tigris said...

tigris at 07:34 AM JST - 31st July

Foxie

I would call it sloppy or incompetence not discrimination. This is quite common in Japan with bilingual web sites, not only in the tourist business. As we all know they struggle with English. The English part of the website is usually comissioned to be done by a third party…

Posted in No. of foreign tourists visiting Japan plunges 29% in Jan-June at 07:34 AM JST - 31st July
tigris at 08:52 AM JST - 30th July

TokyoHustla

Not if it's your wife, or girlfriend.

Spousal rape is also called marital [...]. It is a crime in most parts of the Western world. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spousal_rape

Moderator: All readers back on topic please.

Posted in Thanks, honey -- put it on my AMEX card at 08:52 AM JST - 30th July
tigris at 05:44 AM JST - 30th July

tigris, I think it rather says "there's nothing cheaper than free"

I think you should check on your Japanese. Just in case you don't read Japanese:

One of many catchphrases that has turned into a proverb is tada yori takai mono wa nai. Literally this translates as "Nothing is more…

Posted in Thanks, honey -- put it on my AMEX card at 05:44 AM JST - 30th July
tigris at 05:28 AM JST - 30th July

Those who are carping about any of these aspects of tourism in Japan seem to be doing so only because it's the topic at hand. If it were something else, that's what they would be whining about.

Exactly. Many posts on JT say more about the poster than about Japan.

Posted in No. of foreign tourists visiting Japan plunges 29% in Jan-June at 05:28 AM JST - 30th July
tigris at 07:23 PM JST - 29th July

I have had the same experience as klein2, sk4ek and Cleo.

I am travelling in Japan professionally since the last 25 years, on the road usually a week/month. Mostly alone, sometimes with a Japanese assistant, on rare occasion with a foreign friend. I have never been refused any accomodation in…

Posted in No. of foreign tourists visiting Japan plunges 29% in Jan-June at 07:23 PM JST - 29th July
tigris at 11:22 AM JST - 29th July

SwissToni

The words of a realist. There is a saying in Japan: Tada yori takai mono nai Roughly translated as "Nothing is more expensive than for free."

Posted in Thanks, honey -- put it on my AMEX card at 11:22 AM JST - 29th July
tigris at 10:50 AM JST - 29th July

WMD

Not at all surprising. Who wants the criminal fingerprinting/photo welcome to japan at the airport? Go to Thailand/Hong Kong/Singapore instead. And much better value for your money.

You are sending the tourists in the wrong direction (Thailand): http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/149921/tourism-plunges-22-per-cent

Scroll down for the comments. 22%? That's an official number. Most…

Posted in No. of foreign tourists visiting Japan plunges 29% in Jan-June at 10:50 AM JST - 29th July
tigris at 08:09 AM JST - 29th July

If you think marriage isn't a business contract wait till you got a divorce.

Posted in Thanks, honey -- put it on my AMEX card at 08:09 AM JST - 29th July
tigris at 06:00 AM JST - 28th July

uuups Correction:not 7 but 9, 1900. Too late at night.

Posted in Osaka 'maid cafe' waitresses fly to Taiwan to attract tourists at 06:00 AM JST - 28th July
tigris at 01:47 AM JST - 28th July

Agnosto

Thanks for your rather politely worded response. But please read my post careful again:

If the modern Japanese culture doesn't conform to your taste - or mine for that matter - relax.

I am not a "confessed proponent of Japanese pop culture". Some of it I find fascinating or…

Posted in Osaka 'maid cafe' waitresses fly to Taiwan to attract tourists at 01:47 AM JST - 28th July