wibble said...

wibble at 04:23 PM JST - 17th March

I'd like to know how they notified the American community since there is nothing posted on the Embassy website other than the typical Roppongi warning.

Posted in U.S. Embassy warns Americans to avoid Roppongi bars due to drink-spiking increase at 04:23 PM JST - 17th March
wibble at 04:19 PM JST - 12th March

what does 5 to 10 mean in this context? I never got that.

Posted in 19-yr-old former GSDF member gets 5-10 years for killing taxi driver at 04:19 PM JST - 12th March
wibble at 10:22 PM JST - 8th March

Wow, some interesting view points here. Most are unbelievably wrong, but I think Mark hit on an interesting point.

So Person A does not deserve a job because they don't need the money as much? Even though they are possibly better at that job than person B, person B must…

Posted in Hard messages - letting employees go at 10:22 PM JST - 8th March
wibble at 01:14 PM JST - 8th March

Interestingly it appears to not be a controlled substance in his home country of America. Most of Europe has banned it, however the US appears not to have.

Posted in Cirque du Soleil performer arrested over smuggling drugs at 01:14 PM JST - 8th March
wibble at 10:28 AM JST - 6th March

er, why was he still walking around 9 days after throwing a nine year old off the building? Is the suggestion that he was not discovered to have been the person responsible until he tried to do it to other people?

Posted in Man gets life sentence for throwing 9-year-old boy to death from condo at 10:28 AM JST - 6th March
wibble at 02:11 PM JST - 5th March

I think this is excellent

Posted in Nissan, Yokohama to cooperate to diffuse electric cars at 02:11 PM JST - 5th March
wibble at 06:52 PM JST - 3rd March

GW, tmarie - what prices are cheaper? Please run through a typical grocery basket and lay out for me what prices have reduced in the past 10 years? I just don't see it.

Posted in What are your worst fears if mass layoffs continue due to the economic recession? at 06:52 PM JST - 3rd March
wibble at 09:17 AM JST - 3rd March

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Posted in What are your five favorite action movies? at 09:17 AM JST - 3rd March
wibble at 09:02 AM JST - 3rd March

BORISCHANGLUIGI - er, that isn't things getting cheaper, that is importing cheaper things. I don't equate purchasing plastic junk as things getting cheaper. that just means cheaper alternatives.

I'm talking about real economy indicators, like the cost of filling your shopping basket at the grocers or supermarket. Meat isn't cheaper,…

Posted in What are your worst fears if mass layoffs continue due to the economic recession? at 09:02 AM JST - 3rd March
wibble at 01:52 PM JST - 2nd March

Maybe that prices in Japan actually drop due to falling demand? Something I haven't seen in 10 years of being here.

Posted in What are your worst fears if mass layoffs continue due to the economic recession? at 01:52 PM JST - 2nd March