usaexpat said...

usaexpat at 11:30 PM JST - 30th May

That takes the power out of the old saying "it's good to be the king"

Posted in Nepal gives former king 2 weeks to vacate palace at 11:30 PM JST - 30th May
usaexpat at 11:29 PM JST - 30th May

I'm with horangi, our overcrowded 3LDK wouldn't have anywhere for someone to hide out and eat our food. Maybe this guy lives alone in a big old house in the country somewhere and perhaps may not have all his faculties.

Posted in Homeless woman arrested after living undetected in man's closet for a year at 11:29 PM JST - 30th May
usaexpat at 11:24 PM JST - 30th May

Anyone miss the part about chartering aircraft in the article? I think it's a wise move as the activist Chinese citizenary were shrieking about Japanese "military" presence. According to the article although vague Japan is still sending the aid just not on SDF planes.

Posted in Japan shelves dispatching SDF planes for China quake aid at 11:24 PM JST - 30th May
usaexpat at 11:17 PM JST - 30th May

Of course Japan is out to secure Africa's resources because China has already been doing so and Japan can't afford to rely on China to be gracious in sharing the wealth. This is how the world economy works, developed countries share technology with underdeveloped countries in exchange for raw materials.…

Posted in Fukuda downplays suggestions that Japan is just out to secure Africa's resources at 11:17 PM JST - 30th May
usaexpat at 11:52 PM JST - 29th May

Ah Ms. Wright as a former service member you of all people should know that US would never be allowed to exist without a military. We've made too many enemies and face too many threats to have the luxury that Japan does (America defending it) As to Japanese who wonder…

Posted in From war to peace - Japanese style at 11:52 PM JST - 29th May
usaexpat at 11:40 PM JST - 29th May

Well I have no reason to question the truth of McClellan's accounts. I think he is coming out with what most people already realise. The fact that he has been generous enough to say that Bush didn't set out to lie to the public and that the war was the…

Posted in Former spokesman bashes Bush in new book at 11:40 PM JST - 29th May
usaexpat at 11:26 PM JST - 29th May

A big yawn to this whole story, just a new twist on Enjo Kosei. This is nothing new around the world although it may be more common in Japan. Personally I don't care what these girls or their patrons do it means nothing to me. That said it sure should…

Posted in Police raid 'blind-date cafe' in Tokyo, taking 31 high school, college girls into custody at 11:26 PM JST - 29th May
usaexpat at 12:54 AM JST - 29th May

These thugs will never negotiate with Suu Kyi or release her because it would cost them their grip on power.

Posted in Myanmar junta extends Suu Kyi's house arrest at 12:54 AM JST - 29th May
usaexpat at 12:51 AM JST - 29th May

Awsome because I'm not signing up to live on a space station unless we can make beer up there.

Posted in Sapporo to make beer from barley from space-grown plants at 12:51 AM JST - 29th May
usaexpat at 12:48 AM JST - 29th May

cue the sinister music.... Just by looking at this guy you have to figure he's guilty. And what's with the mental competency bit? Obvisously to kill and butcher your sister you're nuts but should still go away for life.

Posted in Man gets 7 years for killing sister, but is acquitted of dismembering body at 12:48 AM JST - 29th May