browny1 said...

browny1 at 09:50 AM JST - 29th June

Speculative practices ARE the dominant factor at the moment in the price surge. It's not a hidden conspiracy it is openly there to be viewed by all as a sign the machinations of free market are running true to text.

The immediate larger problem of such artificially inflated prices, is…

Posted in Retail gasoline prices likely to top Y180 per liter at 09:50 AM JST - 29th June
browny1 at 09:31 AM JST - 29th June

This not so much about "OMG, 2 whales murdered.." as just another example of the system failing and deceiving the public once again. Food mis-labelling and other associated deceptive practices have broken many of the Japanese consumers trust and confidence in what they have been lead to believe - naively…

Posted in DNA tests uncover undocumented whale meat on sale in Japan at 09:31 AM JST - 29th June
browny1 at 09:46 AM JST - 13th April

Kwaabish - I think you misread my bit.

There are OTHER MORE deserving sites IN Japan.

Posted in Tokyo likely to clear 1st hurdle in bid for 2016 Games at 09:46 AM JST - 13th April
browny1 at 07:44 PM JST - 11th April

There's will have only been a dozen or so games since Tokyo '64 so it seems pretty unfair to award it again in such a relatively short time. There are other more deserving sites in Japan.

Posted in Tokyo likely to clear 1st hurdle in bid for 2016 Games at 07:44 PM JST - 11th April
browny1 at 10:23 PM JST - 1st April

Sabiwabi - oh I see you're right and I'm wrong. Good on ya. Keep up the good work. You'll understand when it's time. Bye.

Posted in Tokyo theaters under fire for deciding not to show 'Yasukuni' documentary at 10:23 PM JST - 1st April
browny1 at 06:27 PM JST - 1st April

Sabiwabi - I think you're getting confused.

Where did I mention anything about bodies buried at Yasukuni?

And I guess my Japanese friends are part of the Asian media / govt. officials corps.

Or should I try-to-spell-it-out-more-explicitly - they are Japanese, non-media, non-govt types ... and oh did I forget…

Posted in Tokyo theaters under fire for deciding not to show 'Yasukuni' documentary at 06:27 PM JST - 1st April
browny1 at 05:30 PM JST - 1st April

Sabiwabi - The two friends definitely exist and I assure you they are intelligent free thinking persons who have a zest for life. Narrowness isn't in their set. And as I stated their opposition is founded on their relatives being enshrined there without consent and unbefitting of their deceased relatives…

Posted in Tokyo theaters under fire for deciding not to show 'Yasukuni' documentary at 05:30 PM JST - 1st April
browny1 at 03:39 PM JST - 1st April

Sabiwabi - what in your mind constitutes "anti-Japan"? Two close Japanese friends of mind HATE the whole notion of Yasukuni. One, an elderly doctor who has worked tirelessly for years for his community, has tried unsuccessfully to get his enshrined father (a war time doctor) un-enshrined. He despises the glorification…

Posted in Tokyo theaters under fire for deciding not to show 'Yasukuni' documentary at 03:39 PM JST - 1st April