gaijintraveller said...

gaijintraveller at 08:28 PM JST - 4th August

I won't argue about the surf, but there has not been much sun this summer.

Last time I passed Hebara, my girlfriend translated a Japanese sign for me. No swimming. Still I suppose foreigners who cannot read Japanese and some who can will happily ignore the rules.

Personally, I think…

Posted in Katsuura: Sun and surf without crowds in eastern Chiba at 08:28 PM JST - 4th August
gaijintraveller at 01:55 PM JST - 1st August

Has anyone from Lehman Bros gone to prison for defrauding investors? This seems unfair. He should have received a huge securities company style bonus.

Posted in Man sentenced to 3 years in prison for defrauding Lehman Brothers at 01:55 PM JST - 1st August
gaijintraveller at 07:23 PM JST - 30th July

Possession is nine tenths of the law. If you have paid your rent up to the day you move out, it is much harder to get your deposit back. If you withhold the last month or two rent and tell the landlord it will be paid when you get your…

Posted in Clawing back tenant rights at 07:23 PM JST - 30th July
gaijintraveller at 12:02 AM JST - 30th July

If the student said he did not mind, he was openly challenging the teacher's authority. That challenge invited the response which he got. He should have blamed himself for being stupid, not the teacher for asserting his authority.

It is the teacher's job to teach the class. Sometimes it is…

Posted in Teacher gets pay cut for putting chalk in yawning student’s mouth at 12:02 AM JST - 30th July
gaijintraveller at 08:14 AM JST - 29th July

So isn't the reporter even going to tell us where it is? "Deepest Chiba" is not really geographically informative. The reporter claims to have gone there and had lunch there, so this is information he should have.

Also, I would have thought a photograph of cars would have been more…

Posted in Going, going, sold! - A glimpse into world of car auctions at 08:14 AM JST - 29th July
gaijintraveller at 10:38 AM JST - 24th July

Sounds a bit like what happened in the US. The difference is in her case her company was not bailed out by the government.

Posted in High-flying FX trader comes down with a thud at 10:38 AM JST - 24th July
gaijintraveller at 11:05 AM JST - 12th July

The taste of tap water seems to vary according to area, maybe even building. Many buildings have tanks on the roof, some of which are not cleaned for a long time. I think this explains why Tokyo tap water often tastes disgusting and even undrinkable. Mind you one brand of…

Posted in Do you prefer tap water or bottled water for drinking? at 11:05 AM JST - 12th July
gaijintraveller at 08:35 PM JST - 9th July

There is no mention of traffic lights or a pedestrian crossing. May we assume that they did not cross the road at a crossing or at lights? In that case it would have been sensible to look to see if a car was coming.

I may sound unsympathetic, but I…

Posted in 2 girls riding a bike hit by car in Chiba; one dies at 08:35 PM JST - 9th July
gaijintraveller at 04:28 PM JST - 7th July

Does "disable the problematic part of its software" mean disable Internet Explorer completely? That seems like the best solution. However, Microsoft just recommends deactivating video ActiveX. It seems ActiveX always has been and probably always will be a security hole.

Use Firefox or Opera.

Posted in Microsoft warns of serious computer security hole at 04:28 PM JST - 7th July
gaijintraveller at 11:32 PM JST - 6th July

One time a politician started using a speaker right in front of my house. I managed to get rid of him by playing Iggy Pop at full volume. Is that a crime here?

Do politicians actually make speeches in this country? I do not consider repeating a name and adding…

Posted in 2 arrested for tearing LDP poster, obstructing DPJ candidate's speech at 11:32 PM JST - 6th July