jerseyboy said...

jerseyboy at 10:14 AM JST - 24th April

One out of seven hundred. That's 14/100th's of a percent error range. As opposed to the 100% for the Japanese meat company that falsely labled pork and other stuff as 100% ground beef. And one was an honest mistake, while the other represented years of deliberate fraud. Yup, I can…

Posted in Japan intensifies U.S. beef inspections after spinal columns found at 10:14 AM JST - 24th April
jerseyboy at 12:36 PM JST - 23rd April

lipscombe and Meanringo...Spot on. The fact that these activities are illegal will have virtually no impact on the folks doing it, or the police. In fact, a J-person could probably crash into a koban while holding an umbrella, listening to an i-Pod, and speaking on a mobile phone, at the…

Posted in What do you think of attempts by police to get people to stop using cell phones and listening to music while riding bicycles? at 12:36 PM JST - 23rd April
jerseyboy at 10:35 AM JST - 23rd April

Professor...the "fuss" as I see it is two fold. First, why are just foreigners being given increased scrutiny? These folks may simply be going to Nagano for Golden Week, and did not even realize the torch relay was being held there. Why are they assumed more likely to cause a…

Posted in Nagano hotel association told to check foreign guest IDs ahead of torch relay at 10:35 AM JST - 23rd April
jerseyboy at 10:27 AM JST - 23rd April

lazarus0202...Agree completely. Anyone who feels more sorry for someone who was simply delayed for a couple of hours, than a man who felt so depressed that he jumped from a bullet train, is truly warped. How smug of BidDude and Sidwarwick are. Taking pot shots at a man driven to…

Posted in Man found dead in Shizuoka after jumping off shinkansen at 10:27 AM JST - 23rd April
jerseyboy at 05:19 PM JST - 22nd April

typo -- YasUkuni. Long day.

Posted in Hu to meet Fukuda on May 7; have audience with emperor at 05:19 PM JST - 22nd April
jerseyboy at 04:48 PM JST - 22nd April

I'd prefer they have the table tennis match at Yasakuni -- in a "winner take all" format. If Hu wins, Japan promises to built an alternate site to honor their war dead, not including any war criminals. If Fukuda wins, the Chinese agree to shut up about Yasakuni and get…

Posted in Hu to meet Fukuda on May 7; have audience with emperor at 04:48 PM JST - 22nd April
jerseyboy at 04:26 PM JST - 22nd April

Some excellent posts. Thanks.

Posted in 200-year rabbit hutches at 04:26 PM JST - 22nd April
jerseyboy at 11:38 AM JST - 22nd April

Cos...agree. Would be nice if this incident caused some folks in Japan to do a little soul searching and maybe not be quite so quick to label and generalize about non-Japanese, particularly those in the military. But, it is still a tragedy and condolences to this poor man's family.

Posted in 19-year-old SDF member arrested for alleged murder of taxi driver at 11:38 AM JST - 22nd April
jerseyboy at 11:20 AM JST - 22nd April

Have any of these teams won any tournaments outside of Japan? I was under the impression that teams from the U.S., Brazil, and elsewhere dominated the pro circuit. But, I will concede, most of them have nice "hips". And it is also refreshing to see J-women with a nice, healthy…

Posted in at 11:20 AM JST - 22nd April
jerseyboy at 02:07 PM JST - 21st April

telecaster...Thanks for the belly laugh. Tokyo "the most exciting city on earth right now" -- please. It's exciting all right, I quess, for folks like you who think a night in Roppongi or Ginza are a big deal. And who don't tire of seeing a bunch of temples that all…

Posted in New Tourism Agency faces several barriers to boosting visitor numbers at 02:07 PM JST - 21st April