Tuesday February 14, 2012

JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION

Harry_Gatto's past comments

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Harry_GattoFeb. 13, 2012 - 01:34PM JST

As Meatloaf said, "Two out of Three ain't Bad". Maybe, however the facts will out soon but how reliable these facts are remains to be see.

Posted in: Fukushima's No. 2 reactor may be reheating
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Harry_GattoFeb. 13, 2012 - 01:29PM JST

Should hand out 15,000 Yen tickets instead of cautions then people will take note.

Posted in: Police caution more than 10,000 in Tokyo for breaking new bicycle rules
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Harry_GattoFeb. 09, 2012 - 10:52PM JST

last even :-)

Posted in: U.S. Navy investigating how parts fell off aircraft near Atsugi
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Harry_GattoFeb. 09, 2012 - 10:52PM JST

Thanks Herve - at ast a sensible and informed post.

Posted in: U.S. Navy investigating how parts fell off aircraft near Atsugi
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Harry_GattoFeb. 06, 2012 - 03:22PM JST

The aircraft flying flight number JAL123 in 1985 when it crashed had previously had this type of incident and had damage to the rear pressure bulkhead. This damage was not repaired properly and the rear pressure bulkhead failed and caused the accident. Let`s hope that history does not repeat itself.

Posted in: ANA plane has mishap upon landing at Sendai airport
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Harry_GattoJan. 29, 2012 - 09:51AM JST

Thank you for your explanations. This does not excuse the translators for not interpreting the kanji properly nor JT for not checking that the words they used actually made sense.

Posted in: Mitsubishi Motors recalls 300,000 vehicles in Japan
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Harry_GattoJan. 29, 2012 - 09:48AM JST

“I got the feeling that Korea’s Hyundai is clearly surging past Japanese models,” automotive journalist Toshifumi Watanabe tells ..............

I'll bet he doesn't drive one though.

Posted in: Japan losing its manufacturing edge to South Korea
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Harry_GattoJan. 27, 2012 - 01:47PM JST

the inside of the engine could be scorched

What nonsense! Try to get someone who knows what they are talking about to write the articles or at least check them before publication. Wosrt case scenario is loss of all the oil, loss of oil pressure leading to (usually) a big-end failure and possible broken conrod and a hole in the block - noisy ,messy and expensive.

Posted in: Mitsubishi Motors recalls 300,000 vehicles in Japan
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Harry_GattoJan. 21, 2012 - 10:21AM JST

This newspaper is obviously one big promotion/advertisement.

Of course it is; AKB48 is a business, same as any other.

Posted in: AKB48 monthly newspaper on sale
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Harry_GattoJan. 19, 2012 - 09:47AM JST

If asked your blood type, answer "red".

Posted in: The importance of blood type in Japanese culture
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Harry_GattoJan. 18, 2012 - 04:12PM JST

There you go -- for all out there who call the SS crew terrorists, we know the truth; the Japanese whaling crew is FAR more violent and engage in more terrorist activities. The good thing is that the whalers engaging in this terrorism are drawing a LOT of negative press.

Terrorists? Terrorist activities? Terrorism? You sound like a paranoid American. It's bad enough having a permanently outraged hyper "Mexican" on here.

Watson and his people deserve all they get and more.

Posted in: 3 anti-whalers injured after Japanese crew throw hooks, bamboo poles at them
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Harry_GattoJan. 17, 2012 - 06:54PM JST

"Ninety-nine percent of the world's lovers are not with their first choice. That's what makes the jukebox play".

Willie Nelson

Posted in: Ayumi Hamasaki to divorce husband of 1 year
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Harry_GattoJan. 17, 2012 - 01:38PM JST

Careful use of words here I think; "should not be held liable", OK maybe not liable but still displaying a lack of professional responsibility. I would love to know just how many of the individual auditors at these two firms are still in their jobs.

Posted in: 2 accounting firms cleared, 5 in-house auditors blamed in Olympus cover-up
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Harry_GattoJan. 17, 2012 - 01:26PM JST

I think that there is much more to this than what she is telling, maybe she means what she says but it seems like a convenient excuse to me. She can afford for both of them to live anywhere they choose.

Posted in: Ayumi Hamasaki to divorce husband of 1 year
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Harry_GattoJan. 15, 2012 - 06:09PM JST

A herd of wild horses could not drag me into freezing water! No way Pedro, ever. Why would anyone want to do that?

Posted in: Now that's cold
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Harry_GattoJan. 15, 2012 - 09:58AM JST

Quite; this is not a time for hysterical over-reaction, the black box will tell the story.

The Italians really should not play with big ships, they have never been very good at it.

Posted in: 3 dead, dozens missing; captain arrested after Italian cruise disaster
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Harry_GattoJan. 14, 2012 - 03:01PM JST

And, by the way, there is no such thing as "stomach flu."

Often just called the "two-bob bits".

Posted in: Crown princess has stomach flu
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Harry_GattoDec. 31, 2011 - 10:06AM JST

Sounds to me like a Yak who demanded that they let him stay for free and because they called the cops on him decided on some revenge.

Posted in: Man arrested for flooding hotel rooms in Hiroshima
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Harry_GattoDec. 28, 2011 - 05:59PM JST

" I told you I was il".

Posted in: North Korea says farewell to Kim Jong-Il
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Harry_GattoDec. 28, 2011 - 10:29AM JST

Have the hostess bar mamas been pulled as well? That's the law these days.

Posted in: Man arrested for two hit-and-run violations while drunk