Honen said...

Honen at 04:46 PM JST - 17th December

Mark,

I think you've spotted it. That means they need to remove the comma after "country".

Posted in Flu epidemic starts across Japan at 04:46 PM JST - 17th December
Honen at 03:56 PM JST - 17th December

Quite possibly the worst piece of reporting I have ever read. 1.62 people at 4,700 facilities have the flu? It's an epidemic!!!!!!

Perhaps whoever posted this story should go back, do some homework on the numbers, and then return to let us know that "this is the earliest announced start…

Posted in Flu epidemic starts across Japan at 03:56 PM JST - 17th December
Honen at 01:18 PM JST - 9th December

It probably wasn't a dump truck. In all likelihood, it was a "dump".

Posted in Dump truck smashes into cars and family restaurant in Toyama; one dead at 01:18 PM JST - 9th December
Honen at 09:50 AM JST - 3rd December

I hadn't realized that solar power could generate light bulbs. That's some pretty miraculous technology. :)

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Honen at 05:23 PM JST - 21st November

"Lotteria said it is using Hokkaido potatoes and Japanese salt to suit the taste of Japanese consumers. "

Alright, y'all, break out yer long intestines!

Posted in Marugoto potato at 05:23 PM JST - 21st November
Honen at 04:11 PM JST - 20th November

Although "Hibiki Bussan" is, I'm sure, a perfectly proper name for a company, it somehow makes be think "snoring ugly person". Just the hibiki of it, I guess. :)

Posted in New Pastapot at 04:11 PM JST - 20th November
Honen at 07:57 PM JST - 8th October

Smith,

It's the biggest single-day drop in 21 years, but it ended at the lowest level in 5.

Posted in Nikkei plunges 9% to 5-year low on panic selling at 07:57 PM JST - 8th October
Honen at 10:02 AM JST - 12th September

You notice that they put Aso in the center.

It has already been decided.

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Honen at 06:11 PM JST - 3rd September

"“The front-runner is Aso. That’s for sure. For the LDP, Koike is a gamble,” said Hidekazu Kawai, honorary professor of politics at Gakushuin University in Tokyo."

Really, shouldn't that be "professor emeritus"? If you call him an "honorary professor", it sounds as if he isn't a real professor.

Posted in Koike emerges as contender for prime minister at 06:11 PM JST - 3rd September
Honen at 11:15 AM JST - 2nd September

I am OK with this.

Posted in 'Best Jeanists' announced at 11:15 AM JST - 2nd September