Kronos said...

Kronos at 10:47 AM JST - 1st October

I have been married to a Japanese woman for a year and we are planning on having kids. These kind of news scare the crap out of me...

Posted in American arrested in Fukuoka for kidnapping own kids from ex-wife at 10:47 AM JST - 1st October
Kronos at 10:22 AM JST - 1st October

Hehe..I guess DPJ members are spending less than their LDP counterparts.

Posted in First the bureaucrats go away, then the business leaders, and now the politicians. I hear the DPJ members hardly ever go out drinking to places other than izakaya bars. What's going to happen to us from now on? at 10:22 AM JST - 1st October
Kronos at 02:52 PM JST - 28th September

Not because of a change of heart but a change in financial ability because of crisis methinks.

Posted in People used to feel they needed a Louis Vuitton to fit in. But younger girls don’t think like that anymore. at 02:52 PM JST - 28th September
Kronos at 01:36 PM JST - 24th September

I wish World of Warcraft convention was held in Japan..

Posted in Tokyo Game Show kicks off at 01:36 PM JST - 24th September
Kronos at 02:18 PM JST - 17th September

Problem identified. Now, solution?

Posted in Beds are occupied by less urgent cases and there are no penalties for those who over-use the system. at 02:18 PM JST - 17th September
Kronos at 10:43 AM JST - 16th September

Taj: Following older links have more details from the time when this incident occured.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/03/business/worldbusiness/03iht-lehman.1.11640890.html

http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/mar2008/gb20080331_273577.htm

Posted in Ex-consultancy head given 15 years for defrauding Lehman Brothers at 10:43 AM JST - 16th September
Kronos at 09:59 AM JST - 16th September

Shaolin7: Thanks for the reply. If I remember it correctly, Barclays bought most of the assets in US. In Japan, it was Nomura. However I do not remember Nomura buying any assets but only people i.e. business. So if any money is returned, it would most probably be to Lehman…

Posted in Ex-consultancy head given 15 years for defrauding Lehman Brothers at 09:59 AM JST - 16th September
Kronos at 05:01 PM JST - 15th September

I remember this case from a while ago. So is Lehman getting the money back?

Posted in Ex-consultancy head given 15 years for defrauding Lehman Brothers at 05:01 PM JST - 15th September
Kronos at 04:56 PM JST - 15th September

Sorry, I do not get this. Why did she not take a cab if she knew she was drunk? If she was that drunk, she should have left the car and went home by cab. It does not make sense to blame the host for your carelessness.

Posted in Club host held for giving drinks to woman who caused fatal accident at 04:56 PM JST - 15th September
Kronos at 11:23 AM JST - 25th August

Whereas in some places I visited(mostly in Southern Europe, I'm sorry to say), without the expected tip, I could easily imagine some employees goofing off...

Sounds more like a bribe to me.

Posted in What do you think of the tipping system in restaurants, taxis, etc? at 11:23 AM JST - 25th August