thundercat said...

thundercat at 12:55 PM JST - 5th November

GW, my thoughts exactly. For those that think the parents have been too shamed to be helping...etc... all you have to do is look at what they've done since the crime. No apologies, no remorse, no attempt to have their son turn himself in. Cash is king in Japan so…

Posted in Hawker murder suspect Ichihashi had cosmetic surgery in Nagoya at 12:55 PM JST - 5th November
thundercat at 10:23 PM JST - 4th November

hmmm... without help from his family he wouldn't have made it this far. I wonder what kind of connections his surgeon father has. If it turns out his family has been helping him I hope that get theirs as well.

Posted in Hawker murder suspect Ichihashi had cosmetic surgery in Nagoya at 10:23 PM JST - 4th November
thundercat at 02:37 PM JST - 7th October

As someone who has been surfing typhoon swells in Japan since the early 90s I can honestly say that most of us respect the power of waves. Whats crazy is how many times I've seen, read and heard of people getting swept out to sea while trying to swim or…

Posted in Powerful typhoon lashes southwest Japan; expected to make landfall Thursday at 02:37 PM JST - 7th October
thundercat at 10:48 AM JST - 5th October

This seems to be a point of confusion for a lot of people:

I don't get it? She was given the custody to her kids in US right? But is the law in US expect that foreign national will remain in US so that the other part (the husband)…

Posted in Rally held outside Japan's embassy in U.S. in support of Savoie at 10:48 AM JST - 5th October
thundercat at 10:03 PM JST - 30th September

Kumachan, you are dead wrong about your assertions that she had did not kidnap the children because she had physical custody of them. No where does it say in any other media that I have seen that her custody agreement allowed her to permanently take the children out of the…

Posted in American arrested in Fukuoka for kidnapping own kids from ex-wife at 10:03 PM JST - 30th September
thundercat at 02:41 PM JST - 30th September

And you mean to tell me it wasn't that way when Bush was in power?

LOL! You're right. Complaining about illegal invasions and losing civil liberties is EXACTLY the same as complaining about trying to win the Olympic bid.

Posted in Obama's Olympic pitch draws Republican complaints at 02:41 PM JST - 30th September
thundercat at 07:46 AM JST - 11th September

Has anyone one else noticed that in the media she is no longer 酒井容疑者　(Sakai yougisha = suspect) but 酒井被告　(Sakai hikoku = defendant) while her husband is still just yougisha. Something stinks!

Posted in Another stimulant-use charge slapped on actress Sakai at 07:46 AM JST - 11th September
thundercat at 06:45 AM JST - 21st July

I have little doubt we will see an LDP victory at the end of August.

Posted in Nearly 40% hope for gov't led by DPJ, around 15% for LDP: poll at 06:45 AM JST - 21st July
thundercat at 10:19 AM JST - 16th July

I wonder what Joe the plumber thinks about this?

Posted in U.S. House plan boosts taxes on rich to 20-year high at 10:19 AM JST - 16th July
thundercat at 11:47 PM JST - 15th July

He seemed to agree that justice was done, although it certainly took too long...

You are arguing the exact opposite side of this issue. I can't believe you would take a quote like that and try to use it to support your argument. He is clearly elated because an injustice…

Posted in Demjanjuk faces 27,900 accessory to murder counts at 11:47 PM JST - 15th July