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solarbuster at 03:32 PM JST - 5th January

Politicians are empty bottles by nature, they make lots of noise but lack the ability to see further than the polling booth. They can never define or fix problems because they can never see them until they are in a panic. Even with fortune tellers backing them up with gloomy…

Posted in Gloomy predictions for 2009 at 03:32 PM JST - 5th January
solarbuster at 09:42 PM JST - 3rd January

Osamu Suzuki is right about the tsunami but I think it will travel much faster and hit before the end of May, possibly by March. Jobs are being lost all over the world, you have to be a fool to buy a new car when your job may be next…

Posted in There is a time lag between what is happening with the Big 3 carmakers and Japan. It is as if tsunami are rolling toward Japanese shores. I believe the real wave will hit us around July or August. at 09:42 PM JST - 3rd January
solarbuster at 09:35 PM JST - 3rd January

Push bikes are cheap and a lot better than cars for getting around if you live in the cities. I never did more than 8,000km per year by car in Japan some times only 3,000km. Often I used taxis as they were more convenient because finding parking is often difficult…

Posted in Japan auto sales plunge as young lose interest at 09:35 PM JST - 3rd January
solarbuster at 07:24 PM JST - 2nd January

'Kaizen' sorry, Japanese will spend so much time having a meeting about the meeting to think about having a meeting to think about introducing 'Kaizen' they will never have time to actually consider it.

I understand DogDog's feelings about the banks, it took me three and a half hour to…

Posted in Ask why: American states seek efficiency via Japanese way at 07:24 PM JST - 2nd January
solarbuster at 06:49 PM JST - 2nd January

What is not normal about a Geisha or Maiko walking along a street in Japan? Why should local people be bothered by tourists when they are going to work? You would the first to complain if people kept stopping you on the way to work.

Posted in Some tourists seem to have the impression that Gion is a theme park, and geisha and maiko are walking the streets as part of a performance. at 06:49 PM JST - 2nd January
solarbuster at 06:23 PM JST - 2nd January

If the government think they will only have 85,000 unemployed they are in for a big shock by March 2009 they could have more than twice that many. It is not only unskilled workers losing jobs it is right across the board and for each skilled worker sacked at least…

Posted in Nearly 150 homeless people have uneasy New Year's Day in Tokyo park at 06:23 PM JST - 2nd January
solarbuster at 05:34 PM JST - 31st December

At 10km no worries, if it goes you will not feel a thing after a few months.

Have a tour you don't need Japanese there is English info.

Posted in Nuke reactor suspended at Hamaoka power plant at 05:34 PM JST - 31st December
solarbuster at 05:30 PM JST - 31st December

If your rich and famous travel, if not check that you will have a job when you come back to Japan,

Posted in 2009 will be the year of the travel deal at 05:30 PM JST - 31st December
solarbuster at 06:45 PM JST - 29th December

Until Israel stops behaving like the guest from Hell, Japan can do Little. Israel only listens to one other nation, who like themselves has a twisted belief that pre-emptive strikes are neccessary for peace. This latest attack is just a rush to get in the biggest hit possible before the…

Posted in Japan urges Israelis, Palestinians to halt use of force at 06:45 PM JST - 29th December
solarbuster at 10:23 AM JST - 28th December

Reading the article and comments, then logicaly analysing them, there is only one way to go "PANIC!"

The article gave some good advice in its conclusion "The solution can be found in smaller, regional markets, sustainable planning and an understanding that consumerism is not an end in itself." but many…

Posted in Japanese recession: A time for panic or change? at 10:23 AM JST - 28th December