LostinNagoya said...

LostinNagoya at 10:13 AM JST - 1st June

good idea and intentions. However it is close to impossible to live without AC inside the volcano - which is how I see the Japanese summer.

Posted in What do you think of the Cool Biz campaign, promoted by the government each summer between June and September? at 10:13 AM JST - 1st June
LostinNagoya at 10:11 AM JST - 1st June

you mean, around US$ 800,000???? for this ugly thing???????

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LostinNagoya at 10:07 AM JST - 1st June

yeah, just for the simple reason that Japan would then be forced to admit its bloody, war crime past. And stop imagining being the victim, as we see in History books.

Posted in Should the 1951 Treaty of San Francisco be amended to allow surviving ex-POWs and their kin to take legal action for compensation against the Japanese government? at 10:07 AM JST - 1st June
LostinNagoya at 09:43 AM JST - 1st June

Japan should stop playing for the J audience and travel abroad facing stronger opponents if they want their level upped. Why not visit and play the top 15 FIFA ranking teams in their own stadia? The way it is Japan hardly will get past the second-round of 2014 Africa. My…

Posted in Japan routs Belgium 4-0 to win Kirin Cup at 09:43 AM JST - 1st June
LostinNagoya at 09:36 AM JST - 1st June

Despite everything gloomy about Japan, I find their driving very good. They are not perfect, but no one in this world drives perfectly. I think that the prospect of heavy fines, prison and shame (work, neighboors, family) make most of Js to drive quite well. And traffic here is somehow…

Posted in Why I hate driving in Japan at 09:36 AM JST - 1st June
LostinNagoya at 09:30 AM JST - 1st June

I agree with the author: in Nagoya, if you visit all the 30 plus places adverstised in japanzine, you will find live music only in 2 or 3 of them. This is a small number in comparison to other countries - I take Thailand, Brazil and Italy where I have…

Posted in Tokyo’s lack of live music at 09:30 AM JST - 1st June
LostinNagoya at 12:44 PM JST - 30th May

Kay Scarpetta (in the early 1990s) and Hyeronimus Bosch (not the painter). Very entertaining for reading while flying.

Posted in Who are your favorite fictional detectives of literature, film or TV? at 12:44 PM JST - 30th May
LostinNagoya at 04:57 PM JST - 29th May

I bought a new carry-on suitcase, I doubt I helped the economy...my neighborhood looks like a ghost town.

Posted in All municipalities start giving cash handouts to residents at 04:57 PM JST - 29th May
LostinNagoya at 04:51 PM JST - 29th May

What about the overnight buses between Tokyo-Osaka-Nagoya which cost 1/4 of the price? I have friends that work for embassies that have switched from shinkansen to buses. Everybody wants to save money these days, even the upper class. JR should lower the prices.

Posted in Tokaido Shinkansen blames 14% drop in passengers in May on new flu at 04:51 PM JST - 29th May
LostinNagoya at 04:44 PM JST - 29th May

I thought he had left thru the back door. I mean, thru the back door to the afterlife. I wouldn´t miss him, well, actually, I would throw a party.

Posted in Bush says he misses soldiers, White House food at 04:44 PM JST - 29th May