lipscombe said...

lipscombe at 01:11 AM JST - 10th September

I mean, you try keeping track of 50.95 million public pension accounts - likely 50.95 bits of paper, then try entering them all accurately into a computer system and tell me where you think you would get.

several other 1st world countries seem to have managed it

Posted in 18.44 million pension records still unaccounted for at 01:11 AM JST - 10th September
lipscombe at 11:28 AM JST - 9th September

Great for them raising their standards of living. Let's hope they are learning Japanese and integrating into their environments....

and also once again contradicting the negative naysayers who would say Japan doesnt want foreign workers, double standards?

Posted in Number of foreign workers employed by Japanese firms at 339,000 at 11:28 AM JST - 9th September
lipscombe at 11:26 AM JST - 9th September

nah, it makes all involved in the organisation and promotion of this event complete wastes of space

Posted in Four celebrities awarded for having 'most beautiful legs' at 11:26 AM JST - 9th September
lipscombe at 02:10 PM JST - 8th September

I find there are two groups of foreigners here.... know better than to use a single adjective to describe all of the people in Japan.

hahaha

Posted in Why are Japanese people so apathetic toward politics? at 02:10 PM JST - 8th September
lipscombe at 02:08 PM JST - 8th September

ridiculous but entertaining, let 'em swivel and pick up coins all they want

Posted in Elvis troupe at 02:08 PM JST - 8th September
lipscombe at 02:06 PM JST - 8th September

chasing the monkey

Posted in Gov't says 5 beverage makers bought tainted rice at 02:06 PM JST - 8th September
lipscombe at 12:52 AM JST - 8th September

yeah, it's annoying when they actually look you in the eye and then take a detour to open a door themselves, still we try eh...

Posted in Is a man giving up his seat to a woman on a train or bus an outdated form of respect? at 12:52 AM JST - 8th September
lipscombe at 11:36 PM JST - 7th September

I wont stop being polite, it amuses me to see the Japanese who look at my holding the door-open as if it were a covered pit trap tactic.

Posted in Is a man giving up his seat to a woman on a train or bus an outdated form of respect? at 11:36 PM JST - 7th September
lipscombe at 11:14 PM JST - 7th September

check out the cool-biz elvis/banker in the foreground.

Posted in at 11:14 PM JST - 7th September
lipscombe at 12:06 PM JST - 7th September

cracking stuff, shame gets only a small percentage of the attention the other Olympics recieves, these athletes deserve is every bit as much

Posted in Paralympics get under way in Beijing at 12:06 PM JST - 7th September