JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- 秘書及び業務サポート
- 加治金属工業株式会社, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥4.0M / Year
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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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- ALT - Mie Prefecture - Yokkaichi City - June start
- NPO法人グローバル教育推進機構（GLAD), Mie
- Salary: ¥230,000 / Month For a full working month. Some months differ.
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Valmain
Really? Badmouthing shamans? That's a bit low. I would trust a shaman, with thousands of years of knowledge and experience passed down through generations, before I would trust a jockey in a labcoat whose research is paid for by corporations. Science does not always know best.
You also bring up another great aspect of the drug war: the social division. Despite what you might think, illegal substances are consumed by more than hippies and minorities. I know people in their 70s and 80s who smoke cannabis because they claim there is no better medicine. Plenty of average Joe (or Taro) tax-paying hard-working people enjoy expanding their mind in their own way.
Posted in: Would legalizing drugs drive the crime out of the business?
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Valmain
This makes no sense. If the drugs they sell are legal, then the people who sell them are no criminals, are they?
Many societies say that "drugs" are good for you. Lots of evidence supports the use of medical cannabis for pain relief, appetite stimulation, nausea suppression, PTSD, and many other things. LSD and MDMA have many uses in therapy and counseling. Ibogaine and Ayahuasca are being used right now in many places to treat people with serious drug addictions (yes, "drugs" are used to get people off of drugs). Cannabis, Igogaine and Ayahuasca especially have been used for centuries by shamans to treat a wide variety of ailments. They have a proven track record.
Nothing personal, but your generalization and gullibility regarding the dangers of drugs are huge problems that hold back advancement in the helpful use of these substances. You think that people are all weak-minded and society will fall in shambles if these substances are allowed, but most people do have self-control and if you arm them with knowledge they will practice responsible use. Alcohol is widely available, but not everyone in society is a raging alcoholic.
Posted in: Would legalizing drugs drive the crime out of the business?
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Valmain
Assuming that this question means that all substances that are currently illegal will be legalized, then yes. Legalization in itself is not enough and regulation would have to follow (for synthetics, at least). Like the US was supposed to have learned from prohibition in the early 20th century, making something illegal doesn't make people stop wanting it. When prohibition was repealed, gangs started to lose huge amounts of money and creed that they made from the sale of illegal booze.
This would mean that these substances can be produced cheaper, more reliably and in a more sustainable manner than they currently are. Sure, it would be possible to still produce these yourself, but when was the last time any of us whipped up some aspirin pills at home? Or bought them from a shady street vendor? They are sold cheaply at stores, so we buy them. Just like would happen with the "drugs" in question here. I don't think that the "DIY at home means there would be no market" idea holds any water. We could all make alcohol and tobacco in our homes, and I'm sure a number of us do (I love homemade Umeshu), but you don't hear the alcohol and tobacco industries complaining about how this practice hurts their profits.
Posted in: Would legalizing drugs drive the crime out of the business?
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Valmain
Over 66% of those winners have been married a year or less? Talk about low standards for "nice couples."
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Valmain
Is this really news? It handles twice the amount of video recordings, but what does that mean?? Twice the memory?
Also, using three sensors and recording in progressive is nothing new.
Posted in: High definition video camera with enhanced memory
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Valmain
Holy Crap, how much is wrong with this?? Who is to blame: The girl who quietly allows it to happen, the old guy who thinks the girl is "his type" because she puts up with his groping, NEC who hasn't taken strict action against lowlifes like this, or the local police for leaving the apprehension up to the railway company.
Posted in: NEC research chief arrested for molesting girl on train
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Valmain
It's a childish bastardization of the day. Not that it's a sacred holiday, but I always thought it was (for adults, at least) about expressing romantic feelings for that special person (people?).
They used to force us to give Valentines to the entire class in grade school to avoid causing hurt feelings, but this stopped after 5th grade. I think this will just make Valentines Day another "have to do" thing, not unlike nengajo. Nobody I know likes doing the "giri-choco" business, but nobody will go against the system because that's the way it is and that's just shouganai.
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Valmain
Um, Lost is not a reality show so I fail to see the connection. It has its flaws, but I think Lost is one of the best things to grace television since Twin Peaks or Carnivale.
Posted in: Fans search Waikiki Beach for answers to 'Lost'
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Valmain
The hypocrisy of this just hit me. Taking photographs of people in public (nothing dirty or violating) is frowned upon because it goes against people's privacy, but throwing up some video cameras to watch everyone 24/7 is meant to make people feel safe?
Posted in: 16 security cameras installed on Akihabara streets
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Valmain
10 million yen to purchase and install these cameras?? I bet that being Akiba and all, they could have them bought and installed for much cheaper by one of the locals.
Posted in: 16 security cameras installed on Akihabara streets
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Valmain
Their TV shows are tepid, they don't sing or dance...what will they be performing???
Posted in: Miniskirt Police to open their own theater in Tokyo
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Valmain
I realized that after posting...and thus smearing egg on my face.
I always find the lack of consistency in comment moderation on this board astounding.
Posted in: Sexless in Japan
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Valmain
No, it isn't: "...magazine’s survey of 1,000 single and married men..."
Posted in: Sexless in Japan
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Valmain
Sorry I may have misread this. In the case that you meant "we" as in only you and your spouse, then my apologies. I thought you meant the royal "we."
Posted in: Sexless in Japan
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Valmain
Is life too hard? Or is it just a matter of perspective? I work long hours at a traditional salaryman complex, ride the same packed trains and eat food from the same restaurants and supermarkets as the natives and yet my libido is still very much intact.
You say "we" as if you speak for the entire population of Japan, but I doubt that anyone elected you into such a position. I know plenty of Japanese people who do not fit into your generalization.
Posted in: Sexless in Japan
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Valmain
What a waste of resources. Spending a year and a half to bust a few minors who were apparently already on the lower rungs of the social ladder? Very sad.
Posted in: Junior high school girls arrested for marijuana possession in Kobe
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Valmain
Because if these drugs were legally available and regulated then there would be no need to kill over them. Do people get killed over alcohol or tobacco?
Posted in: China executes British man convicted of drug smuggling
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Valmain
In the recent failed high jackings from Nigerians, the terrorists were subdued by passengers and not by air marshals. I don't think any more security is really necessary.
Posted in: How much more can airlines do to improve security measures against terrorist plots?
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Valmain
Wait...they give out prizes for partying now? Where were the judges for this when I was in university??
Posted in: Party girl
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Valmain
I don't see any logic in going after entertainers other than the J-Cops want some more big-name celebs to hang out for all to see. "Look, we're catchin' a few small-time substance users! A-hyuck!" Quick, save the pristine and pure entertainment industry!!
Honestly, Oshio? Paying for illegal substances with a bank transfer?? Way to leave a trail, genius.
Posted in: Oshio's arrest throws spotlight on drug route to entertainers