Nessie said...

Nessie at 05:29 PM JST - 28th May

has curtailed construction of condominiums and other lodging facilities for foreigners in Niseko

How do they know which ones will be used by foreigners? This reads like lazy reporting.

Posted in Hokkaido town curbs resort development at 05:29 PM JST - 28th May
Nessie at 05:27 PM JST - 28th May

I wonder if they corrected these figures to account for demographic aging. There is a gradual tendency for the age structure to change, which means that high-risk age groups will be more represented in some years and less represented in others, although this won't have much effect in year-on-year comparisons.

Posted in Suicides in Japan certain to top 30,000 for 10th straight year at 05:27 PM JST - 28th May
Nessie at 05:23 PM JST - 28th May

Re-opens with different name, a la Megmilk. Maybe then can get a contract supplying JAL: "Coffee, tea, or half-eaten diner, maam?"

Posted in Osaka restaurant Senba Kitcho to close following scandals at 05:23 PM JST - 28th May
Nessie at 05:18 PM JST - 28th May

Generally they seem to reduce the setence for killing someone in your family, versus killing a stranger.

Posted in Man gets 7 years for killing sister, but is acquitted of dismembering body at 05:18 PM JST - 28th May
Nessie at 06:27 PM JST - 27th May

romulus has 2 gold cards. They belong to romulus.

Romulus lends out card. --> Romulus, meet Remus. ;)

Posted in Actress Shinobu Otake appears in MasterCard commercial at 06:27 PM JST - 27th May
Nessie at 06:23 PM JST - 27th May

clone-like women with their personalities muffled, cinched, and zipped up.

Making the dubious assumption that they have personalities, are we?

Posted in Crimes of fashion at 06:23 PM JST - 27th May
Nessie at 04:27 PM JST - 27th May

I think that's the only word he responds to anymore. His hunnies must be tired of saying.

Posted in Castro criticizes Obama plan to keep U.S. embargo at 04:27 PM JST - 27th May
Nessie at 04:26 PM JST - 27th May

What irks me is First Name + Sama. Bill-sama. Mary-sama. Scanners moment.

And "Yo bro!" in correspondence from strangers asking for favors. My answer: "No, bro!"

Posted in Do you consider the word "gaijin" racist? at 04:26 PM JST - 27th May
Nessie at 03:11 PM JST - 27th May

Wow, really stepping into the fray of controversy with this position. Who says he's not a statesman?

Posted in Fukuda in favor of daylight saving time at 03:11 PM JST - 27th May
Nessie at 03:09 PM JST - 27th May

Horse, LOL.

Posted in at 03:09 PM JST - 27th May