Golden week visitors DOWN 44% this past Golden Week. yeah, the earthquake/tsunami/radiation threat kept the japanese in japan this year. i was in japan during golden week and couldn’t believe how many people were around. usually everybody leaves japan, but not this year. i think it’s a good thing because keeping the yen in japan will help to recover the economy.
Expect 46 new 7-Eleven locations in the next 5 years in Hawaii. 750 more new jobs to the current 870 employees. good to see growth! i just hope they sell Oden. yummy.
Micosoft buys Skype for $8.5 billion. This is the biggest buy for microsoft since it’s 36 year history. 170,000,000 people use skype every month, including me. you all wonder why skype is free yeah? this is why. skype collects data from users and sells it. so next time you make a call, be careful because somebody is watching you.
