sk4ek said...

sk4ek at 07:53 AM JST - 10th September

Smack dab in the middle of Tokyo and not a supermarket within walking distance, so I've used Yokado and Seiyu on line a few times. The convenience somewhat makes up for the relatively poor selection and slightly higher prices, but I'd still rather shop for myself if that were a…

Posted in 'Internet supermarkets' increasingly popular in Japan at 07:53 AM JST - 10th September
sk4ek at 12:01 PM JST - 9th September

Well, before the age of the economic homeless, the term actually referred to a road of logs used to transport (or "skid") lumber, and seems to have originated in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest (Seattle in the late 19th century was even more hilly than it is now, and lumber…

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sk4ek at 04:37 PM JST - 8th September

I read somewhere that Pepper Lunch offers such low prices by using the cheapest cuts of offshore beef, injected with beef fat, frozen, and cubed (the fat injection machine was quite a sight--it was featured on some TV show a while back). Many MANY opportunities for contamination and mis-handling (the…

Posted in Pepper Lunch to stop business with meat processing cooperative at 04:37 PM JST - 8th September
sk4ek at 02:37 PM JST - 6th September

I used to be a Red Bull junkie until I realized strong, black coffee works just as well, without all the sugar and other added calories.

The higher-end Yunker drinks work for providing a jolt of energy, but the cheaper ones are mostly a placebo, I think.

Posted in What do you think of so-called energy drinks? at 02:37 PM JST - 6th September
sk4ek at 12:05 PM JST - 4th September

Looking forward to X-Men Origins: Magneto ... :)

And Ryuta Sato always has such a nice smile!

Posted in Wolverine at 12:05 PM JST - 4th September
sk4ek at 03:21 PM JST - 31st August

8 million yen (about USD80,000) isn't going to buy much of a study...

Posted in Security cameras on trains being considered to reduce groping at 03:21 PM JST - 31st August
sk4ek at 12:40 PM JST - 31st August

And who knows HOW this title is going to end up in Japanese... :-/

Moderator: The distributor is using the original title in katakana.

Posted in 'Inglourious Basterds' one of many tricky movie titles at 12:40 PM JST - 31st August
sk4ek at 08:23 AM JST - 31st August

The return of the PDA!! When will Sharp learn???

Posted in Sharp to release new mobile Internet device at 08:23 AM JST - 31st August
sk4ek at 02:42 PM JST - 29th August

So they're not cutting 1,400 jobs, they're transferring them from the back office to the front line. Where's the cost savings?

Posted in JAL to cut 1,400 back-office jobs at 02:42 PM JST - 29th August
sk4ek at 12:01 PM JST - 29th August

And he does it all with little 9-year-old fingers handling that big grown-up sized guitar. Amazing!

Posted in 9-year-old Japanese guitar whiz dazzles U.S. audiences at 12:01 PM JST - 29th August