Although there’s less than a week until Election Day in the US, it is not too late to vote absentee, even if you have never registered to vote. This is true for civilians and military personnel alike, regardless of what state you’re from or how long you’ve been abroad.

You can use a Federal Absentee Write-In Ballot.

Do so, especially if you’re an Obama supporter. Remember, new voters, young people, and Democrats all have piss poor track records of actually showing up to vote, so it is incumbent upon you to make sure the results reflect the polls.

Remember: in no way whatsoever does voting or registering to vote affect taxes, criminal proceedings, lawsuits, warrants, or anything else that might be dogging you. Likewise, who has claimed you as a dependent, where you pay taxes, etc. are irrelevant to your right to vote.

Rob Fitts, author of Wally Yonamine: The Man Who Changed Japanese Baseball and the biography’s subject, baseball legend Wally Yonamine, the first American to play in Japan after WWII, the man who brought hustle and hard sliding to Japanese Pro Baseball, will be giving a reading of the book at the Tokyo American Club at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 9th.

From Mr. Fitts:

Please join Wally Yonamine and author Robert Fitts at the Tokyo American Club on November 9 from 11 AM to 2 PM for a book reading and signing of the new book Wally Yonamine: The Man Who Changed Japanese Baseball. All are welcome. It will be a great chance to meet Wally, ask him questions, and talk baseball with a member of the Japan Baseball Hall of Fame.

DIrections and further information are available at WallyYonamine.com.

This 49th edition of Seijigiri was recorded last Friday night for an intended Sunday release, but production fell about a day behind, so here it is, late on Monday.

In this show, co-hosts Garrett DeOrio and Ken Worsley begin by taking a look at the factors that have led to any possible lower house election being put off for at least the time being. Mr Aso’s first policy speech as Prime Minister is examined, as is the reply of the opposition leader, DPJ President Ichiro Ozawa. At the time his policy speech was made, it seemed more as though Aso was giving a campaign speech.

Ozawa’s plan for economic recovery is then examined, and whether or not his plans are affordable is discussed.

After that, the discussion turns to the non-issue of Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa and Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Kaoru Yosano catching some heat for watching television during a recent diet session.

The last part of the show beings with Ken’s rant on the foreign media’s depiction of Prime Minister Aso, which has been discussed in several blogs recently. Why is Aso being called “hawkish” or a “nationalist”?

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