GrouchyGaijin said...

GrouchyGaijin at 04:10 PM JST - 20th May

What's quirky about incidents like this is that if there's a complaint, it's Canadian. If it's something wonderful, it's from Quebec!

Posted in Canada agrees improper repair work caused Bombardier accident at 04:10 PM JST - 20th May
GrouchyGaijin at 04:04 PM JST - 20th May

And if you think the White House was dissed at NBC, just wait until they read the editorial in today's New York Times. Some more "editing" may be requested. "May 20, 2008 Editorial: Mr. Bush’s Travels

President Bush’s visit to the Middle East last week offered a graphic primer on…

Posted in White House angry over NBC edit of Bush response to question about Iran comment in speech at 04:04 PM JST - 20th May
GrouchyGaijin at 01:46 PM JST - 20th May

Sawatani may be hoping for the same punishment his former boss, Tsutsumi got. Not a groper, but found guilty of corruption, the judge in his sentencing said he'd brought disrepute and mistrust to the financial system itself. (That takes some doing!) Tsutsumi got a couple of years suspended sentence, and…

Posted in Seibu Railway employee held for molesting woman on Seibu line at 01:46 PM JST - 20th May
GrouchyGaijin at 01:04 PM JST - 20th May

Bush stooped to a new low by playing partisan politics on the floor of the Israeli Knesset. His jabs at Obama should have been at home. And this comment, “And when, you know, a leader of Iran says that they want to destroy Israel, you’ve got to take those words…

Posted in White House angry over NBC edit of Bush response to question about Iran comment in speech at 01:04 PM JST - 20th May
GrouchyGaijin at 11:01 AM JST - 20th May

Obviously Mr. Fukuda doesn't read JT, because he's handing out money and making financial promises like a drunken sailor. If Mr. Soros is to be believed http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7408620.stm and both the UK & the USA are only now going to feel the fallout of the credit crunch, Japan might do well…

Posted in MOF panel warns against moves to increase ODA at 11:01 AM JST - 20th May
GrouchyGaijin at 06:56 AM JST - 20th May

And THIS is indicative of a future trend, gasoline-electric hybrid cars. The first wave of a move towards hybrids and plug-ins replacing standard ICE vehicles.

Posted in Nissan to begin mass-production of lithium-ion batteries by 2009 at 06:56 AM JST - 20th May
GrouchyGaijin at 06:43 AM JST - 20th May

Sharp is a relative newcomer to the commercial FC field. I don't have enough info to say where they'd fit onto the product development comparative timeline. Toshiba has a longstanding history in this area, although not all in micro-applications. NTT was working with a company called "Aquafairy" in Osaka, and…

Posted in Sharp devises technology for small, powerful fuel cells at 06:43 AM JST - 20th May
GrouchyGaijin at 07:30 PM JST - 18th May

Read "The Toyota Way" ISBN 0-07-139231-9 and you'll understand. These guys don't gamble, and when they make a seemingly crazy decision like this, look out!

Posted in Toyota, Nippon Steel agree on 30% price hike in steel sheets at 07:30 PM JST - 18th May
GrouchyGaijin at 07:27 PM JST - 18th May

I had a soon-to-retire client ask me with pleading eyes today, "What will we eat when they have concreted over the last rice field in Japan?" His words, not mine.

Posted in Gov't warns low food self-sufficiency, global shortages may lead to drastic diet changes at 07:27 PM JST - 18th May
GrouchyGaijin at 07:24 PM JST - 18th May

You mean "This" Al-Qaeda? http://whatreallyhappened.com/fakealqaeda.html

Posted in Iraq detains 1,000 in anti-al-Qaida crackdown at 07:24 PM JST - 18th May