Tuesday February 14, 2012

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    efftta

    @Fadamor - you completely miss the point. Game console companies can't be held responsible for WHERE you use the console. Train companies, however, ARE responsible for providing a safe environment in which to travel.

    Posted in: Boy falls onto train tracks while looking at handheld game console

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    efftta

    My rules of thumb, in order of preference: 1. Stand with your back against a wall or pillar 2. Stand side-on to the tracks with legs planted well apart 3. Stand with one foot well ahead of the other, in a "bracing" type of way

    I'm not normally paranoid, but since living in Japan, I follow these rules to a t.

    Posted in: Drunken man arrested after man falls to death off train platform

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    efftta

    I wonder how they survived the heat, it must have been so very hot.

    Are you talking about the performers, or the people that are watching? Because if you are talking about the performers ... did you see what they are wearing?

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    efftta

    —We’re at a fireworks festival when he bumps into me and my yukata gets dirty. He’s so nice, and our love progresses very sweetly; but when the summer ends he’s killed in a motor-bike accident.

    Um....WTF??!

    Posted in: What would be your ideal summer fling?

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    efftta

    This was the most pointless article....

    Posted in: The expat summer

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    efftta

    There were only 2 passengers in the taxi - read the article again.

    I did. I saw:

    The taxi reportedly let five customers in

    Posted in: Taxi plows into pedestrians near Dotonbori canal in Osaka; 7 hurt

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    efftta

    Shymaladingdong (as Tarantino put it) has gone downhill since Unbreakable, which was COMPLETELY underrated

    Posted in: Last Airbender

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    efftta

    If you can't beat them, join them...

    Worst advice ever

    Posted in: Blow hard

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    efftta

    Completely agree. Ban the things. They sound like a bunch of angry killer bees, not wanting to shut up. Totally kills the game.

    Posted in: Constant drone of vuvuzelas killing World Cup atmosphere

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    efftta

    Thats pretty nasty putting the money in her mouth. She's obviously never watched Mythbusters before.....

    Posted in: Dance on!

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    efftta

    You guys sound like broken records - it's always the same arguements:

    1. Their economy will go to the dogs
    2. Wait until China or North Korea attack

    I think it's safe to assume they have considered those points, and irrespective of whether or not those things will happen, they have decided they would prefer facing those problems, rather than entertain US bases in their backyard.
    I can't possibly imagine WHY they would prefer facing those problems, but it says something about the relations between Okinawins and the US forces.

    Posted in: Anti-base ad

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    efftta

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

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    efftta

    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

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    efftta

    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

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    efftta

    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

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    efftta

    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

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    efftta

    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

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    efftta

    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

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    efftta

    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 flavours, in about an hour. You have to fill out a form, and have the machine scan your passport etc. The machine gives you a receipt which you use later to retrieve your card. Worked for me, and for some of the last batch of JT posters that asked the question. It's all in Japanese, of course, but what do you expect? Expecting to get a Credit Card in Japan using English is highly parochial and naive.

    Google "SAISON CARD MAKER"

    Thats really useful info - didn't know they had machines that do it. I got a new credit card about 2 weeks ago, all applied via online process with ebank. Absolutely no problem....

    Posted in: Try to get a credit card in Japan

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    efftta

    For those wondering where the link is, it's

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

    Posted in: JAL map of Tokyo launched online

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