westurn said...

westurn at 10:14 PM JST - 1st August

"I am surprised this happened in Canada,"

Why ??? Why the surprise ? Because you've been programed not to look too deeply into "everyday" crime as it occurs there ? I for one am very realistic about Canada... and "no" this doesn't surprise me !

Posted in Canada bus attack leaves man decapitated at 10:14 PM JST - 1st August
westurn at 04:52 PM JST - 1st August

Plasticmonkey is spot on !

"The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. These are the people who lost millions of pension records. How can they be trusted to know what the life expectancy in Japan is?"

Census numbers across the country also don't agree with the faulty data presented here.…

Posted in Japanese life expectancy increases further at 04:52 PM JST - 1st August
westurn at 04:48 PM JST - 1st August

What tough battle ??? Japan is the only country that takes Judo seriously ! I just hope to god that, once again, television coverage of the Olympics is more than just the Judo tourney ! Every 4 years its the same thing... a two week judo tournement !

Posted in Japanese judoka face tough challenge in Beijing at 04:48 PM JST - 1st August
westurn at 04:45 PM JST - 1st August

skipthesong...

"don't go getting on Canada about this, it is an odd occurrence.

As was the Vancouver pig farmer, Robert Pickton, who possibly hacked up as many as 49 women ???

Funny how it's ok to demonize the US whenever somthing like this occurs... but when it happens in yer…

Posted in Canada bus attack leaves man decapitated at 04:45 PM JST - 1st August
westurn at 06:39 AM JST - 1st August

"Yeah, that's one of the few things I've always disliked about Fukuoka, the thugs and yaks."

Is this the same Fukuoka that recently took "Best World City" award from some Euro rag a few weeks ago ??? I coulda sworn, at the time, I said bollocks... "too many yaks with…

Posted in Ex-gangster shot to death in Fukuoka at 06:39 AM JST - 1st August
westurn at 10:37 PM JST - 31st July

Himajin:

"This fad started in the US, by the way."

huh ??? Try this on fer size... from wikipedia:

"Pole dancing is a form of dancing/gymnastics. It involves dancing sensually with a vertical pole and is often used in strip clubs and gentlemen's clubs, although more recently artistic pole dancing…

Posted in Pole dancing at 10:37 PM JST - 31st July
westurn at 09:35 PM JST - 31st July

So much for the Japanese style of business ! Actually that myth got busted years ago when the bubble went kerplooey ! However, I can't help but think the vast majority of workers here got conned into working for Nissan as I'm sure they touted, and falsely represented, the old…

Posted in Nissan eyes 1,200 job cuts at Tennessee plants at 09:35 PM JST - 31st July
westurn at 09:13 PM JST - 31st July

Why the conflicting data here ? I mean which is it ???

"Average wages at Japanese companies with at least five employees inched down 0.6% in June from a year before to 463,013 yen"

OR:

"Of the total wages, scheduled pay, such as basic salary, totaled 251,177 yen"

So which…

Posted in June wages edge down 0.6% at 09:13 PM JST - 31st July
westurn at 09:00 PM JST - 31st July

Corruption and scandal are possibly the biggest reasons Japanese pay the prices they do ! And Moscow at #1, well I would argue the same !

Posted in Tokyo 2nd most expensive city for expats after Moscow at 09:00 PM JST - 31st July
westurn at 08:18 PM JST - 31st July

Princessk is right ! Pole dancing is degrading and humiliating... unless done in total seclusion ! I somehow doubt any of these ladies out there would be so interested if they had to do this "alone" and without the voyuers they are obviously wanting to attract ! More passive aggressive…

Posted in Pole dancing at 08:18 PM JST - 31st July