JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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Why do Japanese change their attitude when they communicate with foreigners?
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Confrontation
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U.S. Navy investigating how parts fell off aircraft near Atsugi
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California court to decide if SeaWorld whales are illegal 'slaves'
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Kuroki reported pregnant 2 weeks after denying relationship with Akanishi
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- Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) in Kanto region
- RCS (RCSコーポレーション), Kanto
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- Assistant Language Teacher - TOKYO - late-March start
- Interac, Tokyo
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- Assistant Language Teacher - Kanagawa Prefecture - late-March start
- Interac, Kanagawa
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jonnyboy
actually, japan was traditionally very open about sexuality, you might like to read up on the original version of Momotaro. it was when they came up against the uptight west (well, uptight americans...) that things started to get confused
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jonnyboy
fixed
Posted in: The most important thing is that the players don’t feel stressed. We will spend a long time in the country so it’s important to create an environment in which the players can relax.
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jonnyboy
tolerance only works if the other party is willing to reciprocate
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jonnyboy
japan shouldn't feel so high and mighty in comparison to n korea. after all, it has the same nepotistic system of government, just with more competition
Posted in: N Korea criticizes U.S. nuclear protection of South
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jonnyboy
i'm all for transgender if that person truly wants it and understand the full physical and emotional implications of the procedure, and especially is not suffering from any emotion trauma (silence of the lambs, anyone?) but i would have to agree that the deception HonestDictator mentions is problematic and quite common (go to thailand and tell me it isn't)
Posted in: Television perpetuates outmoded gender stereotypes
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jonnyboy
more cheque book diplomacy, i see. i'd like to think the games are awarded on a more social/culture basis than just which city has the most cash
Posted in: Tokyo is better placed than the other candidates. We have $4 billion set aside for cumulative purposes and there is no chance of us having to resort to asking the central government for funds. In terms of the environment and finance, we excel.
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jonnyboy
the human body is designed for a bare, subsistence diet. most people in the developed world are dying of over-nutrition
Posted in: World's oldest man dies at 113
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jonnyboy
a mother has a right to express her opinion. and a daughter has a right to disregard it!
Posted in: Seiko Matsuda gives nod of approval to daughter Sayaka’s new boyfriend
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jonnyboy
whilst japan can boast a lot of centenarians, and likes to boast about the healthiness of its cuisine, the vast majority of the population would be wise to take note of tanabe and reduce their alcohol and tobacco intake, which is some of the highest in the world
Posted in: World's oldest man dies at 113
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jonnyboy
tv is made to appeal to the oyaji since they control the country. entertain the oyaji, and encourage the women to become that which is pleasing to the oyaji.
Posted in: Television perpetuates outmoded gender stereotypes
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jonnyboy
i wonder what sacrifices aso is planning to make?
thanks right, none, i imagine
Posted in: We are all responsible for stopping climate change. We must ask the Japanese people to make sacrifices. That is the cost of saving our planet.
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jonnyboy
shame the tickets cost a fortune
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jonnyboy
you can't isolate individual elements and expect to be able to dictate the way things will change. humans are complex animals. teach a person to be more creative and don't be surprised if it makes them less obedient and more questioning as well. this is par for the course and seems to be just what it happening. i applaud it. japan is a society which tries to make a virtue of having a rigid system which steadfastly refuses to adapt to changes in its external environment. supposedly the only place in the natural world where "adapt to survive" is not thought to apply. perhaps for once the established hierarchy will have to adapt to changes coming from below. hurrah!
Posted in: New graduates show lack of zeal for jobs and job-hunting
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jonnyboy
forget the foreigners, it seems that the most murderous people in japan are parents
Posted in: Woman jumps to death from bldg; 1-yr-old daughter found dead in bedroom
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jonnyboy
you're kidding me, right?
Posted in: What's your impression of parental supervision of children in Japan?
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jonnyboy
another point that comes to mind is that i think many, if not the majority, of parents in japan have kids in order to fulfill their "obligations", to get their parents off their back about starting a "respectable" family. so, rather than making a cool, carefully considered decision about wanting children and feeling prepared and ready for the commitment, they just do it in order to tick a box, get something out of the way
also, i don't think relative comparisons between quality of child-rearing in different countries is all that useful. all child-rearing is challenging, and i think there are different challenges in different places. japan certainly raises some unique challenges of its own
Posted in: What's your impression of parental supervision of children in Japan?
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jonnyboy
i think this is a good point. i wonder how many parents, regardless of country, take the time to explain to their children about the effects their actions have on others. ie;
don't shout and run around on trains. trains are public places and there are tired and busy people here who only want to get to a destination without trouble. if you want to play and run around you can do it in the park
such a simple thing but it would raise children who think clearly about the negative (and positive) consequences of their actiosn, rather than just doing what their superiors tell them to do
Posted in: What's your impression of parental supervision of children in Japan?
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jonnyboy
can't you see that the father had failed in his role as parent (to care adequately for his children), and the children had failed in their roles as children (to be cared for adequately by their parent). thus it was appropriate for them to accept their obligation to lay down their lives in order to maintain social harmony, and so as not to inconvenience social services
/sarcasm
Posted in: Father, 3 children die in apparent murder-suicide in Hiroshima
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jonnyboy
corrected.
anyway, a slave is a worker, minus the social life
Posted in: New graduates show lack of zeal for jobs and job-hunting
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jonnyboy
completely agree. there's nothing i hate more than seeing people who wander around with big grins on their faces for no explicable reason. in my opinion a smile is appropriate when something pleasant happens. when there is nothing immediately pleasant happening there is no reason to smile. this is not a bad thing. smiling constantly makes a smile meaningless and would seem to suggest that you are afraid of being seen without a smile. let mickey mouse be mickey mouse. people have a wide range of emotions, use them all
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