warispeace said...

warispeace at 07:44 AM JST - 21st September

Why don't they actually list the names of the different products as a service to consumers?

Though if you're eating processed steamed meat buns these days after earlier food scares, more power to you.

Posted in Marudai recalls 5 products that may contain tainted milk from China at 07:44 AM JST - 21st September
warispeace at 11:00 AM JST - 14th September

Misaka FOODS has been purchasing huge amounts of cheap industrial-use rice since 2004 from the GOVERNMENT. Shouldn't a red flag have gone up?

The Japanese public should wake up, get out on the street and demand the firing and even the prosecuting of public officials in the Ministry of Agriculture,…

Posted in Tainted-rice scandal prompts recall of 1 million bottles of 'shochu' at 11:00 AM JST - 14th September
warispeace at 09:19 AM JST - 8th September

Could it be because the political process is so pathetic?

Posted in Why are Japanese people so apathetic toward politics? at 09:19 AM JST - 8th September
warispeace at 09:51 AM JST - 5th August

tkoind2 wrote: "Fear the day he has any real power."

He does have REAL power, (in terms of symbolic and political capital) which is why everyone living in Japan (and abroad) should be wary. From what he has said over the years, we can conclude he is a first-class, though…

Posted in Aso angers DPJ with remark likening party to Nazis at 09:51 AM JST - 5th August
warispeace at 11:40 PM JST - 24th July

Was he wearing a bra?

Posted in Lawyer arrested for flashing woman on train in Kanagawa at 11:40 PM JST - 24th July
warispeace at 09:26 AM JST - 21st July

Those in favour of this new shift to "legitimate" news miss the point. What is reported in the the weeklies IS news, just not sanitized for global consumption. Of course MDN has a responsibility to check the credibility of its source, but that goes for any story, including those that…

Posted in Mainichi promises new start following criticism of online English column at 09:26 AM JST - 21st July
warispeace at 10:31 AM JST - 6th July

To assess the impact of the latest phase of globalization, consider the employment and income conditions in Japan: a growing percentage of non-regular workers and a growing income gap. Luckily we can always get a free smile at the golden arches.

Posted in 5,000 rally in Sapporo ahead of G-8 summit; 4 arrests made at 10:31 AM JST - 6th July
warispeace at 10:14 AM JST - 6th July

Two issues: how are importers going to trace ingredients, especially those that go into processed foods; and is the government going to require companies to notify consumers, through labeling and other means, or are we suppose to just trust that the government and food-related companies are looking out for us?

Posted in Gov't plan calls for food traceability at 10:14 AM JST - 6th July
warispeace at 09:42 PM JST - 2nd June

uniquo, walmart and MacD are popular and they have crappy products, too. Britney Spears has high ratings on the net, so who cares about most listened to. Noise is noise! And why does someone have to scream to be heard on the radio when they are not in the middle…

Posted in InterFM DJ lifts the bar for morning radio at 09:42 PM JST - 2nd June
warispeace at 12:08 PM JST - 1st June

Is InterFM tied to this site. If not, is this advertising masked as reporting? That aside, this has to be one of the noisiest radio shows I've ever listened to. Who needs it in the morning on the way to work. Can't they just get on with playing the music…

Posted in InterFM DJ lifts the bar for morning radio at 12:08 PM JST - 1st June