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  • zaichik at 07:19 AM JST - 2nd July

    We used to shop at Yamada Denki quite a bit, as there was a branch close to us and it was cheaper than Yodobashi for household electrical goods (tended to go with Yodobashi for things like digital cameras and MP3 players, though). We never had a problem with their customer…

    Posted in FTC orders Yamada Denki to stop exploiting suppliers at 07:19 AM JST - 2nd July

  • zaichik at 07:11 AM JST - 2nd July

    I'm not a great fan of Japanese anime, but Russian animation rocks! Cheburashka's great, as is Hedgehog in the Fog and the Lion and the Turtle. And the Russian Winnie the Pooh (Vinnie Pukh) kicks the Disney version's posterior.

    Posted in Figure skater Miki Ando has soft spot for Russian cartoon character at 07:11 AM JST - 2nd July

  • zaichik at 08:51 AM JST - 1st July

    I shall have to have a look at this - I need to kickstart my Russian studies again. I know they say that if you want to learn a language, date a native speaker, but my spoken Russian hasn't improved a vast amount in 4 years of living with Mr…

    Posted in You're never too old to learn a new language at 08:51 AM JST - 1st July

  • zaichik at 06:21 PM JST - 28th June

    the four horsemen of total futility and incompetence.

    Nicely put, zurcronium.

    Posted in Globe at 06:21 PM JST - 28th June

  • zaichik at 11:53 AM JST - 27th June

    I think I saw one of their videos once - was rather cool....

    Posted in For Japanese female hip-hop duo HALCALI, the world is their stage at 11:53 AM JST - 27th June

  • zaichik at 08:50 AM JST - 24th June

    Don't forget that the price doesn't include the cost of a reception. It's a good deal if you're only looking for the ceremony, though. But there's only one couple who would get this deal - everyone else would have to pay the full whack (which is twice this special price).

    Posted in Foreign couples invited to wed at Kishiwada Castle at 08:50 AM JST - 24th June

  • zaichik at 07:50 AM JST - 20th June

    Is she embarrassed of her former Welsh accent

    I think she suffers from the same problem as a lot of Welsh people who leave Wales - their accent tends to disappear and only reappear at times of stress, happiness, drunkenness or talking to other Welsh people. I sound quite…

    Posted in Catherine Zeta-Jones touts Lux shampoo at 07:50 AM JST - 20th June

  • zaichik at 07:47 AM JST - 17th June

    Your analysis of the Japanese medical sector is spot-on, Terrie. In my work, I deal on a daily basis with hospitals in Singapore, Thailand and Japan, inter alia, and Japan certainly isn't in a position to offer medical tourism services. Lengths of stay are too long, costs are too high,…

    Posted in U.S.-averse capital could be good for Japan at 07:47 AM JST - 17th June

  • zaichik at 10:06 AM JST - 16th June

    I'm with tkoind2. People enjoy complaining - it keeps one sane. I used to complain about things that annoyed me in Japan. Now I live in NZ, I complain about things that annoy me here (lack of good customer service, lack of halfway decent public transport, cost of single malt…

    Posted in Stereotypes ’R’ Us at 10:06 AM JST - 16th June

  • zaichik at 01:22 PM JST - 13th June

    Would agree that there's a lot of drink driving in NZ, and not just in the sticks - would attribute much of it to a lack of good public transport. There are daikyu services here, but those and taxis are v.expensive.

    My colleague's dealing with the insurance claim for these…

    Posted in Japanese student dies, 2 others injured in New Zealand car accident at 01:22 PM JST - 13th June

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