SaruTobi said...

SaruTobi at 03:07 PM JST - 30th March

It was pretty good when I tried it, I look forward to having it again....much, much better than those decadent megamacs.

Posted in Cheese Katsu Burger at 03:07 PM JST - 30th March
SaruTobi at 06:02 PM JST - 27th February

CONDITION ALERT--DEFCON 3

Posted in Defense chief warns North Korea against missile launch at 06:02 PM JST - 27th February
SaruTobi at 09:49 PM JST - 18th February

buddha4brains reply was perfect. :D The only way some employees could get a raise in this economy is to fire some of the others. However, in all fairness, I think the employees deserve more than they were getting in good times. Too much shareholder activism? Yaah, I think so.

Posted in Japanese auto unions seek pay hikes in annual wage talks at 09:49 PM JST - 18th February
SaruTobi at 09:40 PM JST - 18th February

The sentence is part of an outmoded way of thinking--20 or 30 years behind the times. The criminal gets some respect but the victim and her family does not. It's sickening.

Posted in Man gets life term for killing female neighbor, mutilating body at 09:40 PM JST - 18th February
SaruTobi at 10:25 PM JST - 9th February

I think the author of the article is a newcomer who doesn't understand Japan's music scene.

Posted in J-pop industry taking the music out of music business at 10:25 PM JST - 9th February
SaruTobi at 08:42 AM JST - 12th January

The harsh discipline is supposed to help in escaping one's own selfishness. This is the goal of Zen. I want to read this book since one of my goals for this year is to fight my selfishness but I'm not ready for Eiheiji. I have to get rid of the…

Posted in Eat Sleep Sit at 08:42 AM JST - 12th January
SaruTobi at 08:22 AM JST - 12th January

These are just paper losses that wouldn't matter except for the "mark to market rule" that has been heavily criticized for causing unnecessary constraint on cashflow and actually impeding actual business operations.

Posted in Appraisal losses in securities top Y700 bil yen in Oct-Dec at 08:22 AM JST - 12th January
SaruTobi at 08:15 PM JST - 14th July

Umm, getting back to the reported office glut article... An office vacancy rate of 3.5% is still pretty hot. Most cities would kill for that kind of rate. Actually, you don't have to worry about vacancy rates until it drops double digits. The author of the article is just a…

Posted in Tokyo facing a glut of office space at 08:15 PM JST - 14th July
SaruTobi at 10:09 PM JST - 26th May

Actually and factually, this is a pretty good drama about a reluctant middle school teacher becoming the prime minister of Japan after being hand picked by the "LDP" to replace his estranged father who died as a Diet member. He's politically naive and just says what he believes is right.…

Posted in Actress Rosa Kato campaigns for 'CHANGE' at 10:09 PM JST - 26th May