WhatJapanThinks said...

WhatJapanThinks at 02:49 PM JST - 8th April

Err, is that article saying that there was 825 successful claims from 31,790 thefts?

Looking at the association's web site, 22 out of 48 Japanese insurers are members, with the big ones like Sonpo Japan and Sony there, so it's not like they only represent the 3% of the market…

Posted in Vehicle rip-offs change with the times at 02:49 PM JST - 8th April
WhatJapanThinks at 07:37 AM JST - 8th April

That photo doesn't flatter her! She looks worse than these two guys in drag in yesterday's photo of the day.

Posted in Actress Shihori Kanjiya appears in maid outfit to promote new TV drama at 07:37 AM JST - 8th April
WhatJapanThinks at 12:58 PM JST - 7th April

Have the powers-that-be decided that the make-over is now finished?

I see however that underscores are translated to italics, which mucks up URLs, and apostrophes (only from IE users?) sometimes switch the following text into monospace.

Posted in What do you think of the new Japan Today design? at 12:58 PM JST - 7th April
WhatJapanThinks at 12:23 PM JST - 7th April

Taiko and the rest: I wish I had no-one sitting beside me...

Anyway, you said:

It seems that if there are two Americans having a 'private' conversation at the other end of the carriage, I can hear every single word they're saying (or more accurately, bellowing :-) to each other…

Posted in What behavior by train passengers bugs you the most? at 12:23 PM JST - 7th April
WhatJapanThinks at 09:10 AM JST - 7th April

jerseyboy - surely using a condom would be to renounce your faith in the gods to protect you from todger-related diseases?

Posted in Fertility festival at 09:10 AM JST - 7th April
WhatJapanThinks at 08:10 AM JST - 7th April

I remember reading somewhere that the majority of attendees are gaijin. Anyway, I think putting that piccie on your front page might not be too advisable given the strictness of US locations for NSFW material.

Posted in Fertility festival at 08:10 AM JST - 7th April
WhatJapanThinks at 08:02 AM JST - 7th April

Catch-up Programs will provide programs that have been broadcast within a week

Is that like the BBC's iPlayer? The Beeb makes that available free for all UK residents without checking whether or not you've paid your licence fee.

Posted in Jupiter to provide NHK on Demand distribution service at 08:02 AM JST - 7th April
WhatJapanThinks at 10:53 PM JST - 4th April

One thing is a bit fishy:

another woman, 20, returned home at around 7:30 p.m. and encountered the man carrying a mutilated body with him, police said. The 20-year-old woman reported to a nearby police box at around 9:55 p.m.

Why did it take two and a half hours…

Posted in Mutilated body part thought to be of Filipina found in Tokyo condo at 10:53 PM JST - 4th April
WhatJapanThinks at 02:29 PM JST - 4th April

Where to start with this story?

That's a lot of money for riding the town bike.

The perfect combination of modern science and pneumatic technology, and the bicycles are quite good too.

Posted in Kano sisters promote bicycle-race lottery at 02:29 PM JST - 4th April
WhatJapanThinks at 08:56 AM JST - 4th April

I'd love to see these textbooks! However, it seems odd not to teach the alphabet in the first year of study. Indeed, given the amount of romaji about Japan, I would think that the western alphabet should be taught in first year of school along with the kana. Perhaps this…

Posted in Gov't unveils new English education textbooks for elementary schools at 08:56 AM JST - 4th April