cleo said...

cleo at 09:48 AM JST - 2nd July

Yawn.

Yet another 'The Japanese are out to get the foreigners' fluff piece.

Quite a leap from 'The exotic lizards are killing the native butterflies and harming the natural environment' to 'That means anything remotely foreign in the Ogasawaras must go'. Would Mr Lloyd like to point to anything at…

Posted in Getting rid of 'foreign' influences in Ogasawaras at 09:48 AM JST - 2nd July
cleo at 12:02 AM JST - 2nd July

As they pointed out on the evening news, it's extremely worrying that a person can sneak up to a train and daub paint on it without being seen, especially at a time when security is supposed to be increased because of the summit. If a person can sneak up and…

Posted in English graffiti 'Hack' grounds bullet train at 12:02 AM JST - 2nd July
cleo at 08:14 PM JST - 1st July

My condolences to the five officers and their families.

Posted in Man stabs 5 policemen to death in China at 08:14 PM JST - 1st July
cleo at 05:47 PM JST - 1st July

I had the opposite experience to borscht. I strolled into my local Yamada intending to have a quick look at some printers. I got got by a very nice, very eager saleslady who ran herself silly answering my questions, digging out catalogues, comparing functions, running costs, etc. She gave me…

Posted in FTC orders Yamada Denki to stop exploiting suppliers at 05:47 PM JST - 1st July
cleo at 05:39 PM JST - 1st July

speak to you only in English

Yeah, right. If I waited for anyone to speak to me in English I'd have no one to talk to from one day's end to the next.

Posted in Why don't Japanese speak English better than they do? at 05:39 PM JST - 1st July
cleo at 01:32 PM JST - 1st July

Some people really are paranoid. Simply mentioning that the graffiti was an 'English word' has you all up in arms that 'the foreigners are being blamed'? Grow up. Or go back on the medication.

As for the train being taken out of service because of the graffiti - it's zero…

Posted in English graffiti 'Hack' grounds bullet train at 01:32 PM JST - 1st July
cleo at 01:21 PM JST - 1st July

Plus tree in Japan would be pronounced tlee

No, the pronunciation is tsuree, with the r halfway between an r and an l.

And as the Republic of T points out, it don't really matter anyways.

Posted in Tokyo Sky Tree unlikely to take root at 01:21 PM JST - 1st July
cleo at 12:39 PM JST - 1st July

tkoiind2 -

I was just trying to put your mind at ease; Even if every single channel has nothing but 'mindless slapstick idiocy' 24/7, there is no reason at all for you to 'have to suffer'. There is quality TV to watch, it's just that you have to pay for…

Posted in Japanese game shows coming to America at 12:39 PM JST - 1st July
cleo at 05:30 PM JST - 30th June

such acts are banned under Tokyo Customs’ in-house rules

Tokyo Customs said it has banned its officers from putting drugs in travelers’ luggage without notice

Something a bit off there - if such acts are already banned, what's the point in Tokyo Customs banning them again?

Posted in Customs say officers have planted drugs in unwitting travelers' bags 160 times for training at 05:30 PM JST - 30th June
cleo at 01:41 PM JST - 30th June

ihope2 -

According to that graph the numbers of fin whale have gone from 5,000 in 1996 to 10,000 in 2002 (but then down again in 2004). While it's good to see an increase, however small, those are not huge numbers.

I could say my savings have doubled in the…

Posted in DNA tests uncover undocumented whale meat on sale in Japan at 01:41 PM JST - 30th June