usaexpat said...

usaexpat at 11:24 PM JST - 15th July

If this had been done 10 years ago we might be seeing the results of exploration today in greater supply. If congress doesn't follow suit they will be punished in the upcoming elections. Americans are starting to see energy costs as the top concern along with the economy.

Posted in Bush lifts ban on offshore oil exploration to cope with soaring gas prices at 11:24 PM JST - 15th July
usaexpat at 11:22 PM JST - 15th July

Oh and I'm with those who say that SP is a bunch of vultures. Most investment bankers are in it for the short term take and then liquidate companies after they've been bled dry.

Posted in Steel Partners urges Noritz to shut down unprofitable businesses at 11:22 PM JST - 15th July
usaexpat at 11:21 PM JST - 15th July

since when can an entity with an 18.7% share force anything. By my math if an investor holds 50.1% or greater they can replace the board of directors etc. Otherwise they can only threaten to sell their stake in said company.

Posted in Steel Partners urges Noritz to shut down unprofitable businesses at 11:21 PM JST - 15th July
usaexpat at 11:19 PM JST - 15th July

I always thought this was dumb, most underagers aren't out at those hours anyway. More like stumbling home from the Izakaya and I wanted a smoke.

Posted in Cigarette retailers to revive late night sales at vending machines at 11:19 PM JST - 15th July
usaexpat at 11:16 PM JST - 15th July

Tragic accident, I'm sure the mother didn't bank on passing out and drowning with her child. Get real people this wasn't a murder suicide.

Posted in Mother, 1-year-old daughter drown in hot spring in Toyama at 11:16 PM JST - 15th July
usaexpat at 11:14 PM JST - 15th July

US cities are concrete jungles as well but much like Japan we have undisturbed countryside that is green and lush. One of my clients back home was an architecture firm that specialiozed in sustainable building. Being green doesn't mean no cities, it means providing green space, passive solar power, taking…

Posted in Tokyo 2016 is making the environment an absolute priority as we bid to unite Green with 2016. This is a concrete commitment that we will offer the world. at 11:14 PM JST - 15th July
usaexpat at 12:44 AM JST - 15th July

He must not have been a motorcycle racing ace if the chase ended with his death after a mere 1.4 km. If you choose to run from the PoPo you are putting your life and the lives of others at risk. What a waste of a life.

Posted in Motorcyclist dies in police chase in Osaka at 12:44 AM JST - 15th July
usaexpat at 12:40 AM JST - 15th July

Audio-less Specification eh? In other words stripped and you have to pop extra if you want a stereo. Pretty clever way of marketing a cost cutting measure though.

Posted in Freshened Mazda Demio goes on sale at 12:40 AM JST - 15th July
usaexpat at 12:22 AM JST - 15th July

Hey Zurc, the descendants of the Koreans Japan kidnapped don't want to be reteruned. The Zainichi and Chongryon filter money to NK and bitch about life in Japan but you can bet they're not volunteering to be repatriated.

Posted in Japan's abduction strategy baffles counterparts at 6-party NK talks at 12:22 AM JST - 15th July
usaexpat at 12:17 AM JST - 15th July

Scheme is the right word for the aid packages to NK. I'm with Japan on this one although I think they are over playing the abduction issue. I do not trust North Korea and feel that this process will end up failing just like all negotiations with North Korea. The…

Posted in Japan's abduction strategy baffles counterparts at 6-party NK talks at 12:17 AM JST - 15th July