the_sicilian said...

the_sicilian at 06:54 AM JST - 28th October

One of my employees was picked up by the JP's for an "alleged" crime. He spent over 20 days inside a jail. He was under the SOFA agreement, but the US handed him over for something that happened ON BASE.

After the 20 plus day confinement, there were no charges,…

Posted in Japan eyes U.S. military handover of crime suspects whenever demanded at 06:54 AM JST - 28th October
the_sicilian at 08:23 AM JST - 5th July

Has anyone thought that when food does go to NK, they divert it to their military? Oh, that's only been going on for the last 50 years or so. Keep up the rhetoric that the world is "starving" the poor NK people. It is Kim Jong "Mentally" Ill that is…

Posted in Advanced ballistic missile defense network goes into service at 08:23 AM JST - 5th July
the_sicilian at 08:12 AM JST - 5th July

The only problem with sending a pilot over, is he would have sat in 1st class and been drinking all the way.

Ciao

Posted in JAL flight canceled as copilot detained in Hawaii for urinating in park at 08:12 AM JST - 5th July
the_sicilian at 08:08 AM JST - 5th July

ESPN? Um, is this considered a sport, like poker?

Ciao

Posted in Chestnut beats Kobayashi to win July Fourth hot dog eating contest at 08:08 AM JST - 5th July
the_sicilian at 08:05 AM JST - 5th July

This is normal in Italy, where every third guido speaks some Japanese, and will do anything for their money. Seen it in Firenze, Venezia, and Milano.

Ciao

Posted in Rome restaurant shut down after charging Japanese tourists 695 euros at 08:05 AM JST - 5th July
the_sicilian at 07:32 AM JST - 22nd June

Exactly, this is a crime. It is negligent homicide at the very least. Why would anyone think it is even in the slightest bit Ok to leave anything living in a car? Not good folks. RIP kids.

Ciao

Posted in 2 infants die of heatstroke in parked car in Niigata at 07:32 AM JST - 22nd June
the_sicilian at 07:27 AM JST - 22nd June

So they may have a lead on two cases, one 19 years old and another 13 years old? Why is this in the news? Catch the perp, then call it news.

Ciao

Posted in Witness account may link 2 unsolved cases involving 4-year-old girls at 07:27 AM JST - 22nd June
the_sicilian at 06:33 AM JST - 11th June

I have asked the same question. Use desalinization plants. But I guess that's too easy. I think there is a small one here, but I can't confirm that.

ciao

Posted in Rainy season begins in western half of Japan at 06:33 AM JST - 11th June
the_sicilian at 06:31 AM JST - 11th June

Actually, a Hummer does not produce that much in the way of excess CO2, unlike older, untuned cars. It's actually pretty good. It's just a crutch for greenies.

Oh, and the human effect on global warming has been debunked by a lot of real scientists. Not Al Gore hired ones.…

Posted in Japan vows to cut emissions by 15% below 2005 levels by 2020 at 06:31 AM JST - 11th June
the_sicilian at 07:26 PM JST - 9th June

stirfry: Ha.

maybe it was payment disguised as a bullett.

Ciao

Posted in Bullet-like object sent to NHK's Hiroshima bureau at 07:26 PM JST - 9th June