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ADK99 said...

  • ADK99 at 10:00 AM JST - 24th April

    For me, the problem here is that the polthese police were clearly unable to satisfactorily identify themselves as police officers. I had a similar experience and actually laughed when the "officer" produced his ID. It's basically a plastic card with a photo and the word "Police", in English, and NOTHING…

    Posted in Roughed up by the cops in Shinjuku at 10:00 AM JST - 24th April

  • ADK99 at 09:25 AM JST - 17th April

    Lots of countries allow non-nationals to vote in local elections. The main purpose of local government is to decide how our local tax money is spent. Given that we all (theoretically) pay local taxes, it's not entirely unreasonable to be allowed a say in how that money is spent, particularly…

    Posted in Koreans, foreign residents step up calls for local suffrage at 09:25 AM JST - 17th April

  • ADK99 at 04:04 PM JST - 16th April

    Japan may be number 10 on the suicide list, but that makes it number 2 among first world countries which certainy does suggest a cultural aspect to suicide.

    Posted in Police search for missing American woman in Hokkaido at 04:04 PM JST - 16th April

  • ADK99 at 03:23 PM JST - 12th April

    The government could go a long way towards fixing this problem if they reversed the well-intentioned but flawed law that forbids companies for paying cash for unused paid holidays. It ought to be the opposite - if companies were forced to pay out for unused holidays at least some of…

    Posted in Gov't picks 10 model companies to improve work-life balance in Japan at 03:23 PM JST - 12th April

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