ronaldk said...

ronaldk at 04:41 PM JST - 6th November

I wonder why the flu is more rampant in Japan than the U.S.? Hmmm, could it be the fact that every morning I am surrounded by at least 12 people in a 3 foot radius on a packed train that smells like phlegm. Public health and Japanese subway system are…

Posted in No. of flu patients to top 6 million mark soon in Japan at 04:41 PM JST - 6th November
ronaldk at 11:05 AM JST - 5th November

Besides the demographic time bomb in China that people fail to acknowledge, it is a closed government not subject to the scrutiny of the people. I am highly doubtful that such a system can reach the same ranks as EU/North America/Japan economically. USSR tried and failed as it manipulated the…

Posted in Australia ponders place in Japan's East Asian Community at 11:05 AM JST - 5th November
ronaldk at 11:00 AM JST - 5th November

"The job openings for high school graduates totaled about 156,000, down 46.7% from a year earlier, while the number of job seekers was 176,000, down 8.7%."

Just how is this bad news? Seems only 20,000 without jobs (about 13%).

Posted in Job-securing rate for high school students marks record drop at 11:00 AM JST - 5th November
ronaldk at 12:42 PM JST - 2nd November

China's economic dominance, if it ever comes, will be short lived because of the demographic problem that will make Japan's seem mild in comparison. Long term I put my money on India as the dominant economy in Asia.

Posted in Australia ponders place in Japan's East Asian Community at 12:42 PM JST - 2nd November
ronaldk at 11:15 AM JST - 2nd November

Well she quadrupled sales. That is something. Perhaps this toilet cleaning crap works.

Posted in Bubbling with enthusiasm at 11:15 AM JST - 2nd November
ronaldk at 11:35 AM JST - 28th October

I wish she'd marry me for my money, I mean my debt!

Posted in Misaki Ito to marry pachinko king in Hawaii on Nov 24 at 11:35 AM JST - 28th October
ronaldk at 10:22 AM JST - 28th October

whine?

Posted in Honda's quarterly profit drops 56.2% at 10:22 AM JST - 28th October
ronaldk at 01:53 PM JST - 26th October

One question I have is why pressing the brake would not stop the car.

Posted in Lexus crash inspectors point to possible flaw in gas pedal: LA Times at 01:53 PM JST - 26th October
ronaldk at 04:32 PM JST - 14th October

Any statistics on whether these marriages stay together? Nothing shocking here, rather like a Japanese omiai on a grand scale.

Posted in Moon presides over mass wedding of 40,000 at 04:32 PM JST - 14th October
ronaldk at 02:23 PM JST - 7th October

But I might add that simply being different in and of itself is an attractive feature, so that the "tosser" Western males in Japan (perhaps including myself) evince a form of survivability in simply being able to cross oceans and support ourselves, and that very differentness may be attractive. Honestly…

Posted in Do you think women are more selective than men when it comes to who they choose to date? at 02:23 PM JST - 7th October