wanderlust said...

wanderlust at 02:48 PM JST - 30th August

And as the average weight of Japanese is more than 65 kg.... who will it carry then?

This looks like a really useless contraption; no grip, allowing a patient to slip down between the arms, and requiring a large maintenance team to support it. How many people could be given…

Posted in Tokai Rubber, Riken devise nursing-care robot to carry people at 02:48 PM JST - 30th August
wanderlust at 01:03 PM JST - 29th August

20 years it was their pavements that were polluted, and beaches were clean, now it is their beaches that are polluted and pavements are clean.....

Is that progress?

Posted in France faces reality of toxic beaches after horse dies at 01:03 PM JST - 29th August
wanderlust at 01:48 PM JST - 27th August

Once upon a time, or maybe 15-20 years ago, traveling and flying in particular was a great experience, something to look forward to, something to enjoy.

Now it is getting to be akin to having teeth pulled without anaesthetic. From navigating the numerous conditions to the intitial booking, paying for…

Posted in Flight attendants publicize new rules for carry-on baggage at 01:48 PM JST - 27th August
wanderlust at 05:45 PM JST - 26th August

Desperate to get back into the media spotlight and resume her career, after being dumped by LiveDoor's Horie-san. Not regarded as easy to manage by her agency, the dog at least listens to their instructions.

Posted in Forste at 05:45 PM JST - 26th August
wanderlust at 05:35 PM JST - 26th August

Arresting a 74 year old man and holding him in jail for 10 days will sure help get more tourists.

It all started when an American tourist asked a police officer for directions to the Kinokuniya bookstore in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.

The Californian, 74, could never have imagined the officer…

Posted in Number of foreign tourists to Japan falls 23% in July at 05:35 PM JST - 26th August
wanderlust at 04:10 PM JST - 26th August

All of his accomplishments will be balanced with the cover-up of his involvement in Mary Jo's death at Chappaquiddick in 1969. She died, he lived, but the suspicion was always there, and prevented him from reaching higher office.

Posted in Sen Edward Kennedy dies at 77 at 04:10 PM JST - 26th August
wanderlust at 01:19 PM JST - 25th August

1) He obviously does not understand the meanings of 'democracy' or 'will of the people'

2) He is worried about his own job...

Posted in Yosano concerned at prospect of DPJ landslide victory at 01:19 PM JST - 25th August
wanderlust at 10:38 AM JST - 25th August

Did they check her body for fluids too? It seems highly unlikely that they just went to the flat to take drugs, more like a prelude to some sort of fluid exchange... The J-Police might learn a little bit more about what the 'couple' were up to.

And it looks…

Posted in Actor Oshio indicted over drug use at 10:38 AM JST - 25th August
wanderlust at 10:30 AM JST - 25th August

On the environmental front, ... JAL’s ambition to drastically reduce the amount of fuel consumed

So they get the award for ambition - they have not done anything yet!

Posted in Japan Airlines wins Condé Nast Traveler World Savers Award at 10:30 AM JST - 25th August
wanderlust at 09:43 AM JST - 25th August

And they will still be overmanned...

They should also try cutting out their executives benefits and pilots' taxi services, relics of the days when they employed foreign pilots who could not travel around Japan by themselves, and the three or four ground staff who 'attend' the 'automated' ticket validation machines…

Posted in Japan Airlines considers slashing 10% of workforce in 3 years at 09:43 AM JST - 25th August