huberts2 said...

huberts2 at 09:09 AM JST - 19th September

Please let us have a better description of the relationship with Lehman, other than "loans".Doubtless the association is substantially in default credit swaps or some such other "sophisticated" financial paper transaction and therefore less secured, and more risky, than a straight loan 'secured'. Let's hear from the banks directly and…

Posted in Japan's banks have $3 bil in Lehman debt at 09:09 AM JST - 19th September
huberts2 at 11:13 AM JST - 17th September

Dear Cleo, Thanks for your note. You are perfectly correct. The retail price in Kanazawa for a 10 kilo bag of fair/good rice (edible!) is roughly Yen 3800.( 380 a kilo ). I guess my example wasn't very clear, at "SAY 700".

As I began my first post I began…

Posted in Gov't to stop selling tainted rice as preventive step at 11:13 AM JST - 17th September
huberts2 at 08:19 AM JST - 17th September

Get's more and more complicated. What was imported? Contaminated rice, knowingly, as a sham under the WTO deal? It doesn't go back/returned but plans as to how to deal with it on delivery surely are made in advance. Since, I'm told, this "rice" (which it isn't )costs say 700yen kilo…

Posted in Gov't to stop selling tainted rice as preventive step at 08:19 AM JST - 17th September
huberts2 at 10:22 PM JST - 14th September

Gosh if did something like that to my mother, she'd kill me, certainly never speak to me again

Posted in Man arrested after taking mother hostage in Tokyo at 10:22 PM JST - 14th September
huberts2 at 08:16 AM JST - 14th September

Sorry, a mistake in my reply - "I have lived in both Osaka and KANAZAWA " - fourth line error, not KYOTO

Posted in Escape the tourist mobs among Kyoto's hidden palaces at 08:16 AM JST - 14th September
huberts2 at 08:12 AM JST - 14th September

I am surprised that anyone should say Kyoto is boring. Of course if one just wanders around enough eveything becomes familiar but that is just the 'tourist' attitude - seen it once, don't need to see it again. But the intelligent observer asks, 'why is it so', or please tell…

Posted in Escape the tourist mobs among Kyoto's hidden palaces at 08:12 AM JST - 14th September
huberts2 at 02:36 PM JST - 12th September

I have said it before, I promise not to say it again - to add to jerseyboy's comment - 'tainted rice' is not 'rice' purchased supposedly as part of Japan's obligation to buy rice. 'Rice' by definition is a food and intended for food. If this was purchased 'tainted' it…

Posted in Japan to return foreign rice to exporting nations if found to be tainted at 02:36 PM JST - 12th September
huberts2 at 12:39 PM JST - 10th September

Now if there was a comma (,) after 'Right' I would think quite seriously about making a phone call

Posted in Ayako Kawahara waiting for Mr Right with a diamond ring at 12:39 PM JST - 10th September
huberts2 at 07:55 PM JST - 8th September

" -- certain amount of rice annually under a ‘‘minimum access’’ World Trade Organization accord. " Here we have a government who has been pressured to and agreed to open it's rice market. The news report says that an "inedible" rice was purchased as if it was part of the…

Posted in Gov't says 5 beverage makers bought tainted rice at 07:55 PM JST - 8th September
huberts2 at 06:54 PM JST - 4th September

what you can say about the speech is that is "was a very good delivery". She didn't write it - it was firstly written weeks ago for a 'man' and had to be rewritten for the 'woman'. It has taken a week continuously, if you believe Washington Post et al…

Posted in Palin mocks Obama as McCain claims nomination at 06:54 PM JST - 4th September