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  namabiru4meOct. 20, 2011 - 11:40PM JST

  Sony, Panasonic, and Sharp are for the most part out of the TV making business. Panasonic is OEM for the most part, Sony is made in Indonesia, and Sharp is moving to China.

  Sharp has one thing going...they know how to make panels. The focus in the USA now is to hit the BIG screen markets...70 inches plus. The Kameyama factory in Mie is tooling up to make iPad sized panels and products.

  Most TVs of the future in Japan will be like Apple products, "Made in China, designed in Japan"

  Posted in: Panasonic to trim TV business, cut 1,000 jobs

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  namabiru4meOct. 20, 2011 - 12:59PM JST

  The plan will come with more than 1,000 job cuts through an early retirement program

  This means, they will ask everyone to take a lump sum to quit. Likely the overpaid management staff will stay due to their level of "importance" to the company.

  Posted in: Panasonic to trim TV business, cut 1,000 jobs

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  namabiru4meOct. 20, 2011 - 08:46AM JST

  He was ousted because he said that Kikukawa and some other board members should resign for their negligence and possible criminal activities with these M&As.

  Posted in: Olympus discloses $687 mil advisory fee amid row over CEO's ouster

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  namabiru4meOct. 19, 2011 - 01:42PM JST

  Steve, stop being a prude. Enjoying pictures of beautiful women is not sexist. Some women enjoy men noticing them and their beauty.

  I agree JapanGal! Make my head turn! ;-)

  Posted in: Triumphant ladies

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  namabiru4meOct. 18, 2011 - 04:11PM JST

  It is going to keep falling as Woodford is reportedly going to the "Serious Fraud Office" in the UK.

  NYT story here: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/18/business/global/ousted-olympus-chief-accuses-the-company-of-fraud.html

  Document to the Japanese chairman that got him fired here: http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/business/20111018/letter-text.pdf

  And Video interview here: http://video.ft.com/v/1223228352001/Ex-Olympus-boss-alerts-UK-authorities

  Posted in: Olympus shares continue slide amid fall-out from British CEO's ouster

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  namabiru4meOct. 17, 2011 - 03:23PM JST

  Wonder if Woodford will be compensated for any stocks he held and subsequent price drop due to his firing.

  Posted in: Olympus shares plunge 24% following British CEO's ouster

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  namabiru4meOct. 17, 2011 - 09:59AM JST

  Guilty! I have hidden money away from my wife. Some has gone to drinking after work, but most went to buying my wife presents or dining out with her. It is the only way she is not alerted to my actions and I can surprise her without her worrying about our monthly spending.

  @seesaw : my wife has the same concept. :-)

  Posted in: Sneaky salarymen scheme, skim and hide cash from their wives

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  namabiru4meOct. 14, 2011 - 04:38PM JST

  when he was hired it was expected he would bring change: http://www.olympus-global.com/en/info/2011b/if111001corpe.html

  Posted in: Olympus ousts British CEO after 6 months due to conflicts

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  namabiru4meOct. 11, 2011 - 07:12PM JST

  This girl was of legal working age. She was working in a restaurant that serves alcohol...yes, izakaya. Her choice of workplace does not mean she deserves to be molested. Common sense would be that two police officers do NOT molest ANYONE!

  Posted in: Two riot police officers arrested for molesting izakaya worker

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  namabiru4meOct. 11, 2011 - 02:45PM JST

  You people putting the blame anywhere but on the two J-cops is ridiculous!

  Those who are employed by an establishment that serves alcohol are guilty of nothing more than making money. If the line of logic here is followed, then anyone and everyone who has been to an establishment that employs youth are also guilty.

  This is exactly the mentality that keeps crimes against women in the dark ages. If you are attacked the finger is pointed at the victim and she must go through the humiliation of trying to prove her purity.

  Posted in: Two riot police officers arrested for molesting izakaya worker

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  namabiru4meOct. 06, 2011 - 11:53AM JST

  Oh no! This is tragic and sad!

  Posted in: 14-year-old boy falls to death from 6th floor of apartment building in Saitama

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  namabiru4meOct. 06, 2011 - 09:06AM JST

  Maybe he can create "facetime" from heaven! :-)

  Thanks for the gadgets Steve!

  Posted in: Apple announces death of Steve Jobs at 56

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  namabiru4meOct. 05, 2011 - 10:28AM JST

  I am ready for an upgrade, as my contract on my current iPhone has expired...but I was looking forward to hearing about an iPhone5. Damn!!

  Posted in: Apple fails to impress with updated iPhone

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  namabiru4meOct. 05, 2011 - 10:26AM JST

  SICK!!! This type of crime is incomprehensible.

  Posted in: Woman prostitutes daughter to 72-year-old man for years before discovery

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  namabiru4meOct. 04, 2011 - 02:22PM JST

  I would post on this, but I am afraid someone might harass, bully, be mean, or maliciously gossip about me! :-(

  Posted in: Have you been the victim of harassment, bullying, mean behavior, malicious gossip or tricks on social networking sites, email or in text messages?

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  namabiru4meOct. 04, 2011 - 02:19PM JST

  To ESPN: The phrase is well known by faithful MNF watchers. Go to the stadium and have the fans scream "ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL!?" use that, and I am sure it would be a hit.

  Posted in: ESPN pulls NFL song after Hitler analogy

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  namabiru4meSep. 29, 2011 - 10:12PM JST

  @Farmboy I got my Kindle shipped to Japan by Amazon USA. They will ship here. The problem that people may run into is no carrier. But for me, WiFi is fine!

  Posted in: Amazon targets iPad: Ready, aim, Fire

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  namabiru4meSep. 29, 2011 - 01:42PM JST

  I am thinking one of the $99 dollar versions for my children. Have a public library card that will allow me to "borrow" books and download them to the Kindle. Hopefully it will inspire them to read more!

  Posted in: Amazon targets iPad: Ready, aim, Fire

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  namabiru4meSep. 28, 2011 - 07:07PM JST

  The summer was relatively mild, which made setsuden work here. If it was a scorcher, I am sure there would have been blackouts.

  Posted in: Japan has shown what can be done, quickly, to overcome an energy crisis. It’s a good lesson for the United States, with its fragile electric grid, huge power needs and raging fossil-fuel addiction.

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  namabiru4meSep. 26, 2011 - 11:01AM JST

  I am sure his employees are grateful for his sense of responsibility to them. However, with high Japanese wages and competitive forces from overseas, I wonder how long they can keep this stance.

  Posted in: Manufacturing often means making things in one place for a long period of time, developing technology, having a lot of employees, and employee loyalty is also a necessity. It's not like finance, where you just look at a screen and push buttons.

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