JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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To be healthy, live in the big city
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Japan's nuclear safety standards flawed, says commission chief
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Teacher nabbed for using miror to peek up girl's skirt
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From carnivores to herbivores: how men are defined in Japan
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Why do Japanese change their attitude when they communicate with foreigners?
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- English Instructor (Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe)
- Berlitz Japan, Inc. (ベルリッツ・ジャパン株式会社), Kansai
- Salary: ¥125,000 ~ ¥250,000 / Month
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- FT English Teachers for Kids - Osaka
- Kohgakusha Co., Ltd. （株式会社興学社）, Osaka
- Salary: ¥255,000 ~ ¥275,000 / Month Travel Expenses, Encouragement of Japanese learning*
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- Translator
- ZAIHON, Inc. (日本財務翻訳株式会社), Tokyo
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Himajin
A wheelchair ramp to span 8 steps would take a lot more room. For someone who is disabled or very elderly, those 8 steps could be a formidable obstacle.
Posted in: Is this the shortest escalator in the world?
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Himajin
With a natto alarm, I'd be too busy gagging to run from a fire!
Posted in: Japanese scientists win Ig Nobel for wasabi alarm
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Himajin
Yes, when i first looked at the photo I thought that's where it was.
Not pushing one yourself, probably, but we got MIL's small wheelchair up the one at Tokyo station fine, after searching all over hell's kitchen for an elevator.
Posted in: Is this the shortest escalator in the world?
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Himajin
I like both the wasabi and the bladder research!
Posted in: Japanese scientists win Ig Nobel for wasabi alarm
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Himajin
And what has that to do with an art exhibition?
An exhibit was cancelled soon after the quake, scheduled for Okayama, it cost Okayama 2oku in losses.
Posted in: Hermitage cuts short Japan exhibition tour due to radiation fears
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Himajin
Pardon the french, but what a (word that starts with 'd')
Posted in: Jeonbuk Motors fan banned for 10 years for mocking Japan quake
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Himajin
It's been a bit of a long day, but I don't see in the article where it says he doesn't have one. We had many things shipped by Jaime in his last job, the customs papers were always perfect, never a hold up. He knows what he's doing.
Posted in: Wesendtoyou.com
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Himajin
I wrote to Patrick Smith of 'Ask The Pilot' fame, and his statement on the incident (via email) was this-
"What everybody is missing in this story is that a plane can't just flip upside down because a pilot pushes a button. You can debate the engineering choice to put the cockpit unlock switch adjacent to the rudder trim switch, but his was a more complicated incident than the media is making it out to be.
The rudder trim is a device that fine tunes the force applied to the plane's rudder -- the moveable surface atop attached to the tail that helps control the side-to-side "yaw" motion of the airplane. The longer he held the trim switch, the more pressure he was applying, and the more the plane wanted to twist to one side.
It would have been easy for this go unnoticed because the autopilot was engaged, and the trim commands would not have been evident until suddenly the autopilot couldn't handle them anymore and disconnected.
At this point there still would have been a few moments' time to avoid the upset. Presumably the pilot was caught by surprise did not understand what what was happening until it was too late. Add to the scenario the fact that it was nighttime, etc.
All of this would have happened over the course of several seconds. "
His column (he hasn't addressed the incident in his column yet) -
http://www.salon.com/technology/askthepilot/
Posted in: Co-pilot error almost caused ANA plane to turn upside down
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Himajin
YongYang, thanks for that link. I hadn't seen it on the news.
Posted in: Co-pilot error almost caused ANA plane to turn upside down
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Himajin
LOL! One has to wonder, though....
Posted in: Co-pilot error almost caused ANA plane to turn upside down
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Himajin
and
"Among 787 flight systems, the most notable contribution to efficiency is the new electrical architecture, which replaces bleed air and hydraulic power sources with electrically powered compressors and pumps, as well as completely eliminating pneumatics and hydraulics from some subsystems (e.g., engine starters or brakes).[150] Another new system is a wing ice protection system that uses electro-thermal heater mats on the wing slats instead of hot bleed air that has been traditionally used.[151][152] An active gust alleviation system, similar to the system used on the B-2 bomber, improves ride quality during turbulence."
For starters....seems like an interesting plane.
Posted in: Happy landing
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Himajin
Sounds yummy!
Posted in: Hilton Tokyo serving autumn dessert feast
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Himajin
Alphaape, entertainment by geisha is so expensive that most people can't afford it very often. It's not anything that would interfere with a marriage either. 'Hours on end' of geisha entertainment is not an option for many. If you were talking about time spent at hostess bars your argument would apply...
Posted in: Jobs program to train geisha
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Himajin
This guy is great, I know him from his previous company. He does good work. Good luck Jaime!
Posted in: Wesendtoyou.com
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Himajin
Great! No matter how much water I drink, my nose is always painfully dry on a plane.
Posted in: Boeing delivers first 787 to ANA after years of delays
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Himajin
I've heard that before, and don't understand it.
Posted in: 'Mad Men' 2011: Japan’s gender equality debate
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Himajin
Human beings are a lot more complicated than bears etc. Human beings have a much more complicated social structure to learn and integrate into. I think it's beneficial for a mother to raise her own child, or at least have as much time as possible with him/her. 'Hundred of years ago' groups of women may have looked after all their children together, but that's not the same as putting them in daycare with caretakers who may change frequently, and have no personal interest in each child.
DH has his own business , and so we're each insured to the eyeballs :-D in case anything happens to us, we can provide for our employees, pay off the residual money owed after building the business and to see that family is taken care of.
Posted in: 'Mad Men' 2011: Japan’s gender equality debate
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Himajin
I think we should let the women of Japan decide how they work/live/raise their kids without a lot of 'they shoulds'. I really wouldn't like Japan to become like the US with a 50% divorce rate and tons of kids born out of wedlock, a marriage strike, and all that. The US model ain't working so well, do we really want to push it on other nations?
Perhaps they can strike a balance within their own culture. Women give birth, and I don't see that changing any time in the future. Whether a woman wants to work or wants to raise her own kids is perhaps best decided on an individual basis and family circumstances. For women who work, affordable plentiful daycare is a must, I'd like to see more daycare availability throughout Japan.
Posted in: 'Mad Men' 2011: Japan’s gender equality debate
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Himajin
I started carrying a cell phone when FIL's condition became grave, about 10 years ago, so that the hospital could reach me at any time. I still have one, but sometimes I think I'd like to chuck it ;-D The technology isn't bad, the expectations it creates are.
I was the head of a large volunteer organization beginning in 1990 or so (retired 1997). As I was going to have to communicate with people all over Japan and the US, I got a fax machine. Before then, when I was in a regional post we communicated mostly by letters and phone calls when necessary. People waited a few days for a letter.....ask me a question, I'd think about it/research it (depending) and I'd send a letter back. Well, get a fax machine and before long I was getting phone calls in the evening 'Did you get my fax this morning?'
With only a land line, people would call, and if your weren't home, they'd call again 5-6 hours later. Cell phone? Hell, if I don't answer right away, people will call back every three minutes until I pick up. A blessing and a curse, I guess. Just because you CAN call me 24 hours a day doesn't mean you SHOULD.
Posted in: We're living in the age of being connected or reachable 24 hours a day by one device or another. Is this a good thing?
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Himajin
Yes, Maria, gin and tonic at 10:30 even :-D
Posted in: Tokyo to Yokohama on 40-km bar crawl