JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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joetheplumber
All show and no substance at this point. Addressing the UN is easy. Delivering will be difficult. I was not overly impressed.
Posted in: What did you think of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's diplomatic debut on the world stage last week?
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joetheplumber
Thanks for the advice auntplum. I have on occassions confronted these hoons especially the tailgaters( there are so many of them). And yes the photo take with cell phones has been practiced. I am not easly frightened, but on an expressway you risk death. Not all drivers are physically strong enough to take on some of these hoons. You are lucky to have a strong guy as your husband and who is willing to teach these guys a lesson.
Posted in: Three dead in four-car pileup on Ibaraki highway
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joetheplumber
With population declining, there is a feeling that building new schools is pointless. even upgrading old ones is pointless. Many schools will probably close down. Hatoyama needs to make it affordable to have children. Give young couple the financial assitance to have kids. The elderly need more nursing homes. As for roads, they do need upgrading. Narrow and without pavements, sidewalks people are risking death each day just walking down the road. Widen those narrow alleys and create walkways where people can walk without fear, make cycling lanes too. Each time I walk donw the street I fear a bicycle will knock me over.
Posted in: Are you optimistic that things will get better in Japan under new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama?
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joetheplumber
We certainly will give Hatoyama and his cabinet time to prove themselves. They have been given a mandate to govern. Just how far to the left will the go? How big a change will they bring to the average Joe out there? Back street conditions are poor and dangerous. Expressways should be cheaper and better policed for nutty drivers. Monopolies by a few Japanese companies have to change too. Go for it Hatoyama and do not resign at the first hurdle.
Posted in: Are you optimistic that things will get better in Japan under new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama?
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joetheplumber
You really do not want to anger a truckie. They will intimidate you and frighten the hell out of you. They stop where they like, use mobiles freely and rarely obey any traffic rules. When they are running out of time they will endanger your life.
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joetheplumber
Everything I touch has a "made in China label on it" or if it is Japanese I need to pay more than double for it. Japan is afraid of competition. Hatoyama needs to have some guts to bring about real change. He does not have it.
Posted in: Are you optimistic that things will get better in Japan under new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama?
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joetheplumber
Hatoyama cannot change Japan. Japan has to toss off the attitude and mentalities that have kept it from change for the last 60 years. They need to open the doors to competition and challenge its neighbour China in providing cheap and high quality products produced here at home.
Posted in: Are you optimistic that things will get better in Japan under new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama?
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joetheplumber
Excuse the typing errors in my posts. I press submit before preview.
Posted in: Three dead in four-car pileup on Ibaraki highway
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joetheplumber
I have experienced road rage in my home country, where the police are usually visible on the roads and do chase these hoons. Our police adise us not to engage these lunatics and avoid conflict. Best to steer awya and save yourself from possible death. If there are no witnesses these guys get awy with murder. I often see the Japanese police picking up cyclists for no light at night, whilst the killer drivers are onthe expressway killing people. What is happeninhg here?
Posted in: Three dead in four-car pileup on Ibaraki highway
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joetheplumber
Nice advice auntplum. I have done what you say in the past and it has worked. But the recent situation was different. I enetered a ramp on a forked part of the Kanetsu an dhe was right up my rear trying to squeeze on my right. I kept my cool and steered my way down safely. He then overtook me went to the middle lane and I followed behind him. He seemed angry that I had the nerve to follow him. So he slowed to a crawl provoking me. I took the left exit at that point and lucky there were witnesses behind me. The coward took off mighty fast after that. I certainly was not stupid to ram him and played it cool and calmly. In the past I have done what you said, slowed down and usually it works. The cowards often turn off and clear out. Trucks are also big tailgaters and the cause of many fatalities.
Posted in: Three dead in four-car pileup on Ibaraki highway
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joetheplumber
This guy was mean. Had I slowed down he would have ranmmed me. I did let him overtake me as soon as I had the chance only to find he suddenly slowed down provoking me to hit him. Ofcourse I had the sense to get off at the nearest exit which luckily was near. He continued on his merry way to harrass the next driver. Near the tollgate, ther was a police car stationed. They would be better on the expressway picking up these hoon tailgaters.
Posted in: Three dead in four-car pileup on Ibaraki highway
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joetheplumber
It is not only the truckies. Two days ago I was nearly killed by a crazy tailgater on the Kanetsu. And I was not a slow driver. Lucky I got off earliier than planned else he would have killed me. Where are the highway police in this country?
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