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Any ginger in it???
Posted in: Coca-Cola advised to correct misleading TV commercial for ginger ale
There is no Korean prostitute rings in USA. Each of states has different ordinance. I live…
Posted in: Restoration Party member ousted over Korean prostitution remarks
And, while he acknowledged the excess scrutiny was “inappropriate,” he stressed that: “It’s my belief that…
Posted in: Outgoing IRS chief insists abuses were not political
Answer = get married!
Posted in: Parents advised to give the boot to their sponging adult kids
Diamonds of this size are rare but smaller ones are not. In fact carbon is one…
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Craig Dandridge
More than 2.5 million people live in Osaka. Is Mr. Hashimoto really the best they can do?
Posted in: Hashimoto says he lacked sensitivity to U.S. perception of prostitution
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Craig Dandridge
Alternative Title: Sharp Reshuffles: Different Cards, Same Old Deck
Posted in: Sharp reshuffles management after record loss
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Craig Dandridge
This "Opinion" piece is based on a nonsensical premise: Why you should not expand your mind or learn about another culture.
Posted in: Why you shouldn’t learn Japanese
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Craig Dandridge
More evidence that Japanese government officials should never be allowed to name anything...
Posted in: 'Mother, help me' fraud: NPA, public select new name for bank transfer scam
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Craig Dandridge
How much free time is too much free time? I think we have the answer!
Posted in: Man arrested for cutting off women's clothes as they slept
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Craig Dandridge
More lip service from Mr. Abe. How about some concrete legislation on the matter?
Posted in: Abe says women are key to Japan's economic revival
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Craig Dandridge
With Captain Abe at the helm, I fear the good ship Japan is doomed... Giving Abe a second at the apple was clearly a desperate gambit by a moribund Japanese political system so completely out of new ideas that it reached deep into its back pocket and pulled out the ABC gum that is Abe. Seriously, is there really no one who can lead Japan forward? Do you mean to tell me that out of 128 million people (336 per square kilometer), there is not a single person who can lead the Japanese people into a new era of prosperity without falling back on bad 20th century economic policies that never really worked in the first place?
Posted in: Japan logs Y362.4 billion trade deficit in March
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Craig Dandridge
When SoftBank Corp. took over Vodafone K.K., the company had many employees skilled in English. Unfortunately, most of these employees left for better paying jobs as SoftBank Mobile lowered salaries and other compensation over the first few years of the company's existence.
If SoftBank Mobile wants employees skilled in English, it is going to take more than a one-time bonus payment. The company must compete on the open market for employees with English skills: this means paying a better annual wage, and coming up with other innovative incentives that adequately compensate workers with the skills the company needs.
Posted in: Softbank offers employees Y1 mil incentive to master English
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Craig Dandridge
Really, Mr. Abe? Really? How exactly will increased military spending "stimulate" the Japanese economy? Smells like a political payoff by the Abe administration.
In these dire economic times, this money would most obviously be better spent on childcare or other welfare programs to support average working people.
That the Abe administration feels it can get away with this type of political free spending would seem to indicate that nothing has changed in Japanese politics:
Form over function, and plenty of good old fashioned dirty, not-so-sexy, money, money, money to spread around to political supporters. Really?
Posted in: Japan to boost defense budget by more than Y180 bil
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Craig Dandridge
Protect and Serve: Aside from providing street directions, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department does not seem to be particularly helpful or useful. Under Japanese law, criminals seem to have more rights than victims of crime. The police and the courts seem to exist in a world apart from the rest of us. They protect and serve themselves, not the people.
Posted in: Stalker learned victim's married name, address during police questioning
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Craig Dandridge
By telling its citizens to just keep warm the "old-fashioned way" it seems like the Japanese government wants to kill two birds with one stone...
Instead of just telling people to grin and bear it, how about taking concrete steps to raise construction standards for homes and apartment buildings, or mandate improved insulation of existing structures for greater energy efficiency throughout the year?
Posted in: Warm Biz campaign kicks off across Japan
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Craig Dandridge
This sounds like business-as-usual pork barrel spending to benefit construction companies and other government contractors... How exactly is this type of spending supposed to stimulate the economy as a whole?
Posted in: Cabinet approves Y423 bil new stimulus for ailing economy
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Craig Dandridge
Throwing good money after bad... Whoosh!
Posted in: Consortium comes together to save Renesas
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Craig Dandridge
4 x 2.5 million yen: Now that's a fundraiser! Book 'em Danno!
Posted in: Man who cooked, served his own genitals sent to prosecutors
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Craig Dandridge
This sort of illogical, politically motivated, and economically costly maneuvering is merely one more symptom of the continuing decline of modern Japanese politics. Among other things, this decision, which will affect the lives of millions of people for years to come, is more evidence that the Japanese government will never effectively reduce the enormous budget deficits that accumulate year after year: White elephants, white elephants, white elephants on parade...
Posted in: Japan to complete 3 new reactors despite no-nuclear policy
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Craig Dandridge
As prime minister, Noda has been a complete disaster. Yes, Noda has managed to pass his personal legislative agenda. However, succeeding at passing bad legislation does not make one a good leader--master political manipulator perhaps, but not a leader.
Simply increasing taxes will not solve Japan's short term nor long term problems. To the contrary, the tax increases Noda has managed to push through the legislature will have a negative impact on the Japanese economy, serving only to further suppress domestic consumption at exactly the wrong time.
Under Noda's continued leadership, the average Japanese person will suffer a double punch to the economic gut: Household income will continue to shrink due to increasing wage deductions for social security taxes, while domestic prices rise due to increased consumption taxes.
If Noda is allowed to continue as prime minister, Japan will suffer lasting economic consequences for years to come. At this point, almost anyone would be better than Noda.
There must be someone out there with creative solutions, who can pass legislation that will unshackle the Japanese people from oppressive government controls that continue to weigh down the domestic economy.
Posted in: Noda faces 3 challengers for DPJ leadership
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Craig Dandridge
Looking for Justice? Well, you've come to the wrong place...
Posted in: Tokyo court rejects Apple patent claim against Samsung
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Craig Dandridge
Sayonara, Mr. Noda. Your time is nearly up...
Posted in: Upper house passes censure motion against Noda by 129 to 91 votes
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Craig Dandridge
This type of international economic/political tit for tat is a slippery slope. Though these reindeer games may work in Nagatacho, it is unlikely anything positive will come from such actions in the international arena. I fear Japan is greatly overestimating its own geopolitical position in the 21st Century...
Posted in: Japan hints at economic action in S Korea isle feud
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Craig Dandridge
Well, the number of elderly (9,531) represents over 45% (9,531/21,082 = 0.452) of the total number of victims of heatstroke in July. So if the remaining 11,551 (21,082 - 9,531) victims is broken up into two or more categories (say people under 20 years of age and people 21-50 years of age), then the 9,531 elderly individuals would at 45% constitute the majority of victims.
Posted in: No. of heatstroke cases reaches all-time high in July