Don’t go to the pool…
Monthly Archive for July, 2008
Japan’s High Court overturned a lower-court ruling that had convicted three former senior managers at Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan (now Shinsei Bank) of ‘lax assessment of bad loans’ (mostly owed by nonbank affiliates. This is a very interesting development – if for no other reason than it’s rare for a guilty in Japan to [...]
I’m getting married! MBH (my Much Better Half) and I have known each other for about 18 months, been dating for about a year. I asked her to marry me, and she said yes. We’re not really planning any big elaborate ceremony or anything, but we’ll definitely be having a get-together or something – hey, [...]
I’ve seen a steady increase in media reports in recent years of how Japan’s judicial system places an over-riding emphasis on confessions in obtaining guilty verdicts. The Economist weighed in this past March, and Trans-Pacific Radio picked up the ball as well – I don’t always agree with TPR, but this article is balanced and [...]
Morneau wins Home Run Derby…
Posted in Sports on Jul 15th, 2008
…and somewhere, crickets chirp. Morneau is one of my favorite players on one of my favorite baseball teams. He actually won the 2008 Home Run Derby in NY – my old home town – last night, but no one’s going to ever remember that, because Josh Hamilton blew the entire field away by hitting 28 [...]
Goo Goo Dolls – Here is Gone
Posted in Music on Jul 14th, 2008
Enjoy.
So…you want to ride a bicycle in Japan? I have to warn you – it’s slightly different from riding a bike back in the States. First, go out and buy a generic looking bike – you know, one that will look like every other bike in existence in Japan: Once you’ve got your new baby [...]
I first got into cycling about two years ago, when I was living in New York. I wanted to exercise, but working out in a gym with weight machines not only bores me, having to spend an hour or so on getting ready, and getting to and from the gym, was pretty much a guarantee [...]