unklesam said...

unklesam at 05:13 PM JST - 22nd January

Funny, no mention of the most important part of the day... retaking the oath of office !

Seems Obama has already caved into media pressure, who aired his flubbed first attempt at the oath over and over on national television last night. Needless to say I'm worried about this Obama…

Posted in Obama tackles recession, war and ethics on day one at 05:13 PM JST - 22nd January
unklesam at 05:01 PM JST - 22nd January

"I have never, ever, heard of anyone wanting to go to America for a shopping binge"

Ever hear of New York ? American outlet shopping malls ? Funny, the busloads of Japanese tourists I shuttle around every year have ! FYI Cleo... more than 3.4 million Japanese travel to the…

Posted in Gov't says economy 'worsening rapidly' at 05:01 PM JST - 22nd January
unklesam at 04:44 PM JST - 22nd January

Truly unfortunate that Japantoday has chosen not to include the full script of Obama's inauguration speech... some great stuff in there. For example this line:

"To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West: Know that your people will judge…

Posted in Obama sworn in as 44th president; speaks of 'new era of responsibility' at 04:44 PM JST - 22nd January
unklesam at 05:08 PM JST - 21st January

In London ??? What no comments from Tony Blair or Gordon Brown as to why they allowed George Bush to take all the heat for the war on terror, that they both eagerly supported ?

Supposedly...

"A world made weary by war, recession, joblessness and fear shed its collective burden…

Posted in Worldwide hopes soar with Obama inauguration at 05:08 PM JST - 21st January
unklesam at 05:00 PM JST - 21st January

Why pray tell is Japan allowing its domestic economy to completely implode ? The answer is simple... "import" ! Start generating domestic demand by importing quality American products... sheesh, no need to travel to the US for shopping binges like they do when the government can simply lax some of…

Posted in Gov't says economy 'worsening rapidly' at 05:00 PM JST - 21st January
unklesam at 04:55 PM JST - 21st January

I agree, this is getting out of hand. Another serious blow for ethics and morals at Japan Inc... strong arm your employees into buying your products... which, by the way, I imagine employees already do... if the products are worth a damn.

Posted in Fujitsu asks 100,000 employees to buy its products at 04:55 PM JST - 21st January
unklesam at 04:52 PM JST - 21st January

WTF di you mean "may" pass GM ??? 77 years in a row and GM is still at #1 ??? All the hullaballoo here at JT and I thouight that Toyota had already passed GM for #1. Too funny. Personally, I can't help but wonder how Toyota will fudge the…

Posted in Toyota's global sales down 4%, but may still overtake GM at 04:52 PM JST - 21st January
unklesam at 07:24 PM JST - 20th January

"Unklesam your opinions run counter to fact. per square inch wow thats really stretching to make a point."

Really ? So why are there so many "neighborhood watch" programs throughout Japan ? Seems to me if I come home at night and the wife says theirs a murderer loose in…

Posted in Murder rate rises in Japan but total number of crimes falls at 07:24 PM JST - 20th January
unklesam at 07:15 PM JST - 20th January

"Muntadhar al-Zeidi actually feared he would be killed by guards after throwing his shoes and read his last prayers"

What an interesting revelation... seems that President Bush has a helluva lot more admiration and respect in Iraq then many of you care to admit.

Posted in Iraqi guards throw party for shoe-thrower at 07:15 PM JST - 20th January
unklesam at 02:55 PM JST - 20th January

What's even a more daunting chance than closing gitmo, is finding nations willing to accept these prisoners. Seems many of Europes biggest whinners want to close the facility but don't want these "innocents" anywhere near their own backyard... the hypocricy is staggering !

Posted in Closing Gitmo requires tough judgments on inmates at 02:55 PM JST - 20th January