JeffLee said...

JeffLee at 08:26 AM JST - 11th August

She worked in a cabaret? As a singer, dancer, performer? I read elsewhere she was just a hostess.

Posted in Ginza hostess' involvement with Oshio ends in tragedy at 08:26 AM JST - 11th August
JeffLee at 03:57 PM JST - 10th August

I've flown Air Asia and Jetstar and both were great.

Posted in Budget airlines thrive amid gloom at 03:57 PM JST - 10th August
JeffLee at 10:57 AM JST - 9th August

OK, then. Why not compare Narita with its East Asian competitors

OK, Singapore, a city of 3 million, 1/10 the population of the Kanto region, has an airport that handles 100,000 passengers daily, more than double that of Narita during these insanely peak periods.

Conclusion: Tokyo and Yokohama are indeed…

Posted in Vacationers' exodus peaks at Narita; roads and trains jammed at 10:57 AM JST - 9th August
JeffLee at 02:40 PM JST - 8th August

Why don't the operators add extra flights and trains during the holiday periods? Every year, we read about how services are fully booked in advance or that trains are operating at "120% capacity," etc.

Denying people travel (like me) or making travel a hassle is not a great way of…

Posted in Vacationers' exodus peaks at Narita; roads and trains jammed at 02:40 PM JST - 8th August
JeffLee at 02:29 PM JST - 8th August

A bigger mystery is why she didn't dispose of the drugs allegedly stashed at her home.

Posted in Actress Sakai arrested over drug use; admits to allegations at 02:29 PM JST - 8th August
JeffLee at 09:56 AM JST - 8th August

The islands dont and wont need Japanese assistance, thanks to the global resources boom. Anway, Japan gave its claim when signg in the San Franciso Peace Treaty. So why are its politians now refusing to use disembarkation cards? Weird.

Posted in Russia rejects Japanese aid offer for disputed isles off Hokkaido at 09:56 AM JST - 8th August
JeffLee at 09:07 AM JST - 8th August

I hate and avoid Japanese hotels. To whit: At one 5-star, we were denied the breakfast buffet at 9:50 a.m. on a Sunday morning, because they said it ended at 10 a.m.!! They said the staff needed time to clear things away. WTF?!?! One of many such experiences.

Japanese hotels…

Posted in Trouble in the hotel industry at 09:07 AM JST - 8th August
JeffLee at 11:42 AM JST - 5th August

YuriOtani:

The "people" of Japan did not want this war.

So where was the anti-war movement? The resistance movement? The "Banzai"-shouting population was firmly behind the expansion in Asia. Meanwhile, Hitler had several assassination attempts against him. 2,000 Germans were implicated in one attempt.

Japan's military was a conscript…

Posted in Poll in U.S. finds support for World War II atom bombings at 11:42 AM JST - 5th August
JeffLee at 11:25 AM JST - 5th August

I cannot find any remote justification for dropping two.

Here's a few of "justifications":

1)Japan continued to ignore the Potsdam Declaration following Hiroshima

2)The U.S. wanted to show that the 1st bomb wasn't a one-off, and that more cities would come under threat.

3) The U.S. "Majic" code-breaking operation showed…

Posted in Poll in U.S. finds support for World War II atom bombings at 11:25 AM JST - 5th August
JeffLee at 08:40 AM JST - 5th August

"missing since Monday....said Tuesday..."

So "missing" for less than a day? Gimme a break.

"...self-claimed professional surfer..."

What does THAT mean?

Posted in Actress-singer Noriko Sakai missing since husband's arrest at 08:40 AM JST - 5th August