February 2010
14 posts
Google Editions: To Japan in October →
Google’s Editions e-book service will launch in Japan this October. Several publishers are interested, with PHP already signed up to contribute 1,000 titles. Interesting to see that Google’s moved ahead of Amazon here.
We cannot abide mistakes. We cannot abide simply... →
Next time someone describes themselves as “detail-oriented” or “anal”, you can ask them to reference themselves against a new benchmark. In a university English exam administered in January, one question incorrectly stated that vinegar was brewed using hops. The examining body has issued a correction, changing “hops” to “barley”, even though it...
Breaking News: Hometown Mayor Thinks Mao Asada... →
Of course he bloody does. Stop wasting our time by writing about it.
Today's obscure dead person →
Hiroshi Yamamoto, senior advisor to the Nippon Bartenders’ Association, died on the 22nd of a ruptured aneurysm of the thoracic aorta. Just in case you’d missed that.
You know you want these pants →
More information here.
ANA goes the Ryanair route on domestic drinks →
ANA is to start charging for everything but water and tea in economy class on domestic flights. The Asahi article linked to notes that this is a growing trend, particularly among discount airlines. Problem: ANA is not a discount airline. If it adds paying for drinks to the litany of hassle that already accompanies getting to the airport and into one’s breathtakingly cramped seat, then I have...
BoufeALaMode →
ANTICA OSTERIA CARNEYA カルネヤ -... →
ビストロ・ド・バーブ Bistorot de Bave - 牛込神楽坂/フレンチ、フランス料理... →
Article - Meatrea, Japan's first meat theme park →
I like meat as much as the next omnivore, but the phrase “meat theme park” makes me vaguely nauseous.
Kibardindesign →
中村 玄 →
Collagen-rich chicken takikomi-gohan and soba next to the tracks in Ebisu, housed in an apartment block.