telecasterplayer said...

telecasterplayer at 02:59 PM JST - 9th June

The two jackasses willfully broke the law and committed violent acts upon another human being in order to save $25. And as usual, some posters are mistaking being pro-military with being apologists for criminals. I propose that those particular posters would be calling for much longer sentences had this been…

Posted in 2 U.S. Marines jailed for taxi robbery in Okinawa at 02:59 PM JST - 9th June
telecasterplayer at 02:52 PM JST - 9th June

Denver has that huge airport (remember the long, long saga of its baggage handling debacle?), and they need to lobby for more and more gate occupancy. So, why not ask for Japan routes?

However, with the spiraling cost of fuel and top-heavy airlines squeezing every yen/dollar dry, this idea seems…

Posted in Denver lobbies for direct flights to Tokyo at 02:52 PM JST - 9th June
telecasterplayer at 02:42 PM JST - 9th June

This suspect is just another weak-minded marginalized dweeb, the same time that always seems to be at the heart of these outburst killings. It was gratifying to the photos and video of the arrest. The guy wasn't bleeding from the head when he was standing up, but he was after…

Posted in Suspect says he decided to stage Akihabara attack a few days before at 02:42 PM JST - 9th June
telecasterplayer at 03:07 PM JST - 3rd June

Air you can cut with a knife, legendary questionable bathroom facilities, delicious pesticide-and cardboard-laden gyoza, a repressive government with no sense of humor when it comes to protests, draconian entrance requirements, not to mention the massive expense of somehow getting there as plane fares skyrocket thanks to the oil crisis..…

Posted in Hotel rooms still available for Beijing Olympics at 03:07 PM JST - 3rd June
telecasterplayer at 03:00 PM JST - 3rd June

While technically, a crime was committed, exactly what good is police involvement and a jail term going to do, even if for a few months? She'll be older and still homeless.

Posted in Homeless woman arrested after living undetected in man's closet for a year at 03:00 PM JST - 3rd June
telecasterplayer at 02:50 PM JST - 3rd June

Roughneck, he was holed up in the car after the hold up at the Pachinko Parlor.

..taking the gun to his head, and was immediately taken to hospital, but his condition is still unclear.

I think NHK and FNN is reporting the guy committed suicide..

Posted in Gunman dies after shooting himself in car in Saitama at 02:50 PM JST - 3rd June
telecasterplayer at 01:01 PM JST - 3rd June

Pretty weird. Wikipedia has a bunch of legitimate uses for it, but also notes the safer alternatives, so it seems unlikely that any party would want it for anything other than.. well, evil. Maybe it is an inexpensive, less-than-safe shortcut in some manufacturing process?

Posted in Ishihara Sangyo raided on suspicion of producing phosgene illegally at 01:01 PM JST - 3rd June
telecasterplayer at 01:36 AM JST - 30th May

white rabbit, party boy is lucky to come out intact. part of the fun of watching the TRC is seeing them expel drunks who try to break into their circle. he's lucky that guy who looks like "rockabilly oddjob" wasn't there, lol

Posted in Yoyogi at 01:36 AM JST - 30th May
telecasterplayer at 12:28 PM JST - 29th May

Not the most flattering photo of Yukie.. she's a lot better looking than that.

Posted in Yukie Nakama to appear on NTV's '24-hour TV' at 12:28 PM JST - 29th May
telecasterplayer at 12:00 PM JST - 29th May

Hanging from what? What is inside an airplane's tiny restroom that can support human weight, even a lightweight Japanese woman? I hang a sport coat on those hooks and fear its integrity.

Posted in Japanese woman found hanged aboard KAL plane at 12:00 PM JST - 29th May