Cos said...

Cos at 11:33 PM JST - 14th July

Tigris, I have never seen one 80 yr old geiko in Kyoto. That's as likely as seeing a 80 yr old sumo or a 80 yr old classical dancer. I guess the exceptions exists, but that's certainly not the rule.

I'd say 95% of them are between 21 and 45.…

Posted in Documentary opens world of geisha to U.S. audiences at 11:33 PM JST - 14th July
Cos at 07:51 AM JST - 14th July

"Geisha were not prostitutes is a Western misconception"

It's your misconception. You want all black and all white. It's false to say geisha were not prostitutes. Geishas were "artists" of course. Like in the West,till the end of 19th, comedians and opera singers were "artists". The difference between the ordinary…

Posted in Documentary opens world of geisha to U.S. audiences at 07:51 AM JST - 14th July
Cos at 02:41 PM JST - 12th July

Yes, it causes future problems for the child to be born out of wedlock in Japan.

The koseki system in Japan is rigid. If a child is born during marriage, the 2 parents have a koseki (a file at city hall), and the child is registered on it. Later, for…

Posted in Pregnant singer Hitomi marries actor at 02:41 PM JST - 12th July
Cos at 01:40 PM JST - 3rd July

@Spanishwoman

"I really don't think that it is a priviledge to have the choice of being unemployed because double income is not needed. "

"Choice of your lifestyle" is a privilege very few people have on this planet.

"I don't work because we need double income. My husband gets enough…

Posted in OECD raps Japan female underemployment as waste of human resources at 01:40 PM JST - 3rd July
Cos at 01:27 PM JST - 3rd July

Why is this article in the politic section ? Carla is a talento. If Japanese people want to see her, any stupid TV channel can call her agent and book her.

Posted in Sarkozy's wife will be no-show at G-8 summit, disappointing many Japanese at 01:27 PM JST - 3rd July
Cos at 08:15 AM JST - 3rd July

They propose to force them to work ?

"notably in the actual context of population aging"

I wonder if they came to Japan to do this report. If they had, they'd have seen that most of the disabled elderly are taken care of by the "valuable human ressources".

Posted in OECD raps Japan female underemployment as waste of human resources at 08:15 AM JST - 3rd July
Cos at 02:32 PM JST - 1st July

Most people that complain about "ederly care" (or its absence) are in their 60's. They have parents in their 80's, 90's, 100's. Their old folks need care and can't stay on their own, while themselves are supposed to keep working. In Osaka, the city hall tells them "day care center"…

Posted in Man drives car loaded with gas, kerosene into city hall in western Japan at 02:32 PM JST - 1st July
Cos at 12:07 AM JST - 26th June

They took a photo of the child, that's not normal. She is right to sue.

If she was on her own doing shopping, we could discuss about it. Not in this case.

Posted in Singer Namie Amuro sues women's magazine over photos at 12:07 AM JST - 26th June
Cos at 10:44 PM JST - 11th June

@Spider

*...until you are taken out by a truck from nowhere suddenly mounting the *pavement.

That supposes there is a pavement and streets large enough for trucks...

I do seems necessary. That depends on the place and situation. Most times, that means wearing a sun hat, sun glasses, proper shoes,…

Posted in What measures are you taking for your own personal security when you are out and about? at 10:44 PM JST - 11th June
Cos at 11:02 PM JST - 6th June

*I thought the Ainu had already gotten indigenous status back in 1996 or 97.

I thought they always had it. Nobody ever said they were gaikokujins that settled in Japan... The translation of the article is weird. The relative novelty is Tokyo acknowledging they were the "natural" inhabitants of Hokkaido/Yezo,…

Posted in Diet adopts resolution seeking to recognize Ainu as indigenous at 11:02 PM JST - 6th June