USAkuma said...

USAkuma at 01:05 AM JST - 21st May

I think the main point of all this is that now that it has shown its ugly head here in the Tokyo area, it will complete its spread throughout Japan so long as people on crowded trains continue sneezing and coughing openly without any consideration to others around them.

Not…

Posted in 1st new-flu case in Tokyo confirmed; infections number 263 in Japan at 01:05 AM JST - 21st May
USAkuma at 12:35 AM JST - 20th May

Hey, I'm all for comfort and all, but here's the grind. All its going to take is one "costume malfunction" like what happened in the super bowl for it all to go wrong.

Here's how I see it hypothetically happening. Some J-chick with barely a pair of fried eggs to…

Posted in No-bra gear may gain ground this summer at 12:35 AM JST - 20th May
USAkuma at 12:15 AM JST - 10th May

I'm with Sarge here. See this? It's the world's smallest violin playing the world's saddest song.... or maybe its just a booger between my fingers. Either way, this story and 100 yen will get you a cup of coffee at McD's.

When the Yak's are reduced to driving economy class…

Posted in Yakuza hard hit by economic downturn at 12:15 AM JST - 10th May
USAkuma at 12:36 AM JST - 9th May

Japan Times ran an article about this and noted that the maintenance for this particular elevator was changed to Schindler's rival corporation.

Thus, IMO, that rival corp. had it in their best interest NOT to maintain the elevator, so that they could win the new contract when the Schindler Elevator…

Posted in Schindler denies responsibility over fatal 2006 elevator accident at 12:36 AM JST - 9th May
USAkuma at 08:07 AM JST - 6th May

Hey, where's the media screaming for his head?! Driving drunk is worse than standing naked in the park, they should not only arrest him but search his home for the possibility of drugs!! What's good for Kusanagi is good for this police chief!

Posted in Nagoya deputy police station chief caught driving while drunk at 08:07 AM JST - 6th May
USAkuma at 08:04 AM JST - 6th May

I have to admit here, a lot of this is panic mentality. Going to a clinic or hospital just because you have a foreign friend? Come on! There are more symptoms to getting the flu than just a fever, so quit trying to overwhelm the medical system by panicking every…

Posted in Increasing number of patients with fever rejected by Tokyo hospitals at 08:04 AM JST - 6th May
USAkuma at 08:29 AM JST - 30th April

I suspect that these machines will only last until a group of junior high boys figure out that they can get free drinks if they unplug the machine or rock it enough to imitate an earthquake. then the machines will be removed.

Posted in Machines dispensing free drinks after natural disasters increasing at 08:29 AM JST - 30th April
USAkuma at 01:00 AM JST - 24th April

If there is any good to come out of this, maybe it will be a wider acknowledgment of the dangers of alcohol abuse. Kusanagi will likely have to admit that he is an alcoholic, and will have to undergo Japan's version of the Betty Ford clinic, and then go around…

Posted in SMAP member Kusanagi arrested for stripping naked in Tokyo park at 01:00 AM JST - 24th April
USAkuma at 09:22 AM JST - 20th April

Actually, Nakagawa is the perfect choice to suggest this. As he is a drunk, if public opinion turns sour, then its chalked up to him being a drunk, but if there isn't an outcry, then the debate goes forward. Nakagawa becomes the fool in the king's court. He can say…

Posted in Kawamura dismisses Nakagawa remarks; says nukes not an option for Japan at 09:22 AM JST - 20th April
USAkuma at 07:47 AM JST - 19th April

This is meaningless to those of us in Japan, because the "service is unavailable in your country."

Have to agree, if there are commercial breaks, then its just another TV channel without the TV. might as well just watch it on cable or rent it.

Posted in YouTube to stream full-length movies, TV shows at 07:47 AM JST - 19th April