I am curious how you explain the 10s of thousands of people who died from radiation-related illnesses in the wake of Hiroshima but the none that died from radiation-related illnesses in Tokyo, which actually was firebombed in 1945?

We never did either in Texas, and I am older than you.

Christ, you are insufferable.

I was in school when he was prez, and I hated him then. And I’m from Texas!

He’s a better hitter than pitcher anyway. Source: watched a hell of a lot of him doing both these past few years.

The schedule and workload are easier for pitchers in Japan v MLB. Sure, there are the 120-130 pitch outings, but fewer pitches in those outings thrown at 100% (due to differences in pitching styles in MLB vs NPB). There are 6 man rotations and the season is shorter.

The ones I see tend to be either large ones like Hummer or Navigator, or sports models like a Mustang or Challenger. Ran into a Challenger club at a rest area last year, even.

10,000 km/yr? I would hazard a guess the average is lower than that, at least among people I know.

Plenty of FCA dealers in Japan. I’m an Alfa owner, quite a few dealers near me to choose from.

What makes you think he was working in a foreign environment? Given that he’s obviously fluent in Japanese, he’s probably a Zainichi Korean, born in Japan, like millions of others. Dude’s a Kyoto University grad.

Everything is not going to be in focus at f8, especially for medium-longer lenses. With a wide angle, yes, it is the case.

I guess I am pretty in lucky in that my company totally understands that I do NOT check my email after working hours, generally, and if there is some sort of actual emergency (HSE or some bonafide emergecy) they can call my personal number. And they haven’t - except twice for natural disaster, and twice when a…

You do realize companies hire temps as a way to subvert labor laws, right?

No, not really. Nippon Ham is the sponsor, the team name is Fighters.

It’s an old passport, and numbers change when you renew, so no real privacy issue.

(i liked the english patient)

Ushiku Daibutsu!

That’s not far off Viciedo’s MLB numbers, you know. A bit higher, but not obscenely so.

He’s officially listed as Otani on the NPB site.

There’s still PLENTY of room to slip through a JR platform gap. I did exactly that in Chiba in 2009, turned around to say bye to my friend and stepped right in.