Wednesday February 15, 2012

JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION

ebisen's past comments

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ebisenJan. 26, 2012 - 04:14AM JST

During the 3/11 earthquake, i couldn't use DoCoMo for even basic phone calls, while my other phone, SoftBank, still worked. I didn't left Tokyo during that time. Many users had the same complaint, with phones not even registering to the network (no signal status). That tells a lot about DoCoMo quality in Tokyo.

Posted in: Docomo services disrupted for 4 1/2 hours, affecting 2.52 mil users
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ebisenJan. 25, 2012 - 07:24AM JST

Pizzaface - you should not be allowed to have a drivers license, for multiple reasons. It only takes 5 minutes to breastfeed a child, and usually they should sleep soundly after that. Every child will protest at first in the baby seat, but they get used to it pretty quickly. Just let them cry a bit, much better than killing them in an otherwise survivable accident.

Posted in: NZ police alarmed at breastfeeding motorists
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ebisenJan. 24, 2012 - 05:46AM JST

Hong Kong feng shui master Anthony Cheng warned a “scandalous corruption case” would rock China in the second half of 2012

You don't have to be a Feng Shui Master in order to predict that... Any 4 year old will predict it as well...how about something less obvious?

Posted in: Year of the Dragon begins in Asia
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ebisenJan. 23, 2012 - 10:47AM JST

Godan, I have one Sony TV made 3 years ago (X series - their most high end, luxury line), and I believe it is the best TV ever, by any company. To bad Sony lost it to Korean and Taiwanese competition. Sony has not made a single good TV since...

Posted in: Moody's lowers rating on Sony, Panasonic
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ebisenJan. 23, 2012 - 10:44AM JST

Herefornow

Moody's is well-respected in the world financial community as literally billions of dolars ride on the ratings they give companies' bonds.

Well, how comes they are wrong most of the time?

Posted in: Moody's lowers rating on Sony, Panasonic
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ebisenJan. 23, 2012 - 10:17AM JST

How to make a bad article: Find an upcoming large event, like the Olympics. Find the most obvious scandalous topic, and "investigate" it. When investigation is not necessary, just write about it. The most painful about this is that the original author probably uses an Apple product (iPhone, iPod, also made by poorly paid workers in "Worker's paradise, China"), wears shoes made by Nike (just investigate how Nike used to treat their women employees in Indonesia) and drives a car running with blood oil from somewhere in the Middle East.

It is simply idiotic to focus on the stupid mascot only, while the complete outfits worn by most of the Olympics athletes are probably also made in China, Indonesia, Thailand, in bad working conditions for peanuts salary...

Posted in: 2012 Olympic mascots in China 'sweat shop' row
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ebisenJan. 23, 2012 - 09:22AM JST

He is such a charismatic and smart person... I really hope he is recovering and in full power soon. Also, that cello looks like a very well played old instrument - must be worth a fortune. It always makes me feel good seeing such old instruments being played in large scale concerts...

Posted in: Ailing maestro
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ebisenJan. 20, 2012 - 01:18PM JST

It depends on the egg. I get mine for 298 yen for a pack of ten, because the birds at the farm selling them are naturally fed and I the eggs taste and look much better (red yellow yolk)than the cheaper ones. Some eggs have almost white tools,a clear sign the bird was but fed with healthy food.

Posted in: Egg prices at their lowest in two years
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ebisenJan. 20, 2012 - 12:23PM JST

Darren, there is nothing wrong with the endoscope, even if Olympus made it. 99.9% of the people there are hard working, honest employees.Olympus products (consumer, medical etc) are usually of very high quality...

Posted in: Endoscope shows radiation, steam, rusty metal inside Fukushima reactor
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ebisenJan. 19, 2012 - 03:51PM JST

BTW - can't wait to see "The Artist" myself... anyone knows when it will run in Japan?

Posted in: 'It's silent?': Britons demand refunds for 'The Artist'
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ebisenJan. 19, 2012 - 03:50PM JST

Well, there are morons everywhere... Complaint #1: "I paid for a movie WITH sound.. Why can't I hear anything?"...

Complaint #2:

"After seeing this movie, I got worried and visited the audiologist, costing me USD 500, just to find out that I am healthy... I am suing EVERYBODY AND THEIR GRANDMOTHERS for this."

Posted in: 'It's silent?': Britons demand refunds for 'The Artist'
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ebisenJan. 19, 2012 - 03:43PM JST

I'm a monkey - and that is the coolest of them all ;).. Anyway - good for these mothers - caring and giving birth is one right thing to be proud of...

Posted in: Asia awaits lunar year 'dragon baby' boom
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ebisenJan. 19, 2012 - 09:01AM JST

It requires a certain lack of IQ in order to believe this BS...

Posted in: The importance of blood type in Japanese culture
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ebisenJan. 18, 2012 - 08:51AM JST

The Japanese subway system is by far the best in the world... My only complaint is that they should hurry implementing the anti suicide gates to all lines and all stations...

Posted in: What do you think are the good and bad points about the subway systems in Japan's cities?
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ebisenJan. 17, 2012 - 03:22PM JST

I'm sure they got the same food as the rest of the Japanese crew. Complaining about it is utterly asinine..

Posted in: Anti-whaling activists back in Australia; PM blasts their 'irresponsible' behavior
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ebisenJan. 17, 2012 - 02:34PM JST

Well, in Europe train-surfing (especially on the ICE) is one way to spend a relaxing week-day. Maybe he was trainsurfing and somehow slipped to his death...

Posted in: Man commits suicide by jumping off train in Nagoya
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ebisenJan. 16, 2012 - 11:32AM JST

bollfaeces - the smoke, particles, and carbon will destroy your lungs just as well as any other smoked thing - it all depends on the frequency of use...

Posted in: No long-term lung damage from marijuana: study
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ebisenJan. 16, 2012 - 11:18AM JST

The main gripe is that the servings are too small, so it costs more for people who eat a lot.

I pity such a person, as I am fairly sporty at 85Kg, 187cm, but almost never felt that the portion is too small. Plus, there are so many "tabehoudai" - "eat as much as you can" places of every kind (Japanese, Italian, Indian, etc, etc) of fairly high quality that this is also a non-issue...

Posted in: Six things that foreigners feel are overpriced in Japan
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ebisenJan. 16, 2012 - 11:15AM JST

2,000 yen for a piece of gift-wrapped fruit in Japan that might cost $2-3 in the U.S.

Bad writing - in US try buying the exquisitely gift wrapped fruit one can buy for 2000 Yen in Japan, and see how much will it cost (if you can, I bet you can't).

One can get 1kg of average apples for 3-400 Yen, or one can pay 5-800 Yen for a single apple of extraordinary quality (fully organic Sun-Fuji from the king flower, hand pruned and picked), gift wrapped. They DO taste better than the bland tasting, chemically grown apples one buys from an average supermarket.

The price range is so wide in Japan because the service range is also wide as well.

Posted in: Six things that foreigners feel are overpriced in Japan
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ebisenJan. 16, 2012 - 09:09AM JST

how about connecting the freaking grids here, in Japan?

Posted in: Japanese investors join U.S. project to link power grids