RakishGadfly said...

RakishGadfly at 11:08 AM JST - 7th November

Disillusioned;

I think the same article was in the news 50 years ago when it was first discovered.

They had functional MRI 50 years ago? Gotta love that Japanese technology...

Posted in Early learners' brains more efficient when learning English, researchers say at 11:08 AM JST - 7th November
RakishGadfly at 11:02 AM JST - 7th November

What most of you are missing is that you think by "tourists" they mean folks from Europe or North America and most of the answers reflect that bias. They are way more likely to get tourists from Korea or China, and the recent tourism figures numbers reflect that. Stop the…

Posted in What does Japan need to do in order to attract more tourists? at 11:02 AM JST - 7th November
RakishGadfly at 10:58 AM JST - 7th November

LostinNagoya;

So in all those J TV shows and movies where they yell irashaimasse at people entering restaurants, they obviously must have filmed it that way because they knew gaijin would be watching it?

Posted in What does Japan need to do in order to attract more tourists? at 10:58 AM JST - 7th November
RakishGadfly at 10:55 AM JST - 7th November

realist;

there have been various polls conducted at intervals during the past few decades which always show that the majority of Japanese want NOTHING to do with foreigners.

So find some relatively recent ones and post some links, otherwise I call BS on this statement.

Posted in What does Japan need to do in order to attract more tourists? at 10:55 AM JST - 7th November
RakishGadfly at 08:00 PM JST - 5th November

Excellent choice by the US, and can't wait to see the last of "President Bush" in 2 months time.

Posted in Obama sweeps to victory, says change has come to America at 08:00 PM JST - 5th November
RakishGadfly at 12:20 PM JST - 5th November

Focus on the higher end tourists to bring in he cash, not the whingy backpackers who complain about price and expect everything to be written in English.

Posted in What does Japan need to do in order to attract more tourists? at 12:20 PM JST - 5th November
RakishGadfly at 12:17 PM JST - 5th November

Danged copper in coffee, ruining the taste of melamine in the milk.

Posted in China says Japanese-produced seasoned soy sauce, coffee tainted at 12:17 PM JST - 5th November
RakishGadfly at 12:11 PM JST - 5th November

Anyway, congrats to the US for pulling back from the abyss with this election. Bush was taking the US down the road of a fallen empire, and though McCain wouldn't have been as bad as Bush, Obama is much more of a change, which is obviously what Americans want. The…

Posted in Obama sweeps to victory, says change has come to America at 12:11 PM JST - 5th November
RakishGadfly at 11:25 AM JST - 5th November

Fox calls Ohio? It's Armageddon!

Posted in Obama sweeps to victory, says change has come to America at 11:25 AM JST - 5th November
RakishGadfly at 11:20 AM JST - 5th November

taka;

I think I'm going to have a drinkee-poo or 6!

Kampai and congrats.

Posted in Obama sweeps to victory, says change has come to America at 11:20 AM JST - 5th November