ultradodgy said...

ultradodgy at 10:26 PM JST - 9th September

2.9MY is "discouraging"? Buy a bike.

Posted in Freshened Mazda CX-7 goes on sale at 10:26 PM JST - 9th September
ultradodgy at 10:25 PM JST - 9th September

Wow. It must have been really, really, REALLY noisy.

Posted in 22-year-old man arrested after fatally stabbing sister over 'noise' at 10:25 PM JST - 9th September
ultradodgy at 10:22 PM JST - 9th September

Guys, the ANA Crowne is not a business hotel and it's a bit silly to compare it to the Toyoko Inn, which is your bread-and-butter standard cut-rate smelly-sheets biz class Japanese hotel.

Having said that, the concept of FREE INTERNET!!! AND BREAKFAST!!! in today's economy is a bit like saying…

Posted in ANA Crowne Plaza Osaka offers free Internet and breakfast at 10:22 PM JST - 9th September
ultradodgy at 09:33 AM JST - 29th July

I enjoy living in Japan but honestly, I think this is a very poor tourism destination unless you have friends or family that can guide you around. Japan needs to give some serious thought as to how to make a Japan tour more enjoyable, or, quite frankly, if they really…

Posted in No. of foreign tourists visiting Japan plunges 29% in Jan-June at 09:33 AM JST - 29th July
ultradodgy at 09:31 AM JST - 29th July

Guys, "Cool Biz" does not mean cool conditions in the office. It means a sweltering 28 degrees. I've worked at a firm which had "Cool Biz" for a while, until the "dizzy room" got crowded and people realized that unless we were on a beach in Hawaii it wasn't great…

Posted in Does Cool Biz help or undermine productivity at the workplace? at 09:31 AM JST - 29th July
ultradodgy at 06:59 PM JST - 24th July

Lamborghini - agreed, the only people clamouring for US beef are, not surprisingly, Americans. Haven't seen too many Japanese berating their local butchers for not having US beef for sale.

Posted in U.S. not happy with Japan's beef import rule at 06:59 PM JST - 24th July
ultradodgy at 06:56 PM JST - 24th July

I stopped reading after "Mormon"

Posted in Japanese puppets teach language, meld cultures in Missouri at 06:56 PM JST - 24th July
ultradodgy at 06:05 PM JST - 24th July

Altria - the consumer finance industry was hurt by a change in law, not a legal ruling - an important difference. I'll be shocked if this is upheld by the upper courts unless, as it has been suggested, the renewal fees were not specified in the contract itself (or additional…

Posted in Court: Landlords collecting renewal fees violates tenants' rights at 06:05 PM JST - 24th July
ultradodgy at 01:38 PM JST - 24th July

With any luck they can play, and get arrested in, Roppongi.

Tokyo is a lot of things, multicultural ain't one of them. Talk about shillin' for massa - these guys should be ashamed.

Posted in Boyz II Men add their voice to Tokyo Olympic bid at 01:38 PM JST - 24th July
ultradodgy at 01:36 PM JST - 24th July

Never noticed how much he looks like Michael Jackson.

Posted in Pop star Kusanagi to come back as promoter of digital broadcasting at 01:36 PM JST - 24th July