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I read a story recently that graffiti was found on a statue of Kim Jong-suk, mother…
Posted in: N Korea stages mass military parade for late leader
NessieFEB. 16, 2012 - 04:59PM JST Hoping they follow the money/yak trail. The last I heard,…
Posted in: Former Olympus president Kikukawa, 6 others arrested
Not one of these well-connected oyajis will see a single night in gaol. I'll bet a…
Posted in: Former Olympus president Kikukawa, 6 others arrested
I agree with what the others said, Tokyokawasaki. Stop smoking and you will bring an immeasurable…
Posted in: Smoke-free laws lead to less smoking at home
Just in case you don't like that source: http://times247.com/articles/iran-s-supreme-leader-kill-all-the-jews-annihilate-israel
Posted in: Noda urges Israel not to attack Iran
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Scrote: I think it is has to do with accounting purposes, there are some specific rules to follow when calculating profit (combining overseas and demostic) in domestic currency. Not really sure about the details..
Posted in: Sharp, NEC book profits but Hitachi reports loss
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kokuryu: It will probably eventually become mainstream. Mainly because there is no direct competitor in the short-run..
In the US specifically, cable tv is probably more spread and mabye many people lost interest in buying a specific movie on a disc, put it in a player and watch it. It might be as well easier to simply record it (not that digital recorder are not common in Japan), but DVD (buying and rental is very popular in Japan).
It is sort of a habit, example, buying music on phone is a Japan thing, and could be pretty hard to popularize abroad.
Posted in: NEC Electronics to ship sample LSI for Blu-ray disc players
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DeepAir65 :
You might have a point that they did not publicize the CO2 produced during manufacture or that they did not include it in the above figures, but in my opinion those can be considered as fixed costs and are negligible in the long run.
Posted in: Idemitsu to shift sign board lighting to LED
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Hmm interesting argument about McDonald's coffee.
But the thing is, I am sure MC does not have strategic locations as widely spread as Starbucks, especially when it comes to business districts/bldgs, which are probably the main source of customers for Starbucks? Not sure..
Posted in: Starbucks Japan to raise coffee prices