ultradodgy said...

ultradodgy at 03:05 PM JST - 17th March

Hey nitwits, the surcharges and additional costs are applicable to any ticket - not just the 7,000 yen tickets. Hard to see this as anything other than a great deal.

Posted in Jetstar marks 2 yrs of Japan operations with Y7,000 return fare to Australia at 03:05 PM JST - 17th March
ultradodgy at 01:34 PM JST - 17th March

Cool! I hate socks. Take 'em off the first chance I get. Now I've got a great role model to point to when workmates complain...

Posted in Junichi Ishida wears socks for 1st time in 20 years at 01:34 PM JST - 17th March
ultradodgy at 04:08 PM JST - 13th March

which is that these counterfeiters are finding it quite lucrative to break the laws.

Beelzebub - are you reading with your eyes closed again? The only mention in the article to the "lucrative" foregery business is to a gang of 4 that made 12MY in 9 months - split equally,…

Posted in Forging false IDs for foreigners a flourishing trade at 04:08 PM JST - 13th March
ultradodgy at 04:01 PM JST - 13th March

I should also add, though, that I pretty much agreed with the rest of the article and thought it a good, well written summary of the current issues aftecting the ahem management class (and judging by the rest of the posts here it seems like we're the minority on JT.)…

Posted in Hard messages - letting employees go at 04:01 PM JST - 13th March
ultradodgy at 03:56 PM JST - 13th March

Totally, totally disagree with not firing on a Friday and completely disagree with "not before a holiday". In this market, people need to know early and clearly that they are losing their job, not after they return from a pricey vacation.

Posted in Hard messages - letting employees go at 03:56 PM JST - 13th March
ultradodgy at 01:25 PM JST - 13th March

Bloody foreigners. Look at what tehy do to beautifull Japan. It would be a crime free Utopia if all the ghastly foreign criminals left teh Japanese to live in peace.

Exactly!

Oh, except for the train groping and suburban gang-raping.

Posted in Forging false IDs for foreigners a flourishing trade at 01:25 PM JST - 13th March
ultradodgy at 01:22 PM JST - 13th March

Many people on this posting need to take a good whiff of fresh air. Sure, marriage is a big deal but I know plenty of folks in there 30s - and 40s - who are single and happy. There is certainly plenty of society pressure around this issue but as…

Posted in SHIHO announces marriage to former judo champion at 01:22 PM JST - 13th March
ultradodgy at 01:18 PM JST - 13th March

Ah, 40 people. The same number who watched the flick in the US.

Posted in Tom Cruise flies with 40 fans to Osaka for preview of 'Valkyrie' at 01:18 PM JST - 13th March
ultradodgy at 07:33 PM JST - 10th March

This isn't unusual, or even a Japan issue. Yes, innocent till proven guilty but that does not mean they will still be asked to fullfill their duties while they are being tried.

Posted in Top court requests judge face impeachment trial for groping woman at 07:33 PM JST - 10th March
ultradodgy at 02:36 PM JST - 10th March

I've often thought of going into politics, but my memory is far too good.

60MY over 10 years to torpedo a career... what a joke.

Now more than ever it's time for the next generation of Japanese leaders to step forward.

Posted in Nikai says he has no recollection of Nishimatsu donations at 02:36 PM JST - 10th March