saru_au said...

saru_au at 04:25 PM JST - 7th March

likeitis: after even a few trips you are going to save money

if everyone had it they would remove those old guys in the booth, and save millions in their salary too!

traffic hold-ups yes, some are caused by this, how often do you drive on a highway?

Posted in Weekend highway tolls to be Y1,000 in most areas from March 28 at 04:25 PM JST - 7th March
saru_au at 12:03 PM JST - 8th January

got any photos ?

Posted in LG shows off Dick Tracy wristwatch phone at 12:03 PM JST - 8th January
saru_au at 08:01 AM JST - 24th December

jeffrey: a year abroad in a country that speaks the target language.

that might work, but not all universities are cash cows (I know some are - wish we had a golf course on campus! damn!)

Posted in New guideline calls for high school English classes to be taught in English at 08:01 AM JST - 24th December
saru_au at 08:13 PM JST - 23rd December

more Japanese will be fluent foreign language speakers only if Japan has plans for mass immigration ... [i'm talking 30% of the population], i.e. when hell freezes over.

it's NEVER going to happen people, give up!

Posted in New guideline calls for high school English classes to be taught in English at 08:13 PM JST - 23rd December
saru_au at 05:41 AM JST - 10th December

chances of getting a job have diminished greatly

a few years in the clink, i think he'll get a lot of contacts there, might be a wise move for this crim

Posted in Ex-student jailed for marijuana sale on Kansai Univ campus at 05:41 AM JST - 10th December
saru_au at 05:35 AM JST - 10th December

80M from this payout + the massive life insurance payout...

makes the suicide option look very good for his family (who would have never seen him if he was alive anyway)

Posted in JFE Systems ordered to pay Y80 mil in suicide case resulting from overwork at 05:35 AM JST - 10th December
saru_au at 05:30 AM JST - 10th December

I'm laughing at the Australians who bought properties

and they paid MUCH higher prices ! :)

(JP estate agent price for same house is 30% less than this guy posts in his window)

Posted in Waiting for the snow and yen to fall in Hokkaido at 05:30 AM JST - 10th December
saru_au at 05:50 AM JST - 1st December

sadly the snow season is getting shorter every year, go ski japan b4 the world melts

Posted in British company lures skiers to Japan with famous powder snow at 05:50 AM JST - 1st December
saru_au at 10:07 AM JST - 6th October

Japanese phones are usually locked most providers in most countries lock their phones...

but as in other countries, for a few thousand yen you can have them unlocked (I use my old unlocked Softbank phone when overseas)

check yahoo auctions Japan, plenty of helpful unlocker services there.

Posted in KDDI to launch 1Gbps fiber-optic service in Oct at 10:07 AM JST - 6th October
saru_au at 01:50 PM JST - 29th September

It seems that Japan is the place to base your web server, to cope with incoming traffic.

not nessasarily, for simple web sites the 200ms (or more) delay from Japan to the world is still the problem, even at the speed of light it's still faster to have the server…

Posted in KDDI to launch 1Gbps fiber-optic service in Oct at 01:50 PM JST - 29th September