Suzu1 said...

Suzu1 at 09:45 AM JST - 12th October

The one nice thing about these cards is that purchases on the card keep your airline miles current. No worry if you don't fly on the same carrier in the next 12 months or whenever else your miles would expire.

Posted in ANA, American Express to launch co-branded credit cards in Japan at 09:45 AM JST - 12th October
Suzu1 at 05:08 AM JST - 4th October

How serious can you take the opinion of someone who starts off declaring that "Teaching English in Japan was never dignified" and goes on to bemoan her choice of coming to Japan to teach English? Ms. Gay does not exactly seem like a go-getter who is going to make her…

Posted in The McJob of Asia at 05:08 AM JST - 4th October
Suzu1 at 08:58 AM JST - 29th September

Two other Canadians, both BC gang members, were killed in a similar manner outside a restaurant in Guadalajara last year.

Posted in Gunmen kill 2 Canadian men at Mexican beach resort at 08:58 AM JST - 29th September
Suzu1 at 08:54 AM JST - 29th September

Noborito - Not sure where you got your information, but my life insurance policy in the U.S. does cover suicide after a one-year waiting period. I don't believe that is unusual.

Posted in No. of suicides in Japan reaches 22,000 in Jan-Aug at 08:54 AM JST - 29th September
Suzu1 at 05:08 AM JST - 28th September

Even a document as eye-for-an-eye as the Old Testament made provisions for places of refuge for people accused of crimes, where, if they could make it to them, would be safe from punishment.

In other words....France.

Posted in Director Roman Polanski in Swiss custody on 31-year-old U.S. arrest warrant at 05:08 AM JST - 28th September
Suzu1 at 01:40 AM JST - 28th September

Yabits - Yeah right, Polanksi should get credit that he is only known to have anal raped one 13-year old girl after plying her with drugs and alcohol.
Polanksi is the epitome of selfishness. One would have thought that the murder of Sharon Tate by the Manson Family would have…

Posted in Director Roman Polanski in Swiss custody on 31-year-old U.S. arrest warrant at 01:40 AM JST - 28th September
Suzu1 at 02:00 PM JST - 23rd September

The condition of the home is a classic sign of chronic meth use.

Posted in Police investigators find Noriko Sakai's luxury condo in filth at 02:00 PM JST - 23rd September
Suzu1 at 01:23 AM JST - 21st September

The government should allow Japanese citizens living overseas to vote by mail or other means that don't require a visit to a Japanese embassy or consulate.
In the US you have to be a citizen to legally register to vote, but that is rarely enforced. At naturalization ceremonies the newly…

Posted in Ozawa positive about granting foreigners local voting rights at 01:23 AM JST - 21st September
Suzu1 at 10:50 AM JST - 18th September

The best chance the family has to get this resolved is to get Tennessee's elected officials involved. You can go around and around with the bureacracy but a call from a Senator's office inquiring on the case gets quick results.

Posted in Proxy wedding means Marine's Japanese widow, baby unwelcome in U.S. at 10:50 AM JST - 18th September
Suzu1 at 03:33 AM JST - 15th September

Pink's Twitter message after the show said it perfectly:

"Kanye West is the biggest piece of shit on earth. Quote me. My heart goes out to Taylor Swift. She is a sweet and talented girl and deserved her moment. She should know we all love her. Beyonce is a classy…

Posted in Kanye West outburst rains on Swift's MTV parade at 03:33 AM JST - 15th September