Zen_Builder said...

Zen_Builder at 07:12 AM JST - 20th May

And it means little to nothing to reducing oil-consumption.

Lets look at history they had electric cars 100+yrs ago but they lost to the petrol engine as petrol is a by-product of oil-refination(4th stage if I recall) and thus was a cheaper fuel.

Even today petrol makes up a very…

Posted in Nissan to begin mass-production of lithium-ion batteries by 2009 at 07:12 AM JST - 20th May
Zen_Builder at 06:23 AM JST - 20th May

And with the dozens of food scandals Japanese firms are caught up in year after year... that's the best argument you can muster ? I'm tellin' ya, one born every minute !]

And that is the BEST you can do attack the messenger and not the message. But I…

Posted in Obama urges Japan, S Korea to fully open beef markets at 06:23 AM JST - 20th May
Zen_Builder at 02:51 PM JST - 19th May

Why are the banning all the meat. Had some Aussie beef this weekend and wasn't impressed. >

There is NO total ban on US beef as many want you to belief, just that many supers decided not too stock it. I can get US beef fairly easy without the need…

Posted in Obama urges Japan, S Korea to fully open beef markets at 02:51 PM JST - 19th May
Zen_Builder at 02:25 PM JST - 19th May

Lets see if someone nailed a Bible to a tree and set it alight. Would it still be ok?

The Torah and Quran are highly valued more so than the Bible by christians.

Personally, the Soldier did the totally wrong thing. His action could really have blown up in the…

Posted in U.S. military says soldier used Quran for target practice in Iraq at 02:25 PM JST - 19th May
Zen_Builder at 01:41 PM JST - 19th May

Big bad America has had 3 cases of BSE. Safety country Japan has had 26 cases.

Yeah, but Japan tests EVERY cow and none of the meat ends up on the market. Can the USA say the same ting?

Posted in Obama urges Japan, S Korea to fully open beef markets at 01:41 PM JST - 19th May
Zen_Builder at 08:50 AM JST - 19th May

Japan has rules and laws for Maternity leave. What usually happens when the Mother comes back she will be assigned a new job as her previous position has been filled already. Pretty common in the West too.

The one baby-hatch is a PRIVATE run one by a Catholic Hospital, Japanese…

Posted in It's so strange that many Japanese companies don't allow career-minded women to take leave from work, even if only for a few years. at 08:50 AM JST - 19th May
Zen_Builder at 09:09 AM JST - 13th May

Japan has zoning laws. There is an actual web-site that shows maps and the zones for each region. Same for crime statistics.

I know because I checked them before buying my apartment.

Posted in Japan is a disposal ground -- a toilet -- and if a foreign design turns out to be poor, the foreign architect can just go back to their own country and forget about it. at 09:09 AM JST - 13th May
Zen_Builder at 05:52 PM JST - 7th May

Sorry, made a mistake in the conversion of my watch. 100m/10bar not 30m.

Not saying the G-Shock is not a good watch, just that it has no new super-duper features. To me looks like a lot of advertisement hype.

Personally I prefer my watch as it is analog and not…

Posted in Multi-band atomic watch at 05:52 PM JST - 7th May
Zen_Builder at 05:17 PM JST - 7th May

Yeah, it can certified to 30metres depth.

Posted in Multi-band atomic watch at 05:17 PM JST - 7th May
Zen_Builder at 12:57 PM JST - 7th May

Hmm, my old Citizen Altessa Watch got 95% of those function and I bought it 8yrs ago.

Posted in Multi-band atomic watch at 12:57 PM JST - 7th May