cooeecobber said...

cooeecobber at 03:31 PM JST - 3rd July

chinpira

Thing is, nothing is obvious with these laws. Is there a link for detailing activities normally carried out by spouses? Do we model our behaviour on Japanese men?

But I agree that it's a contract, of sorts. It just violates a whole bunch of treaties (human rights, labour) that…

Posted in Alarm caused by imminent passage of immigration law reform bills at 03:31 PM JST - 3rd July
cooeecobber at 03:08 PM JST - 3rd July

meandmybigmouth - I'm not worried about the laws. It's what I have come to expect of Japan. Inequality is ingrained in this society, deeply, legally ingrained. And not just racial inequality.

It's simply disappointing.

If Japan is to grow up from being "a boy of 12 year as compared with…

Posted in Alarm caused by imminent passage of immigration law reform bills at 03:08 PM JST - 3rd July
cooeecobber at 02:46 PM JST - 3rd July

Ah, westernised and multicultural aren't the same thing.

I was referring to Japan's total make-up, including Okinawans, Ainu, Chinese, Koreans, Brazilians, even burakumin. And then, there are the caucasian westerners.

Posted in Alarm caused by imminent passage of immigration law reform bills at 02:46 PM JST - 3rd July
cooeecobber at 02:43 PM JST - 3rd July

Or, maybe the sign was supposed to read: No.1 Drug

Posted in Anti-drug poster featuring Yukie Nakama to go up at schools nationwide at 02:43 PM JST - 3rd July
cooeecobber at 02:37 PM JST - 3rd July

Japan already IS a multicultural society. Those buffoons in the Diet either don't want to acknowledge it, can't manage it, or don't care either way.

Posted in Alarm caused by imminent passage of immigration law reform bills at 02:37 PM JST - 3rd July
cooeecobber at 02:23 PM JST - 3rd July

Not so, meandmybigmouth.

Australia does pay well. I took a massive pay cut to come to Japan. My reasons for being here are not economic.

And you misunderstand the complexity of multicultural Australia with your glib observations of recent news involving Indian students.

These laws would never pass muster in…

Posted in Alarm caused by imminent passage of immigration law reform bills at 02:23 PM JST - 3rd July
cooeecobber at 10:44 AM JST - 3rd July

These laws are a ruse. The government needs to be seen to be doing something about the "problem" of foreigners. It's called spin. There's an election coming.

cnc is right, the changes are minor. The rules are unfair, unclear and contradictory. But that's not unusual in Japan. I've had dealings…

Posted in Alarm caused by imminent passage of immigration law reform bills at 10:44 AM JST - 3rd July
cooeecobber at 09:58 AM JST - 30th June

The US military has at least dozens of nukes in Japanese territory. Nothing secret about it. Let's get real here. They just "neither confirm nor deny" their existence. It works in other allied countries, too. Ah, except New Zealand, the only country honest enough to call a spade a spade…

Posted in Deputies had 'secret duty' to tell boss of covert Japan-U.S. nuke pact at 09:58 AM JST - 30th June
cooeecobber at 09:43 AM JST - 30th June

Gee, if the Hawaian police were here, they would stop the whole country!

Posted in JAL flight canceled as copilot detained in Hawaii for urinating in park at 09:43 AM JST - 30th June
cooeecobber at 09:41 AM JST - 30th June

Yeah, they did. But the Sogoro legend goes way, way back to the 1600's. Probably a little influence of history here.

Posted in Extended Narita runway to come into use October 22 at 09:41 AM JST - 30th June