timtak said...

timtak at 10:53 PM JST - 23rd October

terebiko. Thank you, yes. I remember. Marutei Tsurunen is guy from Finland. He is an elected official in the House of Councillors (sanin). http://homepage2.nifty.com/yugatsuru/ But I am still not naturalised. I wondered if I could stand for local office if my permanent residence application comes through, and Hatoyama gives permanent…

Posted in PM suggests giving foreigners local voting rights in near future at 10:53 PM JST - 23rd October
timtak at 10:39 AM JST - 23rd October

Will this mean that we can stand for office too?

Posted in PM suggests giving foreigners local voting rights in near future at 10:39 AM JST - 23rd October
timtak at 10:08 AM JST - 20th October

I am always trying to find mice that are big enough for my hands.

The ability to stand a long way away and control a power point presentation would be nice though.

Posted in Super compact mouse at 10:08 AM JST - 20th October
timtak at 06:55 AM JST - 19th October

John Becker I read somewhere that it is common policy for car makers to increase the size of their cars of a certain mark with each update. The volksvagen Golf is now much bigger than its predecessors. The current polo is the same size as the Golf was when it…

Posted in U.S. Honda exec says model updates may come faster at 06:55 AM JST - 19th October
timtak at 10:46 AM JST - 18th October

This sounds like one of the worst policies ever thought up by any politician.

It might (only might) be okay if all small businesses were all trying their upmost to survive, but there will be those forcing businesses to deliberately run up massive debts that they know that they will…

Posted in Debt moratorium may delay work to solve real problems at 10:46 AM JST - 18th October
timtak at 10:25 AM JST - 17th October

Will they apply the same rule in Japan? Dual custody? If they do then I think that Japanese families will fall apart.

The equivalent in the West would be a treaty against demands of fidelity.

Posted in 8 ambassadors urge Japan to solve global child custody disputes at 10:25 AM JST - 17th October
timtak at 10:19 AM JST - 14th October

Paper underwear? What about all the "hadaka matsuri"?

Posted in 10 Keio Univ students face charges for streaking through station at 10:19 AM JST - 14th October
timtak at 10:53 AM JST - 11th October

I wonder if there will be film Tourism to Yamagata.

Posted in Oscar for 'Okuribito' traveling through filming locations in Yamagata at 10:53 AM JST - 11th October
timtak at 10:10 AM JST - 10th October

Wow! Are the US serious? Renegotiate? Okinawa is Japan. Okay so there should be some kind of breach of contract payment and compensation for any construction planning already done on the new base, but "no renegotiation?" What does that mean? Why should Japan even bother to "negotiate" with someone who…

Posted in U.S. says it won't renegotiate Futenma relocation plan with Japan at 10:10 AM JST - 10th October
timtak at 10:17 AM JST - 7th October

Start promoting Japanese as an International language Okada! English is coming to an end. Billions of Kanji users will thank you for it.

Posted in Okada eager to improve English language skills at 10:17 AM JST - 7th October