Not So Current Affairs -- Peach Airlines etc (2011-07-02)
A new low cost carrier in Japan which is funded by ANA and Hong Kong financiers
It has a cute name called Peach
Their tickets are about half of regular airlines
Its flight attendants wear casual uniforms
Narita Airport mascots welcome overseas visitors
Here they welcomed a tour group from China
Ex-Morning Musume member Yaguchi Mari got married
to a towering 25-yr-old guy
Whenever a female celebrity holds a press conference about their nuptials, they always hold up their hand to show the engagement or wedding ring
Japanese people are the most patient people to wait in line, even in hot hot weather
For 240 minutes
When it comes to eating,
hours of queuing is nothing!
Those people waited hours for this: grilled intestines!
The reporter asks this man if he still wants to eat it knowing it's a 4-hr's wait, he says yes
I've never seen this shellfish before
They have pretty orange meat
They are called hoya in Japanese
Receptionists at big companies and department stores are typically young uniform-wearing and good-looking women
Mobile supermarket is a special service provided by a local supermarket in the tsunami area to the local people
Everyday the truck drives through rubble to reach the residents
Food costs the same as in the supermarket
The staff says this service is not aim to earn profit but to put a smile on people by letting them grocery-shop
Local people are happy to be able to "go shopping"
Many want to buy seafood
A shopper bought about $40's worth of grocery
Mobile convenience stores are also in operation such as this one (Family Mart)
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