ozellis said...

ozellis at 05:23 PM JST - 19th January

Altria, I went to an onsen last week for the very first time and that was the first bath I tried. Got the "shock" of my life. I don't feel so comfortable when water and electricity come together. Could be just my dodgy ticker.

Posted in How to beat the onsen blues at 05:23 PM JST - 19th January
ozellis at 09:56 PM JST - 30th October

Taniwha, Japan may well be in for hard times as you say. I don't know. However, if Japan is in for hard times it is only because the rest of the world, namely those very countries that you mention Japan does so much export trade with, is also in considerble…

Posted in Nikkei closes above 9,000 at 09:56 PM JST - 30th October
ozellis at 07:30 AM JST - 11th October

Terry, I would like to know where the employees would be going. It would seem to me that the financial employment pie is a lot, lot smaller these days. I would suggest that 1/4 of the workforce is leaving or planning to leave is no longer hearsay, just simply not…

Posted in Will Nomura get indigestion from its Lehman purchase at 07:30 AM JST - 11th October
ozellis at 09:11 PM JST - 10th October

Barfly's comments, polluted by irrational nationalism, are ridiculous. When Americans start making products that the world wants, they will succeed. Unfortunately, like the Japanese in the late 80's, they assumed that economies could be sustained through financial chemistry. The only difference between the Japanese in the late 80's and the…

Posted in Mid-sized insurer Yamato Life goes bust, affecting 1,000 employees at 09:11 PM JST - 10th October
ozellis at 08:56 PM JST - 10th October

Rajakumar, The first part of your post is correct. Unfortunately the last part is just full-blown dribble. "Richest in land"; that comment just cracks me up. A new world order is very slowly being put in place. Sad, but true. Get used to it.

Posted in Nikkei tumbles 9.6% on crisis fears at 08:56 PM JST - 10th October
ozellis at 06:17 PM JST - 30th June

michaelJP; "reasonable doubt" is not a concept fully understood here. "Reasonable guilt" however, gets everyone's head nodding.

Posted in Customs say officers have planted drugs in unwitting travelers' bags 160 times for training at 06:17 PM JST - 30th June
ozellis at 11:57 AM JST - 24th June

and I'll be 4th in line even though Mrs Ozellis works for NTT. Sorry darling.

Posted in Softbank to sell iPhone for Y23,040 at 11:57 AM JST - 24th June
ozellis at 07:33 PM JST - 16th June

Nice to see a little low brow stuff.. ala Rupert Murdoch and the Mainichi's WaiWai. This is the way to sell papers. Good stuff.

Posted in Tokyo's naughty nightspots not just for men at 07:33 PM JST - 16th June
ozellis at 07:13 PM JST - 10th June

Cleo. Rubbish?? Really?? Feel free to educate the masses on this one.

Without knowing the details, pretty obviously here the married politician dude, when exposed, also expressed considerable remorse.

Posted in Mona Yamamoto returns to TV news after exile over scandal at 07:13 PM JST - 10th June
ozellis at 06:44 PM JST - 10th June

It's all relative. They just about give away houses here in Kyushu but 63 million in Tokyo doesn't sound so outrageous to me. Real estate in most developing countries is seen largely as an investment, a way to increase wealth. While the birth rate is what it is (read pathetic…

Posted in Tokyo condos' average price 8 times annual income at 06:44 PM JST - 10th June