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  • cleo at 10:29 AM JST - 10th October

    So what about those big bad gaijin that live in Japan, speak Japanese and are used to tatami and whatnot? They don't want them either?

    Well I'm not all that big and I don't think I'm too bad, but I am a gaijin, I do live in Japan, I do…

    Posted in 70% of inns without foreign guests wish to keep it that way: survey at 10:29 AM JST - 10th October

  • cleo at 10:01 AM JST - 10th October

    kjunluc2 -

    How many gaijin are invited to wedding receptions but not to the wedding?

    Traditionally most Japanese aren't invited to the actual wedding - it's for family only. That's one reason why Western-style weddings in a chapel where friends can attend are becoming more popular.

    Thenewfront -

    Mmm,…

    Posted in 70% of inns without foreign guests wish to keep it that way: survey at 10:01 AM JST - 10th October

  • cleo at 09:51 AM JST - 10th October

    40% of roles within Tokyo are considered to be “highly skilled.”

    And that means 60% are not.

    by law you must be enrolled in the Japanese national health insurance and pension programs

    And that means you receive no benefits, since all you get is what any self-employed person gets,…

    Posted in Top 5 contract employment myths at 09:51 AM JST - 10th October

  • cleo at 09:42 AM JST - 10th October

    Yes, you're all absolutely right, every ryokan in Japan is aghast at the idea of loud, dirty foreigners spoiling the ambiance of their wabisabi, using soap in the bath and demanding their fish be cooked. No wonder no one wants gaijin guests.

    Hang on though. The article says 70% of…

    Posted in 70% of inns without foreign guests wish to keep it that way: survey at 09:42 AM JST - 10th October

  • cleo at 04:07 PM JST - 9th October

    dontpanic -

    If getting divorced means never seeing your kids again, then there's not much fairness there. I agree with you that children deserve both parents. Better still for those parents to be in a loving, stable relationship. If the relationship is dead, then find a way for both parents…

    Posted in British father wants Japan to play fair in child custody battles at 04:07 PM JST - 9th October

  • cleo at 04:01 PM JST - 9th October

    He has to deal with enough discrimination from his government for being a half-Japanese in the first place

    What discrimination exactly does a half-Japanese child face from the Japanese government?

    Posted in British father wants Japan to play fair in child custody battles at 04:01 PM JST - 9th October

  • cleo at 01:39 PM JST - 9th October

    If she'd phoned in and reported that he was outside her house and she was afraid, the police would have called on her.

    Posted in Okayama man arrested for killing woman he stalked at 01:39 PM JST - 9th October

  • cleo at 01:30 PM JST - 9th October

    Maybe not every single Japanese would abduct their children....

    Well I'm not Japanese, but if Mr Cleo and I had divorced when the kiddies were little I would have had no scruples whatsoever about 'abducting' them back to the UK if necessary, especially if Japanese law said that they had…

    Posted in British father wants Japan to play fair in child custody battles at 01:30 PM JST - 9th October

  • cleo at 01:17 PM JST - 9th October

    the victim is unfamiliar with what to do in the situation Thats whats the police are for...

    And the police told her to come in and file a complaint. She didn't. They asked if she wanted the police to patrol her neighbourhood. She said no.

    if she didn’t go to…

    Posted in Okayama man arrested for killing woman he stalked at 01:17 PM JST - 9th October

  • cleo at 07:46 PM JST - 8th October

    It's hardly a holiday - he's going to have to meet Taro Aso!

    lol. Maybe they'll be able to swap second-hand comics.

    Posted in Costs for Prince Charles' trip to Japan cut over financial crisis at 07:46 PM JST - 8th October

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