Tubby Beaver 209 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Hey if we are gonna ask for Gaij discounts lets not forget the old Blighty passport as well!! Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan 178 Posted October 23, 2008 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted October 23, 2008 Just on the main NHK now about the expensive yen - they had Furano on there and the worries about foreign skiers/boarders not turning up. Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Hfuhruhurr 0 Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Saw that. They all looked very worried. Link to post Share on other sites
skidaisuki 0 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Good old cutting edge journalism from Mezamashi TV....(rolls eyes) For those unfamiliar with this Japanese breakfast show, it is often a case of "275 dead after mudslides in Indonesia" followed a fraction of a second later by a much longer story along the lines of "but look at these cute little puppies", or a 10-minute tear-filled eulogy to some Japanese actor who has died of old age. They recently ran a piece wondering why Shinjuku had become more popular amongst 'weird' overseas visitors, but none of their researchers seemed to have worked out that the film "Lost in Translation" was mostly based there. Anyway...I digress. Endaka's going to be a real problem for Japanese resorts catering to overseas skiiers & boarders, but it's just a symptom of the bigger problem, which is the credit crunch knocking off discretionary spending in the US, UK and other western countries. In the circumstances perhaps businesses in Niseko will switch their attention to arguably more logical sources of snow tourists - Korea, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Link to post Share on other sites
@tokyo 14 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 You knocking Mezamashi TV!! Tuttut! Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Korea, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong have our/their own probs that are manifestating more now. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 I always watch the other channel in the morning to see if the guys wig falls off again when he bows at the beginning. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Remember that, there was a better version on here before with sound. (Seems Fuji TV got that deleted!) Link to post Share on other sites
skidaisuki 0 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Don't knock Fuji - knock their wig clue. Ha ha ha ha... Nice one Link to post Share on other sites
lin 0 Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Why was that guy videoing the breakfast tv show? Good on him/her anyway! Link to post Share on other sites
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