boobug said...

boobug at 01:45 PM JST - 24th October

This recent meltdown has nothing to do with "global" concerns ! That happened more than a week or so ago. From here on out we are going to see reactions to "local" efforts. Japan has simply been dragging it's feet for years now. Relying heavily on the good nature, and…

Posted in Tokyo stocks plunge on persistent worries about global economy at 01:45 PM JST - 24th October
boobug at 02:35 PM JST - 3rd October

"The security in Iraq was such that we could not really send our own staff into the country."

So what does this mean ? That JICA is going to man the office with locals ? Using taxpayer money from Japan ? WTF for ? Looks like more mismanagement and waste…

Posted in JICA to open field office in northern Iraq at 02:35 PM JST - 3rd October
boobug at 02:27 PM JST - 3rd October

15 murdered, another 10 clinging to life. Had this slaughter been done with a gun you can bet yer booty that the JT crowd would be going on and on about the evils of handguns in society. Yet tossing a match in a crowded building, ala Don Quixote a few…

Posted in Deadly fire raises Japan building safety fears at 02:27 PM JST - 3rd October
boobug at 02:15 PM JST - 3rd October

Ichiro's teammates obviously have a reason to gripe. His 2008 batting stats, when compared to his career averages, were down across the board ! Everything from Runs, Hits, Doubles, Triples, Homeruns, RBI's, and worse yet his Batting Average were all off. Slap hitters at 34 years of age are pretty…

Posted in Mariners malcontent centering on Ichiro at 02:15 PM JST - 3rd October
boobug at 02:55 PM JST - 12th September

Some real "apples and oranges" discussions going on here. First, there is nothing wrong with importing rice for "non-edible" purposes ! The problem therefore is not with the "exporter" but once the shipment lands in Japan and gets in the hands of greedy domestic suppliers. Japan is once again blaming…

Posted in Japan to return foreign rice to exporting nations if found to be tainted at 02:55 PM JST - 12th September
boobug at 02:50 PM JST - 12th September

This must be a very humbling turn of events for all those posters that show up here decrying meat products as being full of hormones, steroids, etc. It's now very clear that those posters, in the past, that had insightful comments about the dangers of Japan's food industry and supply,…

Posted in 2 more rice firms found to have violated contracts with farm ministry at 02:50 PM JST - 12th September
boobug at 05:18 PM JST - 10th September

"Tanida’s wife and the daughter often had quarrels over how to raise her 3-year-old son fathered by a Greek husband"

No surprise here. I'll betcha Grandma was the instigator in it all. Poor daughter didn't marry into the Japanese blood line so she was destined for a life of hell…

Posted in Ex-Japanese ambassador, wife charged in Greece over daughter's death at 05:18 PM JST - 10th September
boobug at 05:13 PM JST - 10th September

"Yep! Salaries for ALTs have not increased in ten years and have actually reduced in some cases. Yet, the schools are expecting more work and a more involved role in school admin by these foreign slaves with a voice."

Which is why Japan is no longer an attractive venue for…

Posted in Industry minister asks big firms to lift wages to revive economy at 05:13 PM JST - 10th September
boobug at 05:10 PM JST - 10th September

Forget these silly numbers. Show me the total cost to the company, Mikasa, after they are shut down by METI. Yeh, like that would ever happen !

Posted in Mikasa Foods likely bought tainted rice for 3 yen and sold it for 70 yen at 05:10 PM JST - 10th September
boobug at 05:08 PM JST - 10th September

"Another company with a bad product, seems to be becoming more and more common these days"

I agree. Seems quality control has been tossed out the window as "too expensive" in Japan. Seems that so many companies today are making these risky decisions. They know the designs are defective but…

Posted in Matsushita dryer burns clothes in 7 cases at 05:08 PM JST - 10th September