JohnBecker said...

JohnBecker at 10:27 PM JST - 14th June

As someone who has traveled to Japan twice as a tourist, I can say that I never had any trouble coming up with things to see or do, or with getting there. Never a problem with the Tokyo subways, with the shinkansen, or even with a little streetcar-sized train bumbling…

Posted in JAL, JR Tokai team up to boost inbound tourist demand at 10:27 PM JST - 14th June
JohnBecker at 01:13 AM JST - 11th June

Okonomiyake... food of the gods, I tells ya.... Love that stuff!

Posted in Gov't releases English guidebook on Japanese local cuisines at 01:13 AM JST - 11th June
JohnBecker at 08:22 PM JST - 7th June

@TimorBorder: Elvis Presley didn't live in Nashville. Graceland is in Memphis.

Maybe we should be sending the threat of trade prohibitions to China. They're the key to all of this and aren't doing near enough to help stabilize the region.

Posted in Will denying Kim cognac have any effect on N Korea? at 08:22 PM JST - 7th June
JohnBecker at 01:10 AM JST - 2nd June

1 percent biofuel? Images of drops and buckets spring to mind.

Posted in Nippon Oil begins sale of biogasoline in Tokyo, 6 other prefectures at 01:10 AM JST - 2nd June
JohnBecker at 01:15 AM JST - 27th May

I wonder why he isn't writing a book on sumi-e or watercolor painting? That seems more his thing....

If anyone wants to go out of their way to learn about woodblock prints, all they have to do is go to woodblock.com. They'll learn everything there is to know, from Tokyo…

Posted in Tokyo-based American artist to write book about wood-block prints at 01:15 AM JST - 27th May
JohnBecker at 10:22 PM JST - 25th May

Roof tiles aren't structural, but in the traditional Japanese method of architecture, they become a major weakness of the building. They're so heavy that once ground oscillations get the building moving, the momentum of all that moving weight at the top of the structure can bring the whole thing down.…

Posted in Nippon Steel develops titanium roof tiles at 10:22 PM JST - 25th May
JohnBecker at 09:46 PM JST - 24th May

Just what you would expect from someone called "Dubya". Midnight is 12:00 am and Noon is 12:00 pm.

Posted in Woman found murdered in Nagano hotel room at 09:46 PM JST - 24th May
JohnBecker at 01:10 AM JST - 15th May

If the Japanese government would just dump a buncha yen into the marketplace and buy up dollars, this situation would fix itself pretty fast. The Japanese economy isn't built to function well with a strong yen.

Posted in Sony reports Y98.9 billion annual loss; says it will close 3 plants in Japan at 01:10 AM JST - 15th May
JohnBecker at 09:36 PM JST - 10th May

If there's a positive to be taken from this, consider the fact that the poll winner is a young lady who got married and had her baby over a year later. Among celebrities, that seems to be a rarity. Also, she's a young woman. If more young Japanese women were…

Posted in Nozomi Tsuji voted perfect mom by middle, high school girls at 09:36 PM JST - 10th May
JohnBecker at 09:28 PM JST - 10th May

Thank you for the bold prediction, Antonios. ;-)

Posted in Temperatures soar to year's highest in various parts of Japan at 09:28 PM JST - 10th May