NagoyaOya said...

NagoyaOya at 01:06 PM JST - 16th September

I'm a lifelong PF fan and Rick Wright's loss is a sad one indeed.

But I have to say to Taka - making a mental note to a co-worker?! Syd Barrett would be proud of you.

Posted in Pink Floyd member Richard Wright dies age 65 at 01:06 PM JST - 16th September
NagoyaOya at 10:39 AM JST - 28th August

I can't stand her. With her arrogant and "fake" personality she fits right into the variety show circuit and she milked her gaijin idol status for quite a few years. She married a two-bit actor who was a renowned playboy and then divorced him when he played true to type.…

Posted in Marcia to release new song for the first time in 10 years at 10:39 AM JST - 28th August
NagoyaOya at 04:09 PM JST - 17th July

Without knowing what the full list of factors are, we can argue ad nauseum about their objectivity. But having just come back from a trip to Ireland, I can affirm that the cost of living there is astronomically high for the quality of life you get. I arrived in Japan…

Posted in Britain, Ireland lowest in Europe in quality of life: study at 04:09 PM JST - 17th July
NagoyaOya at 01:34 PM JST - 20th June

On the Teaching English in Japan website (teij.net), there is a metric conversion tool and it gets somewhere in the region of 25,000 visitors a day (most, needless to say, from the U.S.). And it's just one of several online metric conversion tools (and not the most popular by 1.6km...uh,…

Posted in Why doesn't the U.S. switch to the metric system? at 01:34 PM JST - 20th June
NagoyaOya at 01:17 PM JST - 5th June

Oh, right, it's the capital of Azerbaijan.

Where the hell is Azerbaijan?

Posted in Tokyo moves to next phase in bid for 2016 Summer Games at 01:17 PM JST - 5th June
NagoyaOya at 01:15 PM JST - 5th June

Where the hell is Baku?

Posted in Tokyo moves to next phase in bid for 2016 Summer Games at 01:15 PM JST - 5th June
NagoyaOya at 02:06 PM JST - 21st May

I think you'll find the answer in the word "sueing" a few comments up!

Posted in British employee of Merrill Lynch Japan among 10 busted over cocaine use at nightclubs at 02:06 PM JST - 21st May
NagoyaOya at 01:51 PM JST - 21st May

Some interesting circular posting going on here. Is it okay to post a link to a site that DOES name names? (URL changed as the original one set off the naughty word alarm)

http://tinyurl.com/3m8tpy

Posted in British employee of Merrill Lynch Japan among 10 busted over cocaine use at nightclubs at 01:51 PM JST - 21st May
NagoyaOya at 01:42 PM JST - 21st May

I see the comments mentioning his name and age have been deleted, even though they're on the Asahi newspaper's Japanese website.

But anyway, barring a positive blood test, the "the drugs just found their way into my pocket" defense is solid, isn't it? If I were in possession of some…

Posted in British employee of Merrill Lynch Japan among 10 busted over cocaine use at nightclubs at 01:42 PM JST - 21st May
NagoyaOya at 08:44 PM JST - 8th April

I see she's had her teeth fixed. Course now she looks just like every other cookie-cutter aidoru-talento. More grist to the geinou mill.

Posted in Ex-Morning Musume member Ai Kago plans comeback after smoking scandal, suicide attempt at 08:44 PM JST - 8th April