mojibake said...

mojibake at 04:41 PM JST - 9th November

Unsure if you're being sarcastic, but the point is: if a client needs an interpreter, they are most likely not the best qualified entity to judge the quality of the interpretation...

Posted in Interpreter-certifying group shuts down at 04:41 PM JST - 9th November
mojibake at 06:29 PM JST - 23rd October

So, what other countries in the world DON'T fire foreigners on work visas first? Oh, I can just see the voters turning up at the polls going, "Well, I'm glad I'm out of a job because Jose was such a great guy and would have to return to his country…

Posted in Foreign laborers hit hard by downturn in Japanese economy at 06:29 PM JST - 23rd October
mojibake at 10:13 AM JST - 22nd October

That explains the line-up of English teachers I saw at 'riya this morning, all claiming they had eaten the pizza but forgotten their receipts...

Posted in Saizeriya refunds customers for pizza charges at 10:13 AM JST - 22nd October
mojibake at 10:33 AM JST - 20th October

Hot diggity! Just what the world needs, more patents on obvious stuff. Because we all know that big companies with cross-licencing portfolios are the BEST drivers of innovation in the world....

Posted in Japan to grant patent after 17-day screening; the world's fastest at 10:33 AM JST - 20th October
mojibake at 10:21 AM JST - 20th October

The gravest consequence is death? No way -- even graver would be a lifetime of state-paid care due to avoidable birth defects.

Oh, and Libertas -- I'm glad you finally found the "real Japan" in Alex Kerr. Because no foreigner has ever claimed to expose the "real Japan" before.

Posted in Net cafes becoming delivery rooms for poor pregnant girls at 10:21 AM JST - 20th October
mojibake at 09:59 AM JST - 17th October

^^ bark bark bark

Posted in 46-yr-old man held for kidnapping 20-yr-old girlfriend in Chiba at 09:59 AM JST - 17th October
mojibake at 09:30 AM JST - 15th October

Let's hope that Verizon Japan has a more customer-focused attitude than the parent company. Most people I know would consider it crazy to contract with Verizon US and its monopolistic practices and indifference to quality of service...

Posted in Connecting the world at 09:30 AM JST - 15th October
mojibake at 11:59 AM JST - 10th October

Ah, but the question is, "WHICH films have English subtitles?" Don't bother trying to find this information on the website or the brochure -- I just called their info line and was told that you need to call to confirm whether a film has English subs or not. Most films…

Posted in Tokyo International Film Festival goes green at 11:59 AM JST - 10th October
mojibake at 11:59 AM JST - 10th October

Ah, but the question is, "WHICH films have English subtitles?" Don't bother trying to find this information on the website or the brochure -- I just called their info line and was told that you need to call to confirm whether a film has English subs or not. Most films…

Posted in Tokyo International Film Festival goes green at 11:59 AM JST - 10th October
mojibake at 11:41 AM JST - 10th October

My hometown paper picked up this story too. Instead of reporting it as "75% of Japanese innkeepers cite language as barrier to receiving foreign guests" -- they reported it as JT did: "70% of Japanese inns don't want foreigners." Guess not much has changed since the eighties after all.

Posted in 70% of inns without foreign guests wish to keep it that way: survey at 11:41 AM JST - 10th October