freakashow said...

freakashow at 09:34 PM JST - 28th July

More nonsense from westurn:

And at almost $20 bucks a ticket... by god there better be a seat available !!!

uh, where the hell did you get $20? Last I heard, the dollar was trading at 104, so that would mean 1800 yen is roughly 17 dollars!

Oh, and I…

Posted in Tokyo 2nd most expensive city for expats after Moscow at 09:34 PM JST - 28th July
freakashow at 09:29 PM JST - 28th July

Westurn's facts are obviously off:

A bowl of Ramen in Tokyo ??? 700-900 yen ($6.80-$8.80) !

Wrong! Cheapest bowl of ramen in Tokyo? 180 yen. For a decent bowl? 300-500 yen (even cheaper when you get them from the little stand-up eki shops) For better quality ramen? 750-900 yen.

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Posted in Tokyo 2nd most expensive city for expats after Moscow at 09:29 PM JST - 28th July
freakashow at 07:17 PM JST - 27th July

many of the best players in the world don't participate, which hugely devalues the value of an Olympic medal and the credibility of the event.

Good point, but the true original spirit of the Olympics was to pit the best "amateur" players from around the globe. Which is why sports…

Posted in Japanese officials puzzled over format change in Olympic baseball at 07:17 PM JST - 27th July
freakashow at 11:11 AM JST - 25th July

http://www.automotoportal.com/article/Top5WorldsMostSuccessfulCarsEver

This is an interesting and honest post about GM:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070407184852AAn1Qt4

The older versions of GM were great. Whatever happened to them. Nowadays, the GM models stink and you end up not getting what you pay for.

Year upon year, you see five of the top 20 selling cars (Camry,…

Posted in Toyota overtakes GM in Jan-June global sales at 11:11 AM JST - 25th July
freakashow at 10:35 AM JST - 25th July

Good Jorb, Good post. It seems that Japan is quite on par with the rest of the world in terms of trade. Australia, Russia, and Canada have even higher trade tarrif rates imposed, even though they are not deemed "developing countries". Of course, less developed countries such as India (32.0%)…

Posted in 1st-half trade surplus dips 42.1% at 10:35 AM JST - 25th July
freakashow at 08:40 PM JST - 24th July

Westurn wrote:

Not impressed ! Japan still has a long way to go before it trades "evenly" and fairly with its trading partners. This is nothing more than a reflection of outlandish fuel prices as mentioned. Japan's doors are still closed to open and unfettered trade !

After he had…

Posted in 1st-half trade surplus dips 42.1% at 08:40 PM JST - 24th July
freakashow at 06:35 PM JST - 24th July

Direct from the farmer is the way to go nowadays. I buy all of my produce from the farmers selling them at the entrance of my train station when I come home from work. A huge head of broccoli for 80 yen, a bunch of carrots for 100 yen, and…

Posted in High-quality egg prices to rise in August at 06:35 PM JST - 24th July
freakashow at 06:26 PM JST - 24th July

More quotes from Red Sox fans:

I don't agree with much of your premises. ERA and wins may be less an indicator of quality pitching than they surely used to be, but they are still none the less valid. And as time passes, they become more and more statistically relevant…

Posted in Matsuzaka gets 11th win as Red Sox beat Mariners at 06:26 PM JST - 24th July
freakashow at 06:20 PM JST - 24th July

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/gamedayrecap.jsp?ymd=20080723&contentid=3178314&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos

This time, Daisuke Matsuzaka's pitching style was both sharp and effective, instead of just the latter.

"He's given up so few hits," Francona said. "Again, he's made it harder sometimes because of his command. But this guy has been a good pitcher. If he keeps winning, I'll gladly answer…

Posted in Matsuzaka gets 11th win as Red Sox beat Mariners at 06:20 PM JST - 24th July
freakashow at 09:18 PM JST - 23rd July

So why not just get a new phone number Mr. 63 year old in Akita ???

Yeah, I agree, it would be a good idea to get a new phone number; especially if you don't have many family members, friends, or business associates to tell your new phone number to.…

Posted in Akita man arrested for making 30 nuisance calls a day for two months at 09:18 PM JST - 23rd July