borscht said...

borscht at 05:47 PM JST - 7th September

Has anyone died or been sickened from the rice?

No harm no foul, right? So, let this guy who sold poison to the public go. Also, I drove home really really drunk last night but didn't get into an accident. No harm, no foul, right?

Posted in Head of Osaka rice miller admits involvement in sale of tainted rice at 05:47 PM JST - 7th September
borscht at 10:24 AM JST - 7th September

This isn't about safety, it's about METI doling out money to their friends just before some bigwigs retire to cushy jobs with power companies.

Posted in New subsidies planned for reducing safety checks of nuclear plants at 10:24 AM JST - 7th September
borscht at 10:19 AM JST - 7th September

Next we will learn that students who get regular exercise, eat well, and have supportive parents do better than those who don't. Ain't research grand? On the other hand, how many parents or teachers will read and apply this latest research by cutting down on juku time, homework time, and…

Posted in Academic ability higher among children who go to bed early: study at 10:19 AM JST - 7th September
borscht at 01:02 AM JST - 7th September

mikihouse said

got 3 vaio laptops, all of them junk

Reminds me of an old Volvo commercial wherein the non-Volvo car owner proudly states: "The GMFORDCHEVY F400 is Great. I've had 12 of them." And the Volvo owner says, if they are so great, why did you have to buy…

Posted in Sony recalls 440,000 VAIO TZ laptops worldwide at 01:02 AM JST - 7th September
borscht at 12:59 AM JST - 7th September

I haven't read a paper newspaper since they started putting news on the Internet. (I also haven't listened to the radio since podcasts.) I agree with smithinjapan, too. If my laptop were like a plastic sheet, I'd have it with me at Starbucks much more readily.

Posted in Do you think reading newspapers will become a thing of the past in the Internet era? at 12:59 AM JST - 7th September
borscht at 12:56 AM JST - 7th September

ColAmerica,

I hope i can ensure someone who wishes to change sex, can be accepted in our community

By presenting any information or ideas you have you may come under some ridicule or you may be looked upon as a leader. In either case, good work.

By the way, by…

Posted in Transsexual celebrity Ayana Tsubaki introduces Coppola's new film at 12:56 AM JST - 7th September
borscht at 12:47 AM JST - 7th September

It would have been nice if the gardner cracked the culprit aside the head with a rake or other implement while the guard whaked him with his traffic wand.

Posted in Man slashes two men with cutter knife after attempting to steal 91-year-old woman's bag in Tokyo at 12:47 AM JST - 7th September
borscht at 12:40 AM JST - 7th September

The reasons for the Insight’s failure to catch on are unclear

Can you say 'ugly'? I knew you could. I read a review of the Insight before I bought a Prius. The reviewer said "You don't want to be passed on the freeway by a semi-truck. It'll literally blow you…

Posted in Honda bringing back Insight nameplate for hybrid at 12:40 AM JST - 7th September
borscht at 12:34 AM JST - 7th September

It's Spanish. And the actress that played Ugly Betty was a far sight less beautiful than the American version. In the American version one is left wondering why she is called ugly. Not that the Spanish actress wasn't great - just she fit the part better than the American Betty.

Posted in Yukina Kinoshita introduces 'Ugly Betty' DVD at 12:34 AM JST - 7th September
borscht at 12:26 AM JST - 7th September

Ford needed the money and they off-loaded status brands first. They're not about to get rid of their bread-and-butter. Japanese companies always worry when a highly competitive, quick-on-their-feet company enters their market. Why? Because the new company doesn't understand the 'Japanese' way. i.e. slow, let the old boys have their…

Posted in Tata Motor's rumored debut on TSE sparks fear of takeovers in Japan at 12:26 AM JST - 7th September