gaijintraveller said...

gaijintraveller at 10:56 AM JST - 24th January

Disgruntled beer lover, the same could be said about most beer produced by large companies.

Posted in Asahi says cheers to cheap beer at 10:56 AM JST - 24th January
gaijintraveller at 11:34 AM JST - 23rd January

Apsara, take a holiday in Cambodia or Vietnam. There many do wear pyjamas all day.

Posted in Yamamoto brings sleepwear onto the street at 11:34 AM JST - 23rd January
gaijintraveller at 11:12 AM JST - 22nd January

This is PR, not news. Surely, if it were news, the reporter would ask the question, "How much does it really cost?"

If anyone from Viva Macau or their PR company reads this, perhaps they would like to comment.

Posted in Viva Macau Airlines offering cheaper tickets at 11:12 AM JST - 22nd January
gaijintraveller at 10:25 AM JST - 17th January

4A4350 is so obviously American. Unfortunately, there are few Americans who can discuss communism logically and not emotionally. It appears that most are as brainwashed as North Koreans.

Communism should not be condemned out of hand because of the excesses of Stalinism, Maoism or Kimism. Similarly, capitalism should not be…

Posted in Red star rising: With global capitalism on ropes, communism gains in Japan at 10:25 AM JST - 17th January
gaijintraveller at 09:56 AM JST - 17th January

If exchange rates were pegged, the result would be a certain amount of stability. The question we then need to ask is, "Can exchange rates be fixed?"

They can be fixed for a time but not for ever.

First we must consider what money is. On British notes there is…

Posted in Would pegged exchange rates stabilize the global economy? at 09:56 AM JST - 17th January
gaijintraveller at 11:14 AM JST - 11th January

There are many reasons. Too much reliance on a big budget, effects and stunts immediately comes to mind.

When they had to work with black and white, they really had to understand lighting to create mood and atmosphere. Most people in Hollywood now have never really worked with black and…

Posted in Why are Hollywood remakes of classic films, "The Day the Earth Stood Still" being a recent example, generally inferior to the originals? at 11:14 AM JST - 11th January
gaijintraveller at 10:53 AM JST - 10th January

Why shichimi? This is really weird. Mochi or a rag or any number of things would have been more effective if the intention was murder.

Why aren't we told why she chose shichimi?

Posted in Woman gets 4 1/2 years for causing son's death with pepper powder at 10:53 AM JST - 10th January
gaijintraveller at 09:56 AM JST - 8th January

They probably don't think the police will help them. Many come from countries where the police are heavily involved with or closely connected to the operation of bars, prostitution and other criminal activities.

Naturally, they think that that is the situation in Japan, too.

Posted in Interpreters to be trained to support human trafficking victims at 09:56 AM JST - 8th January
gaijintraveller at 10:27 AM JST - 2nd January

But was she a terrorist? The purpose of these machines was to catch terrorists, or so they said when they installed them.

Posted in Deported S Korean woman fools fingerprinting system at airport at 10:27 AM JST - 2nd January
gaijintraveller at 12:39 PM JST - 31st December

So when is the fuel surcharge ripoff going to stop and when are travel agents going to advertise real prices?

Posted in 2009 will be the year of the travel deal at 12:39 PM JST - 31st December