tanyurine said...

tanyurine at 07:59 PM JST - 29th March

Guarding Patriot missles, but he's unarmed?

Posted in PAC man at 07:59 PM JST - 29th March
tanyurine at 12:01 PM JST - 29th March

While Stucki selected his mode of transport for practical purposes — expressway tolls are cheaper,...? Funny, every time I ride through the toll booth on my bike they charge me the same as for a car.

Posted in Motorcyclist campaigns to keep his family’s killer behind bars at 12:01 PM JST - 29th March
tanyurine at 11:36 AM JST - 29th March

Would be nice if the toll reduction was 7 days a week, might cause less congestion during the weekends and holidays. So few Japanese have actually seen much of their country. One reason is, is so expensive to travel here, rediculously high tolls being one reason. Lowering the tolls is…

Posted in Expressway toll discounts begin; traffic up 46% in Fukushima at 11:36 AM JST - 29th March
tanyurine at 12:30 PM JST - 18th March

Sounds nuts to me, but here's an article on controlled agricultural burning:

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/miqn4182/is20060922/ai_n16749652

Posted in 4 die while burning fields in Oita at 12:30 PM JST - 18th March
tanyurine at 09:14 AM JST - 11th March

What I like is he's still smiling after all that time in a muddy river.

Posted in Colonel Sanders statue and his curse lifted from Dotonbori River in Osaka at 09:14 AM JST - 11th March
tanyurine at 01:04 PM JST - 8th March

... and, I say the solution is to put yomigana over all kanji except river mouth or mountain : )

Posted in Aso's reading blunders spark study spree at 01:04 PM JST - 8th March
tanyurine at 01:02 PM JST - 8th March

The bright side for non-Japanese living in Japan is, 'Well, if the PM can't read kanji you can cut us a little slack, right?'

Posted in Aso's reading blunders spark study spree at 01:02 PM JST - 8th March
tanyurine at 11:34 AM JST - 5th March

re the bike parking, yes, it's become a read pain. Not only can you not park your bike on the side of the road, most car parks will not let you park your bike there even if you're willing to pay full car price. Weird...

Posted in Study finds riding motorcycles useful for brain training at 11:34 AM JST - 5th March
tanyurine at 11:28 AM JST - 5th March

But a Wii won't get you to work.

Posted in Study finds riding motorcycles useful for brain training at 11:28 AM JST - 5th March
tanyurine at 10:18 AM JST - 5th March

The health risks of riding on the train could be factored into the risks associated with motorcycle riding. I been riding a bike since I came to Japan in ’79 and feel I’m doing better physically and psychologically than I would if I had to spend the 3-4 hours on…

Posted in Study finds riding motorcycles useful for brain training at 10:18 AM JST - 5th March