JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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To be healthy, live in the big city
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Japan's nuclear safety standards flawed, says commission chief
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Teacher nabbed for using miror to peek up girl's skirt
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From carnivores to herbivores: how men are defined in Japan
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Why do Japanese change their attitude when they communicate with foreigners?
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- English Instructor (Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe)
- Berlitz Japan, Inc. (ベルリッツ・ジャパン株式会社), Kansai
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- Kohgakusha Co., Ltd. （株式会社興学社）, Osaka
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- Translator
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jackfish
Japan does pay parents a monthly stipend. It isn't huge, but enough to pay for a sitter a couple times a month.
Not sure where you're going with that one. Odd association.
Posted in: 22-year-old mother held for allegedly suffocating 16-day-old son
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jackfish
Its harder to take action against the perpetrator than you might think. Speaking as the husband of a woman groped, I'm glad the one got caught and felt compelled to admit his other transgressions. My wife is normally vocal and strong-willed, but felt so shocked by the act of being inappropriately touched that she couldn't react quickly. And then the guy was gone. Now she carries a wee pepper-spray bottle. I hope she has the composure to use it.
Posted in: Serial groper caught in the act on Yokohama train
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jackfish
According to the CIA factbook, Japan's defense budget is the 5th largest in the world. While they might not be battle hardened, neither are the NK forces, and they are very well equipped relatively speaking. If there is any country in the world I'd be worried about re-militarizing, it'd be Japan.
Posted in: North Korea threatens to shoot down Japanese spy planes
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jackfish
Excellent. How did we get along all those previous millennia without kids having cell phones? Cell phones are extremely distracting even to adults, so imagine how difficult it would be to manage 20 cell phone wielding kids in a classroom.
Posted in: What is your stance on moves by some schools to bar children from bringing cell phones to school?
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jackfish
Grown men don't have sleep-overs with children. Fathers don't dangle their babied from balconies. Its up to someone else to decide now.
Posted in: Michael Jackson dies of reported cardiac arrest at 50
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jackfish
Nice article. Please re-publish Mr. Hamai's essay and charts.
Posted in: Japanese urged to take pride in their safe society
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jackfish
Nice article.
Posted in: Saitama has its Obama moment
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jackfish
Congrats to Billy and Tomoko, a classy pair.
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jackfish
Both of them got attention and ratings. They probably high-fived each other behind the scenes.
Posted in: Sarah Palin accepts David Letterman's apology
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jackfish
If we look at the outcome of Japanese parenting, rather than anecdotal observations, maybe we'll come to a different conclusion. Japanese people are gentle, hard working, respectful, humble, polite, and highly social. Its parenting that instills these values.
Posted in: What's your impression of parental supervision of children in Japan?
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jackfish
There is no such thing as "forced suicide". Its murder, committed by the ultimate coward.
Posted in: Father, 3 children die in apparent murder-suicide in Hiroshima
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jackfish
Pixel-count races are a prime example of marketing based on meaningless specs rather than actual usability. With increasing pixel-count, comes increased pixel density, and increased sensor noise. If not managed well, this means that your newer camera with "more megapixels" will take a lower quality image than the previous generation. There are many examples of this phenomenon in the marketplace, both with cell phones and dedicated cameras. Besides, with a "lens" the size of a head of a push-pin, you're never going to get much of an image.
Posted in: Apple unveils new iPhone
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jackfish
The ridge is high, but there is no way to fall 2400m in that area. http://watchizu.gsi.go.jp/watchizu.html?latitude=36.2847222222222&longitude=137.652083333333
Posted in: Woman falls to death from 2,400-meter mountain ridge
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jackfish
Japanese keitai suffer from the same development blunders as many Japanese tech products: They simply continue to push a spec race, while ignoring what consumers really want/need/lust. Various keitai are marketed as "high spec", without considering usability. For example, the user interface of Japanese keitai are archaic when compared to the iPhone, blackberry, or Palm Pre. Or they are marketed based on their case design, again ignoring actual device usability. If Japanese keitai's are so wonderful, why is it that they are not sold outside of Japan? Docomo tried, and it failed miserably. Keitai's only succeed in this local captive market. I suspect that if the Palm Pre is brought to Japan (it'd need some extra network capabilities first), it would really put the local keitai's to shame, especially considering it's got a "real" keyboard which the thumb-wizards of Japan could utilize.
Posted in: Apple unveils new iPhone
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jackfish
Nice. And the competition is getting better too, which is good for the consumer.
Posted in: What do you think of Apple's iPhone?
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jackfish
Its for research. A limited controlled study to use existing technical capabilities to try to better understand the propagation of highly contagious illnesses. Its nice to see an existing pervasive technology being used for something beneficial. Turn your big-brother fear mongering down a notch.
Posted in: Japan explores using cell phones to stop pandemics
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jackfish
inakaRob: be careful...around 1/4 of the training supplements sold in the US have steroids in them. And many have some nasty fillers added. And that point you made about needing 1g of protein per 1lb of body weight, is also wrong. Weight lifting magazines and websites are not the places to look for accurate information. (watch a film called "bigger stronger faster") It'd be funny if we find out that the IV drips in Japan are slipping in a little EXTRA boost. :) A little THC maybe...
Posted in: Tokyo’s latest health craze goes straight for the jugular
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jackfish
For many people, working in a foreign country for a while is a resume builder, not a big risk. It seems strange that this wouldn't also be the case for Japanese. I've never heard of this problem for Japanese who have worked in Germany, France, UK, or US for a few years.
Posted in: Few Japanese benefit from living their 'Shanghai dream'
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jackfish
Wow, the author needs to open his eyes and ears.
Posted in: Tokyo’s lack of live music
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jackfish
With Russia, China, South Korea, and Japan all within striking range of NK, why would the US need to get involved on the ground?
Posted in: Army chief says U.S. able to fight N Korea if necessary