Zen_Builder said...

Zen_Builder at 04:26 PM JST - 28th July

It is a japanese custom to bring food and drink for the departed spirits to appease the dead souls. You take the food home but the drink remains.

Not all that different from the celebrations in mexico, etc.

In japan there are also rituals on how to visit a grave…

Posted in Stand for flower offering removed 49 days after Akihabara rampage at 04:26 PM JST - 28th July
Zen_Builder at 03:53 PM JST - 28th July

IMHO, Beijing will be another money losing Olympics, seen it too much recently where the host-city takes a loss.

IMHO, if Rio gets it will be another one, same for tokyo.

Times have changed and hosting an Olympic event(paying for the facilities, etc) just don't pay off in the long…

Posted in Beijing shrouded in thick fog of pollution ahead of athletes' arrival for Olympics at 03:53 PM JST - 28th July
Zen_Builder at 03:41 PM JST - 28th July

Actually quiet a few unions in japan.

Like the one for salaried employees, etc. But most are fairly small and thus wield little power. Most people don't know about them though.

Wasn't there a Union for english teachers(Nova, etc) too.

Posted in Gov't eyes banning dispatch of temp staff for jobs of 30 days or less at 03:41 PM JST - 28th July
Zen_Builder at 03:34 PM JST - 28th July

Surge.

Don't get me wrong we are not holding a grudge, if we did it would be against all the allied troops as my country was divided amongst them for 10 years. Families couldn't visit as they were separated by zones, etc.

Same as many countries we fought across the…

Posted in A-bomb exhibition held in U.S. to show devastation of nuclear weapons at 03:34 PM JST - 28th July
Zen_Builder at 03:18 PM JST - 28th July

I agree with the 30 days limit, 30 days = 1 month. We are talking here temp-staff not day-laborers. I think the distinction got lost in the translation again.

In short what the goverment is trying to prevent is using agencies from claiming day-laborers as temp-staff. Very different tax and…

Posted in Gov't eyes banning dispatch of temp staff for jobs of 30 days or less at 03:18 PM JST - 28th July
Zen_Builder at 03:08 PM JST - 28th July

WWF, AI, etc are all agenda driven and thus not objective and true sources.

Posted in Japanese sushi rage threatens Mediterranean tuna at 03:08 PM JST - 28th July
Zen_Builder at 03:01 PM JST - 28th July

GW.

Link don't work "Reported as deleted". Never mind that I asked for scientific proof NOT a link to a source like WWF, etc.

Still want proof that japan eats 80+% of the worlds tuna, so far non forth coming, which I find a hard claim as a non-japanese. Heck,…

Posted in Japanese sushi rage threatens Mediterranean tuna at 03:01 PM JST - 28th July
Zen_Builder at 02:34 PM JST - 28th July

I feel sorry for the victims, their families and the by-standers.

Glad only 2 died.

Posted in Gunman opens fire at Tennessee church, killing 2 at 02:34 PM JST - 28th July
Zen_Builder at 02:17 PM JST - 28th July

Not really, just won't the guys to prove me wrong that over-fishing of Tuna(Blue-fin too), etc don't happen in european, australian, etc waters. And how the over-fishing is linked to japan, in short a direct link to japan.

Something　more than Blue-fin tuna is highly priced in Japan.

In short there…

Posted in Japanese sushi rage threatens Mediterranean tuna at 02:17 PM JST - 28th July
Zen_Builder at 01:54 PM JST - 28th July

As for over-fishing it is known worldwide and is a major problem in european waters. Plenty of articles out there.

But of course articles like this are all lies and fables: http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/mar2008/2008-03-20-01.asp

Posted in Japanese sushi rage threatens Mediterranean tuna at 01:54 PM JST - 28th July