hokkaidoguy said...

hokkaidoguy at 11:52 PM JST - 9th June

Disillusioned-

What? Unless you are making a distinction between northern hemisphere, southern hemisphere, Pacific and Atlantic bluefin I'm afraid you are mistaken.

Thunnus orientalis (pacific bluefin), thunnus thynnus (northern bluefin), thunnus maccoyii (southern bluefin). 3 species of bluefin tuna.

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hokkaidoguy at 09:01 PM JST - 9th June

There's more than one species of bluefin.

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hokkaidoguy at 10:26 AM JST - 8th June

Yes, in exchange for settling the peace treaty, some substantial trade agreements, tech transfer agreements and perhaps some guarantees of investment in oil and gas field development elsewhere in the east. And a clause that gets Russia out of any and all liability for environmental cleanup of the islands.

I'm…

Posted in Should Russia return the four disputed islands off Hokkaido to Japan? at 10:26 AM JST - 8th June
hokkaidoguy at 08:07 PM JST - 1st June

A company gives away free diamonds, and JT posters still find a way to whine about it. Unbelievable.

Posted in Ginza store gives away 5,000 diamonds for free at 08:07 PM JST - 1st June
hokkaidoguy at 03:43 PM JST - 25th May

Patrick -

How does that three year payback compare with other countries? Is it the international convention to refund 100% of pension plan payments upon request?

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hokkaidoguy at 09:56 AM JST - 22nd May

buggerlugs - you're saying your friend abandoned the entire naturalization process because someone asked him a simple, standard, and above all completely relevant procedural question?

Sorry, but that's pretty messed up - if true.

Posted in Koreans in Japan not required to carry special permit under amendment at 09:56 AM JST - 22nd May
hokkaidoguy at 09:12 AM JST - 19th May

It costs over 200,000 yen!

For what it is, and for what it does, 20man is a bargain. Priced a Hasselblad lately? That's the next step up - and you can expect to pay in the 2,000,000 yen range for those.

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hokkaidoguy at 09:17 PM JST - 12th May

Consume more power than what?

A modern 40" LCD consumes slightly less than the average 30" CRT. Significantly less if you dim the backlight. Also uses less energy to produce - especially if you factor shipping into the equation.

Probably doesn't matter. The Japanese government could be handing out free…

Posted in Gov't to offer up to Y36,000 worth of 'eco-points' for digital TVs at 09:17 PM JST - 12th May
hokkaidoguy at 08:53 AM JST - 28th April

spudman - the list of countries that have banned the import of pork and live pigs from infected countries is growing by the hour. China, Indonesia, Lebanon, Armenia, Ukraine, Jordan, Russia... do a google news search on "pork imports".

I'd suggest that once nations start imposing tight import bans and…

Posted in Japan gears up for swine flu with businesses, airports, hospitals on alert at 08:53 AM JST - 28th April
hokkaidoguy at 12:37 PM JST - 25th April

Why do articles about Duke always fail to mention that he is a former Louisiana State Representative (Republican)?

Seems an odd omission to me.

Posted in Ex-Louisiana KKK chief David Duke arrested in Prague at 12:37 PM JST - 25th April