JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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Yardley
I don't believe this is true. The story and pictures part of this "art".
Posted in: Man cooks, serves own genitals to 5 paying diners
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@TheQuestion "'Prison should be an aweful (sic) place." I'm pretty sure it already is. Also, under your system of full duration solitary confinement, how would you deal with the consequences to society when those prisoners have done their time and are released, as most offenders eventually are? I'm not speaking about pedophiles because I don't think they can be rehabilitated, but the majority of other offenders need rehabilitation programs in prison to give them some chance on the outside.
Posted in: Japanese man jailed in U.S. child porn bust
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Yardley
Unfortunately, suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. In our darkest moments, we must remember that things can and do change.
Posted in: 150 suicides last year attributed to failed job hunts
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Yardley
Tragic that this is the level of care in Japan. I suspected that it was bad, but I had no idea how bad. How can Japan consider that it is a developed nation when its level of mental health care is so poor? It really is all just surface here, isn't it...
Posted in: Searching for peace of mind
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Yardley
Agree about Granderson. He had a great game, and he's really a great guy, too. So sorry we (DetroitTigers) traded him!
Posted in: Darvish in command as Rangers beat Tigers 10-3
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Yardley
@yokomoc Thanks for the tip. RTB is a laugh riot!
Posted in: Looking good
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Yardley
I have to agree with other comments here. It reminds me of the autism "lobby" here in the U.S. They used to claim 1 in 110 children are born with Autism spectrum disorders. Now they are claiming it's 1 in 88! And few people seem to question these findings, maybe because it's non-PC to do so. I think the increase is down to the medical community's including more and more "disorders" under the umbrella of Autism. That increases fund raising, research money, treatment, and jobs for everyone. I don't doubt that Autism is a real disorder, however, I don't believe it is as prevalent as the medical industry wants us to believe. The same may be happening with dementia now, it seems. They want to poke us, probe us, test us, and treat us - and money is behind it all.
Posted in: Dementia cases to double by 2030: WHO
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Yardley
I'm all for respectful memorials, but a "reenactment" seems too much like entertainment to me.
Posted in: Titanic sinking remembered 100 years on
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Yardley
Detroit was off to a hot start, but ran into some trouble today and yesterday in Chicago. They'll bounce back, though! Go Tigers! It will be interesting to see Darvish pitch to Cabrera and Fielder.
Posted in: No decision for Darvish in second Texas start
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Yardley
The New York Times, March 17, 2012, The Benefits of Bilingualism - "Why Bilinguals Are Smarter."
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/opinion/sunday/the-benefits-of-bilingualism.html?src=ISMR_AP_LO_MST_FB
And new JT article:
http://www.japantoday.com/category/lifestyle/view/multi-tasking-comes-easier-to-bilingual-kids?utm_campaign=jt_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=jt_newsletter_2012-04-07_AM
Posted in: Languages and a switch in my head
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Yardley
Check out this recent article on The New York Times website, "Why Bilinguals Are Smarter." It is more in depth and involves work done by the researcher in the JT article, Ellen Bialystok.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/opinion/sunday/the-benefits-of-bilingualism.html?src=ISMR_AP_LO_MST_FB
Posted in: Multi-tasking comes easier to bilingual kids
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Yardley
Resistance is futile.
Posted in: Google gives glimpse of Internet glasses
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Yardley
This is too much. The news broadcast the arrival of her casket at the airport the other day! Really? There doesn't seem to be any perspective anymore.
Posted in: Whitney Houston's funeral to be broadcast live
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Yardley
@Fadamor: completely true. When contacted by the media, G.W. said (quoted last night on NBC news) he approved the bailout loans, and would do the same again. He needs to give Karl a call.
Posted in: Ford blasts GM 'apocalypse' ad for Super Bowl; Chrysler also under fire
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Yardley
Oh, my, isn't Karl a sensitive plant? I wonder if he knows the meaning of the word "hypocrite".
Posted in: Ford blasts GM 'apocalypse' ad for Super Bowl; Chrysler also under fire
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Yardley
Perhaps it would be more accurate to say that in addition to her MFA from Hokkaido University Graduate School of Law, she also attended Harvard for a one-year graduate course from which she earned an LL.M. (Master of Laws) degree. In any case, I'm sure we can agree that she is a well-educated person.
Posted in: 36-year-old Harvard law graduate elected Japan's youngest female mayor
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@suitasteve
http://www.law.harvard.edu/academics/degrees/gradprogram/llm/index.html
It took me two seconds to find this.
Posted in: 36-year-old Harvard law graduate elected Japan's youngest female mayor
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@suitasteve
I'm just curious, where did you get this information? Everything I've read says she is a Harvard Law school graduate, who worked in NY in mergers and acquisitions. For example:
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20120124p2a00m0na010000c.html http://news.yahoo.com/japan-elects-youngest-woman-mayor-070244711.html
From the last paragraph in the Mainichi article, it seems she may have to work just as hard to change attitudes in her own family as she will to change those of the political/social establishment when it comes to the options for women in a modern society.
Posted in: 36-year-old Harvard law graduate elected Japan's youngest female mayor
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Yardley
As a former long-term resident of Shiga, I'm happy about the election result. I hope she will do a great job for the people of Otsu. They deserve the best!
Posted in: 36-year-old Harvard law graduate elected Japan's youngest female mayor
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Yardley
Looks like a attempt to rewrite the event to put the police in a good light. Everyone knows that Hirata had to make an effort to be arrested and it didn't happen on the spot.
Posted in: Former Aum fugitive Hirata charged after years on run