jonnyboy said...

jonnyboy at 09:12 AM JST - 25th June

A word Japan needs to learn is "Compromise"

quite. they refuse to negotiate because agreeing to negotiate would suggest that their is some legitimacy to russia's claim as well. this sort of stubbornness is how wars get started. the government seems to be completely ignorant of how to engage in…

Posted in Russian lower house blasts bill to stress Japan's sovereignty over 4 islands at 09:12 AM JST - 25th June
jonnyboy at 08:36 PM JST - 24th June

myspace is dead. whilst it was the first site to bring the social networking "revolution" to the world, it was never the best and is now looking horribly dated

Posted in MySpace to cut 300 overseas positions at 08:36 PM JST - 24th June
jonnyboy at 07:23 PM JST - 24th June

standard of Engrish in Japan is atrocious. Can only be because the Engrish teachers are so bad.

it is about the smallest factor. most of the reasons the japanese fail to learn foreign languages are to do with the japanese social practices, its concept of communication (if you could call…

Posted in English-language teaching industry in bad shape at 07:23 PM JST - 24th June
jonnyboy at 07:16 PM JST - 24th June

cue slagging off of english teachers

i'm well aware that there are bad eggs in the eikaiwa industry. however, if there is an industry where one can work, or whose services one can receive, without the possibility of finding unqualified imbeciles then please could you all tell me what it…

Posted in English-language teaching industry in bad shape at 07:16 PM JST - 24th June
jonnyboy at 04:54 PM JST - 24th June

JPN you need to get yr crap together so EVERYONE can basically call it a day by 1700-1800hrs on a year round basis or nothing will chg for the better. These stupid short term psuedo benefits wont help many much.

unlikely. the whole japanese attitude to work is fundamentally at…

Posted in Bill to introduce shorter working hours for parents of young children clears Diet at 04:54 PM JST - 24th June
jonnyboy at 10:07 AM JST - 24th June

if you believe that "group responsibility" is, or should be, applied in japan then yes, aso should at least reoongnise the sins of his family. after all, the only reason he is prime minister is one the coat tails of previous family successes. stands to reason that you can't have…

Posted in How do you feel about the call by some World War II POWs for Prime Minister Taro Aso to apologize and offer reparation over their wartime forced labor at a coalmine owned by his father? at 10:07 AM JST - 24th June
jonnyboy at 10:05 AM JST - 24th June

i've noticed over the years than a lot of supermarkets start looking noticeably bare around closing time although konbinis always insist on being fully stocked

Posted in What can be done to reduce the amount of food items that get discarded each day by convenience stores and supermarkets? at 10:05 AM JST - 24th June
jonnyboy at 10:03 AM JST - 24th June

doesn't the japanese legal system already discriminate between murder and premeditated murder? if so, surely the former is applicable in this case? or does murder in japan have to be premedidated and if so surely all man slaughter therefore must be involuntary? it makes no sense

furthermore shouldn't someone be…

Posted in Driver who hit and killed 3 nurses to face lighter charge of involuntary manslaughter at 10:03 AM JST - 24th June
jonnyboy at 07:30 PM JST - 23rd June

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

Posted in Yokohama school teacher arrested for requesting pictures of young boy naked at 07:30 PM JST - 23rd June
jonnyboy at 07:20 PM JST - 23rd June

"We will spend a long time in the country so it’s important to not come into contact with any ethnics"

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. at 07:20 PM JST - 23rd June