timorborder said...

timorborder at 04:45 PM JST - 3rd July

Wife is from Iwate. Have to admit that going up there is like taking a step back in time.

Posted in Woman's body found in river in Iwate at 04:45 PM JST - 3rd July
timorborder at 04:43 PM JST - 3rd July

But surely this guy just wants his magazine because of the quality of the journalism in their articles? Who looks at pictures in adult magazines?

Posted in 'No gay magazines' to detainee violates Constitution: lawyers at 04:43 PM JST - 3rd July
timorborder at 03:33 PM JST - 3rd July

Are straight magazines available in Japanese prisons?

Actually, the last sentence highlights the arbritrary nature by which the authorities decide what is permissable or otherwise in this country. In other words, there are no specific guidelines, rather each of the detention facilities makes their own decisions.
I wonder why the…

Posted in 'No gay magazines' to detainee violates Constitution: lawyers at 03:33 PM JST - 3rd July
timorborder at 03:11 PM JST - 3rd July

What surprises me is that people have this down as a Yakuza crime without any hard evidence. I just wanted to know what hard assertions such a summation was based upon.

Posted in Woman's body found in river in Iwate at 03:11 PM JST - 3rd July
timorborder at 02:51 PM JST - 3rd July

Give it time rjd. Also, finger printing is already done in Japan, as such the foreign population is already accustomed to it.

Posted in Singapore to fingerprint foreigners staying long term at 02:51 PM JST - 3rd July
timorborder at 02:43 PM JST - 3rd July

Trust me, I have eaten worse.... Natto doesn't really worry me. It is good for cleaning out your system, also rather good for the skin. It is only fermented soy beans. Actually, I quite like it on hot rice.

Posted in Singer Akiko Wada named Natto Queen 2008 at 02:43 PM JST - 3rd July
timorborder at 02:22 PM JST - 3rd July

Wow? We have already solved this case before the police? Talking about the yakuza, how many people posting to this thread actually have the faintest idea of who the yakuza are? Anybody on a first name basis with their local boss?

Posted in Woman's body found in river in Iwate at 02:22 PM JST - 3rd July
timorborder at 09:32 PM JST - 2nd July

That would be the Irish chain smoker with half a finger missing - Dave Allen.

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timorborder at 09:30 PM JST - 2nd July

*"Koreans do not want useless meat from USA. If they cannot live up to the clients expectations then you are not a good sales man. If the product is good then there should be no problem selling the product. Just like most things made in USA. It does not hold…

Posted in Hyundai Motor workers strike over U.S. beef imports at 09:30 PM JST - 2nd July
timorborder at 04:03 PM JST - 2nd July

Call in Vince McMahon as a mediator. Perhaps you could have a "loser says sorry" pro wrestling event between Mr. Dopey (Fukuda) and the "Master of the Khaki Jumpsuit" (Kim Jong Hairpiece).

Posted in What is the best way for Japan and North Korea to resolve the abduction issue? at 04:03 PM JST - 2nd July