wanderlust said...

wanderlust at 03:15 PM JST - 4th September

But when I get married, I think I’m going to chop it all off!”

Has she been reading about all the recent drug testing?

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wanderlust at 12:39 PM JST - 4th September

memyselfI at 12:23 PM JST - 4th September Do they make any money during raining periods ? Rain = no cash

the drivers do very well in light rain, but heavy rain stops most people going out...

Posted in Jobless find work pedaling Velotaxis in Shimane at 12:39 PM JST - 4th September
wanderlust at 04:21 PM JST - 3rd September

His very carefully worded statement of 'apology', made days after the accident was crafted by family advisers, political colleagues and lawyers huddled in the Kennedy compound. A perfectly-balanced mixture of contriteness and concealment, designed to placate the Kopechne family and investigative journalists, while at the same time preserving his own…

Posted in Kennedy memoir reveals remorse over fatal accident at 04:21 PM JST - 3rd September
wanderlust at 11:26 AM JST - 3rd September

the Asahikawa city office provided Asiana with a subsidy of 5,000 yen per vacant seat for three months from April when its flights operated at less than 70 percent of capacity

I wonder how much this came to since June 2006? Probably the locals knew nothing about this subsidy. Kimchi…

Posted in Asiana Airlines to stop flying Asahikawa-Seoul route in Nov at 11:26 AM JST - 3rd September
wanderlust at 11:23 AM JST - 3rd September

Great colour co-ordination - hopefully the new Lumix camera has better colour handling capability than the event organisers...

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wanderlust at 11:04 AM JST - 3rd September

Just in time for some lavish market research programmes, that indicate growing (glowing?) new support for the Olympics, covertly paid for by the JOC and Tokyo Mayor's office.

Well, they did the same to fund the Tokyo Bay Aqualine!

Posted in Tokyo still confident of 2016 bid despite IOC report at 11:04 AM JST - 3rd September
wanderlust at 03:17 PM JST - 2nd September

Not even a rechargeable battery?

And yet the Japanese love their farting competitions...

Posted in Happy flushing at 03:17 PM JST - 2nd September
wanderlust at 11:04 AM JST - 2nd September

One of the rare full-figured Japanese 'tarentos' who could actually take on this role, she does do her own dancing, as in her previous role in the musical The Drowsy Chaperone, though her voice is definitely nothing compared with Liza Minelli. Still, she stands out as woman amongst a pack…

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wanderlust at 10:41 AM JST - 2nd September

Alien - his nickname - do they actually call him alien or arian, or just gaijin?

"who is not driven by personal interest or greed" a large family fortune also helps that, just need to keep it topped up...

Posted in Hatoyama's wife says his 'alien' nickname shows he is political outsider at 10:41 AM JST - 2nd September
wanderlust at 04:46 PM JST - 31st August

http://www.tropicalstormrisk.com/

One of the best typhoon/ hurricane/ storm sites, with good prediction data and storm tracking.

Posted in Typhoon brings heavy rain to Tokyo area at 04:46 PM JST - 31st August