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  • westurn at 04:27 PM JST - 3rd July

    Akiko Wada = Natto Kusaii !!!

    Posted in Singer Akiko Wada named Natto Queen 2008 at 04:27 PM JST - 3rd July

  • westurn at 04:26 PM JST - 3rd July

    Women remain second class citizens here in Japan. This story simply reinforces what many of us already know... the Japanese actively practice sexist attitudes and behaviours... end of story.

    Posted in OECD raps Japan female underemployment as waste of human resources at 04:26 PM JST - 3rd July

  • westurn at 04:23 PM JST - 3rd July

    Kwaabish... wrong again !

    "I thought that the Korean government agreed to import the beef from the US and I thought the people/consumers are protesting the act of the government.2

    It's not "the people or consumers" it's organized political groups and local thugs ! What's even worse is this quote:…

    Posted in Hyundai Motor workers strike over U.S. beef imports at 04:23 PM JST - 3rd July

  • 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

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