DeepAir65 said...

DeepAir65 at 02:44 PM JST - 11th September

Rogge said past votes have been won due to “charismatic bid leaders who really put their stamp” on the process

so that's Tokyo stuffed then.

Maybe some foreigners don't want it to come to Tokyo, but I don't know if the Japanese necessarily agree with that

The IOC findings a…

Posted in Rogge: 2016 Olympic vote will hinge on 'a couple of votes' at 02:44 PM JST - 11th September
DeepAir65 at 02:30 PM JST - 11th September

I heard a new DPJ guy said that the government bailout package only 30% made it to the people. So if they can find the other 70% (or maybe they just did) then there is some cash in the system...

Posted in DPJ finds Y8 trillion of FY 2009 extra budget untapped at 02:30 PM JST - 11th September
DeepAir65 at 07:03 AM JST - 11th September

come on - it brightens up our day to read the rubbish on the adverts and t-shirts as we attempt to work out what the heck they me.

Top awards go to the large breasted women I have seen wearing T-shorts with slogans across the chest such as: Lunch Made…

Posted in What do you think about the way English is used in the branding and marketing of products in Japan? at 07:03 AM JST - 11th September
DeepAir65 at 05:57 PM JST - 10th September

my son was given one of these 18 months ago in Japan so why is it a new product?

Secondly it did not work - the ants did not dig so he was very disappointed

Posted in Bug palace at 05:57 PM JST - 10th September
DeepAir65 at 07:27 AM JST - 9th September

kirakira25 makes some excellent points.

I was/am convinced my wife has post-partum depression but the attitude I got when I suggested it and let's go get some help was that I wanted to lock her up in a mental institution and take her son away.

Needless to say I was…

Posted in Public lecture focuses on depression, how to fight it at 07:27 AM JST - 9th September
DeepAir65 at 12:03 PM JST - 8th September

foreign equal english for the writer

Acer and HP are not British...

Just got to go to CostCo at the weekend to see how well foreign stuff does. Our main items are detergent and kitchen paper. Domestic kitchen paper is useless!

Posted in Foreign manufacturers steadily make inroads into Japan at 12:03 PM JST - 8th September
DeepAir65 at 07:27 AM JST - 7th September

I would prefer it the other way round - get rid of the republics!

Posted in Would you like to see all monarchies abolished? at 07:27 AM JST - 7th September
DeepAir65 at 10:10 PM JST - 6th September

the traffic jam though meguro for the unsuspecting this morning was not fun!

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DeepAir65 at 10:09 PM JST - 6th September

oh yes and there are loads of blackberries in Japan - you see them all over the place, open your eyes

Posted in iPhone turns corner in Japan at 10:09 PM JST - 6th September
DeepAir65 at 10:08 PM JST - 6th September

I have owned at least two phones that are 1 seg capable and never used it.

Best thing about my iphone is that I can listen to my music on my bluetooth head phones and it will interrupt the play so I can take a call. When I end the…

Posted in iPhone turns corner in Japan at 10:08 PM JST - 6th September