bearandrodent comments

Remember the My Number fiasco?

And I haven’t heard about those trees that were in the news (daily). What’s changed?

The notion that the government can effectively regulate anything, especially something which is somewhat controversial, is ridiculous.

Be careful - Japan still allows pesticides and fumigrants banned in many countries including the U.S. and EU. So the fresh oranges are loaded with chemicals. You’re safer with domestically grown fruit.

You mean like no currency manipulation?

I don’t know whether to fault the cookie cutter, no imagination of the movie studios or the theater-goers going to see the e cr*p.

The first of many Hawaiian rikishi was Jesse Kahauloa, who fought under the name Takamiyama during the 1960s and 70s. I vaguely recall he was somehow recruited by Takaniyama during his high school years.

This is a slap in the face of past Olympians who trained day and night. Gone are the days of the love of the sport, but now for the possibility of winning $50,000.

I noticed the downvotes also. Got to be pretty warped to downvote such a positive article.

Galapagos thinking is alive and well.

Was the victim Japanese? What’s the Japan connection here?

Shouldn’t there be some sort of study instead of a few “experts” or professors just coming out and saying that the cause is global warming?

I went for a stay in the Miami Alps Rindo last fall and was taken aback by the extensive environmental and scenic damage caused by the construction, not to mention traffic jams in the middle of nowhere from all of the dump trucks. The waterways no longer were clear or lost their dazzling aquamarine color, the local ryokans were lamenting the loss of visitors. All to cut some time off an already quick Tokyo-Nagoya-Osaka trip (and some pork).

Moskollo, at least some consolation that it’s closer to $160 million.

Olive oil and avocado oil have ranked high in a variety of health studies. Just be careful to read the ingredients and origin before buying however. We were buying the same brand of olive oil as we did in the U.S. literally up to a few months ago, but took a closer look after a tip from a friend. There in small print in Japanese, it said that the oil is “Italian inspired” olive oil. Same brand and look and feel - just be very vigilant.

Making quick decisions are not part of most major Japanese corporation’s modus operandi.

This does not bode well for Tokyo, who is looking to chop down those trees in Jingu

I was just there a few hours ago, just when the British school let out. Pretty chaotic. Half the kids (and their moms) appear to "commute" to and from school using taxi cabs. I can already see that the street in front of the Russian Embassy will be perpetually clogged with traffic from the shoppers and the residents.

Wonderful fall colors. Is this the area that Koike and Mitsui want to bulldoze?

There’s some fascinating research out there to decrease the mortality rate of fish fry. For some species, such as eel and sole, upwards of 80% of fish larvae die, but there’s some Japanese firms that produces organic ingredients to tackle this. There was a NHK program about this a year ago.

One of my most favorite 80s band. He also had to cut short his musical career after losing his hearing from Ménière’s disease.

What about underwear and socks?

The article mentions they will eliminate this by 2032 (that's like in 9 years). Why does it take soooo long?

The railway line in Chiba is Sotobo Line, not Gaibo Line.

Moderator; Thanks. It has been corrected.

Are the shamisen from Okinawa and southern Kyushu primarily made from snake skin? We had a shamisen repair shop in Tokyo close to our house when I was a kid, and most of them were made from cat or dog skin. Pretty sure the new ones today are made from leather.

in the televised interview, Julie Fukushima was asked point blank what the value of her shares in this company is worth. That’s the crux of the issue, and possibly why she is still connected with the company. She weaseled out of answering it but depending on how you value the company, it might be an eye watering amount.

Exactly as @kurisupisu states. How much are the interest payments? The article mentions Japan providing loans but also calls them "donors". So it's an interest free loaning of OUR money with no expectation of it ever being paid back?

So do you end up oily after your bath?

Always coming up with new taxes. How about spending less or cutting costs to fund this?

I didn't get the reference to "bokeh monster". Bokeh as in ピンぼけand a cute reference to Pokemon?