NagoyaOya said...

NagoyaOya at 04:28 PM JST - 1st April

As eastokyo says, there is a wide range of prices increases going into effect today, things that will hit our wallets right away. So how come JT doesn't bother mentioning this? Didn't Kyodo include it in their feed?

Posted in Motorists flock to service stations to buy cheaper gasoline at 04:28 PM JST - 1st April
NagoyaOya at 04:20 PM JST - 1st April

Oh, so that's what adding a chevron does to your comment (which I can't edit)

Posted in Rock group X JAPAN holds reunion concert in Tokyo at 04:20 PM JST - 1st April
NagoyaOya at 04:16 PM JST - 1st April

Honne, spot on. Yoshiki is a textbook prima donna but also a talented musician. The main reasons I bothered going to see a band whose music I barely knew was that I was expecting something spectacular (a bit disappointing in that respect - does anyone really get excited by…

Posted in Rock group X JAPAN holds reunion concert in Tokyo at 04:16 PM JST - 1st April
NagoyaOya at 01:40 PM JST - 31st March

Not really an X Japan fan but I did end up with four tickets to Friday's show. And it was quite the experience, though I could have done without the two-hour delay before the show even started. Technically they did some amazing stuff to bring the late ("faggy cvnt gutiar…

Posted in Rock group X JAPAN holds reunion concert in Tokyo at 01:40 PM JST - 31st March
NagoyaOya at 01:56 PM JST - 25th March

I'm looking at this page and I see...ads. Lots of ads above the fold on a full-screen laptop view: (Site logo), a big leaderboard ad, (the navigation bar), two side-by-side Google AdWords blocks, an HIS affiliate ad, (the search box), and the top of the directory listings (sorry, ads).

At…

Posted in What do you think of the new Japan Today design? at 01:56 PM JST - 25th March
NagoyaOya at 05:56 PM JST - 24th March

Disappointed. This relaunch has been coming for what, six months? And it's pretty much business as usual in terms of what the site has to offer.

I suppose it looks a bit more "Web 2.0" but that's supposed to be about function more than form. But then again, now I…

Posted in What do you think of the new Japan Today design? at 05:56 PM JST - 24th March