hereandthere said...

hereandthere at 07:56 AM JST - 15th November

Obama’s departure from the airport following his first visit to Japan since taking office in January caused further delays

Obama could always just bow "humbly" and utter "go-mena-sai"

Posted in Weather, Obama cause delays to over 500 flights at Haneda airport at 07:56 AM JST - 15th November
hereandthere at 09:43 AM JST - 14th November

I guess "48" refers to maximum weight (in kg) of each member...

Posted in AKB48 drop in on Tamori at 09:43 AM JST - 14th November
hereandthere at 07:19 AM JST - 11th November

"we Japanese..."

Posted in DPJ's Ozawa calls Christianity 'self-righteous' at 07:19 AM JST - 11th November
hereandthere at 06:49 PM JST - 30th October

she is real helpful, a true diplomat

not.

Posted in Clinton scolds Pakistan over inaction on al-Qaida at 06:49 PM JST - 30th October
hereandthere at 10:08 AM JST - 23rd October

this can't be right....

that's like 700,000yen per person in Japan.... if every person were to receive benefits, which they don't... I know I only contribute to the pension (I will never see any payout) and my medical contributions have exceeded any "benefit" by a a huge amount....

they must…

Posted in Social welfare benefits hit record Y91.43 trillion at 10:08 AM JST - 23rd October
hereandthere at 07:53 AM JST - 21st October

according to a real "news" site the median income for Japan was given as around 2.6 million yen per year... about 25,000 $US...

however, the way that number was arrived at wasn't detailed... even the official government document didn't describe how the calculation was done...

**‘‘We want to lessen the…

Posted in Survey finds 1 in 7 Japanese living in poverty at 07:53 AM JST - 21st October
hereandthere at 05:33 PM JST - 11th October

can't really afford to eat "healthy"... I'll just eat my 'pan no mimi' and be happy...

Posted in How to stay beautiful in Japan through your diet at 05:33 PM JST - 11th October
hereandthere at 05:28 PM JST - 11th October

Finance minister says he'll take steps to achivee currency stability

achivee!?!?! Oy vey!

Posted in Finance minister says he'll take steps to achieve currency stability at 05:28 PM JST - 11th October
hereandthere at 07:57 AM JST - 11th October

alright!! the return of the Subaru boxer engine... and in a Toyota....

The "ruby red" color is "shoujouhi"... politely scarlet... but if you live in Japan you know it as "monkey butt red"... the color of the nihonzaru's butt... that is the official story.

Posted in Toyota to show green sportscar with Subaru engine at 07:57 AM JST - 11th October
hereandthere at 11:00 AM JST - 6th October

it will more of a "sashay"...

Posted in White House says Obama will not walk away from Afghanistan at 11:00 AM JST - 6th October