sk4ek said...

sk4ek at 07:30 AM JST - 5th October

Museums in Japan are so expensive because they have so little to rely on in the way of private funding--no billionaire donors or private foundations (when such exist, their money often goes to private, "vanity" museums or corporate collections) to pony up every year and fill the gap between sparse…

Posted in Shirakawa-koen: A work of art at 07:30 AM JST - 5th October
sk4ek at 07:50 PM JST - 1st October

What an attractive couple they make. And they look like decent people, too, unlike other certain sports/celebrity couples I can think of.

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sk4ek at 10:18 PM JST - 30th September

The Jiji Press seems to be the only Japanese media outlet to have picked this up so far, and their brief report is based on US news stories:

http://www.jiji.com/jc/c?g=soc_30&k=2009093000134

Posted in American arrested in Fukuoka for kidnapping own kids from ex-wife at 10:18 PM JST - 30th September
sk4ek at 02:58 PM JST - 30th September

Read the article in the Japan Times this week on the subject. The health insurance "requirement" is neither a requirement nor even a law, at this point--it's a guideline, one of many that factor into the decision to give or withhold a visa. The article also raises some good points--that…

Posted in Controversy brewing over visa-health insurance link at 02:58 PM JST - 30th September
sk4ek at 11:47 AM JST - 22nd September

Very good whisky these days, too. Japanese single malts are winning awards even in competition with Scotland distillers.

Personally, I prefer bourbon, though.

Posted in Highballs are hip again at 11:47 AM JST - 22nd September
sk4ek at 08:39 AM JST - 22nd September

A big wave meets an immovable object. Gee, that didn't take long, did it?

Posted in Gov't eases ban on bureaucrats' press conferences at 08:39 AM JST - 22nd September
sk4ek at 08:38 AM JST - 22nd September

I also find the Mixi interface to be more intuitive, oftentimes with Facebook I have no idea where things are or why it behaves the way it does. Whether Mixi really expects to capture a quarter of the nation's population, I don't know, but there is always room for a…

Posted in Mixi plans to double users within 4 years at 08:38 AM JST - 22nd September
sk4ek at 08:34 AM JST - 22nd September

Of course it's all fueled by marketing driven by Suntory, Nikka and the others. It's an artificially induced "boom", in other words. You can't spit without hitting a "Highballs on Special" sign in Akasaka these days. The article emphasizes the low-end appeal (Kaku and the other cheap blended whiskys), but…

Posted in Highballs are hip again at 08:34 AM JST - 22nd September
sk4ek at 12:10 PM JST - 19th September

Well at least he didn't decide to switch sides and start dating Oda-kun. LOL Seriously though this has been in the works a long time--look at videos of them interacting at competitions, even a couple of years back...

Posted in Figure skater Miki Ando rumored to be in love with 3-time divorcee coach at 12:10 PM JST - 19th September
sk4ek at 11:38 AM JST - 18th September

Just when everyone is talking about moving to LED bulbs... :-/

Posted in NEC has seen the light at 11:38 AM JST - 18th September