zaichik said...

zaichik at 07:33 AM JST - 18th April

A reporter asked Yamamoto if she had been punished for anything recently.

Not since she was taken off the air for going to a love hotel to talk to a married man....

In tomorrow's news: Journalists from gossip mags slaughtered after tarento goes on rampage with reactivated model gun....

Posted in Mona Yamamoto gets into 'Punisher' mode at 07:33 AM JST - 18th April
zaichik at 07:24 AM JST - 18th April

Ridiculous claim - glad the court dismissed it.

Posted in Court rejects compensation claim for passenger flight delays at 07:24 AM JST - 18th April
zaichik at 07:00 AM JST - 15th April

More about Ryokan, and a picture of his hut, here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ry%C5%8Dkan

There are a number of monuments and commemorative sites associated with him in the Chuetsu region of Niigata.

Posted in Recession a good opportunity to return to Japan's core virtues at 07:00 AM JST - 15th April
zaichik at 06:53 AM JST - 15th April

I never got food poisoning in the entire time I lived in Japan. The quality of food was consistently good at the supermarkets in Niigata.

And eggs are sold unrefrigerated in NZ as well....

Posted in Supermarket investigator exposes slipshod quality management at 06:53 AM JST - 15th April
zaichik at 06:36 AM JST - 14th April

Stick it on eBay and it'll make a fortune :-)

Posted in Imperial Japanese Army grenade found in Hokkaido town at 06:36 AM JST - 14th April
zaichik at 06:41 AM JST - 13th April

Unfortunately, it takes oil to produce the electric batteries and the car itself.

Not to mention the fossil fuels used to produce the electricity to power the cars.

What about all those people who don't have parking immediately outside their houses? Are they going to have to run extremely…

Posted in Nissan to release electric vehicles in China in early 2011 at 06:41 AM JST - 13th April
zaichik at 06:31 AM JST - 12th April

The school’s principal, Paul Rogers, of Britain

I was about to make some quip about his being formerly lead singer of Free and Bad Company, but apparently that's Paul Rodgers.... Another opportunity for lame comedy denied....

Anyway, this is an interesting development - presumably the establishment of an international…

Posted in Int'l school operating under Japan's education system opens in Chiba at 06:31 AM JST - 12th April
zaichik at 06:23 AM JST - 12th April

I also have been told this is a worldwide problem.

Indeed - it's most concerning. The varroa mite has decimated honeybee populations in the UK and the British government has taken no notice, despite the fact that beekeepers have been trying to elicit some action from them for some…

Posted in Shortage of honey bees found in 21 prefectures at 06:23 AM JST - 12th April
zaichik at 06:20 AM JST - 12th April

considering Joetsu is my favorite place in all of Japan

Really, Taka? What's your connection with the city? I was CIR there from 1998 to 2000.

I'm reassured to see I wasn't the only one who thought this wasn't the best example to set the kids.

Posted in Niigata school vice principal under fire for ordering soccer team to lose game at 06:20 AM JST - 12th April
zaichik at 07:04 PM JST - 10th April

I'm happy to bow to the judgment of those who are better versed in football rules and etiquette than I :-)

Happy Easter, everyone.

Posted in Niigata school vice principal under fire for ordering soccer team to lose game at 07:04 PM JST - 10th April