zaichik said...

zaichik at 07:00 PM JST - 5th February

This offer of help sounds like Putin wants to take his photo at the Khyber Pass.

Putin & Medvedev could come to NZ and have their photos taken on Khyber Pass Road in Auckland, perhaps at the Lion Brewery....

Was talking about Afghanistan with Mr Zaichik the other day…

Posted in Russia says it wants to help U.S. in Afghanistan at 07:00 PM JST - 5th February
zaichik at 06:57 PM JST - 5th February

Here you go:

http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/sumo-world-rocked-after-japanese-wrestler-nabbed-with-pot#comments

Posted in Punishment of arrested sumo wrestler too lenient: sports minister at 06:57 PM JST - 5th February
zaichik at 06:56 PM JST - 5th February

Surprised there's not a related story in the crime section about the foreign devils who probably sold him the drugs.

There was, a couple of days ago. The story got a lot of a responses too, as I recall.

Posted in Punishment of arrested sumo wrestler too lenient: sports minister at 06:56 PM JST - 5th February
zaichik at 06:53 PM JST - 5th February

Why would Japan get the World Cup so soon after the last one?

Posted in Japan among 13 countries interested in hosting World Cups at 06:53 PM JST - 5th February
zaichik at 06:50 PM JST - 5th February

Hmmm...Pacific Islander (who, let's face it, probably lived in NZ a while - half the population here is a stoner) smokes dope. Is this meant to be news?

Not sure why pot is seen as a problem in rugby - it's not like it gives the team an unfair advantage.…

Posted in Tongan member of Japan's rugby team tests positive for marijuana at 06:50 PM JST - 5th February
zaichik at 06:45 PM JST - 5th February

Love the long-nosed duck-like shinkansen like the Max that runs between Niigata and Tokyo. This one looks a bit more like a duck-billed platypus. But I miss proper trains - the NZ train system is rubbish....

Posted in JR East unveils new model for Tohoku bullet trains at 06:45 PM JST - 5th February
zaichik at 06:35 PM JST - 5th February

Thank God no one made a "best cottonist" comment.

Don't be -ist-ist!

Not entirely impressed with the monkey design - I'm sure one could devise something more interesting. Or did she actually have to draw it herself? In which case, she's probably done a damn sight better than I…

Posted in Eiko Koike promotes cotton industry at 06:35 PM JST - 5th February
zaichik at 06:31 PM JST - 5th February

Pneumonia in a 36-year-old doesn't ring any particular warning bells, although one wonders why she was not in hospital or being monitored by a doctor.

However, I can understand why people here are questioning whether Ms Iijima might have been HIV+ in light of the fact that pneumonia is a…

Posted in Ai Iijima died of pneumonia; no foul play, say police at 06:31 PM JST - 5th February
zaichik at 06:18 PM JST - 5th February

Nicely put, timorborder....

Posted in Police action against human trafficking at record low in 2008 at 06:18 PM JST - 5th February
zaichik at 06:12 PM JST - 5th February

To be fair, this is a problem in many countries - my ex-b/f ended up going over the bonnet of an elderly driver who failed to see him on his bicycle and therefore didn't stop at the junction. Fortunately, ex-b/f only sustained minor injuries, but it could have been much,…

Posted in Five-car pileup in Tokyo caused by 80-year-old driver at 06:12 PM JST - 5th February