Beelzebub said...

Beelzebub at 08:21 AM JST - 24th June

At night, you can see a kombini from 500 meters away. They're like beacons. The least they can do is switch to LED lighting for their outdoor signs. I think the refrigerators and freezers have become more energy efficient, but I still wouldn't want to have to pay one store's…

Posted in Convenience stores oppose calls for shorter business hours at 08:21 AM JST - 24th June
Beelzebub at 09:20 PM JST - 22nd June

The point is, these ships have a notorious reputation for sinking in typhoons, and nobody seems to ever take a lesson from it! It never should have been permitted to sail. Sulpico Lines, the company that owns it, is responsible and should be shut down permanently -- after paying compensation…

Posted in Over 740 feared dead after ferry sinks in Philippines at 09:20 PM JST - 22nd June
Beelzebub at 09:09 PM JST - 22nd June

If oil gets much more expensive they'll have to bring back zeppelins.

Posted in United to require minimum stays for nearly all domestic flights starting in Oct at 09:09 PM JST - 22nd June
Beelzebub at 08:37 PM JST - 21st June

I picked Rio because it's comfortably far from Japan, and due to the time zone difference the events will be shown when it's the middle of the night here, so as not to interfere (hopefully) with my normal TV viewing.

Posted in Which city would you like to see get the 2016 Olympics? at 08:37 PM JST - 21st June
Beelzebub at 05:05 PM JST - 20th June

Good point, Tatanka. It never occurred to me until now that Tony Soprano and Kunio Hatoyama have so much in common!

Posted in Justice chief protests being called 'specter of death' in newspaper column at 05:05 PM JST - 20th June
Beelzebub at 04:11 PM JST - 20th June

‘‘I would not mind at all any insult to myself but I would also think it was an insult to the people executed,’’ the minister said.

Ahem! Hatoyama-sensei, clearly they are hardly in a position to complain, one way or the other.

Posted in Justice chief protests being called 'specter of death' in newspaper column at 04:11 PM JST - 20th June
Beelzebub at 11:42 PM JST - 19th June

A responsible citizen responds to emergencies by dialing 110. Unfortunately it's impossible to train people to deal with maniacs. When a crazed killer with a dagger runs amok, it's every man (and woman) for him/herself.

Posted in Akihabara victim was dialling 110 when she was attacked at 11:42 PM JST - 19th June
Beelzebub at 05:23 PM JST - 19th June

What is verisimilitude??? giv us a brek

betterdays, I'm sure the JT editor wud b happy to giv u a brek, but u prbly wudn't ndrstnd it.

Posted in Akihabara becoming increasingly weird at 05:23 PM JST - 19th June
Beelzebub at 10:44 PM JST - 18th June

Once I told a friend I had eaten there, and his response was, "Oh, gross!"

Posted in Yoshinoya New York to file for bankruptcy protection at 10:44 PM JST - 18th June
Beelzebub at 08:33 PM JST - 18th June

Delta's fares are cheaper, but since they installed touch-screens for their video games in the seat backs, one must be prepared for 13 straight hours of prodding and jostling from the idiot seated behind you all the way from Tokyo to Atlanta.

Posted in United Airlines adds iPod, iPhone connectivity to flights at 08:33 PM JST - 18th June