October

Oh, I see that this has been added since I last read the article: **Wes Yoder, who is a publicist for Amy Savoie, said Christopher Savoie is being allowed to leave Japan."

Christ on a bicycle. The Savoie Bunch has retained a publicist. (Well I suppose someone needed to handle…

Posted in American man accused of grabbing own kids released at 07:52 AM JST - 16th October
taj at 07:47 AM JST - 16th October

I wonder if Noriko has yet again done the decent thing and asked the prosecutors to not charge Chris for the assault, for the sake of their children. (Though he's still being investigated - perhaps for false declaration on the naturalization thing and perhaps even bigamy).

If he's "not a…

Posted in American man accused of grabbing own kids released at 07:47 AM JST - 16th October
taj at 07:32 PM JST - 15th October

igotchu, if you ever have to deal with Japanese police, my advice is this: apologize. Apologize for taking up their valuable time. Apologize for the inconvenience of the paperwork they will have to complete. Bow a lot.(You'll get away with a hell of a lot more that way!)

Remorse =…

Posted in Arrested American man says reclaiming his children 'not crime' at 07:32 PM JST - 15th October
taj at 09:41 AM JST - 15th October

Wow. I missed this news.

"The government plans to make lesson fees for public high schools free of charge from April next year. It also plans to provide 120,000 yen a year to households with private high school students, and raise the amount of support to a maximum of 240,000…

Posted in LDP leader criticizes gov't for pursuit of 'socialist' policies at 09:41 AM JST - 15th October
taj at 12:03 AM JST - 15th October

Hmmm. I guess my subtle suggestion for a cooling of tempers was too inflammatory for the board. It's been deleted!! (Oh well. the flames still fly.)

Michael, I didn't answer half your question earlier. I wrote what I think likely will happen, but not what I think is deserved. For…

Posted in Arrested American man says reclaiming his children 'not crime' at 12:03 AM JST - 15th October
taj at 07:37 PM JST - 14th October

IF he goes to judge&jury (lay-judges) he could find that Japanese people will be very biased against a man who breaks up a family for his own pleasure. VERY big no-no. It's one thing to have your thing on the side, as long as you keep it discreet and remember…

Posted in Arrested American man says reclaiming his children 'not crime' at 07:37 PM JST - 14th October