Airion said...

Airion at 07:23 PM JST - 3rd November

Snow was caused by a cold air mass, not by a global cooling.

Posted in Season's 1st snow observed in Tohoku region at 07:23 PM JST - 3rd November
Airion at 03:34 PM JST - 27th October

Well, okay, take the 任天堂 example. How is a Japanese visiting the US (or a Japanese-reading American) to access the site from a public terminal if they can't also access it with nintendo.co.jp?

I'm just saying all websites with non-latin addresses should ALSO have a latin address, for compatibility around…

Posted in Internet set for change with non-English addresses at 03:34 PM JST - 27th October
Airion at 02:15 PM JST - 27th October

ippanjin33- I can't download language support packages onto whatever public computer I come across. Having addresses in non-roman scripts only would increase access for some while shutting out others- not accessible to everyone. How many computers in the world need special software/installation to input kanji? How many need it to…

Posted in Internet set for change with non-English addresses at 02:15 PM JST - 27th October
Airion at 09:55 AM JST - 27th October

I'm perfectly fine with bittorrent as far as speed, availability, and convenience. The problem is it's not legitimate and it doesn't support the shows I watch in any way. I'd be happy to subscribe to Netflix (or visit other sanctioned online streaming sites that include commercials) if I could, but…

Posted in Netflix movie streaming coming to PlayStation 3 at 09:55 AM JST - 27th October
Airion at 09:08 AM JST - 27th October

I think donkusai hit on the real problem and its solution. Some ask why you would complain about not being able to access a site in a language you can't read, but that's not the issue. The problem is that scripts not in roman characters represents a technical roadblock. I…

Posted in Internet set for change with non-English addresses at 09:08 AM JST - 27th October
Airion at 08:49 AM JST - 27th October

If you have a US credit card you can access/buy/download anything from the US Playstation Store, but I suspect Netflix wouldn't allow that. I would guess Netflix requires an IP address in the US, just like other video streaming services like Hulu. Xbox is the same- you can buy and…

Posted in Netflix movie streaming coming to PlayStation 3 at 08:49 AM JST - 27th October
Airion at 08:40 AM JST - 27th October

While Kirin has managed to gain some market share recently, I don't think it's at all hard to believe that the Japanese market for beverages (beer) is 'saturated.'

Posted in Kirin to close 2 domestic plants at 08:40 AM JST - 27th October
Airion at 04:52 PM JST - 20th October

Unless you're flying to a city nearby in Asia, the extra 30 minutes it takes to get to Narita airport vs Haneda is hardly worth complaining about when you consider the overall travel time of an international flight. I think too much is made of Narita's distance from central Tokyo.…

Posted in Narita vs Haneda as hub at 04:52 PM JST - 20th October
Airion at 11:19 AM JST - 6th October

I went to a book reading by Murakami in Boston a few years ago. He said that it's uninteresting and a bit embarassing to read his own works in Japanese, but when he reads the English translations, he finds them to be a good read.

Posted in Ad indicates publishing of 3rd volume of Haruki Murakmi's '1Q84' at 11:19 AM JST - 6th October
Airion at 08:42 AM JST - 29th September

Not sure if I like this idea. Hard to call it the World Wide Web if language barriers are put up to accessing sites.

Posted in Body formed to manage kanji-based domain name for Japan at 08:42 AM JST - 29th September