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SushiSake3 at 12:00 PM JST - 31st October

Betzee - I'm shocked - Joe The Plimber didn't show up to McCain's rally when mccain called him out?

I mean, I thought mccain was going to annoint Joe as Secretary of State! :-)

Posted in Economy reeling, Obama, McCain seek final votes at 12:00 PM JST - 31st October
smithinjapan at 11:59 AM JST - 31st October

tclh: "He is such a good talker and somehow I think he will talk to OBL as well instead of trying to kill him as he promised."

Simply ignorant. Why do you think he'll talk to OBL? Because he can address a crowd and actually talk to people about what…

Posted in Economy reeling, Obama, McCain seek final votes at 11:59 AM JST - 31st October
realist at 11:58 AM JST - 31st October

So this one guy was caught by the police. Hip hip hooray! Why dont they now go down to the sleaze shops in Akihabara and other places and clear the child porn from the shelves and arrest and jail the owners of those shops? Od course, they wont do that…

Posted in Prep school owner arrested for selling child pornography through online auction at 11:58 AM JST - 31st October
Notginger at 11:56 AM JST - 31st October

How can a payment be delinquent? A juvenile can be delinquent, but a payment is a cash transaction and doesn't, in of itself, have any form of social or antisocial behaviour, though it can admittedly be part of social behaviour. In that case a delinquent payment would be a payment…

Posted in 33,000 kids have no health insurance due to delinquent payments at 11:56 AM JST - 31st October
realist at 11:55 AM JST - 31st October

This has happened before in Japan, many times, and these sort of crimes will probably increase as the economic situation worsens . . .

Posted in Loading shovel used in ATM heist at Saitama convenience store at 11:55 AM JST - 31st October
Samuraiiki at 11:55 AM JST - 31st October

If somebody can convince Hotels not to charge per person, then people can be motivated to go on trips using highways with tolls. Real state agencies also need to cut on those agent and appreciation fees. In the States, the housing agencies give you free rent for a month or…

Posted in Aso unveils Y26.9 tril new stimulus package to tackle crisis at 11:55 AM JST - 31st October
Notginger at 11:53 AM JST - 31st October

Tsk, magicians and their trade secrets. As if they're not easy to tell anyway.

Posted in Court rejects claim for damages over TV's showing of magic tricks at 11:53 AM JST - 31st October
Notginger at 11:52 AM JST - 31st October

I might sue my wife for the same reason. Wonder how successful I'll be.

Posted in Toyota ordered to pay damages to man who suffered depression at 11:52 AM JST - 31st October
realist at 11:51 AM JST - 31st October

Interesting that Japan Today chooses to report this suicide, but did not report the TRIPLE sucide of three 18 year old High School lads a couple of weeks ago in Kobe. Why the disparity? Is the news in Japan now subject to censorship? Those of us living in Tokyo know…

Posted in Man jumps to death from station platform in Yokohama; two women injured at 11:51 AM JST - 31st October
tclh at 11:51 AM JST - 31st October

Poor old McCain he is speaking the language which the current generation has no hope to understand. OK, next president will be Obama.He is such a good talker and somehow I think he will talk to OBL as well instead of trying to kill him as he promised.Wait and see.

Posted in Economy reeling, Obama, McCain seek final votes at 11:51 AM JST - 31st October