JeffLee said...

JeffLee at 01:00 PM JST - 7th September

Why not just have food courts? Those trucks waste gas, emit pollution and add to global warming.

Posted in Lunch van village drawing businesspeople in Tokyo at 01:00 PM JST - 7th September
JeffLee at 06:18 AM JST - 7th September

writing articles with titles like, “Why the Japanese Hate the iPhone.”

This is a regular pattern in Japan, after a foreign consumer technology makes inroads in the Japanese market. After Windows 95's introduction, I recall articles along the lines of "Why the Japanese Hate Personal Computers," etc.

Posted in iPhone turns corner in Japan at 06:18 AM JST - 7th September
JeffLee at 04:11 PM JST - 6th September

nipponreddog: Veggies can be worse. The massive 2006 e. coli outbreak in the U.S. was caused by organic spinach and green onions. Organic vegetables are a particular problem as they're often covered in sh*t while being fertilized.

Posted in 11 may have suffered food poisoning from E. coli at Pepper Lunch at 04:11 PM JST - 6th September
JeffLee at 11:47 PM JST - 31st August

Correction, 115 not 110

Posted in Flight attendants publicize new rules for carry-on baggage at 11:47 PM JST - 31st August
JeffLee at 11:46 PM JST - 31st August

Yet another case of Japan making up its own screwy rules that diverge from what everyone else in the world is doing. For most major airlines, size is 110 linear centimeters. The criteria above both differ from that. Many seasoned travelers buy bags to conform with the 110-rule. Typical.

Posted in Flight attendants publicize new rules for carry-on baggage at 11:46 PM JST - 31st August
JeffLee at 12:11 PM JST - 20th August

check in is 15:00 and check out 11:00. not bad for a Japanese hotel, but still pretty stingy. elsewhere in Asia, I usually get noon to noon, sometimes with free late checkout til 6 p.m..

That's what Japanese hotels need to do to get more Western tourists.

Posted in The spirit of hospitality at 12:11 PM JST - 20th August
JeffLee at 08:11 AM JST - 20th August

Diplomacy, not war, won Indonesia's independance. Indonesia was never a great a battlefiend like Vietnam or Korea at the time. Although warm-mongers like Ono-san wanted otherwise.

The guy seems to want respect. Which is ironic since he fought for an army that committed atrocities in his adopted country. And then…

Posted in Book tells story of Japanese who fought for Indonesia's freedom at 08:11 AM JST - 20th August
JeffLee at 10:10 AM JST - 16th August

Japan wants "free trade" while protecting a massive "sancutuary" from foreign compeitition? What kind of narcotics are Japan's policymakers on?

Posted in Prospects elusive for Japan-U.S. FTA at 10:10 AM JST - 16th August
JeffLee at 08:26 AM JST - 15th August

Was the bottle a piece of the regular flotsam that surrounds this polluted archipeligo? If so, this story should serve as a parable for environmental conservation.

Posted in Man clinging to plastic bottle rescued in southern Japan sea at 08:26 AM JST - 15th August
JeffLee at 10:12 PM JST - 12th August

Ossan: Then you must of missed the Japan Sugoi article

http://japansugoi.com/wordpress/misaki-itos-%E4%BC%8A%E6%9D%B1%E7%BE%8E%E5%92%B2-high-school-photograph/

Pic here: http://blog.sandiegotown.com/uwasa/images/misaki.jpg

Posted in Misaki Ito’s agency denies reports of upcoming wedding to pachinko king at 10:12 PM JST - 12th August