meija said...

meija at 11:40 PM JST - 5th August

What?!? You mean the Aomori apple juice I've been drinking isn't really from Aomori? But it tastes so good. I did notice an improvement in the taste a year or two back, but I didn't think any more about it. I guess it's back to the boring old taste after…

Posted in Imported apple juice passed off as being from Aomori-grown apples at 11:40 PM JST - 5th August
meija at 06:10 AM JST - 29th July

As a non-American living in Japan, reading the online English Japanese news site, I left asking one simple question...

What is this tripe, and why is it here?

blah blah blah liberties blah blah freedoms blah blah rights blah blah... nothing beats raising the hackles of emotive words when logic…

Posted in Religious right AWOL from the real war at 06:10 AM JST - 29th July
meija at 07:26 AM JST - 21st July

I saw it yesterday. It's slow, as per most Miyazaki movies, but I enjoyed it. It's more of a kid's movie than the last few.

Posted in Miyazaki releases first film in four years at 07:26 AM JST - 21st July
meija at 01:03 PM JST - 8th July

I am pretty sure it has to do more with the economic dominance of the USA for quite long than with the old British empire.

USA economic dominance? The time scale is too short, less than 100 years. most of the world who speak English do so because of the…

Posted in That's why I think it's a good thing that Japan lost World War II. If Japan had won, so many others would have lost their language and culture. at 01:03 PM JST - 8th July
meija at 12:56 PM JST - 8th July

Is this the same justice minister who "had a friend" who warned him about the Bali bombings, without ever passing on that warning to authorities? If so, then hoserfella's swamp land is looking an even better investment.

Posted in I can't sleep for the several days between signing the orders and execution. I'm alone with no help as the justice minister has nobody to consult with on death warrants. at 12:56 PM JST - 8th July
meija at 12:53 PM JST - 8th July

Failed double suicide? Arrested? Give them the death sentence, its the only way they'll learn.

Posted in Couple arrested over failed suicide attempt at Chiba hotel at 12:53 PM JST - 8th July
meija at 11:19 AM JST - 7th July

True, Global warming is a big issue and needs to be addressed (though we may have already missed the boat), but this measure is just stupid. If you make a list of largest emitters of greenhouse gasses, where do combinees come? 1st? 2nd? top 10? No. Nowhere near. Just another…

Posted in Plan to cut convenience store hours 'playing with fire' at 11:19 AM JST - 7th July
meija at 10:17 AM JST - 7th July

Seems like a fair enough list. Those countries in war zones or with high crime rates at the bottom, those with relatively safe domestic situations at the top. It's not a survey based on rights, freedoms or anything like that, just on safety.

As for Japan and crime reporting, like…

Posted in Japan ranked 5th most peaceful country in world at 10:17 AM JST - 7th July
meija at 12:13 PM JST - 3rd July

Talk about a stupid idea. There have been some much better ideas put forward just in this thread that would be many times more effective at reducing carbon emissions, like changing the building code to require insulation (that'd save a bucket load) or having vending machines switch off over night.…

Posted in Japan divided over 24-hour convenience store operations at 12:13 PM JST - 3rd July
meija at 01:46 PM JST - 2nd July

Well, regardless of what you believe, these religious leaders represent a substantial percentage of the population and deserve to put their message forward, as does any non-religious group with substantial representation.

Perhaps Scientology didn't make the list because they couldn't find enough people to send. Desite claims of several hundred…

Posted in 300 religious leaders in Hokkaido to talk peace before G-8 summit at 01:46 PM JST - 2nd July