Bovinus said...

Bovinus at 11:57 PM JST - 4th August

He is the Governor who says "Nii".

Posted in Nii reelected Yamaguchi governor at 11:57 PM JST - 4th August
Bovinus at 07:48 PM JST - 4th August

What's unsightly about bulges suddenly?

Posted in Fashion ring at 07:48 PM JST - 4th August
Bovinus at 02:18 PM JST - 3rd August

I'm anti-nuclear bombs (who isn't) but I feel it's a bit nationalist for Japan to focus just on the nukes.

Why not be anti-war instead of anti-nukes? Because that might remind people that Japan was the aggressor in the war, whereas focusing on nuclear bombs is just reinforcing the victim…

Posted in Antinuclear groups start A-bomb anniversary events at 02:18 PM JST - 3rd August
Bovinus at 12:54 AM JST - 3rd August

There are 1000 words in Chinese where, if you use them, they will be detected by one of the tens of thousands of people who work as censors. 15% of the words are about sex, the other 85% are about politics, environment, human rights etc.

To summarise: China sucks. Please…

Posted in Beijing eases Internet censorship at Olympics press center at 12:54 AM JST - 3rd August
Bovinus at 12:29 PM JST - 1st August

A 90% drop in profit seems high but we need a historical perspective or a graph to understand what this really means.

If a company makes 100 yen profit one year and then a 1 yen profit the next, that's a 99% profit drop. Likewise if they make 1 yen…

Posted in ANA's profit plunges by 92.4% at 12:29 PM JST - 1st August
Bovinus at 12:24 PM JST - 1st August

As an Australian, where in some states it's illegal to smoke in a car with children, the fact that you're allowed to smoke in even some taxis is unbelievable.

Make it illegal in any public vehicle and do it immediately.

Posted in Life is one rule after another for taxi drivers at 12:24 PM JST - 1st August
Bovinus at 12:18 PM JST - 1st August

Australia's second! Wooooooooooooo!

Posted in Japanese life expectancy increases further at 12:18 PM JST - 1st August
Bovinus at 11:21 AM JST - 31st July

Yeah, that's sweet how you only have to work 6 months and one day to get a year's worth of holidays. I worked for 2 years, 6 months and one day at my last job but they kind of get pissed off when people do that. The boss tried to…

Posted in Exchanging holidays for pay at 11:21 AM JST - 31st July
Bovinus at 09:50 PM JST - 30th July

Of course Japan wants to protect itself. This is not so different to the US subsidising farmers with 'bailouts' or saving investment banks who dug their own holes.

Everyone seems to think free trade is great but at a more local level, refuse to follow the rules.

Posted in Farmers welcome collapse of WTO talks; business leaders disappointed at 09:50 PM JST - 30th July
Bovinus at 03:46 PM JST - 29th July

I feel disappointed in my country when I hear news like this.

Posted in Australian man gets life for decapitating teenager, bowling with head at 03:46 PM JST - 29th July