dw said...

dw at 01:36 AM JST - 15th May

I would hope that I'm neither working nor living in one of the buildings that the local Architects falsified 'earthquake'-certifications for. Kobe's disaster should be a reminder for those with short memories. And in case you missed it the early warning system for earthquakes was a bit slow off the…

Posted in Troops parachute into China quake zone as death toll nears 15,000 at 01:36 AM JST - 15th May
dw at 01:29 AM JST - 15th May

On the subject matter of going to China to help out. I would do so, without question, though once there, the practicalities of asking someone if they needde help in either Mandarin or even the local dialects of the effected areas are currently beyond me, so I would end up…

Posted in Troops parachute into China quake zone as death toll nears 15,000 at 01:29 AM JST - 15th May
dw at 01:18 AM JST - 15th May

Followings events such as this, there are few who would have words to properly describe how they honestly felt in seeing such situations unfold. Put yourself in the position of a Parent whose only Child, was at a School that had just collapsed, or whose Partner or Parents are unaccounted…

Posted in Troops parachute into China quake zone as death toll nears 15,000 at 01:18 AM JST - 15th May
dw at 10:58 PM JST - 10th May

It really is hard work finding properly 'skilled' workers in Japan. "Thinking out of the box", is a new concept here, and indeed continues to be so.

The Japan based corporate culture (not just limited to Japanese Companies) is to work long hours, but really, many could shorten those hours…

Posted in Gov't to study accepting more highly skilled personnel from abroad at 10:58 PM JST - 10th May
dw at 10:33 PM JST - 20th April

Japan is heading towards being closed to foreigners, full-stop:- Exemplified in the way that the new immigration procedures are being implemented. That sidewipe aside, Japan was quite willing to buy foreign assets a few years ago, but now, they don't like to play the same game when the tables are…

Posted in Industry defends gov't action in J-Power case at 10:33 PM JST - 20th April
dw at 11:25 PM JST - 8th April

Religious peoples & Politicians are the cause of the most trouble in this world. Jail then, and let us get on with our lives.

Posted in Hun Sen blames CNN, BBC for linking Muslims to terrorism at 11:25 PM JST - 8th April
dw at 12:10 AM JST - 30th March

40bln... 40bln yen ?! And that's just to meet the 4% captial adequacy ratio for domestic banks! Just what's on their books ? As taxpayers, we should have the right to see where our money is going, especially if it's into a black hole / money pit. 40Bln could be…

Posted in Tokyo assembly OKs capital injection into Shinginko Tokyo at 12:10 AM JST - 30th March