the_harper said...

the_harper at 03:36 PM JST - 5th April

What happened to the supposed satellite they were claiming to launch?

Posted in North Korea launches rocket; SDF makes no attempt to intercept it at 03:36 PM JST - 5th April
the_harper at 09:39 PM JST - 4th April

Why haven't we been building electric cars for years??

Posted in Mitsubishi raises output target for electric car at 09:39 PM JST - 4th April
the_harper at 11:23 AM JST - 16th March

I wish JT would use the word "spread" instead of "diffuse". Or another adjective that describes increasing the adoption of PV technology. Diffusion applies to light, not hardware, and in its literal sense it means that intensity decreases with the rate of diffusion. This is the second recent article which…

Posted in Gov't eyes equipping public offices with solar panels at 11:23 AM JST - 16th March
the_harper at 12:15 PM JST - 5th March

Some alternative wording: "to promote the sales of electric vehicles" "to encourage the adoption of electric vehicles" "to increase the use of electric vehicles" The heading could simply be: "Nissan, Yokohama to cooperate to promote electric cars"

Posted in Nissan, Yokohama to cooperate to diffuse electric cars at 12:15 PM JST - 5th March
the_harper at 11:15 AM JST - 1st March

There's mention in the Genographic project to the "Jomon" culture but not Ainu. It would be interesting to know which group the Ainu belong to. https://genographic.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/lan/en/atlas.html I thought the Ainu were the aboriginal inhabitants of all Japan but the genographic project seems to indicate otherwise.

Posted in Tokyo’s thriving Ainu community keeps traditional culture alive at 11:15 AM JST - 1st March
the_harper at 11:03 AM JST - 1st March

Well seing as how Hokkaido's been an island for a while now, my money's on boat.

Highly likely. :) But not what I meant. The mitochondrial DNA would help show the relationship between Ainu and continental Asian populations. I'm curious whether they're more closely related to caucasians arriving through Russia,…

Posted in Tokyo’s thriving Ainu community keeps traditional culture alive at 11:03 AM JST - 1st March
the_harper at 08:58 AM JST - 1st March

I wonder if any Ainu have contributed to the mitochondrial gene mapping project? It would be interesting to get an indication of how their ancestors travelled to Hokkaido. This article claims the Ainu only established themselves in the 12th century.

Posted in Tokyo’s thriving Ainu community keeps traditional culture alive at 08:58 AM JST - 1st March
the_harper at 01:48 PM JST - 28th February

the_harper, the girls all shorten the uniforms after buying them, either by taking up the hem or rolling the waistband- we did exactly the same thing with our uniforms when I was at school in New Zealand, only not as short as here. You don't honestly think the schools sell…

Posted in Posters over length of high school uniform skirts causing controversy at 01:48 PM JST - 28th February
the_harper at 10:08 AM JST - 28th February

From what I've seen, most japanese schools have set uniforms, not like the USA where kids wear whatever they want. If it's a uniform, it's not the kids choosing the lengths of the skirts. It's the sukebe designing the uniform.

Posted in Posters over length of high school uniform skirts causing controversy at 10:08 AM JST - 28th February
the_harper at 10:43 AM JST - 27th February

A lot of the real story about Darwin was suppressed for reasons of morale. Many details have only just been declassified. I don't see how a mythical land attack portrayed in the film would offend the Japanese anyway.

Posted in Australia at 10:43 AM JST - 27th February