So... as I was saying...

Samurai_Jerk wrote:

wagyl wrote:Anyone who is not Takechanpoo?

I'm pretty sure he hates him too.

Does he get out of the house and interacts with real people or are all these opinions just created from the internet connection from his Mum's basement?

You can totally be anonymous. But you just need to tell the website your credit card details etc for billing but this will not be public.

Seriously - any bit helps.

Fixed link: The GoFundMe is http://matthewdons.org I think the chemo is mostly covered by National health but the "experimental" immuno-therapy treatments which are the ones that will have the most benefit isn't covered. As everybody is different, I think the issue is that it is nearly imp...

Just putting this up in case anybody knows this chap - Matthew Dons (AKA Karamoon). Matt is a friend of mine (hacker, marketer, entrepreneur, teacher) here in Tokyo and he has recently been diagnosed with advanced cancer. He is raising funds for some immuno therapy treatments here in Tokyo. He only ...

Foreign wives provide insight into temple lives BY LOUISE GEORGE KITTAKA SPECIAL TO THE JAPAN TIMES p8-temple-a-20160804-870x653.jpg While Japanese Buddhist priests traditionally inherit the position from their fathers and grandfathers, what happens to the women who marry into these families? Sever...

officially, bicycle, motorbike and car : left pedestrian : right Correct answer. Yes but you should be leaving space on the footpath for bikes which if they are on the foothpath, should be closest to the road. Not all roads have a bike lane and when I have the chibi on the back, I tend to ride on t...

wagyl wrote:Peanuts compared to what I imagine you are paying for a parking space, and so much better than wrecking the lives of two families: that of your accident victim, and your own.

I'm parking for free.

But yes it is peanuts so better that we have it now.

I ended up with Zurich basic insurance. All done over the phone - easy peasy. ¥61,000 for 12 months. Coverage for me and anybody who I know is driving and is over 30. No real coverage for my car as it isn't worth much but coverage for third party property and third party injury. Thanks for the kick ...

I wonder how many VCR machines are sold each month right now.

matsuki wrote:Ooooooh, what kind of car? I can PM you the place I use, pretty reasonable and discounts if you pay the year in advance, gold license, etc.

Am still on a blue licence (I let the last one expire).
I have a Toyota Rav 4 L. 2008 model. So not new and not expensive.

Got a car - guess I should get it insured.

Any suggestions? A few people drive it so friends and family. All over 25.

Nothing fancy - just protect us if we hit anything or anything hits us. Car itself is not worth a whole bunch but if we hit something expensive then we are screwed.

wagyl wrote:

legion wrote:take the train

I would too, but I am assuming that there is the requirement to deliver the car back to Tokyo at the end of the project.

Yes - it is my bloody car. I kinda want it back.

I'm guessing that maybe she doesn't have any way for another person to get her International Driver's Licence and for example post it to you, ready for you to forward to her (I'm further guessing that her problem is more than that she will be on the move and can't predict where she will be when the...

I know, I know - long time between posts but you all are such a great source of information. A friend of mine is visiting for a short time and she is driving. However, she has just realised that she has left her international driving permit in the UK and there is no way for her to get it while she i...

Sad sack sausages get scammed by saucy sakura...

Bangkok must run a close second to Vietnam..

Not sure if this has been seen before - but it cannot be unseen. Completely batshit crazy

Tokyo based for some work in Yoyogi.Just minor work inside an apartment - fix a lightswitch, add an earth to an existing socket, add a new socket. Just a few hours worth.

Doesn't need to speak English - just be a qualified electrician.

YAY - this is the best news ever.

Airbnb baby girl!!

IparryU wrote:How about "getting" the movie in NTSC format and burning it for them? Problem solved.

It is a documentary about the Art of Australia. It is doubtful that this would be available anywhere on the net.

Is this just a post and run where the OP never comes back to the thread with a response to this feedback? :evil: I know this is for a friend so there may be some delay in response, but I encourage those who ask questions to respond to the responses. It encourages future discussions. The OP of cours...

Wow - really??? I am shocked.

This is for a friend. I am needing to convert a PAL DVD to play on a Japanese DVD player. This is not for a computer or for a multi region player so I need it converted. Google searching is not giving me the answers I am needing so am looking for some recommendations of companies that I can approach...

Havill-sempai - hands down, this is one of the most awesome acts of "revenge" I have ever witnessed.

If I am ever in trouble - I want you on my team.

What is wrong with some people? That is seriously fucked up and sadly there will be copycats.

Japan Times wrote:interior lighting is adjusted to more than 10 lux, the same level of brightness as in a movie theater during intermission.
More...

Movies still have intermission?

Eido-san = propaganda!! Thank you!! That was the word I was groping for.

Debito paints a fairly big target on himself with his hacktivision but that is all well and good for his own blog where he does censor comments of dissenters at will. His playground, his rules - whatever. The issue, surely, is that the JT is a newspaper that is bound to ensure that the facts are cor...