thepossum said...

thepossum at 10:19 AM JST - 13th April

More than just Gyoza !

Japan has had a long history of scandals with tainted foods, package mislabeling, and use of chemicals and fertilizers banned in many countries around the world. Japan's problems are hers and hers alone, and focusing so damn much attention on gyoza and American beef is…

Posted in Japanese increasingly concerned about prices, food safety: poll at 10:19 AM JST - 13th April
thepossum at 11:32 PM JST - 12th April

Oh, and for any of you wondering about what Toyota owners "really" think... go to "consumeraffairs.com" and look up the long list of complaints about Toyota engines ! Truly shocking stuff and horrible behaviour by Toyota execs who just strand consumers with the typical Japanese response... "shoganai !"

Posted in Toyota recalls 630,000 Noah, Voxy minivans at 11:32 PM JST - 12th April
thepossum at 11:15 PM JST - 12th April

Oh and Sarge, for future reference...

"General Motors is the best selling auto maker in China.The Buick brand is especially strong, led by the Buick Excelle subcompact. Cadillac initiated sales in China in 2004, starting with imports from the United States. GM pushed the marketing of the Chevrolet brand in…

Posted in Toyota recalls 630,000 Noah, Voxy minivans at 11:15 PM JST - 12th April
thepossum at 11:11 PM JST - 12th April

Nice comeback Sarge, I take it you concede the point.

And let's not forget what Automobile company has been number one for more than 70 years, GM ! Toyota winning one quarter in 70 years is hardly anything to crow about. Especially in light of their corporate culture and ongoing…

Posted in Toyota recalls 630,000 Noah, Voxy minivans at 11:11 PM JST - 12th April
thepossum at 10:44 PM JST - 12th April

"British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on his Japanese counterpart Yasuo Fukuda on Thursday to devise an international strategy to tackle rising food prices."

I'd like to nominate Mr. Brown for the ridiculous request of the year to date ! Good god ! Why not just ask the town drunk…

Posted in Britain calls on Fukuda to tackle rising food costs at 10:44 PM JST - 12th April
thepossum at 09:57 PM JST - 12th April

Wrong Sarge !

Check out "Todays" Yahoo front page ! This is "the" most recent Consumer Reports and my quoted post comes directly off that article.

Posted in Toyota recalls 630,000 Noah, Voxy minivans at 09:57 PM JST - 12th April
thepossum at 09:32 PM JST - 12th April

Wrong Sarge ! At least according to "todays" report from Consumer reports.

"Toyota continues to build some very impressive vehicles, such as the new Highlander, our top-scoring three- row SUV, and the Lexus LS, which earned the highest score in our current Ratings. But the automaker's reputation for reliability has…

Posted in Toyota recalls 630,000 Noah, Voxy minivans at 09:32 PM JST - 12th April
thepossum at 09:13 PM JST - 12th April

"I don't see any big negative impact from this news."

Really ? If I do recall, just last October we got this:

From Forbes Auto, October 17th 2007

"It’s been a rough week for Toyota. First, the company gets slapped by Consumer Reports, which said that Toyota’s quality slipped so…

Posted in Toyota recalls 630,000 Noah, Voxy minivans at 09:13 PM JST - 12th April
thepossum at 07:05 PM JST - 12th April

So why only 4 days ? Are these people as stupid as they seem ? 4 days is not going regenerate the slump in domestic spending that has been occuring for years now.

If Japan's markets were truly open, they would not be putting time limits on these sales. In…

Posted in Daiei to offer 20-30% discounts on food prices due to strong yen at 07:05 PM JST - 12th April
thepossum at 06:59 PM JST - 12th April

Slump in consumption ?

Again, anyone thats read any of my posts on this topic knows that I have little sympathy for any of Japan's major supermarket chains. They have only themselves to blame as they continue to limit access to their markets through various barriers and shady distribution networks.…

Posted in Daiei's pretax profit plunges 70.1% at 06:59 PM JST - 12th April