kwv889j said...

kwv889j at 08:52 AM JST - 15th June

Personally, I would find such an expensive vacation very stressful. I would worry about every minute that is not spent relaxing or having fun. I would worry so much about the end of my vacation fast approaching that I would be unable to relax at all.

Posted in Conrad Tokyo hotel to offer Y3.33 mil 3-day luxury plan at 08:52 AM JST - 15th June
kwv889j at 07:24 AM JST - 15th June

The US actually uses both english and metric systems. Which one is used depends upon circumstances. For example, milk is sold in pints, quarts, and gallons. Coca-Cola is sold in liters. Most handymen and mechanics have two sets of tools, one for english standards and one for metric standards.

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Posted in Why doesn't the U.S. switch to the metric system? at 07:24 AM JST - 15th June
kwv889j at 11:06 AM JST - 18th May

I'm not sure Japan should rely too much on fish. The oceans are being overfished and strained the world over.

Posted in Gov't warns low food self-sufficiency, global shortages may lead to drastic diet changes at 11:06 AM JST - 18th May
kwv889j at 10:59 AM JST - 18th May

Obama says, "we have the highest safety standards of anybody." Having said that, I wonder if Obama will now allow companies to test the meat from each animal they sell, in order to satisfy their customers, by stopping the Bush lawsuits to halt mad cow beef testing. If not, then…

Posted in Obama urges Japan, S Korea to fully open beef markets at 10:59 AM JST - 18th May
kwv889j at 01:16 PM JST - 17th May

I wonder if the US officials realize that business is actually tough for US refiners. Oil prices have been rising faster than gasoline prices, and gasoline demand is down, putting a squeeze on refiners profits.

Posted in Japan, U.S. discuss feasibility of bilateral gasoline trade at 01:16 PM JST - 17th May
kwv889j at 01:12 PM JST - 17th May

I wonder if the guy is wearing a seersucker suit. Seersucker suits are made from cotton.

Posted in Cotton USA Award at 01:12 PM JST - 17th May
kwv889j at 11:45 PM JST - 11th May

Making the oil market more transparent would be a good thing. The oil markets are influenced by a great number of factors. While monitoring speculators is necessary, speculators by themselves are just a small part of a big, complex market. Supply and demand and politics probably play a bigger role…

Posted in Japan to strengthen monitoring of speculative money on oil market at 11:45 PM JST - 11th May
kwv889j at 09:19 AM JST - 30th April

This is not far from Tijuana, near the California border. This part of Mexico is a very violent, rough place.

Posted in Murdered Japanese man in Mexico identified at 09:19 AM JST - 30th April