barfly08 said...

barfly08 at 05:04 PM JST - 30th October

"Wow, nice one Sony. Blame it all on the strong yen wink wink"

Hey at least they didn't do what the rest of Japan is doing, blame it on "sub-prime" loans ! What's odd though is that SONY has offshored so many of its factories to other parts of Asia,…

Posted in Sony profit plunges 72% on strong yen at 05:04 PM JST - 30th October
barfly08 at 05:01 PM JST - 30th October

Whats all this chatter about Toyota at number 1. Toyota never got close to number one as only a Japanese firm. It has taken the efforts of "Toyota USA" to push the company to the top... lets not forget that !

Posted in GM's global sales drop 11%; trails Toyota at 05:01 PM JST - 30th October
barfly08 at 04:59 PM JST - 30th October

Betcha the vast majority of foreigners living in Tochigi can honsetly say this has never happened to them in their home country before ! 2 cars, one poor slob ! Speaks volumes about the unsafe driving conditions in rural Japan. Narrow roads, high speeds, negligent drivers ! A hit and…

Posted in Woman runs over man who was apparently victim of earlier hit-and-run at 04:59 PM JST - 30th October
barfly08 at 04:54 PM JST - 30th October

"The strong yen is good only for travelers going overseas."

Wrong ! It should be a boom time for any J entrepenuer that has the no-how to market quality American products. From GE to Proctor and Gamble, the shelves here should be flooded with stuff we Americans have grown to…

Posted in Foreign laborers hit hard by downturn in Japanese economy at 04:54 PM JST - 30th October
barfly08 at 04:49 PM JST - 30th October

Bikini contests for 17 year old high school girls ??? A new low for Japan, the undisputed king of kiddie porn, enjo kosai, and male chauvenist attitudes... The editors of Japantoday should be ashamed of this large scale photo and photo !

Posted in Toray swimsuit girl at 04:49 PM JST - 30th October
barfly08 at 04:49 PM JST - 29th October

"Major Japanese retailers Aeon Co and Ito-Yokado Co will offer additional discounts to pass on benefits from the yen’s advance to consumers."

Really ? Just what American products do these supermarkets sell ? This is gonna be one skimpy discount promo ! Lemme see, Campbells soup, Skippy peanut butter, and...…

Posted in Aeon, Ito-Yokado to offer additional discounts at 04:49 PM JST - 29th October
barfly08 at 04:39 PM JST - 29th October

"I wish China were as strict as Japan in safe production."

Ha ! Like Meathope ? Fujiya ? Snowbrand Milk ? Lordy, when will you all get it through yer skulls, it takes two to Tango ! The real question here is why are all these tainted food products, both…

Posted in Kirin recalls 570,000 Volvic bottles of water after paint ingredients found at 04:39 PM JST - 29th October
barfly08 at 06:39 PM JST - 28th October

More huh ?

"To say that these small companies would prefer to hire a 3,000 yen/hr Japanese over a 1,500 yen/hr foreigners is ridiculous beyond hope. Your example is just the opposite. What they are doing is hiring foreigners over Japanese because of the lower wages (Yoshinoya). You're all over…

Posted in Foreign laborers hit hard by downturn in Japanese economy at 06:39 PM JST - 28th October
barfly08 at 06:30 PM JST - 28th October

Nigelboy, Huh ?

"The demand for Hakken/Day Jobs are result of companies cutting down personnel costs for jobs that require no certification/qualifications and little educational background."

Surely you jest ! The largest form of dispatched worker in Japan are language teachers... who must have university degrees !

Posted in Foreign laborers hit hard by downturn in Japanese economy at 06:30 PM JST - 28th October
barfly08 at 05:28 PM JST - 28th October

Cabdriver:

"it looks like Obama will be Prez & we'll be talkin' to Cuba in the first time in what 40 years?"

No chance ! There is a reason "every" president since Kennedy has refused to talk to Cuba. Gee, wonder what the reason might be ?

Posted in Japan auto output down on weak U.S. demand at 05:28 PM JST - 28th October