viking68 said...

viking68 at 11:15 PM JST - 23rd June

Can he lesson their burden of hosting the Japanese army? Oops, can't change the past, or can they? Many Okinawans still remember that they were independent of Japan and even spoke another (unmentioned) language.

Posted in Fukuda vows to lessen Okinawa burden on 63rd anniversary of battle at 11:15 PM JST - 23rd June
viking68 at 10:53 PM JST - 23rd June

I can imagine it is the shrine for the Okinawans and not a shrine for the Japanese soldiers (there are many there), who also helped to invent Okinawan Karate by banning weapons and therefore encouraging the "open hand"ed technique.

Posted in Okinawa at 10:53 PM JST - 23rd June
viking68 at 07:15 AM JST - 23rd June

"A fool and his money soon part friends" Barnam.

Posted in Flower rock at 07:15 AM JST - 23rd June
viking68 at 07:52 AM JST - 5th June

Nessie at 08:49 PM JST - 4th June

I much prefer Karen Allen to that harpy who was in #2. What a mess of a movie.

That "harpy" is Spielberg's wife.

Posted in Indy Jones at 07:52 AM JST - 5th June
viking68 at 07:28 AM JST - 25th May

13akio13

When are these people going to leave our country. The war has been over for 62 years.

They are here for three reasons. One, the US has negotiated with the Japanese government to all them a friendly place in Asia to operate from to protect US interest in the…

Posted in U.S. Navy hints at delay in carrier deployment to Yokosuka due to fire at 07:28 AM JST - 25th May
viking68 at 06:15 AM JST - 17th May

Yes, glad to see the American law system picking up where the Japanese system failed. The military legal system, UCMJ, is probably more severe than the US courts of law although they are very similar.

Posted in U.S. Marine gets 4 years in prison for 'abusive sexual contact' at 06:15 AM JST - 17th May
viking68 at 06:12 AM JST - 17th May

The article says that he agreed to a plea bargain to prevent them from conducting an investigation. So, it is a negotiated settlement which does mean he is guilty, but it was administratively easier than risking losing the case when the only witness was too ashamed or scared to testify.…

Posted in U.S. Marine gets 4 years in prison for 'abusive sexual contact' at 06:12 AM JST - 17th May
viking68 at 07:44 AM JST - 15th May

I saw a semi-complex attorney movie recently, Michael Clayton. It is a great movie with great dialog. Although it was a law movie, it was engaging and hopefully not incomprehensible to layman English speakers.

I could only think of how it would be butchered by Japanese subtitles or voice overs…

Posted in 'What are Nazis?' Today's kids can't handle movie subtitles at 07:44 AM JST - 15th May
viking68 at 06:29 AM JST - 13th May

下取り is called "trade-in". We also call it "getting ripped off".

Posted in at 06:29 AM JST - 13th May
viking68 at 07:35 PM JST - 4th May

I remember seeing an elbowing guy on the Keio line. It isn't too far off the Odakyu track. The incident was maybe two years ago or more. The whole, this is my elbow space seems very familiar. I wonder if it is the same agry ass. He was rather large…

Posted in A punching bag on the Odakyu line at 07:35 PM JST - 4th May