Richard_III said...

Richard_III at 02:23 PM JST - 28th April

I though Shinshintou was the new diet machine.

I thought it was "Slendershaper", or was that last year? Or was it Billy Blanks last year? Or Chinese tea?

I just can't remember.

Posted in Celebrities unveil new diet machine at 02:23 PM JST - 28th April
Richard_III at 01:32 PM JST - 25th April

rather than the Japanese "talent".

But surely there is no other way to describe SMAP, or most of the other talented people who regularly appear on tv here.

Posted in SMAP meal set suspended at Osaka prefectural government office at 01:32 PM JST - 25th April
Richard_III at 01:28 PM JST - 25th April

This could be getting interesting....

Posted in TCI rejects gov't guidance to drop investment plan for J-Power at 01:28 PM JST - 25th April
Richard_III at 07:06 PM JST - 24th April

Could somebody please explain me why the Chinese blue men thought they would have any kind of rights over the police of a sovereign country? What would make them think that they above the law of another country?

Maybe cause of what they realised they could get away with in…

Posted in Australian police tussle with Chinese Olympic torch escorts at 07:06 PM JST - 24th April
Richard_III at 06:59 PM JST - 24th April

Would be nice to get a proper reference for this book.

Posted in The future is gray at 06:59 PM JST - 24th April
Richard_III at 06:59 PM JST - 23rd April

Upon seeing me on my bicycle, the snits coming the wrong way have actually moved closer to the side of the road, forcing me to move further into the traffic lane, endangering my safety.

You have this totally wrong. What I do is I get as close to the curb…

Posted in What do you think of attempts by police to get people to stop using cell phones and listening to music while riding bicycles? at 06:59 PM JST - 23rd April
Richard_III at 01:47 PM JST - 23rd April

As we say after a few drinks, "owt is better than nowt".

Posted in Fukuda announces creation of Consumers Agency at 01:47 PM JST - 23rd April
Richard_III at 01:41 PM JST - 23rd April

Looks like this is going to be Fukuda's only idea during his wasted Premiership, and this was probably only triggered by the gyouza scandal.

Bring back Abe, at the time he was ineffectual and limp, but at least he had a few ideas.

Posted in Fukuda announces creation of Consumers Agency at 01:41 PM JST - 23rd April
Richard_III at 02:59 PM JST - 7th April

Japan has got to have some of the rudest people on the planet. In general they have no manners but near train stations or on trains, they exercise their rudeness with magnificence.

As with walking the streets of Japan, the rule of thumb appears to be that the presence of…

Posted in What behavior by train passengers bugs you the most? at 02:59 PM JST - 7th April