JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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presto345
It would seem The Munya Times has inside information about the contract between VW and Suzuki and spices his/her opinions with juicy adverbs. But to cover his/her tracks repeats the phrase 'That's why I always I say , the outcome is unpredictable.'
A famous reporter once said, Quote: The irony of the Information Age is that it has given new respectability to uninformed opinion. Unquote.
With all due respect I would be interested in knowing the sources forming the core of TMT's assertions, concerning VW's and Suzuki's small car technology and success in their inroads in world markets. Suzuki's 'insufficient' technology, Suzuki being naive and blindly violent (??), Suzuki and VW shutting doors, offensive remarks directed at Osamu Suzuki, blackmailing and threatening VW (give me a break), Suzuki's dirty business manner (tut-tut), agreement violations, and . . . Wow, some story, some fiction.
Believing in a cause is one thing, writing pure nonsense another. Please substantiate your assertions or indicate that everything is a deduction from your own personal observations or biases.
Posted in: Suzuki sends Volkswagen notice of agreement breach
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presto345
The hikes WILL be used for the health costs of smoking, although perhaps indirecltly. The extra revenue leaves more money to fund other disasters. Concerning washing hair and clothes, I'd advise staying away from smokers' hot spots. I decided that 20 or so years ago.
Coffee and tea do not pose a risk to bystanders like tobacco does. Neither does alcohol.
Posted in: Government backtracks on tobacco tax hike
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presto345
Legislation that benefits the whole country is torpedoed by an extremely shortsighted and uncooperative LDP. What a shame. I hope many (non smokers and addicts alike) will remember this.
Posted in: Government backtracks on tobacco tax hike
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presto345
@hoserfella
Although you assert you have only a passing interest you seem to have made up your mind about what happened. News of the crash scared the hell out of me as I had just flown to Japan from the Netherlands with KLM at the time. Many reports have been written about the crash and what led up to them. The disaster certainly was not the sole responsibility of the captain. You would not draw that conclusion if you had had access to the full reports or had done a little more reading up.
Posted in: Hawaiian Airlines plane entered runway as cargo plane was about to land at Kansai Airport
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presto345
VW wants access to the India small car market. And they're not about to trade technology as purportedly promised.
Posted in: Suzuki sends Volkswagen notice of agreement breach
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presto345
So far Suzuki has been pretty successful worldwide for a 'typical small minded, small one-man dominated company mentality'. But some people have a habit of making up their mind before knowing the facts. If VW wish to do a hostile take over they will have to lay their hands on a lot more shares. Without knowing the exact terms of the agreement between Suzuki and VW it's hard to predict how the conflict will end.
Posted in: Suzuki sends Volkswagen notice of agreement breach
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presto345
The Tenerife Air Disaster in 1977 is the deadliest to go on record and was (partly?) caused by communication problems. A near miss like this is a very serious incident.
Posted in: Hawaiian Airlines plane entered runway as cargo plane was about to land at Kansai Airport
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presto345
A flexible tiered retirement age plan could be an idea. Create the possibilities for workers to choose an age, from e.g. 60 / 65 / 68 / 70. Simply tailor the amounts paid out to the amounts paid into the system. Wanna retire at an early age? OK, fine, at a reduced pension. Whatever the government in planning, it will take many years before any changes will go into effect.
Posted in: Gov't likely to face strong opposition to raising retirement age: survey
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presto345
They'll have to change their name and/or their policy because nothing unique will remain.
Posted in: Uniqlo operator sees first profit fall in four years
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presto345
An excellent deal for both sides. Unfortunately the price tag of 100,000 dollars places the vehicle just beyond my reach :-)
Posted in: Panasonic to supply Tesla with lithium-ion battery cells
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presto345
This is a bit of good news. People will begin to spend more and the economy will pick up!
Posted in: Japan consumer confidence on the rise
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presto345
I hope this visit will do some damage control.
I remember a case where a nation apologized for a war that happened 400 years ago.
Posted in: Team of Japanese doctors in N Korea to examine A-bomb victims
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presto345
Mazda, Toyo Kogyo, is on record for the first and only manufacturer to mass produce Wankel (Rotary) engine vehicles. German NSU vehicles were unreliable and flopped. Mazda Rotary cars were done in by sharply rising fuel prices in the mid 1970s, but now there still is this exciting RX-8. It's good to see they are taking a lead again in automobile production.
Posted in: Mazda first automaker to use 1,800 MPa ultra-high tensile steel
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presto345
The timing is impeccable. He is really sick.
Posted in: Ozawa, suffering from kidney stones, will be in hospital for a week
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presto345
This man shaped technology, history, the world we live in. He will never be forgotten, he will always be missed. Goodbye, Steve.
Posted in: Apple announces death of Steve Jobs at 56
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presto345
Exactly my thoughts.
Posted in: Tokyo Apple store staff offer silent prayer for Steve Jobs
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presto345
Hmm, [scratches head], this concerns debris from Iwate and Miyagi. I didn't read anything about Fukushima. 22 million tons. Quite a heap, and reading all the expert opinions here, all debris is contaminated? [still scratching head]
Posted in: Hosono asks 43 prefectures to take debris from Tohoku
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presto345
I never drink canned coffee and seldom watch TV, but I've always been a fan of Tommy and the Boss commercials are cool!
Posted in: TV commercial of the week: BOSS canned coffee
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presto345
From the BBC:
The prosecution will have to come up with some new, clear cut evidence. If not they won't get anywhere. Whatever they concoct, Knox will never return to Italy. And whatever attention the Knox family has been getting in the media, this is totally unrelated to Amanda being guilty or not guilty.
Posted in: Kercher family perplexed by verdict freeing Knox in Italy
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presto345
The panicked hoarders. Reminds me of the queue at the filling stations when the fuel prices go up 2 yen per liter. People save 60 to 100 yen! How much butter can you store in an average freezer? Saved a few $$$? Wow, it must have been worth the energy spent. (sarcasm - sorry)
Posted in: Denmark levies world's first fat tax