Bombardier is getting rid of its commercial aircraft program. They sold the Dash 8 Q400 to another Canadian company (the return of the de Havilland brand) and the CSeries to Airbus (now known as the A220). And today, they just sold the CRJ (Canadair Regional Jet) program to Mitsubishi, who has been struggling with its MRJ regional jet, now known as the SpaceJet. A well-known Canadian regional jet is now being managed by the Japanese... https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bombardier-mitsubishi-1.5188779
190626 - Seishun Koukou 3-nen C-gumi Idol-Bu - Seishun no Speed if the video does not show watch the video here https://www.bilibili.com/video/av56912800 twitter.com/teretoongakusai/status/1143808401564041218 Performing members (from left): Kawatani Kanon, Tonchiki Sakina, Nishimura Ruka, Oomagari Momoka, Mochida Yuuna (center), Hibino Meina, Maekawa Kanon, Uyu, Kaneyuki Rin
Was catching up with articles and stumbled across this: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2...ic-japanese-food-inspires-everyday-happiness/ You'd think that Korean food and culture is pretty much the boom in Japan at the moment (aside from tapioka) but its interesting to see how the exchange is similar on the other side
Anyone here has an experience in writing a story, whether it's a short story or a novel, I would like to ask some advice on what to do.
In Japan and need place to nap, charge your cell phone, or eat your bento? Rent a car. Growing number of car-sharing users don’t rent cars for driving Times24 Co., the leading automobile-sharing service provider, with more than 1.2 million registered users, discovered that some utilize their cars for surprising purposes. One respondent to the company's survey said they rented vehicles to nap in or use for a workspace. Another person stored bags and other personal belongings in the rental car when nearby coin lockers were full. In the aftermath of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, rental cars were also used to recharge cellphones. "I rented a car to eat a boxed meal that I bought at a convenience store because I couldn't find anywhere else to have lunch,"said a 31-year-old male company employee who lives in Saitama Prefecture, close to Tokyo. “Usually the only place I can take a nap while visiting my clients is a cybercafe in front of the station, but renting a car to sleep in is just a few hundred yen (several dollars), almost the same as staying in the cybercafe.” NTT Docomo Inc., which operates a vehicle-sharing service, found in a 2018 survey of 400 customers that one out of every eight users rented automobiles for purposes other than transportation. People also rented vehicles to watch TV in, get dressed up for Halloween, practice singing, rapping and English conversation, and even do facial stretches said to reduce the size of their face, NTT found." http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201907040011.html I am sure the same would work in any country. Want to practice singing G48 songs with out paying for KTV? Rent a car.
Late Post: For you who love Harvest Moon Games especially for 64, Back to Nature (+ For Girls + Boy and Girl), Friends of Mineral Town (+ More, girls), and DS (+ Cute, girls). There'll be a revival game for this series which is based on Friends of Mineral Town (+ More, girls) for Nintendo Switch. There'll be additional character (either revival or new) and new appearance for many characters. Notes that Friends of Mineral Town (GBA) is a port from Back to Nature (PS1) with minor parallelization and change; and complex system (the difference from both games are many but similar game and basic system). It'll be released on Japan in this October (may be quick or late). It'll be released under these name: - Bokujou Monogatari: Saikai no Mineral Town - Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town Notes that Bokujou Monogatari (XSEED/Victor Interactive Software) still focuses on Story of Seasons, not Harvest Moon anymore although the developer (Natsume) still releases the game until now. Correct Me If I Wrong
RIP Johnny Kitagawa. The man who used to be the mastermind of the Johnny's agency (well-known for boybands such as SMAP, Arashi, etc.) has passed away at the age of 87. (He suffered a stroke last week, which may have led to the final countdown to his death. He had subarachnoid hemmorage.)
Oricon story: Mr. Johnny Kitagawa died 87 years old Be wrapped in the love of beloved "children" talents [only his family, including artists from Johnny's, will attend the funeral] https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2139699/full/
John Legend, James Cordon, Tang Wei (Lust, Caution), and Watanabe Naomi in Pitera CMs. Laughter and learning never stop. The popular comedian Naomi Watanabe and James Corden formed a tag-team, and a trailer for the SK-II's new video series "Pitera (TM) Master Class", which has become a hot topic all over the world. Expectations are also rising on SNS, "This collaboration is the best!" And "I love this series", and the new episode released today is unforeseen development. What on earth are you waiting for in a curious adventure to "beauty"? https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1847631 if the video does not show watch the video here if the video does not show watch the video here if the video does not show watch the video here
A member of idol group asterisk* east graduated in dramatic fashion yesterday by coming onto the stage in her own clothes and ranting at management with one-fingered salutes (at 5:50-7:20): if the video does not show watch the video here Source (in Japanese): http://chikaidol-matome-fire.com/topik_537/
Now that's quite some swag (but equally how the band played on after like nothing happened) Quite an indictment on how the whole culture and fandom works. Even us, for that matter
I did a little research since I saw a group with the exact same name a couple years ago at an underground show in Yoyogi, and wanted to see if it was the same group.... This particular group "Asterisk East" is brand new. They had only done a couple shows prior to this one, so they aren't the same group I saw. Although the other Asterisk group (the girls who wear red) might be the girls I saw, or they're an off-shoot. I dunno. They didn't really impress me when I saw them the first time, as far as I remember. Anyway... I found the girl's Twitter, as well as the group's homepage and twitter. Plus I watched some of their performances prior to this one. They are not a good idol group. And the girl who pulled the stunt, while I'll admit she's cute, she was like the most unenthusiastic performer on stage. No emotion or intensity, didn't smile, catch phrase was lame. So in my opinion the group is probably better off without her. Is this her Twitter? (Not sure): https://twitter.com/tomoA8P2019 This is definitely her Twitter: https://twitter.com/onodela_ Group Homepage: https://idol-campus.com/?p=1933 Another performance from a week ago... if the video does not show watch the video here
@theobserver I actually found her real Twitter, which I edited into my post. I'm not sure what that "Tomo" Twitter handle is; if it is her, or someone else. Weird.
Just got hit by an earthquake in Seattle at three o'clock in the MORNING... And the magnitude of the earthquake was 4.6... https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/uw61535372/executive Well, there goes the 46 memes shaking off the window...
There are earthquakes, tsunamis, heat waves, floods, eruptions, hurricanes, droughts or just awfully capricious weather everywhere... The world is slowly going down the drain...and some stupid assholes (I'm sure at least one name came fast to your mind) still deny something is terribly wrong...
let me show you some more terribly wrong things last sunday in hong kong, mobs ambushed and attacked protestors at a train station as they got back from protest. ultimately the attack was indiscriminate, all commuters at the scene were attacked. attacks also occured on the streets in that district. police took an unreasonable long time to arrive and made minimal aid to the situation. at the end of that night no attackers were arrested, and there were signs that the police was actually cooperating with the triads to let that happen. wiki of the attack: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Yuen_Long_violence it is a part of the on-going anti-extradition bill protest: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Hong_Kong_anti-extradition_bill_protests the i-cable news has broadcasted a documentary the night after, i've made an english soft sub. i appreciate if you can spend some time to learn the lastest absurdness of my city. raw: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A5Eb6Q8oKzFT80sX6B6cuO1zUQJp9gOG/view?usp=sharing soft sub: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QHmCXiahn3c_Y8_p61Npl4ZoKzr55qxY/view?usp=sharing additional reading from time: https://time.com/5616804/hong-kong-cold-war-battleground-us-china/
Japan Night at Dodger Stadium, with Naomi Osaka, Kenta Maeda, Shohei Ohtani, and Miyavi. https://english.kyodonews.net/news/...s-ceremonial-1st-pitch-at-dodger-stadium.html if the video does not show watch the video here if the video does not show watch the video here
the police and the appeal committee has officially objected tomorrow's protest, which means it will be illegal for anyone participating. best scenario: the protest goes peacefully, police decides not to arrest the protestors, and the triads stay in their homes. worst scenario: mass confrontation, beijing deems hong kong govenrment can no longer grasp the situation and sends in the army. boom. i can only hope for the best.