I was reading the news today and came across a few articles I thought were worth mentioning.
- Reuters reports how Golf-Japan’s ‘Tiger’ Ishikawa turns professional at 16 - Just turned 16 and he’s worth over $10 Million USD over the next 5 years. That’s pretty cool!
- Google/AFP reports Japan police receive 400th secret pledge to poor after 33 years - “The police station in Tochigi prefecture, north of Tokyo, received the first envelope in August 1974, which contained 1,000 yen, or nine dollars at the current rate. It did not bear a sender’s name but enclosed a piece of paper only saying: “Please use this for the unprivileged people.” This money came in every month and gradually increased. This week they received the 400th envelope which brings the total amount donated to 1,744,000 yen over time. Awesome! It’s nice to know that somebody cares that much.
- CNN Money is reporting that Japan’s Softbank wins more new subscribers in December than KDDI, DoCoMo - I like the name DoCoMo, it’s fun to say. Docomo docomo docomo… but I like Softbank’s service (friends with Softbank + woman who talks a lot = cheaper than DoCoMo). What’s the key to Softbank’s increase in success? I blame Cameron Diaz. She’s all over the place with her softbank phone she’s not even talking in the commercials
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- Guardian reports how Japan tries to cut bike toll - “Multi-tasking cyclists beware. Japan is planning new measures to discourage some of the more outlandish but popular saddle habits, including “triple riding” (balancing children on the frame), listening to portable music players or using an umbrella while on the move.” Okay, first of all balancing children on the frame? This sounds ridiculous, it should say ‘people’ not ‘children’, and this news reporting proves that the author of this story is a fool. Moving on… “The number of bicycle accidents involving pedestrians has risen almost fivefold since 1996 to 2,767 incidents last year, the agency added.” It’s easy to get around busy cities using a bicycle and more cyclists = more accidents. It’s going to be tough for police to ticket and regulate ’saddle habits’. An alternative is to increase public awareness about the dangers of these habits.
- G4TV reports that 20 Gig and 60 Gig PS3s discontinued in Japan - “We’d understand getting rid of the smaller HD models in favor of the beefier 60 gig model, but getting rid of the bigger-drived model is a little odd…” I agree with this. WTF?
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Cameron Diaz?? It’s gotta be because of the white plan commercials (ie: the talking dog)
i hope i can go to Japan someday!
If you get the chance you should visit Japan even for a two week vacation.