EUgirl said...

EUgirl at 07:11 PM JST - 26th June

wanderlust: the same policy did not help in the U.S. with 1 million people with the virus...

Posted in Tourism minister declares Japan safe from new-flu threat at 07:11 PM JST - 26th June
EUgirl at 06:53 PM JST - 26th June

What? From last week 250 new people were infected with the flu. They must have got it somewhere, right?

For some reason I trust the health minister Masuzoe more than this tourism minister. It will be a nice show of bowing and apologizing once the first tourists get sick.

And…

Posted in Tourism minister declares Japan safe from new-flu threat at 06:53 PM JST - 26th June
EUgirl at 10:47 AM JST - 26th June

WMD> Which is why many people from EU stopped traveling to the U.S. Being treated like a potential terrorist is not very welcoming.

Posted in Japan's tourism agency seeking 'safety declaration' on new-flu epidemic at 10:47 AM JST - 26th June
EUgirl at 10:07 PM JST - 25th June

suityousir: Spot on! Spoken with nasal.

Posted in Japan's tourism agency seeking 'safety declaration' on new-flu epidemic at 10:07 PM JST - 25th June
EUgirl at 12:08 PM JST - 25th June

Non-scripted documentaries? What are those? I did film studies at uni, and never heard of such.

Posted in NHK and Johnny's reportedly feuding at 12:08 PM JST - 25th June
EUgirl at 11:22 AM JST - 25th June

Come on. Japan is cheap for Euro travelers. Many people from Europe say it is quite reasonably priced, and you get a great deal for the Japan Rail pass. I can't think of any other country where you can travel around as cheap and conveniently with super fast bullet trains.…

Posted in Japan's tourism agency seeking 'safety declaration' on new-flu epidemic at 11:22 AM JST - 25th June
EUgirl at 04:13 PM JST - 24th June

I like Love Exposire also a lot. It is 4 hours, but did not feel as long.

Posted in Suicide pacts, cults and violence shape director Sion Sono at 04:13 PM JST - 24th June
EUgirl at 09:55 AM JST - 24th June

I do like them, mostly, though I tend to get irritated about some characteristics of them.

I am reading 1Q84 on page 30. The female protagonist's Charles Jourdan high heels and Junko Shimada skirt have already been mentioned. It would be fun to see, if Murakami managed to write a…

Posted in New Murakami novel becomes huge, instant hit at 09:55 AM JST - 24th June
EUgirl at 09:51 AM JST - 24th June

I think NHK is pretty decent as compared to the commercial channels. Sometimes they are a bit preacherly (the other night at the 10-min before midnight teach-in some specialist talked about why in Mexico 100 people have died of swine flu, kind of making the assumption that in Japan no…

Posted in NHK and Johnny's reportedly feuding at 09:51 AM JST - 24th June
EUgirl at 09:43 AM JST - 24th June

Yeah, and Uniqlo has stores in UK and USA. I shop at Muji, as they are cheap, too, but their style appeals to me more than Mango/H&M/Forever 21 style.

Posted in Fast fashion boom heating up Tokyo's Harajuku area at 09:43 AM JST - 24th June