davidattokyo said...

davidattokyo at 06:08 PM JST - 29th September

imacat, not hard to understand - it's because Japan chooses to abide by the (silly) IWC moratorium on commercial whaling. I'm sure Japan would happily accept sustainable catch limits for whales in it's local waters if only the IWC would oblige and drop the out-dated moratorium. Of course Japan might…

Posted in Iceland firm plans huge whale meat export to Japan at 06:08 PM JST - 29th September
davidattokyo at 05:59 PM JST - 29th September

nisegaijin, In the overseas markets the increased prices (through a stronger JPY) will result in decreased demand for Japanese cars. Decreased demand will lead to decreased sales, then Japanese car makers will eventually go splat. Along with the rest of Nagoya!

There is good and bad with currency movements, but…

Posted in Fujii hints at intervention to stop yen from rising any further at 05:59 PM JST - 29th September
davidattokyo at 05:44 PM JST - 29th September

Not sure if the Japanese buying Chinese currency would work... The Chinese are basically pegging theirs to the USD as far as I understand (with a bit of variance), and the Chinese have massive reserves too so they might just cancel out?

Posted in Fujii hints at intervention to stop yen from rising any further at 05:44 PM JST - 29th September
davidattokyo at 05:41 PM JST - 29th September

BurakuminDes, if you are worried about AUD/JPY strengthening and decreasing the value of your JPY savings, you could considering convert your JPY savings to AUD savings now before it strengthens further. Or wait for a nice bout of AUD/JPY weakness before doing so. The glory of foreign exchange is that…

Posted in Fujii hints at intervention to stop yen from rising any further at 05:41 PM JST - 29th September
davidattokyo at 09:21 AM JST - 29th September

Azrael,

The charade that this might help bring an end to is the infantile 1970's scaremongering that catching whales causes their extinction. (This story has nothing to do with any nation's special permit activities)

Posted in Iceland firm plans huge whale meat export to Japan at 09:21 AM JST - 29th September
davidattokyo at 10:46 AM JST - 28th September

Baruto will be the next Yokozuna.

Posted in Asashoryu beats Hakuho in playoff to win 24th sumo title at 10:46 AM JST - 28th September
davidattokyo at 10:38 AM JST - 28th September

Good news, almost all round. The Japanese weef (whale beef) consumers will be pleased indeed. Notwithstanding the negative impact to Japan's special permit whaling research activities due to Sea Shepherd's interference the last couple of years, this 1,500 ton import from Iceland will fill the supply gap nicely and likely…

Posted in Iceland firm plans huge whale meat export to Japan at 10:38 AM JST - 28th September
davidattokyo at 01:22 PM JST - 24th September

1) How can you regard food that no one has died from (or displayed news-worthy symptoms) as "poisoned"? 2) Harvesting top level predators is not necessarily upsetting the food chain. On the other hand, harvesting everything but top level predators may be.

Ryono or whoever it was that was "back-peddling"…

Posted in Tokyo film festival decides at last minute to include 'The Cove' at 01:22 PM JST - 24th September
davidattokyo at 04:08 PM JST - 17th September

Potsu,

Me doubting that many Japanese people will have much time for this is my opinion, not me attempting to speak for them. Reality is polls continue to show Japan is a country where the majority of people regard cetaceans as a legitimate source of food, and the majority of…

Posted in Tokyo film festival decides at last minute to include 'The Cove' at 04:08 PM JST - 17th September
davidattokyo at 11:55 AM JST - 17th September

I will be surprised if they don't show it out of concern for security, as Japanese people know all too well it is anti-whaling people who are a security threat.

Still doubt many Japanese people (apart from Greenpeace Japan affiliates etc) will want to waste time watching this, but the…

Posted in Tokyo film festival decides at last minute to include 'The Cove' at 11:55 AM JST - 17th September