kokuryu said...

kokuryu at 12:53 AM JST - 6th November

You also have to consider that 1.4 million is over 1% of Japan's total population... Thats a significant number... And when you consider that 5% to 20% of the population comes down with the regular flu each year... The H1N1 mortality rate though is extremely high compared to the season…

Posted in No. of flu patients in Japan tops 1 million in one week at 12:53 AM JST - 6th November
kokuryu at 11:46 PM JST - 29th October

I was skeptical for a long time about eBook readers, until I saw a Sony eBook reader on display in a store. I found it very easy to use and not hard on the eyes at all. Then I did some shopping around, and found a lot of things I…

Posted in What do you think of electronic book readers like Kindle and how big do you think the e-book market will get? at 11:46 PM JST - 29th October
kokuryu at 03:03 AM JST - 22nd September

Apple should get into this market and put out a super cheap iNetBook. Their OS is infinitely scalable and fits on any processor and any configuration.

Posted in Netbook craze pushes PC industry to rethink game plan at 03:03 AM JST - 22nd September
kokuryu at 03:17 AM JST - 12th September

It looks like the victims asked for this huge sentence in order to rehabilitate him - and the guy being sentenced agreed that he should get a huge sentence as well. Taking that into account, they reduced his sentence by a year and only gave him 5 years.

Posted in Filipino man gets 5 years in jury trial that involved interpreters at 03:17 AM JST - 12th September
kokuryu at 02:56 AM JST - 12th September

Noise pollution is the second half of pollution that needs to be gotten rid of. Vehicles account for the large majority of that pollution. Noise pollution itself account for over 3% of all deaths, worldwide. Quieter vehicles will produce a less stressful society overall and save people's lives.

Posted in Japan studies noisier hybrid cars to protect blind at 02:56 AM JST - 12th September
kokuryu at 02:50 AM JST - 12th September

Sigh once again these CDs are just so highly priced.. I have wanted to add the Beatles CDs into my collection for the longest time, but something in me refuses to pay a premium for CDs anymore... I'll wait a few months - someone will sell their set on eBay…

Posted in Beatles fans rush to purchase digitally remastered CDs at 02:50 AM JST - 12th September
kokuryu at 02:47 AM JST - 12th September

Yeah, it sounds more like he was messing around and fell. Definitely all to common - but actually for some reason I always have had this image that Japanese kids were less prone to doing that than kids anywhere else in the world - but maybe not - maybe climbing…

Posted in 8-year-old boy dies after fall from 4th-floor Saitama school balcony at 02:47 AM JST - 12th September
kokuryu at 02:45 AM JST - 12th September

usaexpat, the "I don't remember anything" could also mean that he was high on drugs at the time and really does NOT remember anything. Just a little bit more to tarnish his name with in the end... But part of the problem is this may just go away unless he…

Posted in Ex-cop arrested over rape in underground passageway at 02:45 AM JST - 12th September
kokuryu at 02:41 AM JST - 12th September

Services like these were great when they were available in the US, but rapidly died out with the rising fuel costs. I suppose in greater metropolitan areas this is a good thing in Japan and it can work very good for the most part. I wish they would re-institute this…

Posted in 'Internet supermarkets' increasingly popular in Japan at 02:41 AM JST - 12th September
kokuryu at 02:11 AM JST - 1st August

LastBestHope - it does the exact OPPOSITE of what you claim.

Executive Order 13489: Presidential Records - Restores the wording of Executive Order 12667, and revokes the Bush administration replacement Executive Order 13233.

Which means that now you can request these records. Previously, under Bush's administration, all of these records…

Posted in Police officers accused of running check on Obama at 02:11 AM JST - 1st August