solarbuster said...

solarbuster at 02:15 PM JST - 5th February

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I witnessed a traffic accident in Nagasaki where a very old guy (well over 75) did a sudden right turn and hit a car from the side just like kamikaze pilots, and then kept driving without a brake! Not only his vision, but also all his senses were numb!…

Posted in Five-car pileup in Tokyo caused by 80-year-old driver at 02:15 PM JST - 5th February
solarbuster at 11:11 AM JST - 5th February

tmarie, under 25 year olds cause the majority of accidents that is why their insurance costs are so high. PuffinMuffin must be living in an old folks home as most of the idiots on bicycles are teenagers every where else in Japan. But I must agree older Japanese 30+ do…

Posted in Five-car pileup in Tokyo caused by 80-year-old driver at 11:11 AM JST - 5th February
solarbuster at 10:35 AM JST - 5th February

When tax payers are pulling companies out of the crap caused by their CEO's the CEO's should be dumped for a start. Capping maybe the answer to finding good CEO's and keeping out the show ponies.

Posted in Obama limits exec pay to $500,000 for bailout companies at 10:35 AM JST - 5th February
solarbuster at 12:20 PM JST - 4th February

NuckinFutz,USA abandoned the gold standard in 1971 when did they go back to it? The Yen just drifts around like most other currencies depending on how much is bought or sold. Free market supply and demand, if Japan prints more demand will drop and the value will go down. This…

Posted in Proposal that gov't print money perplexes ministers at 12:20 PM JST - 4th February
solarbuster at 11:30 AM JST - 2nd February

The extreemists are not only Palestinian, and the Palestinian extreemists are not the only extreemists who have their own agenda in Israel and Palestine. Can Israel be sure who's extreemists are doing what?

Posted in Israel threatens retaliation for Gaza rocket fire at 11:30 AM JST - 2nd February
solarbuster at 06:19 PM JST - 31st January

Elephantman your right they run out of cash first but they go bankrupt when they can't repay creditors, running out of cash does not always lead to bankruptcy other options are some times available. Rewording the time line is a sales strategy used by people selling loans suggesting if people…

Posted in Start of the 'not so great' Depression at 06:19 PM JST - 31st January
solarbuster at 08:02 AM JST - 31st January

hakujinsensei, it is not jumping on smartpartner it is jumping on the borrowing mentality and you have hit the nail right on the head with " going down big is way more fun then just disappearing unnoticed so borrow as much cash as possible" Yep, you go down big BUT…

Posted in Start of the 'not so great' Depression at 08:02 AM JST - 31st January
solarbuster at 03:13 PM JST - 30th January

SmartPartner, I did read the article but debt is debt and a sure way to come unstuck when income drops. We are not looking at short term glitches in markets, if a companies sales are dropping now the emergency has already hit they are only going to get worse, I…

Posted in Start of the 'not so great' Depression at 03:13 PM JST - 30th January
solarbuster at 12:19 PM JST - 30th January

ppayne Don't be so hard on jeancolmar, if you were a share holder who had lost their pants, your feeling would be the same and even Obama is having a go at CEOs, dont take it personal. Your company is doing fine, great. On the commentary however, I don't draw…

Posted in Start of the 'not so great' Depression at 12:19 PM JST - 30th January
solarbuster at 11:01 AM JST - 29th January

Once I had dream; of diamond dust snow surrounding a hot oasis high in a Japanese mountain, looking down upon a surreal unbroken wonderland of snow blown shapes.

The dream that lacked footprints or any other sign of human inhabitance looks like being a reality for the dreamers of JTA.…

Posted in Tourism agency maps out action plan to lure more foreign tourists at 11:01 AM JST - 29th January