gaijintraveller said...

gaijintraveller at 06:39 PM JST - 18th November

Smithinjapan, I disagree with you when you say, "There's a very rapid increase in these incidents." However, I do believe there is a rapid increase in these cases. The difference is that now girls are taking more action. They are less afraid to act, and they are more likely to…

Posted in Cop arrested for molesting woman on train at 06:39 PM JST - 18th November
gaijintraveller at 11:08 PM JST - 16th November

If JR really wants to cut down on suicides, they should remove some of the irritations that must drive people so suicide. Noise is the prime culprit. First stations should end their competition to produce the most annoying music when train doors are going to close. Then should should stop…

Posted in More Tokyo train stations start using lights to stem suicides at 11:08 PM JST - 16th November
gaijintraveller at 11:57 PM JST - 14th November

Any connection between this and the Japanese arrested in Malaysia a few days ago? These people are lucky they didn't get picked up in Malaysia.

Posted in 4 Japanese arrested for drug trafficking in New Zealand at 11:57 PM JST - 14th November
gaijintraveller at 06:36 PM JST - 12th November

Like many constitutional monarchs, he is not free to say exactly what he thinks. To me this sounds like a move in the right direction. He could probably not have said even this under the LDP.

Posted in Emperor, on 20th anniversary of accession, concerned young people forgetting history at 06:36 PM JST - 12th November
gaijintraveller at 06:39 PM JST - 11th November

Why didn't the interviewer ask why they still charge a fuel surcharge now that fuel prices are little more than they were 30 years ago?

You can book online in English? Really? Server Error in '/VivaMacau' Application.

Posted in Viva Macau flying high at 06:39 PM JST - 11th November
gaijintraveller at 09:35 AM JST - 8th November

Does the 3,000 yen package include a real room or just a capsule? Actually, does "budget hotel" mean "capsule hotel"?

Posted in Budget hotels struggling to accommodate demanding guests at 09:35 AM JST - 8th November
gaijintraveller at 07:52 AM JST - 2nd November

If I understand this correctly, the electricity companies will buy the solar electricity, but households will pay for it through a surcharge.

"The state will not be required to spend even 1 yen." "The electricity companies will collect a monthly surcharge of around 30 yen from every household and organization…

Posted in Japan accelerates purchase of surplus solar electricity at homes at 07:52 AM JST - 2nd November
gaijintraveller at 07:41 AM JST - 2nd November

Personally, I am going to continue eating food labelled as imported. I believe the customs check imports more thoroughly than the Ministry of Agriculture does. There seems to be plenty of shenanigans in the food industry in this country, too.

Posted in Okada asks Beijing to admit frozen dumplings laced with poison in China at 07:41 AM JST - 2nd November
gaijintraveller at 09:04 PM JST - 29th October

I am another AU user. I have a Sony Ericsson model. The design is terrible. It has so many functions built in that it reminds you of Windows when you turn it on as it takes so long to start up. It has predictive typing, but it prediction is nearly…

Posted in KDDI unveils new lineup of au handsets at 09:04 PM JST - 29th October
gaijintraveller at 10:48 AM JST - 4th October

KallyPygous,you are missing the g. Mekong not Mekon.

Posted in Okada promises Japan's support for Mekong region countries at 10:48 AM JST - 4th October