Richard_III said...

Richard_III at 02:08 PM JST - 6th October

The conservatism of the Japanese media is sometimes quite shocking.

Posted in TBS pulls drama after actor Taishu Kase arrested over drug use at 02:08 PM JST - 6th October
Richard_III at 11:10 AM JST - 3rd October

This is hardly surprising. While I like Japan for not going to the excesses of the UK (for instance the Health and Safety Executive have all but banned anything that might pose the slightest risk), it's pretty clear that there's sometimes insufficient thought given to building safety, or safety in…

Posted in Deadly fire raises Japan building safety fears at 11:10 AM JST - 3rd October
Richard_III at 04:26 PM JST - 26th September

Equivalent to the "man falls off bike in the village" story really.

Posted in Tokyo trains defaced with graffiti at 04:26 PM JST - 26th September
Richard_III at 11:59 AM JST - 16th September

Heartlands is going to be a bit quiet this week.

Posted in Bank of Japan injects Y2.5 tril into markets as Lehman Japan also files for bankruptcy at 11:59 AM JST - 16th September
Richard_III at 12:00 PM JST - 12th September

It's great to see democracy in action.

Posted in at 12:00 PM JST - 12th September
Richard_III at 11:58 AM JST - 12th September

Lee described the Western market as ripe, since many music lovers were exposed to Asian culture while watching the recent Beijing Olympics.

Doubt it. I learnt nothing about China from the Olympics.

Course, you never know till you try, but I personally wouldn't invest any money in it. Surely if…

Posted in South Korean pop star BoA sets sights on U.S. at 11:58 AM JST - 12th September
Richard_III at 03:58 PM JST - 11th September

Yep, I'll give my seat unconditionally to a pregnant or elderly lady; if I'm stood up and and there's an empty seat in front of me and a lady next to me, then I'll offer it to her first. If i'm at the stairs and a lady is struggling with…

Posted in Is a man giving up his seat to a woman on a train or bus an outdated form of respect? at 03:58 PM JST - 11th September
Richard_III at 03:50 PM JST - 11th September

What is really of interest is how many of these jobs are publicly advertised on a basis whereby ex bureaucrats compete against those from other sectors and the ratio of acceptance for these positions.

Posted in Ex-bureaucrats taking executive posts at 45% of public-interest entities at 03:50 PM JST - 11th September
Richard_III at 06:05 PM JST - 10th September

This guy is a permanent politico with no experience other than in the political world - i.e. basically he's a bit of a freeloader who's probably got away without doing any real productive work throughout his career.

http://www.jimin.jp/jimin/english/e-staff/nikai-to.html

Anyway, it would be nice if big companies responded to his rather…

Posted in Industry minister asks big firms to lift wages to revive economy at 06:05 PM JST - 10th September
Richard_III at 12:25 PM JST - 10th September

Amongst my favourites are Kat-Tun and AKB48, who've produced music of unsurpassed quality recently.

Generally anything on Johnny's is a hallmark of quality for Japanese music.

Posted in What do you think of Japanese pop and rock music? Heard anything you like? at 12:25 PM JST - 10th September