JeffLee said...

JeffLee at 09:39 AM JST - 24th August

First leg should go to Narita and Tokyo, where's its REALLY needed.

Posted in JR Tokai poised to build maglev train line at 09:39 AM JST - 24th August
JeffLee at 09:11 AM JST - 24th August

Odd that something who's lived so long in Tokyo and Japan bemoans Phuket's "overdevelopment." The population centers of Phuket are not pristine, But still, I can snorkel off the island's beaches and see thousands of fish, go jungle trekking, and wander along largely empty beaches that stretch for 10 kilometers…

Posted in Travels in the East at 09:11 AM JST - 24th August
JeffLee at 08:13 AM JST - 23rd August

...before rivals, including Nokia Corp. of Finland and South Korean Samsung Electronics Co., dominate

But Nokia Samsung and other non-Japanese makers DO dominate the global market already.

Posted in Top Japanese cell phone innovator praises iPhone at 08:13 AM JST - 23rd August
JeffLee at 07:48 AM JST - 20th August

It will be interesting to see if he's punished. In past such cases, the foreign ministry pressures the country (reducing ODA, etc) to get the Japanese suspect off. Remember the Japanese journalist whose bomb killed an airport worker in Amman? Seems unfair, as Japan tends to mete out stiff sentences…

Posted in Japanese man detained in Cambodia for taking nude photos of children at 07:48 AM JST - 20th August
JeffLee at 02:08 PM JST - 19th August

Melatonin. Nuff said.

Posted in How do you deal with jet lag? at 02:08 PM JST - 19th August
JeffLee at 07:08 PM JST - 18th August

"...mows down Canada,"?

1-0 is more like "squeezes past," especially as Canada had runners on 2nd and 3rd at one point.

Posted in Naruse mows down Canada, Inaba homers in Japan's baseball win at 07:08 PM JST - 18th August
JeffLee at 09:15 AM JST - 18th August

I'd prefer living in Singapore than in Ishihara's Tokyo. The problem is the year-round relentless heat and humidity. I'd imagine that many Westerners there have immense problems adapting to a one-season climate, which is almost as oppressive as a Japanese summer.

Posted in Luring foreign talent gives Singapore edge over Japan at 09:15 AM JST - 18th August
JeffLee at 07:57 AM JST - 14th August

The US airlines continue to make more and more reasons not to fly with them.

Posted in American Airlines ups miles needed for free trip at 07:57 AM JST - 14th August
JeffLee at 10:36 AM JST - 7th August

The allocation of blame in the Japanese justice system frightens me. Often, it seems that just because a person is powerful or rich, then they automatically must take the blame for others. In this case, the driver clearly violated stated operating procedures, which led directly to the crash, using his…

Posted in Police say JR West president culpable over fatal derailment at 10:36 AM JST - 7th August
JeffLee at 11:15 AM JST - 31st July

What are they broadcasting? If it's typical Japanese TV fare, then no wonder.

Posted in Toshiba to end mobile digital satellite broadcasting at 11:15 AM JST - 31st July