Number11 said...

Number11 at 06:39 AM JST - 19th February

Not according to their website.

Posted in Accor to launch 3-day super sale for 1 million hotel rooms at 06:39 AM JST - 19th February
Number11 at 07:13 PM JST - 18th February

The URL given doesn't work yet, and they have no hotels in Japan. Other than that, nice article.

Posted in Accor to launch 3-day super sale for 1 million hotel rooms at 07:13 PM JST - 18th February
Number11 at 03:37 PM JST - 17th February

I have permanent residency. Why should I have to get a new card?

To stimulate the economy, silly.

Posted in Number of foreigners overstaying visas in Japan nearly halves in 5 years at 03:37 PM JST - 17th February
Number11 at 02:44 PM JST - 17th February

Can we trust people on medication & booze to lead?

No, but it's been going on for centuries. In case you haven't noticed, people are not much different than dogs. We don't mind being yanked around by leaders/owners as long as we have food and shelter. We're complacent pets.

Posted in Finance Minister Nakagawa resigns over G-7 behavior at 02:44 PM JST - 17th February
Number11 at 06:24 PM JST - 13th February

How do you know that, wanderlust? I was an engineer, manager, marketing manager and factory manager probably before you were even born. You guys just pull this nonsense out of your butt.

Posted in Panasonic orders 10,000 employees to buy its products by July at 06:24 PM JST - 13th February
Number11 at 05:30 PM JST - 13th February

So Panasonic has 10,000 managerial level employees, eh?> -- Kronos

That's only about 3% of its total employees. Duh...

Posted in Panasonic orders 10,000 employees to buy its products by July at 05:30 PM JST - 13th February
Number11 at 02:39 PM JST - 13th February

They don't get a 50% discount.

You see now, this the problem with the internet. People just make stuff up and millions of others believe it and quote it. Oh, wait. That the problem with politics... and religion... and...

Posted in Panasonic orders 10,000 employees to buy its products by July at 02:39 PM JST - 13th February
Number11 at 02:15 PM JST - 13th February

You must not have ever worked in a consumer goods industry.

It has always been an unwritten part of employment in the consumer electronics industry that people will buy the products of their company in Japan. It happens in other countries too. Do you think a GM assembly plant worker…

Posted in Panasonic orders 10,000 employees to buy its products by July at 02:15 PM JST - 13th February
Number11 at 05:56 PM JST - 9th February

I'd like to organize a fleet of PT Boats to torpedo Watson and new ship next year.

Posted in Conservationists suspend 'whale wars' with Japan until next year at 05:56 PM JST - 9th February
Number11 at 09:44 AM JST - 6th February

I don't buy it. This sounds more like sour grapes because Japan didn't ask "How high?" when the US said "Jump!"

The US fought a war to stop Japan from having "regional and international standing."

Former CIA officials and current Under Secretaries of Defense are always looking for ways to…

Posted in Ex-Pentagon official warns of Japan's decline at 09:44 AM JST - 6th February