JeffLee said...

JeffLee at 06:36 AM JST - 17th October

I will never drive in Japan!

I agree with Bogi. It should be the boy's fault for placing myself in front of a moving vehicle that had the right of way. If not, why have traffic lights in the first place?

The charges against the driver are a travesty.

Posted in 11-year-old boy dies after being hit by taxi in Chiba at 06:36 AM JST - 17th October
JeffLee at 09:32 AM JST - 15th October

The two above comments are wrong. Windows 2000 was a brilliant OS, rock solid. Never had any problems, while my Mac workmates (I work in media) were having to phone up the "Mac Care" technicians from time to time and paying for upgrades in order to run pretty standard applications.…

Posted in Windows 7 strong, but don't pay to upgrade at 09:32 AM JST - 15th October
JeffLee at 01:35 PM JST - 13th October

Japan has its economic troubles

LIke a ten-year recession, only to be followed by the global economic meltdown. The writer tries very hard to put a happy spin on a hopeless situation. The busiest stores in my area are the 100-yen stores and Uniglo. Not a rosy outlook, especially given…

Posted in Versace fades but doors haven't closed on big spenders at 01:35 PM JST - 13th October
JeffLee at 06:42 PM JST - 11th October

Well, yeah, but it IS NHK. Which means the "authentic" view of Japan is one that's perfectly in line with the Japanese government's domestic and foreign policies. To site just one example, the Kuriles will be called "the NOrthern Territories," and Russian or Ainu claims to it will be ignored.

Posted in Dancer, biker, newscaster— Meet NHK World’s Yuko Fukushima at 06:42 PM JST - 11th October
JeffLee at 07:59 AM JST - 1st October

MrUSA seems like a typical teabagger - blaming Obama for problems that don't even exist.

Posted in Tension mounts, tempers fly ahead of 2016 Olympic host city vote at 07:59 AM JST - 1st October
JeffLee at 07:45 AM JST - 1st October

It boggles the mind why a young graduate from a Western country would come to Japan to teach now. On top of dispatch companies siphoning a chunk of your already miserable salary, you have the most apathetic, laziest students on the planet.

Posted in The McJob of Asia at 07:45 AM JST - 1st October
JeffLee at 07:27 AM JST - 29th September

The solution is bring labor laws up to Western standards.

With job security gone, the Japanese workplace has become the worst of all worlds. Long hours (10-16 hours not unusual), low pay, no security. Workers see no light at the end of the tunnel.

Posted in No. of suicides in Japan reaches 22,000 in Jan-Aug at 07:27 AM JST - 29th September
JeffLee at 07:59 AM JST - 28th September

An interesting but baffling story. People in a scenic, rural tourism-based community oppose a massive dam project when it's announced. OK, I get it. But then when it's cancelled, they protest again, for the dam to go ahead! As for compensation for evictions and other construction damage, why not spend…

Posted in Leading a new life without a dam vexes Yamba residents at 07:59 AM JST - 28th September
JeffLee at 07:22 AM JST - 27th September

Thank god for "manipulation"!!!

If it weren't for Moore, we would never had seen George Bush sit and do nothing for 7 minutes while the country was under attack. We never would have found out that the FBI gave special permission for a group of compatriots of the 9/11 terrorists…

Posted in Showmanship Moore's top commodity in 'Capitalism' at 07:22 AM JST - 27th September
JeffLee at 08:56 AM JST - 23rd September

Kakubin with ice and soda is one of the best value drinks in the world. Costs pennies to make at home yet is very palatable. For the price, Kakubin, Black Nikka, etc., are wonderful drams.

The international awards have nothing to do with this trend, as those whiskys are never,…

Posted in Highballs are hip again at 08:56 AM JST - 23rd September