kokuryu said...

kokuryu at 07:39 AM JST - 27th February

Now if only the manga industry were to actually take heed of this report and just figure out how to properly profit from all of this, then the manga industry may become the first one to do the transition to the new digital age properly.

Posted in Japanese pop culture going global thanks to fans' efforts at 07:39 AM JST - 27th February
kokuryu at 07:31 AM JST - 27th February

Nearly every vegetarian that I have met get super violent and start physically attacking me if I even ask them a simple question or even try to talk to them about what they do to avoid the problems associated with not having things like cow's milk. And in any forums,…

Posted in Which side is more disdainful of the other: Vegetarians or non-vegetarians? at 07:31 AM JST - 27th February
kokuryu at 06:52 AM JST - 21st February

Yeah but you cant play GBA games anymore, nor any of the co-operative DS / GBA game combos, nor use any of the GBA plugins anymore. I will pass on this and wait for the next generation to come out. My DS works perfectly fine with all the game I…

Posted in Nintendo DSi portable videogame player to hit U.S. in April at 06:52 AM JST - 21st February
kokuryu at 06:45 AM JST - 21st February

Personally I think it is better that they cycle the food. Here in the US the 7-11's fresh food is usually only good for a day or two after it is put out, and is removed and replaced on a daily basis. I would not want to risk getting sick…

Posted in FTC launches probe into Seven-Eleven for restricting bargain sales at 06:45 AM JST - 21st February
kokuryu at 02:52 AM JST - 19th February

She is my favorite actress in the new Battlestar Galactica. I only recently started watching the show - it has really blown me away, it is so good.

Posted in Grace Park hones her skills on 'Battlestar Galactica' at 02:52 AM JST - 19th February
kokuryu at 02:42 AM JST - 19th February

The actual US unemployment rate is MUCH higher. The "unemployments" statistics that are SHOWN on TV are ONLY the current number of people able to receive unemployment. That figure is at roughly 9.5% at the moment. The total number of people that are STILL unemployed even AFTER collecting unemployment is…

Posted in Blackmail on an institutional scale at 02:42 AM JST - 19th February
kokuryu at 05:37 AM JST - 17th February

They USED to have Microsoft mini-stores in many stores here in the US many years ago. They worked great because people could see demos of just about anything. But then they decided to stop paying the people for doing the work - and the mini-stores vanished overnight.

Posted in Microsoft to open chain of retail stores at 05:37 AM JST - 17th February
kokuryu at 05:35 AM JST - 17th February

Polo shirts ARE uniforms for many crew types. I say it is acceptable. But that is interesting that wearing a uniform takes precedence over getting a job in Japan.

Posted in Skymark to abolish uniforms of cabin crew, ground workers at 05:35 AM JST - 17th February
kokuryu at 05:03 AM JST - 11th February

A minor at age 19? At what age do they become "adults" in Japan? They can marry at 16... Here in the US, they would be "adults" at age 18, and definitely charged with murder.

Posted in 19-year-old temp worker arrested for taxi driver's murder in Hyogo at 05:03 AM JST - 11th February
kokuryu at 05:21 AM JST - 5th February

Sounds like the police suspected foul play or drugs and did not know what to do when they could not find anything at all. At least this is good in a way - her name is cleared and people can properly mourn her.

Posted in Ai Iijima died of pneumonia; no foul play, say police at 05:21 AM JST - 5th February