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by nihonde 9y ago
I moved several times in Japan. Extreme care was taken in each case to correctly estimate the work, itemize the inventory and note existing damage, to secure the home, elevator, and common areas against new damage, and to obtain necessary a
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by nihonde 9y ago
The canary version has a green icon, if you feel like it’s worth living dangerously.
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by nihonde 9y ago
This is just another cycle in the routine where an analyst predicts a dire outcome for Apple to put some pressure on the share price, so the trading desk can swoop in for the inevitable pop when the doom-and-gloom prediction turns out to be
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by nihonde 9y ago
The culture there nurtures a nasty, cynical, mean-spiritedness into otherwise lovely people. What is the reason for it? No idea, but I know it's true because I grew up there and it took me forty years to (mostly) purge myself of that i
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by nihonde 9y ago
It's just standard provincial water cooler talk about how someone ruined the place because it changed. It's basically just code for "I've lived here a long time, so respect me for that". I grew up in Seattle, and I
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by nihonde 9y ago
They have no excuse. They painted themselves into this corner before with Mac OS. Not to mention the history of abject failure of anniversary edition Macs.
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by nihonde 9y ago
I will never understand the decision to name the new model "ten" instead of "ex". It made the iPhone 8 two generations obsolete before it even arrived. Either way, demand for the X will inevitably shift this blip in th
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by nihonde 9y ago
I kept this loosely-translated list of business principles from an NHK doc about thousand-plus-year-old companies in Kyoto. - Honesty is a matter of course - Make no sacrifice - Examine quality - Draw customers without words - Do not allow
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by nihonde 9y ago
It’s basically impossible to learn about Japanese culture by reading things in English. For some reason, Japan brings out the worst kinds of cynics and misanthropes, all of whom feel the need to dispel anything positive that’s said about th
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by nihonde 9y ago
If you look at how Toyota's dealership network operates in Japan (Toyopet, Netz, etc.), you'll see that Toyota is capable of vertically integrating the entire distribution chain very well. My own experience of buying (in my case a
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by nihonde 9y ago
My understanding is that SoftBank has been very unimpressed with Sprint’s pre-acquisition talent and was set back by having to staff up with competent managers from outside. If that’s true, then I would expect T-Mobile’s team to have a dece
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by nihonde 9y ago
I think straight line distance of NYC -> DC is a little further than Tokyo -> Nagoya, but even the current Nozomi Express Shinkansen would be a huge improvement over Amtrak.
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by nihonde 9y ago
Also, the リニア will cut travel time between Tokyo and Nagoya from about 100 minutes to 40 minutes, which is a big difference for people who do business between those two regions.
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by nihonde 9y ago
Amen. If you want a fast train in 2017, hire the people who have been winning in that department since 1964.
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by nihonde 9y ago
Yes, my edit was confusing. I didn't mean color/B&W, but rather 2D/3D transition. I'm sure color was a big hit. Your point about sound is really interesting, too.
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by nihonde 9y ago
Odd choice of analogy, since many people did not prefer 3D films when those were put into wide release, and 3D televisions were a huge flop. Edit: I don't disagree that VR will be extended to a wide range of mainstream applications...j
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by nihonde 9y ago
It can be useful to avoid geographic restrictions on content, for example, but is a pretty terrible idea from a privacy perspective.
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by nihonde 9y ago
I second this recommendation. The JINS experience (at least in Japan) is amazingly convenient, pleasant, and affordable. I sometimes drop in to pick up an extra copy or two of a pair that I like, and get my current pair tuned up. They'
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by nihonde 9y ago
Good find! In my recollection, it was in Japanese, but it’s probably the same content.
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They still have them in the vending room in many business hotels in Tokyo. Better than a minibar!
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by nihonde 9y ago
I’m afraid I don’t. I saw a documentary on NHK about it, but they’re unfortunately bad about distributing their content outside Japan.
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by nihonde 9y ago
A history of coffee vending that ignores Japan? I can buy seven kinds of hot or cold coffee on nearly every corner from Shibuya to the deepest inaka. People outside Japan often focus on the wacky vending machines, but the real story is the
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by nihonde 9y ago
That’s one of the amusing but unconvincing anecdotes that I referred to above. It doesn’t explain old family names like 青葉 or 青森.
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by nihonde 9y ago
Japanese people often use the word for blue to refer to the green traffic signal: 青い信号. They also use it to refer to greenery: 青葉. I’ve heard some explanations, but I still don’t really understand it. Maybe someone else knows why?
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by nihonde 9y ago
Leica Q is a really nice camera that compromises between ease of use and high quality optics. No need to bring Apple into the mix. I’ve owned many M series bodies and lenses but I still use the Q the most often.
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by nihonde 9y ago
The same is true in the other direction: Japanese domestic auto sales heavily favor models that you can’t buy in the US. Toyota has Crown dealerships that boast about selling JDM-only models.
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by nihonde 9y ago
True, and it's a shame because a movie like Train to Busan is more engaging than World War Z or Marvel Civil War, but the latter will rack up more ticket sales. Most people don't care about substance or quality in the end.
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by nihonde 9y ago
Try NHK World News[1]. It follows a reasonably-paced daily news cycle and has some distance on domestic issues in the western world. [1] https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/
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by nihonde 9y ago
These people should study Japanese convenience stores. I doubt anyone can improve much on the fundamentals of that business model. I visit the local conbini every night, and it serves as my bank, post office, and of course source of snacks.
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by nihonde 9y ago
My original comment wasn’t very well written but spawned a lot of responses. I meant old fashioned in the Julia Child, two-sticks-of-butter-to-taste sense of French cuisine. Of course, real French food is as varied and worthy as any other f

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