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Mark_McCracken at 03:47 PM JST - 2nd October
Chicago and Rio have never had the Olympics. So, by your logic, wouldn't they deserve to have it more?
Posted in JAL decorates aircraft in support for Tokyo's 2016 Olympic bid at 03:47 PM JST - 2nd October
Mark_McCracken at 01:51 PM JST - 2nd October
Chicago and Rio seem to have a better chance than Tokyo. Asia just had the Olympics. Europe (London) in 2012. The next logical place would be in the Americas.
Posted in JAL decorates aircraft in support for Tokyo's 2016 Olympic bid at 01:51 PM JST - 2nd October
Mark_McCracken at 03:56 PM JST - 1st October
Memyself,
The fire occured not in Shibuya, but in Osaka, several hundred kilometers away. Do you believe that every media cafe has the same "dust and debris" as the one you visited? Is this one visit your sole criteria for what "probably" caused the fire?
Posted in Osaka arson-murder suspect says he was 'fed up with life' at 03:56 PM JST - 1st October
Mark_McCracken at 04:02 PM JST - 29th September
If foreigners were not required to carry Alien Registration Cards, none of this would have happened.
Posted in Fired Russian wrestler rocks sumo world with match-fixing claims at 04:02 PM JST - 29th September
Mark_McCracken at 03:59 PM JST - 29th September
One photographer was overheard saying "Could you move your head just a little to the left, please."
Posted in Naomi Kawashima at 03:59 PM JST - 29th September
Mark_McCracken at 12:55 PM JST - 29th September
That's true Smartacus. The conflict between media organization management and News Editors is decades old. As you rightly point out, management seems to be showing unnecessary influence recently. Ideally, readers and viewers would stop using bias media, and outlets like FoxNews on the right and the New York Times on…
Posted in Do you think it is OK for media organizations to support candidates in elections or should they remain neutral? at 12:55 PM JST - 29th September
Mark_McCracken at 12:11 PM JST - 29th September
"The memorial was designed to accommodate 2,400 visitors a day. It now draws 1.5 million a year."
How difficult this is to compare. Journalists seem to abhor math. How about saying "The memorial was designed to accommodate 2,400 visitors a day, yet now draws about 4,100 visitors per day."
Posted in New Pearl Harbor museum scheduled for 2010 at 12:11 PM JST - 29th September
Mark_McCracken at 12:07 PM JST - 29th September
Your poorly worded questions fails to distinguish between news departments and media organizations. News Departments should be neutral. Media organizations are often companies which pay taxes and have specific issues and governmental needs (airwaves come to mind) so they should be able to support specific candidates.
Posted in Do you think it is OK for media organizations to support candidates in elections or should they remain neutral? at 12:07 PM JST - 29th September
Mark_McCracken at 11:51 AM JST - 28th September
Some day, he'll be Prime Minister. Of course by then it might be easier because the population of Japan will have declined by 20 or 30 percent.
Posted in Koizumi formally announces retirement; names son as successor at 11:51 AM JST - 28th September
Mark_McCracken at 08:04 PM JST - 27th September
Because when there is a credit crunch, people don't eat at Japanese restaurants? Perhaps Nobu is looking for an excuse other than "I overexpanded."
Posted in Nobu forced to close London restaurant on credit crunch at 08:04 PM JST - 27th September