Airion said...

Airion at 02:03 PM JST - 19th March

McDonald's is one of the healthiest (financially) companies out there. They can afford to pay some overtime.

Posted in McDonald's, manager reach deal on overtime at 02:03 PM JST - 19th March
Airion at 08:42 AM JST - 16th March

I can't help but think (hope) that most Japanese know there's no scientific basis for a blood type / personality connection, but choose to ignore it for the sake of entertainment. Still, they talk about it pretty seriously.

Posted in Japanese hooked on blood-type books for self-analysis at 08:42 AM JST - 16th March
Airion at 11:38 AM JST - 21st January

Leaders probably won't learn anything if they believe Obama won because of a biased media or vague accusations of rigging the election. It's hard to be on the losing end of an election, and coming up with reasons to somehow illegitimize the opponent's win is a good coping mechanism (see…

Posted in What can other leaders learn from Obama? at 11:38 AM JST - 21st January
Airion at 11:06 AM JST - 15th January

I saw this article on another site and had the same reaction. What do Hanshin quake survivors, public housing, and dying alone have to do with anything? A more concise headline: "People die."

I'm glad I came here and see everyone else thinking the same thing. Thought maybe I was…

Posted in 46 Hanshin quake survivors die alone in public housing in 2008 at 11:06 AM JST - 15th January
Airion at 02:27 PM JST - 13th January

The world's top 10 airports: that's a story.

The world's top 10 airport websites: really? Didn't want to leave your desk, did you?

Posted in The world's top 10 airport websites at 02:27 PM JST - 13th January
Airion at 01:13 PM JST - 7th January

davidattokyo:

Whether or not more people were eating whale back in the day is irrelevant. What matters is now, and there's hardly any demand. So to argue that the whaling is justified in order to satisfy this traditional demand, as the Japan Whaling Association says on it's website, is silly,…

Posted in Japan wants anti-whalers barred from Australian, NZ and Chile ports at 01:13 PM JST - 7th January
Airion at 11:31 AM JST - 7th January

I think responsible whaling for food is perfectly justifiable. Better than overfishing, and perhaps ecologically better than raising domesticated animals for food.

But whaling for all that meat is no good if it doesn't get eaten. I like how the Japan Whaling Association, on their website, compares whale meat in…

Posted in Japan wants anti-whalers barred from Australian, NZ and Chile ports at 11:31 AM JST - 7th January
Airion at 05:42 AM JST - 28th December

UnagiDon- I don't think we disagree on that point. International law is clear, and Sea Shepherd is clearly breaking the law. But morality is indeed subjective, and just because international law is law doesn't mean it's absolutely morally sound.

itcher74- Those are important points about how Japanese whaling isn't actually…

Posted in Sea Shepherd activists hurl stink bombs at whalers at 05:42 AM JST - 28th December
Airion at 01:59 AM JST - 28th December

I don't think the Sea Shepherd members misunderstand what is legal and illegal. I'm sure they fully realize that they're doing is illegal. But they clearly strongly believe that what they are doing is morally right. The whalers are operating legally, but morally? Hunting whales under false pretense? Even though…

Posted in Sea Shepherd activists hurl stink bombs at whalers at 01:59 AM JST - 28th December
Airion at 03:39 PM JST - 10th December

Maybe because their education was preparing them for a career in Real Estate? If the company never listed the jobs in the first place, or examined applicants but choose to reject them all anyway in the first place, that would be one thing. But I don't think it's naive to…

Posted in Condo firm to compensate 53 for canceling job offers at 03:39 PM JST - 10th December