chardk1 said...

chardk1 at 12:58 PM JST - 19th January

My guess is she actually uses less than half of the 17 products she endorsed. Credibilty means nothing here -- just mass appeal.

I'd be surprised if any amount of thought goes into this sort of thing, it's just Japanese marketing departments playing it safe with lazy me-too campaigns. This…

Posted in Becky was TV commercial queen in 2008 at 12:58 PM JST - 19th January
chardk1 at 12:38 PM JST - 13th January

One has to be amused by the fact that Dubya and his supporters insist that those who rate him as one of the worst presidents and declare Iraq a failure have no right to judge before history plays out, then assert in the same breath he was indubitably a good…

Posted in Bush defends his presidential record at 12:38 PM JST - 13th January
chardk1 at 12:27 PM JST - 13th January

I think she is attractive having seen her in other contexts, but Yu's head looks huge in this picture for some reason.

Posted in Yu Yamada plays high school girl one last time in Fuji TV drama at 12:27 PM JST - 13th January
chardk1 at 12:25 PM JST - 13th January

When the PM is this out of touch is it any wonder there are problems? Setting aside how wrong Aso is on his characterizations of religious doctrine, IMO Japanese people under 30 are just as lazy if not lazier than people living in Judeo-Christian nations. In terms of NEETs, freeters…

Posted in Aso says world religions can learn from Japan at 12:25 PM JST - 13th January
chardk1 at 12:27 PM JST - 31st December

Really depends where you live. If you live in central Tokyo you certainly don't need and may not even want a car unless you have a family to lug around on weekends. However, there are many areas in Japan where it would be pretty inconvenient or actively impractical not to…

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chardk1 at 05:41 PM JST - 20th December

You have to feel bad for Japanese workers though -- they are expected to work their rear ends off and take crap for subsistence pay, and the payoff is supposed to be that their employer shows them more loyalty in tough times than western companies. Now they are getting shafted…

Posted in Firms to get subsidies for allowing sacked temp workers to stay in apartments at 05:41 PM JST - 20th December
chardk1 at 05:18 PM JST - 20th December

The UAW should get the deal they negotiated with the Big Three? The government has no right to interfere with the existing labor agreement? The government is already interfering by bailing the companies out! This is not an issue of legal contractual fairness at all. You try going to court…

Posted in Bush gives $17 bil loan lifeline to GM, Chrysler at 05:18 PM JST - 20th December
chardk1 at 11:39 AM JST - 17th December

Is he providing the mask for Kamen Rider as well, i.e. his face?

Posted in Gackt to perform theme song for new 'Kamen Rider' show at 11:39 AM JST - 17th December
chardk1 at 03:17 PM JST - 16th December

I tend to agree with Tatsumaru in the medium to long run, but IMO issuing an ultimatum for the UAW to agree to slash pay and benefits of its hundreds of thousands of members within a few days is unrealistic. The original plan was for the $14 billion to be…

Posted in U.S. auto industry problems spell trouble for Japan as well at 03:17 PM JST - 16th December
chardk1 at 01:59 PM JST - 16th December

I've been living in Japan for a few years, at any given time there are half a dozen "red hot" young stars of either sex who are entirely indistinguishable from each other, their predecessors or successors. It seems to me that you can walk into any popular cafe in Shibuya…

Posted in Erika Toda says she will spend Christmas working in Italy at 01:59 PM JST - 16th December