KenjiYamamoto said...

KenjiYamamoto at 05:26 AM JST - 2nd June

yawn. a typical heavy 767 carries about 20 to 30 tons in fuel for mid-range and up to 50 tons or more for long-range flights. and that's just a one-way trip. translation - a short haul flight on a 767 from tokyo to hong kong carries about 30 tons in…

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KenjiYamamoto at 05:24 AM JST - 1st June

asians are inherently in denial. it's a cultural flaw.
supposedly harmonious, but not quite. at work in japan or at home everyone is acting out the 'perfect' person scenario.

this tends to break loose into a raging animal outside of japan. we say we can't help it, but that's what…

Posted in From war to peace - Japanese style at 05:24 AM JST - 1st June
KenjiYamamoto at 05:15 AM JST - 1st June

what asia desperately needs is what europe already enjoys - an asian union. europe has already produced an outstanding jet fighter, the eurofighter. not to mention the european space agency with THEIR OWN SPACE STATION, THE COLOMBUS (not to be confused with the us space shuttle).

and the asians? they…

Posted in Japan needs to win Asian trust for defense policy: Ishiba at 05:15 AM JST - 1st June
KenjiYamamoto at 05:28 AM JST - 28th May

the us treats japan like a slave. it's always 'do this, do that, etc.' all the asian countries are enjoying peaceful and amicable relations, not souring 'mr. number one on earth' pushing other countries around. just because they screwed up big time in iraq doesn't mean it's going to do…

Posted in Japan unlikely to follow U.S. on defense at 05:28 AM JST - 28th May
KenjiYamamoto at 05:07 AM JST - 27th May

isn't invading another country a self-defeating act, especially when it creates only more extremism ? taking gasoline straight to a fire instead of water is a really bad idea. to the contrary, al-qaeda's business has been thriving, thanks to rome.

Posted in U.S. ambassador: Al-Qaida close to defeat in Iraq at 05:07 AM JST - 27th May
KenjiYamamoto at 04:46 AM JST - 27th May

jal is a god send compared to any us airliner. with us carriers, the stewardesses are about a hundred years old, grossly fat, grumpy and mean, plain nasty, underpaid (judging by the anger on their wrinkly faces), and won't serve you until the person's been nickel and dimed, literally, since…

Posted in JAL improves Economy Class service on Hawaii route at 04:46 AM JST - 27th May
KenjiYamamoto at 04:32 AM JST - 27th May

perhaps it was lost love or something... may be even murder...

i have no idea, but if financial problems was not her modus vivendi, then the cause may be something else.

Posted in TV announcer Ako Kawada found dead in car in apparent suicide at 04:32 AM JST - 27th May
KenjiYamamoto at 04:28 AM JST - 27th May

it's ironic how a democratic system features an electoral college that can override the popular vote count. is that a democracy?

as for central and south america, count them out. they know what happened to mexico, which once encompassed all of the west including parts of texas.

Posted in U.S. presidential candidates 3 peas in a pod at 04:28 AM JST - 27th May