mojibake said...

mojibake at 04:46 PM JST - 9th April

Receipts being the most environmentally unfriendly practice in this country? Give me a break, use one less square of toilet paper next time you wipe and call it even.

Posted in Lawson to shift from fluorescent lights to LEDs at outlets at 04:46 PM JST - 9th April
mojibake at 08:52 AM JST - 9th April

Cue comments about "bushi quality" in 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...

Posted in Nana Natsume adds spice to 'Zombie Strippers' at 08:52 AM JST - 9th April
mojibake at 08:47 AM JST - 9th April

Bright enough for what?

Posted in Lawson to shift from fluorescent lights to LEDs at outlets at 08:47 AM JST - 9th April
mojibake at 03:38 PM JST - 8th April

Given that the family probably laid low all these years, she probably doesn't have a passport at all.

Posted in Filipino girl starts new school year before parents' departure at 03:38 PM JST - 8th April
mojibake at 03:35 PM JST - 8th April

Awesome headline. Fava beans and a nice chianti, anyone?

Posted in Aya Ueto and Masami Nagasawa top list for boxed lunch candidates at 03:35 PM JST - 8th April
mojibake at 09:24 AM JST - 8th April

No, flight attendants are special because unions and seniority mean EVERYTHING in their world. Try going into work every day with the mindset that "it's just another few more years" until you get sempai privileges -- and making a traveller's life pleasant is probably the last thing on your mind.

Posted in Passengers see improvements in U.S. airline services at 09:24 AM JST - 8th April
mojibake at 09:27 AM JST - 3rd April

Anyone else notice that she's smiling and acting cute a lot more since coming back? It's a nice change to her previous ice queen-ish image. Perhaps she's been advised to really take a slice of that humble pie. In any event it's nice to see her again.

Posted in Yamamoto says she'd prefer to be kept in dark if boyfriend is philandering at 09:27 AM JST - 3rd April
mojibake at 02:32 PM JST - 1st April

Stop overreacting, it is not a genetic immigration policy. Arudo Debito's offspring would have the same rights to a nikkei visa as any other descendant of a Japanese national.

Most countries around the world have special immigration provisions for descendants of their citizens (the EU, Canada, and many others). The…

Posted in Jobless foreigners of Japanese ancestry given cash to go home at 02:32 PM JST - 1st April
mojibake at 12:53 PM JST - 1st April

Hmm that explains the sudden increase in smoke-and-walk street smokers today. What can be done about these walking chimneys?

Posted in Total smoking ban starts at 200 JR stations in Tokyo metropolitan area at 12:53 PM JST - 1st April
mojibake at 05:18 PM JST - 31st March

Whew, in contrast to 2chan, I'm glad we have respectable and well-moderated forums, like Japan Today Discussion!

Posted in The power of rumors at 05:18 PM JST - 31st March