Wednesday February 15, 2012

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    cwhite

    Other countries have their fair share of super criminal managers and even bigger money fraud numbers. At least this sounds like a company decision rather than an individual person. Not saying which is better or worse, but it means they can all share the responsibility and consequences. You get companies who hide loses, fake number to make them sound even more profitable even if they are and those with individuals who want to steal money. What makes it interesting is in any of the cases the stock holders initially make a profit or don't lose money. If they sell before the crooks are found out they actually make money in this virtual world. I guess some people who had Olympus stock and sold them off at peak should be thanking them for making them money as promised.

    Posted in: Olympus to correct 20 years of financial figures

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    cwhite

    As long as it doesn't screw with the national health care system, insurance polices, financial institutions, food quality, etc, etc....

    Posted in: Noda says Japan will enter discussions toward joining TPP talks

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    cwhite

    Yokohama has more to offer than Ginza these days. You can spend all day between the Sakuragicho area and Yokohama station and you'll find everything that is available in Ginza and more.

    Posted in: Taking it easy

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    cwhite

    The plastic material is pretty strong stuff, so a small hole and enough torque will sever a little kids finger if he was moving forward and was unfortunate enough to put his finger in the hole. That said, every pending tear in an attraction like this needs to be checked every morning and systematically repaired.

    You'll never going to stop all accidents especially once where to kids smash into each other, but the bare minimum on checking for wear and tear is needed. Problem is the hole might have been made that afternoon and because of something a kid was carrying in his pocket or something. I'm bicycle parks have more inherent dangers for all those involved.

    Posted in: 3-year-old boy loses finger playing on shopping center trampoline

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    cwhite

    Why would Japan want to join TPP at this time? The TPP covers a broad range of areas, such as medical services, financial services and government procurement. It is not simply an agreement for trade liberalization. Nobody seems to talk about things like insuarance, financial and medical standards. In my job I already see first hand the US Insurance companies cntrolling the Japan market for insurance premiems. Imagine if they pushed US medical standards on to Japan with the same pilicies destroying the universal healthcare insurance system (not that any expats could care less). TPP will create a society in which people cannot receive necessary medical services due to low income.

    In the United States, people basically pay for medical treatment out of their own pocket. I am afraid that part of Japan's public medical insurance system may crumble if the United States calls on Japan to authorize a combination of medical treatments covered and uncovered by public medical insurance. The United States could also attack a legally established system that gives preferential treatments to local contractors when awarding local public works projects.

    So far, government estimates say joining the trade pact would increase GDP by 0.54 percent, or ¥2.7 trillion, over the next 10 years, with roughly half that amount coming from an increase in exports to the U.S. "The ultimate goal of the United States is to reshuffle the existing economic paradigm in the Asia-Pacific region, to replace ASEAN's leadership and to lead the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum through the TPP," If tariff levels are set too low, Japan will have crossed a bridge with no return and it will be a prisoner to one system. For example, what happens if the producing country suddenly becomes bellicose with the other and halts food shipments, or shuts off exports due to production problems as in the case of the world 2010 wheat crisis?

    The point of all this is that food and agricultural commodities are not immune to use as weapons, deterrents and threats in policy application. In effect, with its technical and infrastructure development in agricultural and food production, China will increasingly have the power to influence trade decisions and leverage that power as it develops economically. This is not to denigrate China. Rather, it is to point out the reality that simply relying on any country to be a "good neighbor" or "to do the right thing and be nice" is unrealistic.

    Conversely, the Japanese government has an obligation to its citizens to ensure they do not confront trade prisoner risk. The most compelling reason to avoid signing the TPP is that in deliberately giving away what remains of its food security Japan will lose the respect of China. Doing so will have dire consequences for its position in East Asian relations. When you take a look at an area encompassing Japan, China, South Korea and ASEAN, 60 percent of trade is carried out within the area. The United States and Australia have been pushing the TPP lest they should be left behind from the economic integration in East Asia. But China will not join the TPP, and South Korea, which has moved ahead of Japan in forging free trade agreements, is not expected to join it before Japan does.

    According to the Asian Development Bank, the net benefit for opening the nation’s economy and society to the heavy hand of US regulations will boost the Japanese economy by 1% of Japan’s GDP. That works out to about $55 billion. Japan … at fire sale prices. The Japanese people should note that while the government keeps focusing on the politically powerful farm sector, nearly every aspect of life in Japan will be affected by the TPP and controlled to some extent by US law. The Japanese government will not be able to enact legislation to reverse any part of the TPP in the future. However, future changes in US law will have to be adopted by Japan, making this opening about as traumatic for Japan as the last two … and perhaps even more unequal than the last two. $55 billion seems awfully cheap for a nation’s sovereignty.

    Posted in: Big anti-TPP rally held in Tokyo as deadline for decision looms

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    cwhite

    real-time stats, apps for ya ipad or pc, camera footage from different angles, trajectory courses, ball velocity, weather info, twitter feeds, player info, multiple commentary, past game footage, stick/ball/glove brands and purchase on line, gambling odds and a whole list of other things that IT can bring to the game or your living room.

    Posted in: TBS sells Yokohama BayStars to DeNA

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    cwhite

    Japan should not have any resources available until the nuke crisis is over. If they do then something is wrong. The crisis not only effects Japan, but the world over. Other countries should be watching Japan and make sure they are not wasting resources that could potentially kill off mankind.

    Posted in: Japan to support firms hit by Thai floods

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    cwhite

    Well, before the BOJ steps in I hope Japan goes on a spending spree and make strategic purchases

    Posted in: Business people, when they make a decision about where to source a new project or where to source new parts or where to source a new car, well, at 76 yen to the dollar it’s very easy to come to the conclusion that Japan is not a good place to source that.

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    cwhite

    no kidding, if you are currently 100 years old some would have experienced the Kanto Great Earthquake, Hirishima & Nagasaki bombings, Tokyo air raids, Fires, Tsunamis, Typhoons, a few volcanoes down south or off shore, Hanshin & Touhoku Earthquake, Nuclear fall out. One has to wonder what the future hold for us. Can it get any worse? Virus breakouts? Astroids falling? Solar Radiation? Biological Warfare? N.K? Life is not just a box of chocolates, but also full of surprise ones with spicy, salty and sour ones.

    Posted in: The older generation has been through a lot. This includes war, poverty, and previous tsunamis. A lot of them are very strong and resilient, but for some, the more losses they sustain, the more difficult it is for them to keep their wellbeing.

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    cwhite

    course if it was the other way round and the wife was a no working, drug addict slut sleeping around and beating the husband on occasion we would say something different had he chopped something off...

    Posted in: Vietnamese woman cuts off husband's penis

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    cwhite

    while I have had my share of climbing into the window of a second floor house (and roof) I would not dream of doing that on a 5th floor apartment especially after it just rained.

    Posted in: 14-year-old boy falls to death from 6th floor of apartment building in Saitama

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    cwhite

    Roomba!!

    Posted in: Going to court

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    cwhite

    while I do acknowledge his innovative skills and leadership he did seem a bit harsh on many of his own people. Unfortunately in just a few years time Apple will become another memory. So many great IT companies have vanished in just the last few years.

    Posted in: Tokyo Apple store staff offer silent prayer for Steve Jobs

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    cwhite

    I will never go to see 3D if the movie theater is using the cheap polarized 3D glasses again. I only know of one theater and only one screen in my area out of 4 multi-movie complexes (some 45+ screens between them) that have electronic timed shutter 3D glasses using XPAND technology. Although the difference is big I would still not want one in the house or for movies over 3 hours long (ouch)

    http://109cinemas.net/3d.html http://www.xpand.me/

    Posted in: Sony to stop paying theaters for 3-D glasses

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    cwhite

    Only 100 times? No wonder she went insane!!

    Posted in: 2 arrested after teenage girl dies in 'exorcism'

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    cwhite

    I wouldn't live anywhere that was 0.2m/sv or more

    Posted in: Fukushima City announces 2-year decontamination plan

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    cwhite

    That's a new low considering they know Japan has never used military tactics or much agression over anything unlike their other neighbours China, Russia & N.Korea.

    Posted in: S Korea to build naval base near disputed island

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    cwhite

    only played once in high school and won 5,000JPY using 1,000JPY. Knowing that I have made money I never need to step into another smoke filled hell.

    Posted in: Pachinko: Japan's lifesaver or time waster?

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    cwhite

    nothing has changed, just more media coverage and internet feeds to make sure you don't forget for a second

    Posted in: Ten years after 9/11, do you think the world is a safer place?

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    cwhite

    If they have been living together for a few years already then they will probably do fine. If not they have 6 months to sort it out before their life gets turned upside down. If the kid becomes the bond between the parents then lets hope it lasts a long time and gets stronger by the day. In fact have 5 or 6 more kids if you can afford it.

    These days marriage means very little other than a piece of paper and it's up to you to dictate how it goes. Nobody to blame except yourself and perhaps Tepco.

    Posted in: Hinano Yoshikawa 4 months pregnant, plans to remarry

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