Ah_so said...

Ah_so at 09:26 PM JST - 19th March

The US information will say "Visit Japan (look up and left from Hawaii on the map)"

Mod: OK, it's a fair cop if you want to bust me.

Posted in Tourism agency to target foreign tourists on country-by-country basis at 09:26 PM JST - 19th March
Ah_so at 09:22 PM JST - 19th March

Marketing material in Germany will stress the punctuality and efficiency of the Japanese railway network.

Posted in Tourism agency to target foreign tourists on country-by-country basis at 09:22 PM JST - 19th March
Ah_so at 09:20 PM JST - 19th March

Apparently the many bathing opportunities have been left off the marketing publicity in France.

Posted in Tourism agency to target foreign tourists on country-by-country basis at 09:20 PM JST - 19th March
Ah_so at 09:19 PM JST - 19th March

Potential travellers from Britain will be alerted to the nationwide "Nomihodai" opportunities.

Posted in Tourism agency to target foreign tourists on country-by-country basis at 09:19 PM JST - 19th March
Ah_so at 09:14 PM JST - 19th March

Everyone knows that a holiday must consist of a one night stay at an onsen. Anything else is clear evidence of drug smuggling (as it proved).

Posted in Drug suspect, caught at Narita, had 273 packs of cannabis in stomach at 09:14 PM JST - 19th March
Ah_so at 09:11 PM JST - 19th March

She stunning, almost up there with Maria Ozawa.

Posted in Jun Hasegawa capitalizes on 'haafu' look at 09:11 PM JST - 19th March
Ah_so at 11:03 PM JST - 16th March

I'm, personally, in a crux: the child's life should have been saved, yes, but to override the parents' religious beliefs does open up a can of worms I don't believe anyone wants opened.

I disagree, Blue Tiger. I do want to open that can of worms, very much. Why should…

Posted in Court suspended parental rights for one day to save boy's life with transfusion at 11:03 PM JST - 16th March
Ah_so at 06:10 PM JST - 16th March

OK, so a new system has been "proposed", but when will anything change? Knowing Japan, they will pencil in 2014 to begin the changes with the first qualified doctors emerging in 2022

Posted in Japanese hospitals eye N American-style medical schools at 06:10 PM JST - 16th March
Ah_so at 06:05 PM JST - 16th March

Bullies - either those who scheme and are unpleasant to immediate colleagues or the unpleasant boss who creates a miserable working environment. Bully may actually be too strong a work for some driven bosses, but the effect on morale is the same either way.

Posted in Which office jerk bothers you the most? at 06:05 PM JST - 16th March
Ah_so at 05:56 PM JST - 13th March

Apparently in the Japanese version, every 20 rounds the real estate prices halve and you need a brand you set houses because the old ones fall apart.

Posted in Osaka version of board game Monopoly enjoying strong popularity at 05:56 PM JST - 13th March