wanderlust said...

wanderlust at 12:48 PM JST - 12th July

Her family pressured her to get married, she refused at least twice. They needed respectability after their involvement in Minamata disease, her grandfather was a director of Chissho, the responsible company.

Best medical services money can buy - probably - but the best of archaic mental health services is not…

Posted in Crown prince seeks public understanding for ailing wife at 12:48 PM JST - 12th July
wanderlust at 04:07 PM JST - 11th July

asdfghjkl - In the UK, Jamie Oliver, a well-known chef has been one of the instigators of a campaign to improve school meals, and after 2-3 years has noticed an increase in younger children eating his healthier school meals, though not the older children.

Seems a lot of people now…

Posted in Rising food prices hit school lunch menus at 04:07 PM JST - 11th July
wanderlust at 04:02 PM JST - 11th July

Drinks in a love hotel?

Couple of cans from the vending machine in the lobby is about the most you'll find there. Unless the fridges are particularly well equipped.....

Posted in Mona Yamamoto suspends all activities after being seen with Giants' player at love hotel at 04:02 PM JST - 11th July
wanderlust at 10:39 AM JST - 11th July

The G-8 should just go cap-in-hand and ask if they can join the "Bilderberger" conference; after all, that is where the real global policy is discussed, argued, and made...

Posted in British media call for G-8 reform after Toyako summit at 10:39 AM JST - 11th July
wanderlust at 02:10 PM JST - 10th July

The new Toyota ATM....

Note that he was hitting the "break" pedal, not the "brake" pedal!

Posted in Bank at 02:10 PM JST - 10th July
wanderlust at 08:44 AM JST - 9th July

Does this mean that small specialist shops are becoming popular again? What does negotiating with local communities really mean? Will AEON contribute to their rebuilding?

Posted in Aeon to close 40 supermarkets at 08:44 AM JST - 9th July
wanderlust at 02:42 PM JST - 7th July

Not a chopstick in sight...

Posted in Lunch at 02:42 PM JST - 7th July
wanderlust at 08:30 AM JST - 7th July

Look's like a cross between Hello Kitty and a Terminator - quite eerie to be around it. There is always a big technical crew accompanying it when it is on display, usually hiding in the background, so you really wonder just how autonomous it is.

Posted in Asimo at 08:30 AM JST - 7th July
wanderlust at 08:32 PM JST - 4th July

Makes it much easier for the airline reps to know who to bribe - happened before with ANA and the 1011 Tristar... and saves them wasting money on non-influential people.

Posted in ANA sets up panel to study purchase of Airbus A380, other aircraft at 08:32 PM JST - 4th July
wanderlust at 12:17 PM JST - 2nd July

Nothing about the "Fire Inspectors" who approved the building year after year?

Posted in 5 of 6 defendants found guilty over Kabukicho deadly fire in 2001 at 12:17 PM JST - 2nd July