Farmboy said...

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
Farmboy at 09:25 AM JST - 10th September

Glad Harland is back. Maybe he will forgive and forget. I think the Colonel will be identified as a god by future archaelogists, and would love to hear the conference presentations.

Posted in Return of Colonel Sanders statue welcomed by thousands of Hanshin fans at 09:25 AM JST - 10th September
Farmboy at 09:21 AM JST - 10th September

From what I understand, in addition to the problem of overfishing of these tuna, there has been overfishing of their prey. This means that the stocks, which have declined some amazing percentage, won't recover so quickly.

Posted in Environmentalists cheer as EU moves to support bluefin ban at 09:21 AM JST - 10th September
Farmboy at 09:09 AM JST - 10th September

Nice story. The clerk should be commended for handling this so well, and the thief... I hope they put him to work somewhere.

Posted in Would-be thief gives up when asked to by convenience store employee at 09:09 AM JST - 10th September
Farmboy at 08:52 AM JST - 10th September

Yes, I've been using Rakuten. Living in the country (somewhat), the cost of taking a bus to a larger store is quite high, and having something delivered, often free when your order is large enough, is the way to go. You do need some Japanese to do this, but it's…

Posted in 'Internet supermarkets' increasingly popular in Japan at 08:52 AM JST - 10th September
Farmboy at 07:35 PM JST - 8th September

What the heck were all those people doing out there in the middle of the night?

It's a village. Wouldn't you imagine they were sleeping? Or are you one of those people who needs to deny that anyone could have screwed up? It certainly sounds like a screwup, and the…

Posted in Taliban call on U.N. to investigate deadly NATO air strike at 07:35 PM JST - 8th September
Farmboy at 09:20 AM JST - 8th September

Ah, yes. English as decoration. I'm disappointed. It use to be much funnier.

Posted in What do you think about the way English is used in the branding and marketing of products in Japan? at 09:20 AM JST - 8th September