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I knew a Japanese lady who worked at Ford, maybe I think she still does. She…
Posted in: What do you think are the main reasons why U.S. car sales are so low in Japan?
timtak@that link you posted sent me to an ad for wrinkle removal cream, so unfortunately for…
Posted in: Job interviews - 'Fools using a foolish method to pick fools'
I agree, conbinibento.
Posted in: My frugal Valentine: Romance in a recession
Happy Valentine's Day, villagehiker and wife!
Posted in: My frugal Valentine: Romance in a recession
Making breakfast in bed for my wife this morning. In two weeks we will have been…
Posted in: My frugal Valentine: Romance in a recession
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In other news, Japan to slowly reverse all nuclear promises said after 3/11 bowing to pressure from big business.
Posted in: Japan to let some nuclear plants operate after 40-year limit
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woohoo
Posted in: Shareholder sues Olympus board for firing Woodford
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I'm all for stopping killing whales but you have to expect the Japanese crew to try to stop the SS from destroying their prop.
Posted in: 3 anti-whalers injured after Japanese crew throw hooks, bamboo poles at them
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For datacenters, move them to Osaka where Tepco is not.
Posted in: TEPCO to raise electricity rates for corporate users by 17% from April 1
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In unrelated news, bonus' of employees down 17% this year.
Posted in: TEPCO to raise electricity rates for corporate users by 17% from April 1
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@Dennis Bauer: Excellent point, how is this different from talento eating something and saying "oshiiiiiiiiii"
Extending that, how is this any different to companies that sponsor TV shows and have their products talked about within the show itself?
Posted in: Yahoo! restaurant reviews and rankings manipulated by fake comment companies
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Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!
Posted in: Noda appears in eye patch for tax fight
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tip of the iceberg when it comes to this corruption.
Posted in: Marubeni to pay $54.6 mil penalty for role in Nigeria bribery scheme
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Questionably of the research aside, sure but if 1 part in a 100,000 is research you can't call the campaign a research campaign.
It's like calling a battleship yellow just because 1 handle on 1 door happens to be yellow. A battleship is gray. Call a spade a spade.
Posted in: Activists hurl stink bombs, paint at Japanese whalers
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Do you yahoo? Does anyone?
Posted in: Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang leaving company
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It is obviously not the girls and a marketing company running the profiles, so how is this anything different than "fake" restaurant reviews?
Posted in: Fans connect with AKB48 on Google+
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Construction company = Yakuza
Posted in: Construction company president shot in Fukuoka Pref
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Why is this news? Everyone does this, I know several marketing companies that actively do this... including denstu (the largest in Japan)
Posted in: Yahoo! restaurant reviews and rankings manipulated by fake comment companies
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hahah the bums the first place you put on weight and if you are having a baby.... I guess if you get fat you can no longer drive your car
Posted in: Bum's the word in Japan security scans
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Immediate... but nothing about long term exposure
Posted in: Gov't to probe radioactive apartment block
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I think the adverts for this earthquake information center on JT are very poor taste, seems like they are competing for sympathy and want to get people to attend?
Talk to "actual survivors" is not very considerate of the people that lost their lives less than 1 year ago.
Posted in: Tohoku victims take part in ceremonies marking 17th anniv of Great Hanshin Earthquake
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No one is arguing Japan is making "research" on whales, but it is 0.00001% research, 99.99999% food...
Call a spade a spade please.
Posted in: Activists hurl stink bombs, paint at Japanese whalers
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Gold in Japan (retail) is about 1.5 times more than the rest of the world
Posted in: 8 men arrested for smuggling gold from S Korea to Japan in rectums
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I always laugh when I see people on the train with one of these, I've never seen anyone in any other country wear one of these.
Posted in: Noda appears in eye patch for tax fight
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Meh... when you start a marrage not living together ... there's your problem.
Posted in: Ayumi Hamasaki to divorce husband of 1 year