M51T said...

M51T at 12:59 PM JST - 13th October

It is regrettable, especially as the Hatoyama administration seems to favour leaving the US nuclear umbrella. However, the first fast food place in NK is doing well. Burgers, waffles and hotdogs. You have to take the good with the bad.

Posted in Hatoyama calls N Korea's reported missile firings regrettable at 12:59 PM JST - 13th October
M51T at 01:17 PM JST - 11th October

Yes, even though it's a poll, this points to a new position for postwar Japanese policy. Perhaps the timing is right as the Obama administration could well collaborate on this issue.

Posted in 60% of DPJ lower house members want Japan out of U.S. nuclear umbrella at 01:17 PM JST - 11th October
M51T at 01:00 PM JST - 9th October

"Burglarized." Please replace with "burgled'.

Posted in Which words or expressions annoy you the most when you hear them repeatedly used by other people in conversation? at 01:00 PM JST - 9th October
M51T at 01:15 PM JST - 8th October

"Didn't see no god dang golf courses in North Korea, Ryo-kun..."

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M51T at 10:23 AM JST - 6th October

Partnering with AA or Delta would have required JAL to confirm their value proposition in any case. Looks like the media has jumped the gun on the process.

Posted in JAL to shelve foreign capital tie-up talks at 10:23 AM JST - 6th October
M51T at 10:53 AM JST - 2nd October

Likewise, private business has been less than stellar. What have the shareholders been doing? Merely letting management take their current course?

An Australian insurance company will not insurance cancelled JAL tickets which is a signal from the market about the company's future.

However, the Ministry of Transport has made comments…

Posted in Should JAL be saved? at 10:53 AM JST - 2nd October
M51T at 06:39 PM JST - 28th September

I hope they can do security checks and luggage scans online. That's where I lose a lot of time.

Posted in Virgin Atlantic to introduce online visa service at 06:39 PM JST - 28th September
M51T at 01:52 PM JST - 25th September

It is well known that standing up develops eye/hand co-ordination and if war breaks out, I'll be in the 66% that survive.

Posted in 33% of Japanese men sit while urinating: survey at 01:52 PM JST - 25th September
M51T at 01:45 PM JST - 25th September

Wait on, I've seen quite a few women react visibly to being groped but it's the men and women around the victim that just look around meekly avoiding getting involved. It's us passengers that should get out of our comfort zone and point at the groper and alert others. But…

Posted in Saitama police launch new unit to prevent groping on trains at 01:45 PM JST - 25th September
M51T at 03:17 PM JST - 24th September

China could shoulder some of the burden but the West is not comfortable with the PRC's human rights stance. Until that perspective changes, Obama shouldn't expect much shouldering from the emerging second largest economy in the world.

Posted in Obama to world: Don't expect America to fix it all at 03:17 PM JST - 24th September