JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- Core Developer - コアディベロッパー
- Midokura Japan K.K. - ミドクラジャパン株式会社, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥4.0M ~ ¥10.0M / Year Negotiable
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- Translator
- ZAIHON, Inc. (日本財務翻訳株式会社), Tokyo
- Salary: ¥6.0M / Year Negotiable
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- Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) in Kanto region
- RCS (RCSコーポレーション), Kanto
- Salary: ¥180,000 ~ ¥250,000 / Month includes performance bonus
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GrouchyGaijin
Birds today, people tomorrow.
Posted in: Two teenagers accused of killing 8 swans in Ibaraki lake
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GrouchyGaijin
Get these numbers independently audited and I'll believe it.
Posted in: Shinsei Bank returns to black
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GrouchyGaijin
Speaking of endorsements, how come nobody hasn't freaked at John McCain's pastor, John Hagee, that "unique individual", at http://cufi.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=homepage Now, ya really wanna talk about nutso? By THAT standard, John Edwards is a cool guy!
Posted in: Obama welcomes Edwards endorsement
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GrouchyGaijin
I'm fading fast and in a rhapsodic mood, so here goes: "Don't cry for me Chinese people!" Bow, exit stage left!
Posted in: Taiwan's Ma faces challenges in relations with Japan
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GrouchyGaijin
The "loo" in Continental is better than the Business Class in JetBlue, trust me!
Posted in: Man sues JetBlue, saying pilot made him sit on toilet seat for most of flight
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GrouchyGaijin
"Halleluia" I been SAAaaved!
Posted in: Clinton wins in West Virginia
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GrouchyGaijin
"Oh say can you see? Obama's Great Light?"...You know how the rest goes!
Posted in: Clinton wins in West Virginia
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GrouchyGaijin
"No good has ever come of the papacy and its laws" Martin Luther, 1521. Plus ca change.........
Posted in: Vatican: Believing in aliens does not contradict faith in God
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GrouchyGaijin
Nuclear weapons on board a ship are one thing. Nuclear powered ship is another. In this land of "nuance" nobody seems to get the difference!
Posted in: Dealing with nuclear power issues
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GrouchyGaijin
NorikoT The Hindenburg fire was caused by static electricity. The materials on the aircraft caught fire, and it was not caused by H2. H2 is a clear, odorless, gas, which even when ignited has no visible flame. Check the videos of the fire, flames abound. That was not H2. Another myth, if you can see it, it's not H2! Anytime you'd like to come to my lab and play with fire & H2, be my guest. Say "Sayonara" to your loved ones and write your will in advance. H2 is more explosive in its inert state that C4 plastique is explosive. Better yet, check Wikipedia, that bastion of democratized "knowledge." (Spit!)
Posted in: Honda says hydrogen-powered vehicle lighter, more efficient
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GrouchyGaijin
NorikoT you are full of misinformation. I am not now, nor have I ever been a promoter of big oil. I run a "below-the-radar" (intellectual property protecting) Green Energy company in Japan, PROMOTING fuel cells, solar power, bio-mass methane gas re-conversion, and other, yet undisclosed technologies. I have a Japanese Government security clearance, access to key METI & NEDO decision makers, the Prime Minister's personal telephone number and I am active in showcasing the G8 Summit's clean energy initiatives in Hokkaido this year. A Ph.D. from M.I.T. in new energy and several new substances developed by "my own hands", I have little patience for housebound new mother "I saw this on TV" experts, as you obviously are. Check the F A C T S, read the American Materials Association bulletins on the topics I have mentioned (if you can read them) and when you have the intellectual capacity to debate the veracity (that means truth) of what I say, write back. Today I just "verified" Honda's claims, and they are impressive, but not that revolutionary. Toyota's are better. Go back to your dirty house, clean it up, and leave the greater environment to the experts. My previous mail was to dispel such lunatic fringe ideas as yours, and to educate the public who see fuel cells as a panacea. They are not. Useful in certain circumstances, yes, definitely. The answer to our problems, most definitely not.
Posted in: Honda says hydrogen-powered vehicle lighter, more efficient
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GrouchyGaijin
Fuel Cell cars have a myriad of problems facing them. (1) The optimal catalyst used in the cell-stack is platinum, prohibitively expensive. It takes about 70kW to run a mid-size car, needing 2+Kg of the precious metal. (2) Current stack technology has easily cracked graphite plates which regularly fail under normal road usage vibration, although they're getting better. (2) Hydrogen is a material deteriorating substance making even advanced resin tanks subject to porousness, and therefore leaks. Static electricity, or smoking in a vehicle will cause explosions under those circumstances. (3) There are now 8 H2 fueling stations in Japan, all of them in private research facilities. There are no plans to put them in your local gas station. (4) Currently, the best FC's of the size to run a car cost about US$25k retail, if you can get them. (That's just the fuel cell stack!) They need to cost US$50 to be competitive with an internal combustion engine. (5) And last but not least, a California based fuel cell study group has come up with an interesting factoid. A year 2001 Toyota Prius WAS more eco-friendly (concept-to-use-to-recycling life cycle) than what they estimate a year 2020 Hydrogen fuel-cell car WILL be, if it ever comes to market. Other kinds of fuel cells will probably make the market first; Direct Methanol, Diesel, Kerosene, Gasoline, Solid Oxide and they will be hidden products, kinda like batteries in your keitai or a small motor in washing machine, camper van or other product. More info: www.fuelcelltoday.com www.fuelcellmarkets.com and my favourite: http://www.fair-pr.com/hm08/index.html Lotsa work still to do on fuel cells.
Posted in: Honda says hydrogen-powered vehicle lighter, more efficient
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GrouchyGaijin
Genden, then Donen, jobs for the boys. Unsafe practices, faulty construction, no maintenance, and finally "deny, deny, deny" when there's an accident. Hand Japan's nuclear power over to the IAEA for operations, inspections and governance. These guys are INCOMPETENT. Read Alex Kerr's section on Japan's nuclear nightmares in "Dogs & Demons" and you'll glow in the dark. With outrage!
Posted in: Dealing with nuclear power issues
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GrouchyGaijin
But it's vegetarian!
Posted in: Asahi, Kagome to launch fizzy, low-alcohol vegetable drink
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GrouchyGaijin
**skipthesong ** Excellent questions as usual. My rule of thumb is that the Patriot is the one who faithfully fulfills his/her sworn duty to uphold the the US Constitution, say in the case of Americans in public/military service. The domestic enemy is one who attempts or succeeds, by whatever means, to undermine legitimate institutions, authority or orders, while sworn to do the opposite. Treason, in effect, BushCo. et al. As for President Obama, I think that's premature. The Clinton's N E V E R play clean, and I'm sure this will be no different. It ain't over until the gravitationally-challenged lady sings. And, as imperfect as he was, I'm a big fan of Jefferson, and his vision of "no foreign entanglements." Fits with my own Libertarian leanings, Barr none! (Couldn't resist that!)
Posted in: Libertarian Barr announces run for U.S. president
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GrouchyGaijin
"The Libertarian Party stands for non-interference by the U.S. government in the personal and business lives of Americans, and advocates lower taxes, a smaller government and more individual freedom." I think that it also would include "no foreign entanglements" a la Jefferson, and while that would be desirable by probably most Americans and non-Americans alike, certain elements, notably the "military industrial complex" that the US was warned about, wouldn't see a profit in an isolationist America. But to answer your question, what is so wrong with that? Absolutely nothing. Time to focus on enemies domestic I think. The "thud-thud-thud" sound you hear is the Founding Fathers spinning in their graves.
Posted in: Libertarian Barr announces run for U.S. president
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GrouchyGaijin
Whew! I saw the headline and thought it was Rosanne Barr! Everyone would cover their ears, not their heart each time the national anthem was sung!
Posted in: Libertarian Barr announces run for U.S. president
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GrouchyGaijin
Must be Catholic.
Posted in: Convenience store robber repents after 5 minutes
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GrouchyGaijin
You're doin' a heckuva job Bushie!
Posted in: Bush says world should condemn Myanmar's handling of cyclone
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GrouchyGaijin
"Asahi and Kagome aim to boost sales of vegetable-based low-alcohol drinks, riding on growing health consciousness among consumers." You can bet kids will end up drinking this swill, like British kids do their alco-pops. For those wishing to try a truly "interesting" taste, try the blue-bottle of Kirin NUDA. Carbonated Listerine! Who T H I N K S of this stuff? (The names too!?) One wonders at which end of the digestive tract these folks have their taste buds.
Posted in: Asahi, Kagome to launch fizzy, low-alcohol vegetable drink