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Posted in: Millions look skyward as rare eclipse crosses Asia See in context
The clouds made for perfect viewing, without glasses, here in Nagoya! :-)
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Posted in: Japanese family's average savings: Y16.64 mil See in context
Am right around avg thanks to my wife! If not for her, am sure I would be near or around ZERO.
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Posted in: Facebook is as pleasurable as food or sex: study See in context
Well, since I am not getting any in the office AND have no snack(s), I had better update my FB status!
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Posted in: Lady Gaga auctions teacup to help Japanese artists See in context
The price sure does change a lot...it is now down to 503,000 yen...a far cry from 4 million. (At 9:30PM Japan time)
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Posted in: Pregnant woman, 7-yr-old girl killed after car hits schoolchildren in Kyoto Pref See in context
The news said that the 26 year-old's own child was also there. Not sure how injured he or she is, but what a tragedy for the family!
They had interviews with some of the other parents, and they are all torn up about it. She was 7 months pregnant, and yet she was the one walking with the kids. Such a burden, some said...and that they could have taken her place and then maybe none of this would have happened...
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Posted in: Should Japan be pledging funds to the IMF, Mekong and for other causes overseas? See in context
Japan is still a rich country. Helping other countries that are less developed or in need should have no relation to the idiotic methods of government's domestic mismanagement. Why should the poor be penalized?
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Posted in: Showdown See in context
huge press turnout outside....wonder how many inside
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Posted in: Woodford ready to confront Olympus management at shareholders meeting See in context
@Some14some
I agree that Woodford should move on. But, sadly maybe this is all he has.
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Posted in: 'Soapland' manager arrested for hiring 13-year-old girl See in context
Wait...do anti-prostitution laws forbid having prostitutes that are minors or for prostitution as a whole?
Sad for a 13 year old to be "welcomed" into adulthood in such a way...
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Posted in: Personal info of over 1 mil smartphone users leaked See in context
iPhones are not safe...I have had one (embarrassing) butt dial, as have some of my friends. I have heard about one person who got a divorce due to a butt dial. Turns out that in the heat of passion the phone called the spouse who listened to the whole heated moment.
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Posted in: British woman prepares to row from Choshi to Vancouver See in context
Wonder if she will come across the debris from the tsunami.
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Posted in: U.S. hamburger chain restaurants offer some unusual items in Japan See in context
Used to enjoy the MdD's Tatsuta Chicken.
Recently, however, I choose onigiri over McD's or KFC. Have not had a MosBurger for quite a while...
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Posted in: N Korea admits failure as world condemns rocket launch See in context
N. Korea is photoshopping the pictures and editing the video now to show a successful launch! ;-)
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Posted in: Google tweaks Plus social network for ease of use See in context
yep...much whitespace opened up for advertising in the future
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Posted in: Olympus shareholders told to reject board nominees See in context
and...Olympus and its share holders have a track record for taking sound advice...???
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Posted in: Sony, Sharp warn of massive losses See in context
as they struggle to survive amid fierce global competition
should read: "as they fail to adapt and innovate in pace with their global competitors"
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Posted in: Facebook buys Instagram photo app See in context
gonna take a LOT of adds to make $1Billion
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Posted in: Darvish wins major league debut after rough start against Mariners See in context
Good luck to Yu Darvish!
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Posted in: Are you worried about the planned North Korean rocket launch scheduled for sometime between April 12 and 16? See in context
My only worry is the several days of non-stop media talk, speculation, and so called experts discussing it to death. That will be followed up by more expert opinions about what NK will do next....
Guess it quiets the "next big earthquake" talk down...for now.
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Posted in: How do you feel about being a ‘gaijin’ in Japan? See in context
Japan is my home, for now. My Japan family and all of my stuff is here.
I recently asked my father-in-law what he thinks about having a "gaijin" for a son-on-law. His response was "In my eyes you are not gaijin or anything else, you are my son."
If it were not for the awesome family of my wife, I would have never survived Japan as long as I have.
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Posted in: Japanese manufacturers are facing a structural challenge in making products by themselves. No matter how sophisticated the technologies they have, Asian rivals with a great price advantage keep catchi See in context
Japan needs several things going to compete:
A favorable exchange rate
Lower overhead in companies (less upper management that sucks the profitability out of a company)
Education in being able to do international business, such as speaking foreign languages. It is amazing how many companies are still handicapped by this!There are more...but this subject is tiring and boring...manufacturing, for the most part, is dying...
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Posted in: Japan Display Inc announces start of OEL display business See in context
Likely years behind the S.Korean competition....
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Posted in: Japan, U.S. women draw 1-1 at Kirin Cup See in context
I really like watching them play! A good, fair game with great sportsmanship...er...sportswomenship!
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Posted in: Sharp announces LCD tie-up with Taiwan's Hon Hai See in context
So, Sharp is supposed to be making panels for Apple, Apple is assembled by Foxconn, now Foxconn is a supplier of a key component for Apple.
I think Foxconn is going to learn how to make panels and then take over.
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Posted in: What are some of the weirdest examples of English used in ads or on T-shirts, bags, etc, that you have seen in Japan? See in context
Saw a girl in a shirt years ago walking in downtown Nagoya that said "Rape me now!" Good thing it was the middle of the day or some scrupulous English reader might have taken her up on it.
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Posted in: 1,000 train enthusiasts bid farewell to 300 series shinkansen See in context
Saw this on the news last night...some guy (enthusiast) was sobbing about the train. I don't get it!
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Posted in: Sharp to replace top executive amid losses See in context
Another case of too little too late. If the J-government would support industry like the Koreans, Japan might have had a fighting chance...
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Posted in: 280 passengers trapped on train without heating for 6 1/2 hours See in context
I doubt it is a one-way track...they should have brought another train from the opposite direction to remove passengers.
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