barfly08 said...

barfly08 at 01:13 PM JST - 30th September

Sorry, this story hasn't just "popped out of nowhere" ! In fact I recall a lot of posters criticising Ichiro way on back. Comments about his arrogance and uppity attitude were common place. Mods here at Japantoday chastised them for making light of the situation and revealing what a hard…

Posted in Mariners malcontent centering on Ichiro at 01:13 PM JST - 30th September
barfly08 at 01:09 PM JST - 30th September

Nothing "wal-mart" about Seiyu, which is the problem. If these guys want to save this chain my advice is to dump all the Japanese junk and start importing exclusively from the USA. Health and beauty, sports, music, and all the boxed and canned foods that wal-mart is known to sell.…

Posted in Wal-Mart's Japan unit to close 20 stores at 01:09 PM JST - 30th September
barfly08 at 05:17 PM JST - 24th September

"They're admitting nothing of the sort. They're stating that they're satisfied the safety measures put in place to ensure the nasty bits don't get through are adequate at last."

So what happened to Japan's policy of "all out banishment of US beef over any violation" ? Enjoy that crow pie…

Posted in Japan lifts ban on imports from 2 U.S. beef packers at 05:17 PM JST - 24th September
barfly08 at 05:09 PM JST - 24th September

Sausage ? Odd, I tried to bring in "safe and deliscious" beef sausages from the US about a month ago and was told the products were not allowed in. So why does Japan allow tainted food products in and ban safe American products ? What an odd country this is.

Posted in Marudai ends melamine-linked recall, collecting less than 1/4 of packs at 05:09 PM JST - 24th September
barfly08 at 05:06 PM JST - 24th September

Why raid it ? Shut it down, lock the doors, and call in the pyro techs !

Posted in Police search Mikasa Foods over distribution of tainted rice at 05:06 PM JST - 24th September
barfly08 at 05:04 PM JST - 24th September

How embarrasing has this whole American beef fiasco turned out for "market protecting" Japan ? One could argue that Japan had spent so much time harrassing the US over beef that the Chinese slipped in their poisonous products while no-one was looking ! Now Japan has to eat some major…

Posted in Japan lifts ban on imports from 2 U.S. beef packers at 05:04 PM JST - 24th September
barfly08 at 05:00 PM JST - 24th September

Japanese people putting in more hours at work, less time relaxing at home with a home cooked meal. No surprise here. Anyone got the data on numbers of "instant ramen" sold. It "is" the food of choice for todays Japanese.

Posted in Convenience store sales rise 5.3% in August at 05:00 PM JST - 24th September
barfly08 at 04:57 PM JST - 24th September

Japan best be careful about rooting for Obama, the guy is a staunch protectionist with eyes on securing American jobs over imports... bad news for Japan !

Posted in Obama to head south to prepare for debates at 04:57 PM JST - 24th September
barfly08 at 04:52 PM JST - 24th September

The US and Japan rank the same ? Surely you jest ! One only has to look at Japan's pitiful record surrounding consumer safety products to realize somethings amiss in the land of nipponese government ! Only a vast and well organized "kickback" machine can possibly explain Japan's continuous failure…

Posted in Japan ranked 18th in int'l survey on gov't corruption at 04:52 PM JST - 24th September
barfly08 at 06:42 PM JST - 19th September

Once again the American's demonstrate the depth of their wallets. No other nation could handle this kind of banking crisis. Just look at how Japan muddled around for 15 years after their housing bubble burst. The Americans are about to turn this around in a week ! Amazing !

Posted in Asian stocks soar on possible US rescue package at 06:42 PM JST - 19th September