chinpira said...

chinpira at 02:19 PM JST - 11th September

I hope the nenkin system gets fixed... otherwise people are going to have to work until they're 80.

Posted in Japan's century club swells to more than 40,000 at 02:19 PM JST - 11th September
chinpira at 03:29 PM JST - 9th September

What is all this talk about "glancing over the shoulder" to confirm for oncoming vehicles? Yes Japan has many roads where no dedicated sidewalk are available... in this case you walk right along the edge... not in the middle of the road! A visually impaired or blind pedestrian would do…

Posted in Japan studies noisier hybrid cars to protect blind at 03:29 PM JST - 9th September
chinpira at 12:19 PM JST - 9th September

Why not just have the cars emit a foul (environmentally friendly) odor? The blind can smell their way clear with no additional noise pollution. But seriously I don't get this "problem"... when do the blind have the need to hear if a vehicle is in their vicinity? I presume they…

Posted in Japan studies noisier hybrid cars to protect blind at 12:19 PM JST - 9th September
chinpira at 11:05 AM JST - 8th September

Legal loopholes are evident elsewhere...

Gambling is illegal... yet pachinko parlors are everywhere, you win junk... take the junk across the street to the affiliated store, exchange it for cash.

Prostitution is illegal... yet soap land is everywhere... "oh its not prostitution if its happens consensually"...

Loopholes can be blocked…

Posted in Legal loopholes give rise to bars, salons employing underage girls at 11:05 AM JST - 8th September
chinpira at 11:02 AM JST - 26th August

Tipping is a joke... what exactly does "give great service" mean anyway? Shouldn't great service be included as a job requirement? Do they become my employee as soon as I enter the restaurant/taxi? meaning I have to subsidize their wage? Can I fire them if the service is bad?? "Give…

Posted in What do you think of the tipping system in restaurants, taxis, etc? at 11:02 AM JST - 26th August
chinpira at 03:54 PM JST - 24th August

Rocky shores are extremely dangerous; slippery surface, deep water, strong currents and sharp rocky edges...even a competent swimmer can easily get in trouble there. Seasoned fishermen often get killed fishing off rocks every year... the kids shouldn't have been there, neither the mother. May the brave mother RIP - at…

Posted in Woman drowns trying to save son in Miyazaki at 03:54 PM JST - 24th August
chinpira at 10:21 AM JST - 20th August

Dear Qantas/Jetstar,

Please re-commence direct flights from Tokyo - Melbourne.

Posted in Qantas annual profit down 87.3%, but Jetstar profit up on Japan route at 10:21 AM JST - 20th August
chinpira at 04:35 PM JST - 19th August

moonknightskye:

It does have ethernet: http://www.sony.co.jp/SonyInfo/IR/news/8ido180000026mno-att/0819J.pdf

Even Sony wouldn't be stupid enough to cripple networkability be leaving it with only WiFi connectivity.

Posted in Sony PS3 at 04:35 PM JST - 19th August
chinpira at 11:53 AM JST - 19th August

Doesn't look as good as the original PS3 though... I'll stick to my BIG PS3 - I still play a lot of PS2 games which the slim doesn't support.

Crimsonsil, craigslist is not bad either for secondhand PS3 software/hardware.

Posted in Sony unveils new, slimmer PlayStation 3 console, cuts prices at 11:53 AM JST - 19th August
chinpira at 10:15 AM JST - 19th August

Got to love the police theory that this one guy is responsible for ALL the unsolved bag snatching cases in Tokyo and Kanagawa.... nice way to close off 120 unsolved cases. I'm sure they'll get a confession out of him one way or another.

Posted in Jobless bag snatcher suspected in 120 thefts at 10:15 AM JST - 19th August