Wednesday February 15, 2012

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    kaminarioyaji

    Bookowls - I didn't change company, only the handset; I was wondering if my problem was related to the phone and not the server... Which one I wonder.

    Posted in: KDDI's au data service disrupted again, affecting 6.15 million subscribers

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    kaminarioyaji

    This kind of thing should really be put on hold until the lives of everyone affected by The Tohoku earthquake has been returned to some kind of sense of normality. No doubt the powers that be will argue that it's 8 years away, blah, blah, blah, but they'll be spending money that's rather desperately needed elsewhere right now from Day 1.

    Of course, I realise I'm preaching to the choir here

    Posted in: Tokyo officially submits 2020 bid to IOC

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    kaminarioyaji

    I have the iphone 4s with KDDI, and since day one, I haven't received my keitai email straightaway like I did with my old phone. Sometimes the delay is well over an hour - Have any other people experienced this? I keep meaning to ask at the AU shop, but somehow always forget...

    Posted in: KDDI's au data service disrupted again, affecting 6.15 million subscribers

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    kaminarioyaji

    Announcing the date is just like when you see patrol cars ambling along with the lights on but no siren. It's dumb because if gives all the dangerous drivers a heads up to drive carefully only at THAT time; we need them to be driving safely on a constant basis, which means keeping drivers on their toes by making them think that they could get stopped by the cops at ANY time.

    Why are the police here too dumb to figure that one out?

    I have to renew my licence here next week; I'm kinda looking forward to the "any questions?" part.

    As for cyclists, the most dangerous thing for them to be doing is riding against traffic. People who do this in Japan NEVER get out of the way, or go around cyclists on the correct side of the road (even though it's far more difficult for them to check and maneuver around these idiots).

    Posted in: Police caution more than 10,000 in Tokyo for breaking new bicycle rules

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    kaminarioyaji

    Good for them. Whatever the cause, I'm just happy to see some Japanese being proactive rather than the usual Shouganai induced apathy..

    Posted in: Thousands in Tokyo march against nuclear power

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    kaminarioyaji

    Marijuana users twice as likely to cause car crash, studies show

    Judging by what I see everyday, and what I read on here, I can only come to the conclusion that there are millions of closet pot-heads in Japan.

    Prescription drugs also alter perception

    I really don't get how driving on certain non-prescription medicines is allowed; I mean, I'm asthmatic, and inhalers don't have any side effects for non-asthmatics except raising heart rate a little, and yet I need to go to a hospital to get permission from a doctor to receive medicine that could save my life. Meanwhile, Taro Tanaka can get behind the wheel of a 1 ton+ machine after taking an over the counter cough medicine known to have drowsiness as a side effect, and legally be able to drive around whilst not clear of mind (I might add that this is not unique to Japan). What kind of reverse logic is that???

    Posted in: Marijuana users twice as likely to cause car crash, studies show

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    kaminarioyaji

    We see this story about twice a year don't we? Always a fresh challenge to this nationalistic idiocy.

    Hats off to those teachers. It's nice to see some Japanese sticking to their guns instead of taking it lying down and sighing the ol' Shouganai.

    Posted in: Supreme Court rules making teachers sing 'Kimigayo' is constitutional

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    kaminarioyaji

    Many people in this country can't/won't even use an indicator lever, so is it really a surprise when this kind of thing happens?

    Posted in: Two elderly people dead after car plows into supermarket

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    kaminarioyaji

    Apologies Cleo & Yubaru, I meant "self-assertive" as in the preceding line.

    Posted in: 77,630 school bullying cases recognized in 2010

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    kaminarioyaji

    Ahhh... finally I understand; so bullying is how the Japanese fill all those "extra" hours of work/study. I'd been scratching my head as to exactly how they can't seem to get any more work done in the many more hours they spend at work/school when compared to their western counterparts. Now I understand; a bit of humiliation & hazing of the new recruits whiles away a good couple of hours.

    Unfortunately, in a culture that places so much emphasis on Sempai/Kouhai, this will inevitably happen as "elders" will have an over-inflated sense of entitlement, and like most bullies, those bullying were most likely bullied themselves.

    Nicky's right though, until an element of self-assertiveness is introduced to the culture, little, if anything, will change. Just look at an English to Japanese dictionary, "assertiveness" has a negative connotation in Japanese.

    One last thing I would like to add; I can often hear cries of "Ijime!" at even the gentlest of teasing/mocking. The Japanese seem a bit sensitive to it all being said and done.

    Posted in: 77,630 school bullying cases recognized in 2010

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    kaminarioyaji

    tmarie - good point, well made about the mamachari brigade Vs proper cyclists. I was speaking generally though, as those guys are usually in the road, not tearing about on pavements recklessly darting through pedestrians. On your other point I wholeheartedly agree; it's difficult to fathom how a country with so many people, people on bicycles, and in cars haven't learned to "see" each other more. I mean, it's not as though seeing anyone at anytime in Japan is a surprise to anyone what with it being so densely populated.

    Posted in: Two boys on bike killed after being struck by car in Gunma

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    kaminarioyaji

    I'm glad "polite" is in those speech marks - Polite is an adjective that is about as far removed from smokers in Japan as can possibly be. Never once has someone asked if I mind them sparking up whilst I am mid-meal. Funny how they stub out their fags when their meal arrives so they can enjoy it... Selfish doesn't even begin to cover it.

    Posted in: Japan’s 'polite' tobacco war rages on

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    kaminarioyaji

    the percentage of people smoking has now fallen below 20%

    If this is true, why is it that 90%+ of all restaurants/bars/cafes permit smoking in areas that are not separated? Why do the 80%+ of non-smokers have to suffer the repellent habit of a small minority?

    Finding a non-smoking eating/drinking establishment in Japan is like finding the proverbial needle in a haystack.

    The biggest joke is that many places will ask you if you want smoking/non-smoking, and even when you say non-smoking, you're still usually surrounded by smokers. I.e. the question "smoking or non-smoking?" basically means "do you want an ashtray?".

    Ridiculous.

    Posted in: Japan’s 'polite' tobacco war rages on

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    kaminarioyaji

    AmericanForeigner

    Surely this incident will spur the government into action?

    I take it you're either being sarcastic, or that you're new to Japan?

    As most readers have (probably correctly) deduced, I wouldn't be surprised if the stated scenario of 2 kids on one bike in black school uniforms lose control on the road and veer into the path of this vehicle. We've all seen it nearly happen countless times...

    One thing I've noticed about Japanese cyclists is that they just don't wait; safe or not. Even on narrow paths with lamp posts and utility poles, they just won't wait and will try to squeeze through; only today I was bashed by some idiot woman as she tried to get herself through a gap that was much smaller than the space she required to pass me safely. Like many drivers here, she too fled when I called after her to remonstrate with her.

    Anyway AmericanForeigner, the answer to your question is a big "No it won't".

    Posted in: Two boys on bike killed after being struck by car in Gunma

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    kaminarioyaji

    When the local pachinko parlor opened in the morning she'd be outside waiting

    One of the most tragic sights in Japan is seeing people queue and wait in all weathers for pachinko; that and seeing some of them pitch up in a taxi, then run from the taxi into the pachinko - how can you be that eager/desperate to lose your money?

    Posted in: Pachinko addiction a growing problem for Japanese women

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    kaminarioyaji

    Any particular reason why the walkway is only open to use from 10am - 5pm?

    That pretty much excludes anyone wishing to use this as a means to commute by foot/bicycle.

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    kaminarioyaji

    Gyouza - as far as I can make out, yes, Japanese drivers must stop for a crossing pedestrian, but they don't have to stop if the pedestrian is waiting to cross; in that case they merely need to slow and be ready to stop (though far too many don't, even when you're waiting to cross on a cold day in the pouring rain), which poses an interesting paradox "Who makes the first move?" style question.

    NIcky -

    I see cars stopped and / or parked right up close to crossings so often I didn't even know that was a law here!

    Don't worry, neither do the Japanese (particularly the cops); and those that do, tend to ignore it as our experiences attest to. Besides, never mind before crossings, I've seen cars here parked OVER crossings.

    And WHEN?!?!? will Japanese police start enforcing traffic lights?!?! As others above have noted, usually at least 3 cars still proceed through a red light, even when turning right (So they can't say they were traveling too fast to stop, as they would have had to slow, or even be stationary and waiting to turn).

    Where I live, the colour of the stop light is "Hakata Ao".

    Posted in: Woman killed in hit-and-run involving three cars

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    kaminarioyaji

    A good 6 months or so after this all kicked off, and probably around the time that they were due for an AGM anyway; hardly extraordinary. I mean, there are many extraordinary things about the Olympus case, but the shareholders meeting certainly isn't one of them...

    Posted in: Olympus to hold shareholder meeting on April 20

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    kaminarioyaji

    Yeah, the endless Yelling is a bit of a mood killer.

    There's an izakaya near my place, with some fantastic, imaginative food (Eel lasagna), and it's an intimate place too (about 3.5 metres X 3.5 metres, holds about 15 -20 customers) but not only is the "irasshaimase" yelled, so too is every order; One guy yelling an order for a Nama beer to another guy standing less than 2 metres away, who then repeats by yelling to confirm.

    No need.

    Posted in: What do you think of the quality of waiters in Japanese restaurants?

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    kaminarioyaji

    Kyushu seems to be bucking this trend; there are so many 3 - 4 kid families down here.

    NZ2011 - excellent point about comparing working conditions from the past with now.

    Posted in: Japan's population to shrink two thirds by 2110

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