westurn said...

westurn at 10:11 AM JST - 28th July

This idea sucks rocks ! Why punish the workers, many of whom would gladly do dispatch work for a few weeks or so ? This is not the solution ! The solution is to simply uphold the law that clearly states that anyone dispatched to the same place/position for more…

Posted in Gov't eyes banning dispatch of temp staff for jobs of 30 days or less at 10:11 AM JST - 28th July
westurn at 10:04 AM JST - 28th July

Face it... Sushi is bad for the environment and should be banned !

Posted in Japanese sushi rage threatens Mediterranean tuna at 10:04 AM JST - 28th July
westurn at 09:43 AM JST - 28th July

Looks like the Euro Japan apologists are out in full force...

Roomtemp writes: "Opened markets...closed markets....BS!!!"

Hmmm, not BS... explains why Japanese rice prices are 10x's the world average ! Ever try to get oishii American beef ? How about some butter !

Zenbuilder chimes in: "You need to compare…

Posted in Tokyo 2nd most expensive city for expats after Moscow at 09:43 AM JST - 28th July
westurn at 01:29 AM JST - 28th July

"don't expect to see same prices around the world as in the US. Clear?"

Very Clear ! The US system of open markets, efficient distribution networks, and free trade are the envy of the planet ! Why is pointing this out such a problem for roomtemp ? Tokyo ??? 2nd…

Posted in Tokyo 2nd most expensive city for expats after Moscow at 01:29 AM JST - 28th July
westurn at 01:12 AM JST - 28th July

"Americans constitute 5% of the world's population but consume 24% of the world's energy."

Which produces vasts amounts of food to be shipped to poor nations around the world thus reducing starvation and mass food shortages on a yearly basis. And when America sets aside just a few thousand acres…

Posted in America is the most selfish country. at 01:12 AM JST - 28th July
westurn at 12:48 AM JST - 28th July

More confusion for poor roomtemp...

"A can of Budweiser on the West Coast costs you about 95 cents, right? So it should cost the same in Tokyo....right?"

The same ? No... but twice the price ??? You be gettin' price gouged ! What happened to all that price defla we…

Posted in Tokyo 2nd most expensive city for expats after Moscow at 12:48 AM JST - 28th July
westurn at 11:52 PM JST - 27th July

"Igawa said. ‘‘I’m not going back to Japan. I’ll stay in the minors until I get called up again."

Good god does that speak volumes about the homeland !!! "I'm not going back" !!! Sounds like some escaped convict about to shoot it out with the law ! But really…

Posted in Igawa taken off 40-man roster, out of Yankees' plan at 11:52 PM JST - 27th July
westurn at 11:44 PM JST - 27th July

Bovinus wrote:

"I think the fact that my country (Australia), which most certainly does not play baseball, was able to win the silver medal at the Athens Olympics speaks volumes about how global baseball is (that's an awesome sentence)."

Wrong Bovinus... your country "does" play baseball... and it's off shoot…

Posted in Japanese officials puzzled over format change in Olympic baseball at 11:44 PM JST - 27th July
westurn at 10:53 PM JST - 27th July

Typical roomtemp, kickin', spittin' and clenchin' those toofers to the grinding point ! Bwahaha ! Listen up Euro... you about to get worked again !

"Everything in Japan is expensive BECAUSE it's all cheaper in the US?? So...the US sets the standards..right?"

Ummm roomtemp... did you even read this article…

Posted in Tokyo 2nd most expensive city for expats after Moscow at 10:53 PM JST - 27th July
westurn at 10:42 PM JST - 27th July

"westurn, has Iran ever threatened your country or one of your country's allies?"

Ever hear of Israel ??? The 1979 Iran Hostage crisis ??? Ayatollah Khomeini ??? 1983 Hezbollah bombings ??? Nahhh, didn't think so.

Posted in Ahmadinejad says Iran now possesses 5,000-6,000 centrifuges at 10:42 PM JST - 27th July