viking68 said...

viking68 at 05:09 PM JST - 2nd October

Tokyo will be associated with Beijing. I can also imagine the dry pitchmen against the star-power of the Obama's and Oprah.

Tokyo is probably better than all the other contestants. Chicago can market the tv revenues of the US market, although the games will be over-produced and never live. Chicago…

Posted in Hatoyama urges IOC to choose Tokyo as 2016 Olympic host at 05:09 PM JST - 2nd October
viking68 at 04:38 PM JST - 25th September

Quite the contrast in ladies fashion.

Miyuki is very pale dressed in a dark gothic style dress covering nearly all exposed skin. The only thing missing is the burka.

Michelle is quite dark in a whitish almost country style dress with a lot of skin showing. Not quite fashable and…

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viking68 at 02:55 PM JST - 14th September

Oh, saw a four year old on an NHK morning children's show dancing around with a marijuanna shirt on. Talk about a confused society.

My prediction for Sakai... she'll get off with some suspended sentence. Maybe hopeful thinking or just crazy (probably the latter), but hard to imagine otherwise with…

Posted in 200 reporters wait at detention center after Sakai posts Y5 mil bail at 02:55 PM JST - 14th September
viking68 at 04:50 PM JST - 11th September

Agree, there has been no test of a real jury until a jury hears a case where the defendant pleads not guilty.

Posted in What do you think of the lay jury system in Japan so far? at 04:50 PM JST - 11th September
viking68 at 04:44 PM JST - 11th September

"for two counts of robbery resulting in injury"

Strong arm robbery? Five years sounds harsh given the guy recently who bludgened his father in his sleep with an ahstray and got a suspended five year sentence. I would think 2-3 years would be more appropriate, but we don't know the…

Posted in Filipino man gets 5 years in jury trial that involved interpreters at 04:44 PM JST - 11th September
viking68 at 05:41 PM JST - 10th September

Spanish Inquisition, yes. Someone is selling stakes at wholesale prices and the press is buying. No need for any user to be paraded day after day infront of the media, just a sure sign that the prosecution and journalists are in cahoots. Probably some kickbacks along with the "special" access…

Posted in Another stimulant-use charge slapped on actress Sakai at 05:41 PM JST - 10th September
viking68 at 11:22 AM JST - 3rd September

Nice place. Went to a yakitori restaurant for a grand opening... Free dinner! Yea!

Great restaurants, they will give other restaurants in the area a run for their money.

Posted in Marunouchi Brick Square opens in Park Building at 11:22 AM JST - 3rd September
viking68 at 12:05 AM JST - 2nd September

She's standing on one foot

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viking68 at 03:41 PM JST - 31st August

The proglem with gropers is not reflective of a deeper social problem in Japan, as written above.

Can't recall the English name right now, but it apparently is a cross-cultural problem. It struck me as odd after initially hearing about it because I don't come from a densely packed society.…

Posted in Security cameras on trains being considered to reduce groping at 03:41 PM JST - 31st August
viking68 at 11:17 AM JST - 31st August

Part of the problem, as mentioned before, is the bureaucrats. The problem is called the iron triangle, the bureucrats who want to keep their jobs, the people who are served and want the service and the politicians who put the bureaucrats in power.

Each is dependent on the other and…

Posted in Calls already coming in for fast action after DPJ sweeps LDP out of power at 11:17 AM JST - 31st August