efftta said...

efftta at 09:32 PM JST - 8th October

ahhhh. Nice to be able to skip work when I want.... ;)

Posted in Travel chaos at 09:32 PM JST - 8th October
efftta at 09:39 AM JST - 8th October

From my balcony I haven't seen any Shonan Shinjuku, Yokosuka, Yamanote, NEX or Saikyo lines going past in the last 40 minutes, so I'm presuming they are all stopped.

Posted in Powerful typhoon lashes southwest Japan; expected to make landfall Thursday at 09:39 AM JST - 8th October
efftta at 09:37 AM JST - 8th October

How do I find out if the trains (especially mine this morning) are cancelled? How do I find out if my university has cancelled classes?

On the JR East website here - http://traininfo.jreast.co.jp/train_info/kanto.aspx

Posted in Powerful typhoon lashes southwest Japan; expected to make landfall Thursday at 09:37 AM JST - 8th October
efftta at 09:09 PM JST - 17th September

How did they know he fell from the 14th floor?

Um.....from the article:

"....a witness who saw the man fall"

Posted in Man falls to death from 14th floor of condo, hitting woman passerby at 09:09 PM JST - 17th September
efftta at 12:42 AM JST - 22nd December

A friend of mine recently broke his big toe while playing badminton. He was subsequently taken to hospital via ambulance, and admitted. After reseting the break, and applying the cast, the doctor proceeded to tell him he would like for my friend to remain as a patient in the hospital…

Posted in 79-year-old traffic accident victim dies after being refused admission by 6 hospitals at 12:42 AM JST - 22nd December
efftta at 09:00 AM JST - 18th December

Congrats to them, but they really don't look like a pair! Such different styles I guess......

Posted in Actress Riho Makise marries fashion designer Nigo at 09:00 AM JST - 18th December
efftta at 12:30 AM JST - 16th December

The article mentions Santander. Anyone know anything about this?

Santander is facing the biggest exposure so far, at over $3 bn

Posted in Nomura: $306 million exposed in Wall Street Ponzi scheme at 12:30 AM JST - 16th December
efftta at 10:42 AM JST - 4th December

Think out of the box people. Life is not black and white. Open/Closed.

You are talking about Japan here. Thinking outside the box is like the nail - it'll get smashed into place soonish.....

Posted in Tourists to be barred from Tsukiji tuna auctions for a month at 10:42 AM JST - 4th December
efftta at 10:47 AM JST - 2nd December

Here we go again... this has come up a few times on JT. You don't need to be in Japan for X years or anything like that. There are semi-automated machines in several train stations in Tokyo, at least, that will give you Saison cards in AMEX, MC or VISA…

Posted in Try to get a credit card in Japan at 10:47 AM JST - 2nd December
efftta at 08:46 AM JST - 9th October

For those wondering where the link is, it's

http://www.jal.com/world/en/guidetojapan/

Posted in JAL map of Tokyo launched online at 08:46 AM JST - 9th October