timtak said...

timtak at 11:58 AM JST - 5th September

"black tea." Do they mean PG tips and Typhoo?

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timtak at 12:08 PM JST - 4th September

He needs to reduce government spending.

It also seems to me that bureacrats are inappropriately self-confident. Many seem to have little desire to reduce blantant inefficiency even in the face of the massive deficit and government borrowing.

Tōru Hashimoto seems to have achieved some cutting and humbling in Oosaka, so…

Posted in DPJ leader Yukio Hatoyama wants to remove power from the hands of bureaucrats. Can he do it? And is it a good idea? at 12:08 PM JST - 4th September
timtak at 10:17 AM JST - 3rd September

It will be great if it is allowed in Japan. The other services are not, as far as I know.

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timtak at 10:16 AM JST - 3rd September

I wonder if they attempt to get their staff to chant "welcome" and "thank you" in their overseas stores.

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timtak at 10:10 AM JST - 1st September

I can't really tell the difference between Hatoyama and his predecssors except that instead of handing out moneyh to postal/construction/agricultral workers, Hatoyama (or his wife) plans to hand out the money to their wives, so long as they are mothers.

KakaaTengoku Japan here we come. Perhaps this is the real…

Posted in OK, Mr Hatoyama, you're in -- now govern at 10:10 AM JST - 1st September
timtak at 10:58 AM JST - 21st August

The Japanese system works well for me. The UK system was a bit dog eared but the staff were dedicated.

it's damn near impossible to get a dentist appointment in the U.K.

In both the UK and Japan waiting times work both as a barrier to proper care, and…

Posted in Health care is a hot topic for debate in many countries. What do you think is the best system? at 10:58 AM JST - 21st August
timtak at 11:51 AM JST - 18th August

That there are 3 million articles on Wikipedia is a great thing, but why only 3 million?

While being an online resource, with few theoretical limits, Wikipedia maintains a policy of being "encyclopedic", rejecting "trivia", and articles that are not "noteworthy" enough.

Meanwhile Wikipedia's commercial cousin, wikia, which accepts such…

Posted in English Wikipedia hosts three millionth article at 11:51 AM JST - 18th August
timtak at 09:06 PM JST - 17th August

Amazing upper body musculature too, especially for a 22 year old.

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timtak at 10:47 AM JST - 1st August

Oh...And I thought that they had not pursued the reforms enough. And Koizumi was popular. If they go back on dad's policy, I think that his son should move to the opposition and fulfil his dad's promise to destroy the LDP.

Posted in Aso says departure from Koizumi's structural reforms necessary at 10:47 AM JST - 1st August
timtak at 10:39 AM JST - 1st August

I like it! It is a sort of critique on the kimono. The kimono always been fetishistic, bondage apparel, masking the feminine under all those layers of cloth, under that self-satorising belt, so that women can hardly open her legs even to walk. As Ogata seems to suggest, this costume…

Posted in Barrage of complaints force Miss Universe Japan to change costume design for finals at 10:39 AM JST - 1st August