jeffrey said...

jeffrey at 05:24 AM JST - 16th July

griff at 07:16 PM JST - 12th July . . . , but by using a translation of "gaijin" does go to expose the rather dichotomous way in which many japanese see the world...

Yep. I caught a friend out with this who was staying with us in the States.…

Posted in Pushy French are world's worst tourists; Japanese are top: study at 05:24 AM JST - 16th July
jeffrey at 05:17 AM JST - 16th July

DenDon at 09:53 AM JST - 10th July TNS Infratest. a German company

LOL. Not having traveled to Europe but knowing people who have, they pretty much concur that the Germans are worse than Americans. The Japanese really aren't far behind precisely because too many insist on traveling in large…

Posted in Pushy French are world's worst tourists; Japanese are top: study at 05:17 AM JST - 16th July
jeffrey at 04:59 AM JST - 16th July

"Crocs"? I thought the were called Dorcs?

Posted in Aki Hoshino frolicks on Kamakura shore for opening of Crocs beach house at 04:59 AM JST - 16th July
jeffrey at 12:42 AM JST - 16th July

IvanCoughalot at 11:45 AM JST - 15th July Here's another one - released on DVD in March this year.

Last time I checked, most Japanese don't live in the U.S. So the release of the DVD there doesn't make much difference, does it?

*Once again, japanese customers pay the highest…

Posted in Bolt from the blue at 12:42 AM JST - 16th July
jeffrey at 12:37 AM JST - 16th July

USNinJapan2 at 07:13 AM JST - 15th July A Prius with a Lexus badge is still a...

Yep.

wanderlust at 09:50 AM JST - 15th July Toyota car + different badging + more money = Lexus. Didn't GM do the same with their brands

Yep.

Posted in Beautiful wheels at 12:37 AM JST - 16th July
jeffrey at 12:33 AM JST - 16th July

shayouzoku at 01:42 PM JST - 15th July I didn't know capris with black socks were in style this season!

I'm pretty sure that there are no circumstances where capris for men are "styling," with or without black socks.

Posted in Penguin at 12:33 AM JST - 16th July
jeffrey at 01:35 AM JST - 15th July

Altria at 10:14 AM JST - 14th July Get people on Skype, instant messaging, let them listen to music on internet radio - you might actually find that productivity increases. I certainly work faster at home with full access.

You think so, huh? Actually, it's believed that millions of hours…

Posted in Young workers push employers for wider web access at 01:35 AM JST - 15th July
jeffrey at 11:49 PM JST - 14th July

I've always loved the Skyline, but Nissan is horribly behind Toyota and Honda in moving beyond gas powered vehicles. What would have been more meaningful is if this new model had been introduced as a hybrid.

Posted in Nissan unveils new Skyline Crossover with enhanced parking technology at 11:49 PM JST - 14th July
jeffrey at 01:37 AM JST - 14th July

No to them all except karate. The Summer Games need to be pared back, not added to.

There was a degree of the martial to the original games, so inclusion of karate makes some sense and there are already medals for judo, wrestling and tae kwon do.

Golf is a…

Posted in In August, the International Olympic Committee will pick two sports from softball, baseball, golf, karate, roller sports, rugby sevens and squash, to be voted on for inclusion in the Olympic Games. Which two would you like to see in the Games and why? at 01:37 AM JST - 14th July
jeffrey at 01:25 AM JST - 14th July

Actually, until quite recently, one of the two best layout cities in Japan was Nagoya. Unlike Osaka and Tokyo, they decided to revamp street layouts after WWII giving the city a better grid. Osaka and Tokyo both pretty much went back to the same street patterns. Sapporo was designed by…

Posted in Which cities are among the best designed in the world and which are among the worst? at 01:25 AM JST - 14th July