hereandthere comments

give them to China...

a wave of foreclosures that have depressed the housing market.

seems to me, it is actually spending beyond your limits and a failure to pay for something you entered into a contract to buy, along with good old fashion stupidity, that is depressing the housing market..

It will be fun to read how the loons on the left wing will spin this.

“Say no to racist fear!”

ok, I admit it, somewhere I missed it... when did islam become a race?

great! and if you are a guy, you will sound like a girl when you talk... which a lot of gaijin guys do...

contains a carbonated, Jello-like product.

... try a good night's sleep as an energy booster.

Sarge I think you got a point there... seems anything not islamic is "un-islamic" ... guess I'm included in that list, darn.

the US is being run by a bunch of selfish children.

seems that "with a movable LCD that allows for touch-control" didn't fit in the headline....

a very nice camera series these "Lumix G's" G1, G2 GH1, and GF1... if I only had the yen.

read his "manifesto"... a bit of a ramble... blaming everyone... a tad bit selfish.

the PHS system is great, yet suffers from an image problem. If you need phone, it is great... if you want to surf the web, you should look somewhere else. I have enjoyed the low costs since the beginning... I don't think they will disappear since this is the system that is used by doctors and hospitals... and seems to be gaining a bit in the student use since parents are finally getting tired of paying outrageous bills for their kid's phone.

the history of the kakure-kurisuchan is indeed fascinating.

First introduced to Japan in 1549

a careful study of Japanese history (and asian history) will show that it was "catholicism" as practiced by the Jesuits that was introduced at that time... Christianity had already been in Japan for a long time before that date... the area known as Kyoto today, still has many of the pre-Xavier sites visible...

who cares what the "fans" say, it is what his value was to the Sumo association... which was huge. His ranking as third in history should be enough... but he is a "gaijin" so he has to pay some penalty... if wasn't driven out now, he would have easy been at the top in a couple years.

“We still have to lead,”

and the sheeple will follow...

in the US the top five cars were in order: Ford Focus, Toyota Corolla, Honda Civic, Toyota Prius and Toyota Camry....

“Americans don’t choose to be victimized by mysterious fees, changing terms and pages and pages of fine print. And while innovation should be encouraged, risky schemes that threaten our entire economy should not,” he said. “We can’t afford to let the same phony arguments and bad habits of Washington kill financial reform and leave American consumers and our economy vulnerable to another meltdown.”

no choice, it's all legislated!

I guess in al his "lawyer-ness" he never read US tax law... or any of the legislation his House and Congress have passed or proposed...

just going in to hiding for 18 months or so...

it made for very entertaining television, seeing pols trying to explain themselves(and justify the finances) for the first time ever.

I guess "48" refers to maximum weight (in kg) of each member...

she is real helpful, a true diplomat

not.

can't really afford to eat "healthy"... I'll just eat my 'pan no mimi' and be happy...

Finance minister says he'll take steps to achivee currency stability

achivee!?!?! Oy vey!

alright!! the return of the Subaru boxer engine... and in a Toyota....

The "ruby red" color is "shoujouhi"... politely scarlet... but if you live in Japan you know it as "monkey butt red"... the color of the nihonzaru's butt... that is the official story.

it will more of a "sashay"...

don't see anything "humiliating" there, on the contrary I see great responsibility on the part of "dad" giving the kid some freedom, but keeping the kid from being able to run wild.

the dogs on the other hand... looking for that tree.

If you speak a second language, speak it at home. Or find a play group or caregiver where your child can hear another language regularly.

that's a good point... and make a point of teaching the kids at home too... don't rely on the schools!

let's lose the personal income tax, that would be fair.

The tax increase would be limited to the top 1.2% of earners — families that make more than $350,000 a year.

these are the same 1.2% who pay the majority of taxes already... well at least 0bama(min.$400K/yr) and company are included... though I imagine certain "government" employees will find a way around having to pay...

finally a phone that outstrips available service... now we can wait for the networks to catch up...

the real fun will be if they add some of this coolness to the Touch.

if you can handle Japanese, some fun stuff here...

http://www.geocities.jp/a11country/