jonnyboy said...

jonnyboy at 10:56 AM JST - 4th June

I never understand why the middle-man gets a bigger cut in Japan.

i'm surprised you're surprised. japan is all about middle-men taking their cut

electronic money is fine until there's an earthquake and　the system goes down

Posted in Okinawans lead the nation in using electronic money at 10:56 AM JST - 4th June
jonnyboy at 10:52 AM JST - 4th June

worst accident i had at home when i was a kid was a high-speed contact with a door frame. foolish, but kids love to run and door frames are a pretty unavoidable feature of a house. needless to say i learnt my lesson and never ran indoors again

Posted in 1-year-old boy falls to death from 5th-story Tokyo apartment at 10:52 AM JST - 4th June
jonnyboy at 10:50 AM JST - 4th June

it seems to me that a huge part of being a child is learning the physical limits of your own body. it does, after all, vary somewhat from person to person. kids are always sustaining injuries, it goes with the territory. trying to wrap them in cotton is only going…

Posted in 1-year-old boy falls to death from 5th-story Tokyo apartment at 10:50 AM JST - 4th June
jonnyboy at 10:07 AM JST - 4th June

How shameless to have no shame in a shame based society!

you don't have to feel shame if you are high-status enough to not fear being held accountable

Posted in Convicted former sumo stablemaster requests payoff from JSA at 10:07 AM JST - 4th June
jonnyboy at 10:06 AM JST - 4th June

high status figure in being held accountable shocker! whatever next?!

Posted in Convicted former sumo stablemaster requests payoff from JSA at 10:06 AM JST - 4th June
jonnyboy at 10:00 AM JST - 4th June

Richard Branson's not here for the green tea and onsens.

indeed. just signed a code-sharing deal with ana

http://www.japantoday.com/category/features/view/virgin-atlantic-ana-sign-accord-on-code-sharing-from-august

Posted in Sushi at 10:00 AM JST - 4th June
jonnyboy at 09:55 AM JST - 4th June

i'm not a parent, but imagine "child-proofing" a house (but without turning it into a padded cell) must be a challenge.

Posted in 1-year-old boy falls to death from 5th-story Tokyo apartment at 09:55 AM JST - 4th June
jonnyboy at 09:36 AM JST - 4th June

More young Japanese parents need to be educated about the "accidents at home" statistic that westerners have been told.

i definitely agree with this. i think even western parents need to be reminded of this constantly. all the media attention on pedophiles and child abductions but the truth is the…

Posted in 1-year-old boy falls to death from 5th-story Tokyo apartment at 09:36 AM JST - 4th June
jonnyboy at 09:29 AM JST - 4th June

he behaves like a normal guy

i think this is probably the root of why he is generally pretty popular

Posted in Sushi at 09:29 AM JST - 4th June
jonnyboy at 09:26 AM JST - 4th June

if she gets married her career is over. could it be that, shock horror, she doesn't need to get married?!

Posted in Aki Hoshino unlucky in love but loves being a bride at 09:26 AM JST - 4th June