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ebisen's past comments

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  ebisenOct. 17, 2011 - 09:13AM JST

  Haha - some very good dancers... really good CM.

  Posted in: TV commercial of the week: Cup Noodle Futomen Dodo

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  ebisenOct. 17, 2011 - 09:10AM JST

  Very high speed chain reaction type crash, the scariest of them all. R.I.P.

  Posted in: Wheldon killed in massive, fiery IndyCar crash

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  ebisenOct. 16, 2011 - 08:10AM JST

  Suzuki preference for fiat diesels shows arrogance and violent behaviour. It is a well known fact that Volkswagen's TDI technology is the market leader by a large margin.

  Posted in: Suzuki sends Volkswagen notice of agreement breach

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  ebisenOct. 16, 2011 - 07:55AM JST

  Foxie, your comments show how little you know .you complain about using the bathtub, but you don't have any idea about how ecological this actually is. Shower takes about 30-40 liters/person, and the bathtub water (relatively clean as it does not contain soap is then used for doing the laundry in many homes(there are special hoses and pumps attached to any modern washing machine). In average Japanese spend way less water than other developed countries.

  Posted in: Quirky video shows the 'real Japan'

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  ebisenOct. 16, 2011 - 07:30AM JST

  As a permanent resident I love the current system. We have special lines, and the longest I had to wait was less than 3 minutes. When we travel with the family, my Japanese wife can use the same line as me.

  Posted in: Japan eyes simpler immigration procedures, including automatic gate

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  ebisenOct. 14, 2011 - 10:28AM JST

  Elbuda and others - in Japan strong perfume smell is a big offence, especially while going out to a nice Japanese restaurant (think sushi and macha) or in the overcrowded trains and stations. Discrete perfume is OK, but one should not be able to smell it except in the intimate moments.

  I learned to prefer the "close to no perfume" culture here. It is more natural and sincere.

  Posted in: Love potion

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  ebisenOct. 14, 2011 - 08:08AM JST

  I'm so happy for my 20/20 vision... I hope I can keep it for a long, time, given that I spend at least 10-12 hours in front of a computer daily.

  Posted in: Best dressed eyes

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  ebisenOct. 14, 2011 - 06:00AM JST

  It is either very old watch index paint (many workers in Switzerland got cancer from it), or some radioactive salt used in university labs. Either way, it has nothing to do with Fukushima.

  Posted in: Radiation likely came from radium in bottles beneath floor of empty house

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  ebisenOct. 13, 2011 - 01:07PM JST

  It's ME - no proof (YET!!) but I would not be the first time for the Japanese farmers and food processors to cheat on the customers. Wanna bet that we'll hear scandals about this in notime?

  Posted in: Fukushima rice given all-clear after radiation tests

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  ebisenOct. 13, 2011 - 11:01AM JST

  Scrote - the KDL 40X series are very high grade TVs, produced until 3 years ago (probably the best ever produced by Sony). I too have the feeling that the quality decreased since...

  Posted in: Sony recalls 1.6 million LCD TVs worldwide

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  ebisenOct. 13, 2011 - 08:22AM JST

  They also do the Samba Festival in front of the Kaminari-mon. A lot of half-nacked mamas parading around is something to behold :).

  Posted in: Kick off

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  ebisenOct. 13, 2011 - 08:19AM JST

  Why report only this particular incident? This is daily business in the USA, where since yesterday around 100 people died by the gun.

  Posted in: 8 killed in California salon shooting

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  ebisenOct. 09, 2011 - 11:32AM JST

  Yeah it sucks, and live is unfair in prison. Should have thought about this before doing what brought them there.

  Posted in: Prison inmates' illnesses, injuries go untreated

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  ebisenOct. 09, 2011 - 10:48AM JST

  Lunchbox, you're right, two major dangers should be considered while hiking in Japan: giant hornets (suzumebachi - the sparrow hornet, called like this for the obvious reason of being as big or bigger than a sparrow) in the summer, and the bears especially in the winter... I never met a bear yet, but got stung once by a huge suzumebachi... it was an extreme, debilitating pain. Japan is a mostly uninhabited mountainous country, so no wonder there are so many attacks.

  Posted in: Bear sightings reported in Sapporo

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  ebisenOct. 06, 2011 - 10:51PM JST

  zichi: I gave you my sources, and can find hundreds of other stating that the nuclear power is the cheapest around. Could you share yours stating that is costs 200Yen/kWh (about 25 times more than the official and statistical value)?... Because it's easy to do BS cheap talk and just state a number, without anything behind it, and this is ALL YOU'VE DONE...

  You said you never used a car in your life - oh yes you did.. do you do online shopping (being sent to you by a truck?), do you ever have your purchases delivered home for you(also by truck).

  Did you use only a bicycle for everything ? (I highly doubt it). Will you use an EV when they become cheaper later? (psssst: those are also 20-40% nuclear powered, so don't even start thinking EVs are ecological)...

  Posted in: Nuclear power essential to cut emissions: UK expert

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  ebisenOct. 06, 2011 - 01:41PM JST

  zichi (and others marking me with minus):

  <>http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf02.html

  I'm agains nuclear energy myself, and unlike most of you, I put my money where my mouth is, having a 5.75kWh solar power generator on my house. That still doesn't change the FACT that nuclear is the cheapest to produce and sell, IIIIF it is not insured, mmkay? Unlike green technologies (again, I am a supporter of those), nuclear does not require grants, gov. support, etc. It will require an insurer from now one, and that is close to impossible to find.

  Posted in: Nuclear power essential to cut emissions: UK expert

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  ebisenOct. 06, 2011 - 09:31AM JST

  The Fukushima power plant was insured.

  Not the kind of insurance I am talking about - take the whole risk and cost, even in case of a multiple Level 7 nuclear disasters. There is no company who can do that right now, and even the whole of Japan as a country can't.

  Nuclear energy is very expensive.

  Except for the insurance in case of boom!!, nuclear energy is very cheap, the cheapest we have (and by a large margin, as well). It is also very reliable, not being dependent on the season (as hydro), weather (as solar and wind). Never mind fossil.

  Posted in: Nuclear power essential to cut emissions: UK expert

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  ebisenOct. 06, 2011 - 09:07AM JST

  he's right - nuclear plants basically emit no CO2 or other harmful gasses. He never considers Fukushima's situation, where the plants emit some very harmful metals, which could kill thousands in the longrun.

  The only reason nuclear energy is so cheap is because they run without any insurance. Nuclear plants should be requested by law (as with any other risky business) to be legally insured. Good luck finding the company (or the country) willing to do that. Until then, they are just unfair competition.

  Posted in: Nuclear power essential to cut emissions: UK expert

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  ebisenOct. 06, 2011 - 09:01AM JST

  BOSS commercials are indeed genius strikes. The long running series with TLJ is as successful as ever, and there is no reason to stop it. The marketing people starting and supporting it did they homework well..

  Posted in: TV commercial of the week: BOSS canned coffee

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  ebisenOct. 06, 2011 - 06:30AM JST

  Title should probably read: "...thanks to the pullout from Japan."

  Posted in: Tesco profits rise on overseas sales, despite Japan pullout

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