cow76 said...

cow76 at 02:44 PM JST - 21st November

I used to go to 7-11 all the time but they put the price of their curry pan up to 120 yen from 105. Seemed greedy in a time of zero inflation so I stopped going. It's very pricy compared to the alternatives.

Posted in October convenience store sales down for 5th month at 02:44 PM JST - 21st November
cow76 at 02:41 PM JST - 21st November

Suicide is cultural. Japan's problem is that it's not a rare event anymore for children to kill themselves, hence it's something that occurs to depressed children.

In SE Asian countries and Carribean countries, suicide is alien to their culture and is extremely rare. The problem is changing an entire culture.

Posted in Children's depression and suicide a worsening problem at 02:41 PM JST - 21st November
cow76 at 11:20 AM JST - 20th November

$3.3 million? That is nothing at all compared to the amount of money in professional sports. Ichiro makes that much money in 3 months. Reduce salaries by half a percent and problem solved.

Of course, Japanese baseball is dead in the water, as all the best players leave and turn…

Posted in Japan baseball eyes national team for money at 11:20 AM JST - 20th November
cow76 at 11:15 AM JST - 20th November

Give me a spicy Indian curry over anything else. How many stars do Little India in Ikebukuro get? Personally I'd give them 4 stars out of three.

Posted in Tokyo crowned new gourmet capital by Michelin at 11:15 AM JST - 20th November
cow76 at 03:18 PM JST - 19th November

It's completely retarded, the whole shut-down system. Everyone's going to get swine flu sooner or later, why not leave the schools open and get it over with? It's not even a serious disease for crying out loud!

Posted in School closures on rise again as new flu spreads at 03:18 PM JST - 19th November
cow76 at 03:19 PM JST - 17th November

I notice the Emperor is shaking hands, which is not a Japanese custom. But nobody in Japan cares about that. Too much partisanship, too much storm in a tiny, tiny teacup.

Posted in Obama's bow to emperor causes outrage in Washington at 03:19 PM JST - 17th November
cow76 at 08:45 PM JST - 16th November

I say to hell with people living in 5, 10 or 20 years. What have they done for us recently? Let's INCREASE the quotas 40% and maybe we can screw over people living in 2011 too. I've got no time for the future. They think they're so much better than…

Posted in Stores, restaurants worried about record 40% cut in bluefin tuna catch at 08:45 PM JST - 16th November
cow76 at 07:12 PM JST - 12th November

If the US has a long period of stagnation, I think they will have been extremely lucky. Foreign debt is expected to reach 85% of GDP within 10 years, the size of the entire military budget. At that stage (if not before), the US dollar will be sold down and…

Posted in U.S. risks following Japan's example of stagnancy at 07:12 PM JST - 12th November
cow76 at 07:07 PM JST - 12th November

I say keep going at least until he's no longer even a Sekiwake. Plenty of old wrestlers around who used to be highly ranked. Dejima and Tosanoumi were both Ozekis once. I don't think they feel humiliated to be fighting at a lower level.

Posted in Chiyotaikai says he won't retire even if he posts losing record at 07:07 PM JST - 12th November
cow76 at 08:35 PM JST - 11th November

Mayuki, thanks for the post. It shed some light on the situation and I now agree with you that religion was probably a factor in this particular case. However, not every Muslim murderer kills for religious reasons and I caution against over-generalisations.

I realise the guy had never been to…

Posted in Obama salutes Fort Hood shooting victims at 08:35 PM JST - 11th November