PleasureGelf said...

PleasureGelf at 09:28 PM JST - 26th November

Well, what do you expect when you treat visitors like lepers and criminals.

Some people will trash Japan for anything. Dudes, fingerprinting didn't scare off visitors to Japan, high airticket prices and strong yen did.

Posted in Number of overseas visitors to Japan declines at 09:28 PM JST - 26th November
PleasureGelf at 05:32 PM JST - 26th November

tokyogas

The phones are advanced with lots of abilities, but most cannot send an SMS message. Softbank charges JPY 100 per SMS. Total ripoff. A few years back Softbank did a 90% off sale on SMS sending, knocking the price down to JPY 10. Perfect price. Now, I just use…

Posted in Japan far outstrips other industrial nations in mobile technology at 05:32 PM JST - 26th November
PleasureGelf at 10:45 AM JST - 24th November

Finnish cell phone maker Nokia plans to start mobile phone service in Japan - I'm all excited, as I've been thinking of switching to a nokia handset. Now I might be moving to nokia network!

the Finnish manufacturer will use communication lines owned by NTT Docomo - my excitement deflates…

Posted in Nokia to launch mobile phone service in Japan next spring at 10:45 AM JST - 24th November
PleasureGelf at 09:22 AM JST - 22nd November

yeah, but they should only charge for descent.

Posted in Possible eruption ahead over proposed fee for climbing Mt Fuji at 09:22 AM JST - 22nd November
PleasureGelf at 09:21 AM JST - 21st November

This is what happens with such ill-defined questions.

Half of the people here answer its literal meaning. Is smoking pot harmless? No. Basically nothing is harmless, even juggling pineapples. Would I let my kids have a few puffs at breakfast? No.

The other half answer what the question implies. Is…

Posted in Is smoking pot harmless? at 09:21 AM JST - 21st November
PleasureGelf at 02:40 PM JST - 20th November

happoshu - a cheap drink slightly similar in color to beer

Posted in Waseda says more students were arrested for cannabis in past at 02:40 PM JST - 20th November
PleasureGelf at 10:13 AM JST - 18th November

Japanese students shouldn't smoke pot. That's not a part of their cultural heritage. Instead they should keep up the tradition and get wasted on cheap shochu, like their professors.

Posted in Waseda says more students were arrested for cannabis in past at 10:13 AM JST - 18th November
PleasureGelf at 07:07 PM JST - 16th November

How the Blu-ray saved Christmas. Coming to the movie theater near you this winter! Unmissable.

Posted in Can Blu-ray save Christmas for Hollywood? at 07:07 PM JST - 16th November
PleasureGelf at 10:01 PM JST - 4th November

I'd say it's about usual for snow to start in November. Sometimes there's a little snow in October, but it never snows really bad till December.

Posted in Season's 1st snow observed in Sapporo at 10:01 PM JST - 4th November
PleasureGelf at 06:22 PM JST - 4th November

Suzuki, a company employee, was struck... it's all great, but what does it exactly have to do with anything that Suzuki was a company employee? What if he were a homeless Suzuki, or an unemployed Suzuki? Would that be less tragic?

Posted in Police find car believed to have dragged man to his death in Osaka at 06:22 PM JST - 4th November