BPoint said...

BPoint at 01:05 PM JST - 20th November

This is NEVER going to happen. Don't waste your energy getting worked up about it. Flip the nutjobs "the bird" and get on with your day.

Posted in Muslim countries seek blasphemy ban at 01:05 PM JST - 20th November
BPoint at 01:09 PM JST - 28th October
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  Not good to see a leading name, such as Honda, that is in debt that much. That was a bit of a shaker to my way of thinking.
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Their profit fell.....they are still making a profit.
Posted in Honda's quarterly profit drops 56.2% at 01:09 PM JST - 28th October
BPoint at 11:48 AM JST - 7th October

The typhoon (#22 a few years back) that bashed our town was very intense. We made the national news. Two hours before it hit us I was surfing with my buddies thinking the media was typically making too much out of it. A couple hours later...my neighbors entire roof lay…

Posted in Powerful typhoon lashes southwest Japan; expected to make landfall Thursday at 11:48 AM JST - 7th October
BPoint at 11:29 AM JST - 27th September

Let me echo Actionman's sentiment. AND.... My god people we are ALL dust in the blink of an eye...Who cares about some ink on the skin.

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BPoint at 12:23 PM JST - 31st August

I used to love typhoons because it meant rain, a little wind and epic surf....until October 9,2004 when #22 devastated our little town of Ito. I NEVER want to go through something like that again.

Posted in Typhoon brings heavy rain to Tokyo area at 12:23 PM JST - 31st August
BPoint at 12:44 PM JST - 19th June

It would be "fight or flight" for me. Even thinking of calling for help wouldn't come until much later.

Posted in Akihabara victim was dialling 110 when she was attacked at 12:44 PM JST - 19th June
BPoint at 12:41 PM JST - 6th June

However...BUYER BEWARE! of some dealerships that will SHAKEN your car at one of their "own" garages.

Toyopet for example...I just bought a Land Cruiser with no shaken. I had some tires from another 4x4 that I knew wouldn't pass shaken but they said it was "no problem" to put them…

Posted in Buying a used car in Japan -- what to keep in mind at 12:41 PM JST - 6th June
BPoint at 02:54 PM JST - 2nd June

"Ha ha ha! One day I walked into a BMW showroom to take a closer look ( and look was all I was planning to do ) and the salesman jumped up and ran out of the room!"

Interesting Sarge. I must admit that I do always get that initial…

Posted in Buying a used car in Japan -- what to keep in mind at 02:54 PM JST - 2nd June
BPoint at 01:12 PM JST - 2nd June

Well, it's not only here of course. SUV owners in the US are dumping their vehicles like crazy in the panic over $4 a gallon gas.

Posted in Wholesale gasoline prices hiked at 01:12 PM JST - 2nd June
BPoint at 01:05 PM JST - 2nd June

LFRAgain,

Check your zeros..

I'm in the middle of purchasing my 7th vehicle here in Japan. Three of the most recent have been brand new and the dealers always treat me in the same manner as any other customer. As for the rigors of registration.....it's not really that bad. Sure…

Posted in Buying a used car in Japan -- what to keep in mind at 01:05 PM JST - 2nd June