Alfie_in_Tokyo said...

Alfie_in_Tokyo at 09:36 AM JST - 7th May

Was he drunk?

Worth asking, but there could be other explanations. A neighbour of mine had this happen to him once, flooring the accelerator pedal rather than the break and rear-ending a car on the motorway. The accident was what finally prompted a more thorough investigation of him by doctors:…

Posted in Van runs into McDonald's in Miyazaki, injuring 9 at 09:36 AM JST - 7th May
Alfie_in_Tokyo at 07:51 PM JST - 3rd May

Ditto.

Posted in Airports, train stations crammed with Golden Week travelers at 07:51 PM JST - 3rd May
Alfie_in_Tokyo at 03:36 PM JST - 3rd May

Some14some: getting the people behind these sorts of things is hard, especially now they have busted the mule. Better way of trying to catch the people behind it would have been to let her through and then track her to her destination, surely?

Posted in Canadian woman busted for carrying 7 kg of drugs at Kansai airport at 03:36 PM JST - 3rd May
Alfie_in_Tokyo at 03:16 PM JST - 3rd May

Openyoureyes: not foaming at the mouth about her going to jail, just somewhat aghast that an innocent adult would buy a suitcase from an acquaintance, not check it then go on international travel through a country renowned for chucking even one of The Beatles out for a previous conviction simply…

Posted in Canadian woman busted for carrying 7 kg of drugs at Kansai airport at 03:16 PM JST - 3rd May
Alfie_in_Tokyo at 09:44 AM JST - 3rd May

She told investigators she bought the suitcase from an acquaintance

That comment alone probably confirms her guilt. Would you buy a suitcase from a friend and not give it a good once-over? Even if it was to figure out whether you were getting your money's-worth or not.

And with all…

Posted in Canadian woman busted for carrying 7 kg of drugs at Kansai airport at 09:44 AM JST - 3rd May
Alfie_in_Tokyo at 07:06 PM JST - 2nd May

switch to olive oil and stop imitating tasteless Americans.

Ahem, excuse me but the best butter comes from either England, New Zealand or France.

Posted in Japan running short of butter at 07:06 PM JST - 2nd May
Alfie_in_Tokyo at 08:22 AM JST - 2nd May

The idea sounds perfectly logical to me; learn the lingo, we treat you preferably. Putting it into practice effectively will be the trick though.

Posted in Foreign residents proficient in Japanese to be allowed to stay longer at 08:22 AM JST - 2nd May
Alfie_in_Tokyo at 09:32 PM JST - 30th April

I suppose one of the few up-sides to this story is that Japan has, heading up Hokkaido University's zoonosis department, one of the world's leading experts on avian flu. After meeting the guy last year and finding him to be really on the ball, I hope he is on this…

Posted in Akita inspects chicken farms over deadly avian flu virus at 09:32 PM JST - 30th April
Alfie_in_Tokyo at 09:10 PM JST - 30th April

Thanks for that USNinJapan2; didnt realise that. But, as you rightly concur, a waste of fuel. Plus, for the row of ten regulars that park up just out the back of our flat, I do take exception to them pumping extra pollution into the neighbourhood air by running their engines…

Posted in Long lines form at gasoline stations before surcharge is reinstated Thursday at 09:10 PM JST - 30th April
Alfie_in_Tokyo at 06:55 PM JST - 30th April

People are hording fuel in the UK because one of the pipelines is shut over a labour dispute. They are out buying it up here in the hordes before the price goes up. As Capone says... or, drive around and waste gas to find a petrol station without a long…

Posted in Long lines form at gasoline stations before surcharge is reinstated Thursday at 06:55 PM JST - 30th April