timorborder said...

timorborder at 10:22 AM JST - 2nd July

Urufuls - Yes there is. Transporting soil and other organic matter across international boundries is closely regulated by the customs and quarantine authorities of each country.

Posted in Iwo Jima sand souvenirs grate on Japanese sensibilities at 10:22 AM JST - 2nd July
timorborder at 09:29 AM JST - 2nd July

Isn't the normal way of doing business with the Defense Ministry to bribe the Vice Minister? Seriously, this guy sounds like a right-wing nutjob.

Posted in Distributor of fliers at Defense Ministry building arrested at 09:29 AM JST - 2nd July
timorborder at 09:03 PM JST - 1st July

No, money for nothing would be Carl Pavano :)

Posted in Ichiro gets 5 hits in Seattle win over San Diego at 09:03 PM JST - 1st July
timorborder at 02:54 PM JST - 1st July

There are no homeless people in Japan, just people in-between addresses.

Posted in Kuidaore at 02:54 PM JST - 1st July
timorborder at 02:53 PM JST - 1st July

And meanwhile in Africa children are starving! Somewhere along the line, I think people's preoccupation with the Olympics has gone beyond good taste.

Posted in No soy sauce! Japanese athletes forced to adapt to Olympic menus at 02:53 PM JST - 1st July
timorborder at 02:50 PM JST - 1st July

This seems to be a bit of a kick in the head to Okubo-san.

Posted in Okubo left out of provisional squad for Beijing Olympics at 02:50 PM JST - 1st July
timorborder at 02:38 PM JST - 1st July

Don't they believe in court martials in this country? Theft? Skipping Duty without Notice = AWOL? And an officer as well! This is a disgrace. With allies like these.....

I especially like the part *"the incident occurred only a month after an alleged leakage of information related to the highly…

Posted in GSDF officer's theft leads to loss of data on Japan-U.S. joint drill at 02:38 PM JST - 1st July
timorborder at 01:13 PM JST - 1st July

Sorry, just remembered that McCain was a naval aviator and not an airforce pilot. Same arguments, however, apply. Being an ordinance delivery man does not necessarily mean that an individual has strong leadership skills.

Posted in Obama vows not to question anyone's patriotism at 01:13 PM JST - 1st July
timorborder at 12:55 PM JST - 1st July

I think General Clarke picked up on a good point. What leadership experience does a former airforce pilot have? Under normal conditions (unless you get shot down), it is a job that involves sleeping in a warm clean bed, having warm meals, hauling ordinance to a target, dropping it, and…

Posted in Obama vows not to question anyone's patriotism at 12:55 PM JST - 1st July
timorborder at 11:35 AM JST - 1st July

I have met an entire gamut of Japanese people. There are some members of the elite who are very much switched on and they can hold their own in any number of languages. On the other hand, I would describe the vast majority of folks here as "sheeple."

Posted in Gov't wants education levels to surpass those in U.S, Europe at 11:35 AM JST - 1st July