Farmboy said...

Farmboy at 07:00 AM JST - 15th September

American Airlines is showing some interest in JAL, and that would probably be a better fit than a connection with Delta. I would guess that JAL would be open to such an investment, since on their own it would be difficult to survive at this point. Still, the business environment…

Posted in What would you like to see happen to struggling airline JAL? at 07:00 AM JST - 15th September
Farmboy at 07:11 PM JST - 14th September

Actually Japan hasn't been intervening in the markets in recent years...

Well they spent over 300 billion around 2003 or thereabouts, and had very little effect, so they probably just don't think it will work. They may get desperate, though, if, as you say, USD goes below 87 or so.

Posted in Nikkei falls over 2% on jitters over stronger yen at 07:11 PM JST - 14th September
Farmboy at 07:02 PM JST - 14th September

I really don't see why this story is worth more than a note somewhere on the page. Two hundred reporters for this? Amazing, but I guess they know what their readers want to read.

Posted in 200 reporters wait at detention center after Sakai posts Y5 mil bail at 07:02 PM JST - 14th September
Farmboy at 06:53 AM JST - 13th September

It's rather sad for the children who don't usually have one of their parents for very long, or at a time when the parent has sufficient energy to deal with a child. Since this type of marriage is not that uncommon in Japan,however, there probably is less negative social pressure…

Posted in What are your views on relationships in which one partner is at least 20 years older than the other? at 06:53 AM JST - 13th September
Farmboy at 06:46 AM JST - 13th September

Not that it's any of my business, but why fertility treatments if there is no sex?

Posted in Comedian Hikaru Ohta’s wife admits sexless marriage at 06:46 AM JST - 13th September
Farmboy at 03:33 PM JST - 12th September

Al-Qaeda is still a threat, and very little has been done to weaken it, and Bin Laden is in more danger from kidney problems than from soldiers. If we focus on one narrow goal of getting rid of Al Qaeda, using all available options, and getting support throughout the world,…

Posted in Obama: U.S. 'will never falter' in pursuit of al-Qaida at 03:33 PM JST - 12th September
Farmboy at 10:22 AM JST - 12th September

The two airlines have very different approaches to service, and I don't think either side would be happy with the result of a merger.

Posted in JAL considering tie-ups with KLM, Air France or Delta at 10:22 AM JST - 12th September
Farmboy at 10:18 AM JST - 12th September

After all these years of not faltering, does anyone know where Bin Laden is?

Posted in Obama: U.S. 'will never falter' in pursuit of al-Qaida at 10:18 AM JST - 12th September
Farmboy at 08:47 PM JST - 11th September

why is the dollar so weak? Or the yen so strong at the moment?

Most expect the US recovery to be weak and slow, since workers have fewer jobs to choose from, and aren't making so many big purchases unless the price of the item is very low. The yen…

Posted in Tokyo stocks fall as weak dollar hits exporters at 08:47 PM JST - 11th September
Farmboy at 08:03 AM JST - 11th September

...Amnesty is not qualified to make an assessment on interviews with family members about people they have never actually seen...

Have to agree. Mental illness is not the same as being emotionally upset. This sort of sloppy phrasing just sets up their ideas to be rejected before they are even…

Posted in Amnesty International says Japan executes mentally ill prisoners at 08:03 AM JST - 11th September