Zybster said...

Zybster at 08:24 AM JST - 10th October

I don't WANT to go to the bank and all the daily stuff, but that's necessary for me, so I have to do it. It seems to me that the owners were saying they "WOULDN'T WANT" foreign guests, for many reasons, but that does NOT translate to me as they…

Posted in 70% of inns without foreign guests wish to keep it that way: survey at 08:24 AM JST - 10th October
Zybster at 08:45 AM JST - 27th September

Having such speeds is like trying to drive a Ferrari in a countryside; you can boast of theoretical speeds, but as it was shown in a discussion a few days ago, once you connect to "real" internet, especially using foreign lines, you get back to being stuck in the narrow…

Posted in KDDI to launch 1Gbps fiber-optic service in Oct at 08:45 AM JST - 27th September
Zybster at 08:25 AM JST - 26th September

Like with any other language, in order to be able to use it fluently you need to be able to use both the spoken and the written language. I find the spoken language relatively easy, but the written part is not so. If you don't read, however, you can't really…

Posted in How difficult or easy is Japanese to learn, compared to other languages? at 08:25 AM JST - 26th September
Zybster at 03:54 PM JST - 25th September

dennis0bauer, it's interesting to see that action of some countries are called "prevention" and of others "overreaction." Please, take a look at this link and notice that the whole world is very, very cautious about the Chinese products, yet action taken by the Japanese government is called "typical overreaction"

http://news.yahoo.com/story//ap/20080925/aponreas/aschinataintedmilk_14

Posted in Melamine scare prompts some Japanese firms to end Chinese milk imports at 03:54 PM JST - 25th September
Zybster at 04:20 PM JST - 16th September

gogogo, there is no such a thing as "Japanese internet outside of Japan." Once you want to connect to a site OUTSIDE of Japan you can' obviously use the Japanese lines, you have to rely on the "foreign" lines. And that's why you'll be getting lower speeds on non-Japanese lines,…

Posted in For quality broadband, it's Japan by a mile at 04:20 PM JST - 16th September
Zybster at 01:15 PM JST - 21st August

ExPrinceska, and that would be because...?

Posted in Pop group 'SPEED' to reunite for NTV's 24-hour TV at 01:15 PM JST - 21st August
Zybster at 08:57 AM JST - 21st August

borscht, SPEED is a group of four girls from Okinawa, they had pieces like "My Graduation", "White Love" etc. The leader, Hiroko, was IMHO one of the cutest AND most talented singers on the Japanese scene.

"Speed is officially the best selling female group in Japan when it comes to…

Posted in Pop group 'SPEED' to reunite for NTV's 24-hour TV at 08:57 AM JST - 21st August
Zybster at 07:38 PM JST - 20th August

cooeecobber, all the "eminent" people do not make it any more legal to destroy ships and endanger people on them.

Posted in Anti-whaling activists slam decision to issue international arrest warrants at 07:38 PM JST - 20th August
Zybster at 06:54 PM JST - 20th August

Whether there is an international law that says it is illegal to whale in certain areas or not is completely irrelevant to this problem. If there is any such a law, then there are law enforcement organizations to make sure the law is obeyed. If Japan is acting illegally, there…

Posted in Anti-whaling activists slam decision to issue international arrest warrants at 06:54 PM JST - 20th August
Zybster at 12:54 PM JST - 7th August

OgieDoggie, exactly the fact that the "China's Govt says everything O.K. (As long as you don't carry a camera you will be fine)" makes me worried. Given the history of lies and terror by the Chinese government makes me immediately suspicious of whatever they say. Also, "as long as you…

Posted in Japan cautions nationals over travel to China's Xinjiang region at 12:54 PM JST - 7th August