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  • westurn at 11:40 AM JST - 20th July

    "Westurn, if you are concerned about acid rain, it affects the western parts of Japan more."

    More than what ??? I always love these arbitrary comments. Maybe I can read this as... "In western Japan acid rain will literally burn the hair from er scalp"... in the east though... just…

    Posted in What do you do in your day-to-day life to conserve energy and protect the environment? at 11:40 AM JST - 20th July

  • westurn at 11:08 AM JST - 20th July

    "catching rain water to use for fruit trees,herbs..."

    In Japan ? With all that acid rain falling here I'd reconsider.

    Posted in What do you do in your day-to-day life to conserve energy and protect the environment? at 11:08 AM JST - 20th July

  • westurn at 10:51 AM JST - 20th July

    "What do you do in your day-to-day life to conserve energy and protect the environment?"

    Same as I always have... "waste not want not !"

    Posted in What do you do in your day-to-day life to conserve energy and protect the environment? at 10:51 AM JST - 20th July

  • westurn at 10:48 AM JST - 20th July

    Just spent some glorious time in the states... trust me the average American continues to go about his/her daily life with nary the hype and tragedy insinuated here at JT. By reading all these gloom and doom stories on the net I expected to find Americans awash in angst and…

    Posted in Bush assures Americans that U.S. economy will 'pull through' at 10:48 AM JST - 20th July

  • westurn at 09:55 AM JST - 20th July

    J consumers continue to get raped at the check-out stand and all the J government can think about is further ways to protect their markets from free and open competition ! Japanese rice ? 10x's the world price ! Sugar ??? Since when has this been a staple food item…

    Posted in Japan wants 8% of farm products exempt from big tariff cuts at 09:55 AM JST - 20th July

  • westurn at 08:51 AM JST - 20th July

    only 10% ??? Consider yerself fortunate !

    Posted in Prices of domestic eels jump 10% as consumers shun imports from China at 08:51 AM JST - 20th July

  • westurn at 11:00 PM JST - 19th July

    Blue Tiger... lets not get carried away now. Nomo was fun to watch but...

    "He was always a classy player, and I think he made more of an impact on the MLB Game than many realize."

    For example ? He wasn't the first Japanese player in the majors. His delivery…

    Posted in Japanese pitcher Nomo decides to retire at 11:00 PM JST - 19th July

  • westurn at 07:19 PM JST - 19th July

    Smithinjapan... excellent post !

    "I certainly don't know 'ALL' there is to know about the current presidency"

    Feel free to pass your wisdom on to yer brethren !

    Posted in Bush agrees to time 'horizon' on Iraq troop cuts at 07:19 PM JST - 19th July

  • westurn at 07:18 PM JST - 19th July

    Coligny... just check out the "auto rankings" heading at "US News and World reports"... it's all very clear. Autos are ranked in various categories... SUV's, trucks, Family Cars, Compacts etc. There are top 3 places for only the best ! And... Cars produced by American Auto manufacturers have more cars…

    Posted in Chrysler makes its mark in Japan at 07:18 PM JST - 19th July

  • westurn at 01:53 PM JST - 19th July

    Bovinus:

    "American cars are rubbish, let's be honest."

    No, your post is rubbish. American cars recently had the most auto's in the top 3 categories of "US news and world reports" most recent rankings ! I mean 8 out of 12 in some groups ! Not bad for a buncha…

    Posted in Chrysler makes its mark in Japan at 01:53 PM JST - 19th July

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