westurn said...

westurn at 10:56 PM JST - 2nd July

Old line smitty, still means diddly squat:

"If the customer doesn't want it, DON'T FORCE IT ON THEM!"

Again, you are missing the point. The customers, like here in Japan, are not getting the opportunity to say they don't want it. The government is interfering in, what should be, an…

Posted in Hyundai Motor workers strike over U.S. beef imports at 10:56 PM JST - 2nd July
westurn at 10:50 PM JST - 2nd July

"USA is useless"

And just what nation, might you say, is "Useful" ???

Posted in Bush to visit South Korea en route to Olympics at 10:50 PM JST - 2nd July
westurn at 05:10 PM JST - 2nd July

Let's hope President Bush turns the "ol cowboy" loose on em. Speaks frank, direct, to the point. "You don't buy American products, we don't buy your" ! Sorry Kia, Hyundai, Samsung, Helio, Daewoo, etc ! I see nothing wrong with shutting Americas borders and markets to Korean goods. The US…

Posted in Bush to visit South Korea en route to Olympics at 05:10 PM JST - 2nd July
westurn at 05:03 PM JST - 2nd July

LFRAgain... get real !

"If by "reasonable and enjoyable" you mean "manufactured with child labor, at below-poverty wages, in abysmal squalor" then yeah, I suppose..."

Japan is the home of the "working poor, Freetas, and volunteer overtimers" my friend.

"In the meantime, those "outlandishly overpriced" goods you whine about aren't…

Posted in Fukuoka voted best city in world for shopping at 05:03 PM JST - 2nd July
westurn at 12:56 PM JST - 2nd July

Nigelboy... PISA Results ?

Wasn't that the study where the US included "all" students (including immigrants that could barely speak English) and scores while Japan singled out certain schools for participation ??? The downward spiral you see is probably more reflective of Japan's slow but steady process to stop fudging…

Posted in Gov't wants education levels to surpass those in U.S, Europe at 12:56 PM JST - 2nd July
westurn at 12:44 PM JST - 2nd July

It's over ! Toyota, Nissan, Honda, cripes the whole damn lot... it's over ! Employees in these industries are in for a real shocker by the end of this year... I predict factories closing, (suicides up), early retirement, (suicides up), restructuring, (suicides up), trickle down effect to transport, tire, radio,…

Posted in January-June new vehicle sales fall to 31-year low at 12:44 PM JST - 2nd July
westurn at 12:32 PM JST - 2nd July

Hmm, more tough decisions... like how to win back American consumers after being taken over by GM ! See todays JT for more details !

Posted in Toyota facing tough decisions over vehicle prices at 12:32 PM JST - 2nd July
westurn at 12:30 PM JST - 2nd July

"I also hear Vancouver makes Seattle look like a podunk town. Wouldn't mind going there someday if it weren't for the people."

Ouch !

Not only the people though knucklerap. Vancouver is so dark and gloomy most of the year that it has suicide rates that elevate the nation of…

Posted in Fukuoka voted best city in world for shopping at 12:30 PM JST - 2nd July
westurn at 12:16 PM JST - 2nd July

I'm sorry... what's the "news" here ? Isn't this just another misguided Japanese adult ? One that can't deal with the realities of growing up and insists on clinging to childhood memories. Isn't this just the "Peter Pan" syndrome being played out in public ? Any psychiatrists out there willing…

Posted in Figure skater Miki Ando has soft spot for Russian cartoon character at 12:16 PM JST - 2nd July
westurn at 12:13 PM JST - 2nd July

"Oh in the US"

Isn't the USA the center of the universe ??? Hmm, a rather short lived time at number 1 for Toyota don't ya think ? I mean afterall GM has held the top spot for more than 70 years ! And if it wasn't for Americans taking…

Posted in GM retains lead over Toyota at 12:13 PM JST - 2nd July