ppayne said...

ppayne at 02:27 PM JST - 6th October

Avoids the obvious 崖の上のしんちゃん joke...

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ppayne at 10:42 AM JST - 6th October

This will be reported by Fox News, I am sure...

Posted in Body found in drum in Obama Bay at 10:42 AM JST - 6th October
ppayne at 03:33 PM JST - 4th October

At my company we already pay more than 1000 yen for our part time employees so it won't affect me. If I was affected by this decision, I'd probably eliminate one person at least.

Posted in Minimum wage hikes won't help stabilize workers' livelihoods because companies are trying to cut labor costs. at 03:33 PM JST - 4th October
ppayne at 10:17 AM JST - 1st October

Is "genkai" the best name for a nuclear reactor? (限界)

Posted in Plutonium-mixed fuel to be loaded into Genkai plant reactor at 10:17 AM JST - 1st October
ppayne at 10:16 AM JST - 1st October

Wow, this is depressing me. Glad I got out of teaching when I did. Amazing that salaries are slightly less than when I was doing it, a decade ago.

Posted in The McJob of Asia at 10:16 AM JST - 1st October
ppayne at 05:55 PM JST - 29th September

I am in export (anime and what not). I was going to hire 1-2 people in the coming months but have scrapped these plans. I am really getting tired of these politicians who have never worked in a frigging company making irresponsible statements like, "A strong yen is fine since…

Posted in Fujii hints at intervention to stop yen from rising any further at 05:55 PM JST - 29th September
ppayne at 11:11 AM JST - 18th September

The yen is at 91. I'm in export. LITTLE HELP HERE GUYS?

Posted in Is Japan really on the road to recovery? at 11:11 AM JST - 18th September
ppayne at 02:48 AM JST - 15th September

Clearly, JAL is Japan's GM. There, it had to be said. Bankruptcy reorg.

Posted in What would you like to see happen to struggling airline JAL? at 02:48 AM JST - 15th September
ppayne at 02:20 PM JST - 25th August

This is why my kids are in private school, which sounds so ritzy but it's just a better alternative to public. I was not going to put my kids through Junior High here. It's a positive as well as a negative, and if your kids realize that they'll be okay.…

Posted in Marie gives the lowdown on being 'half' at 02:20 PM JST - 25th August
ppayne at 11:50 AM JST - 24th August

You do realize that virtually everyone in the DPJ is a former LDP politician?

Posted in Aso brushes aside polls indicating landslide DPJ victory at 11:50 AM JST - 24th August