Wednesday February 15, 2012

JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION

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mojibakeMar. 31, 2009 - 10:42AM JST

Singapore: uncomfortably warm, yes. But cheap?

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mojibakeMar. 23, 2009 - 10:51AM JST

He left Japan long ago. The parents and media need to direct their pressure at Interpol or whatever. Are they really accomplishing anything by forcing them to resort to making essentially pull-string talking dolls of him?

Posted in: Realistically speaking, what do you think the police should be doing to catch Tatsuya Ichihashi, the suspect in the 2007 murder of Lindsay Ann Hawker?
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mojibakeMar. 05, 2009 - 09:49AM JST

Second from the left, bottom row is cute.

Posted in: Marui shop attendants
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mojibakeFeb. 27, 2009 - 02:22PM JST

Let me try to understand the point of your article. Based on your story, one might conclude that Japanese are silently racist towards gentlemen like yourself and your friend, and openly racist towards those from the Korean peninsula. And short-statured to boot?

Point taken. I suppose it's a commonly articulated one, although usually by drunken non-Japanese.

Posted in: Different strokes for different folks
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mojibakeFeb. 24, 2009 - 02:28PM JST

Work-sharing wins the best plannist award for ways to reduce domestic consumption. Instead of laid-off people motivated to look for a job or be entrepreneurial, you have created a laconic society of penny-pinchers.

Great for the economy. Not.

Posted in: Japan turns to 'work-sharing' to avoid layoffs
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mojibakeJan. 13, 2009 - 06:44PM JST

Why is full-time work considered the end-all, be-all of employment in Japan? I am most definitely not on the management side, and often wonder how much more efficient things would be if everyone was truly responsible and empowered to take control of their own productivity. Of course, right now contract workers are sort of second-class citizens compared to the entitled workers huddled under the umbrella of labour unions and cushy laws. But perhaps the move towards more contract employment is not so much a sign of "corporate exploitation" but merely an admission that the full-time employment system isn't quite compatible with the realities of international competition.

Posted in: The future of contract work in Japan: First steps to change
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mojibakeJan. 08, 2009 - 10:23AM JST

Everything I know about geisha I learned from Memoirs of a Geisha.

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mojibakeJan. 06, 2009 - 10:36AM JST

It's actually not bad as long as you stick to travel phrases ... think of it as a phrasebook that won't survive getting wet.

Posted in: NEC develops Japanese-English interpretation software for cell phones
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mojibakeJan. 06, 2009 - 10:35AM JST

seez WTC twin towers in the back

Posted in: Tobu World Square
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mojibakeJan. 05, 2009 - 12:22PM JST

Egad, is this the year 2009 or 1009?

Posted in: Israeli forces slice deeper into Gaza
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mojibakeJan. 04, 2009 - 10:14PM JST

None of the whales being ... err, researched, are endangered species...

Posted in: Whalers get reprieve as protest ship refuels
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mojibakeJan. 04, 2009 - 10:12PM JST

Hey, I recognize some of the faces in that pic as the same folks who were lining up for a Quarter Pounder. What gives?

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mojibakeJan. 04, 2009 - 10:51AM JST

Soda's films will do wonders for pop culture in Japan.

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mojibakeJan. 04, 2009 - 10:47AM JST

I guess they ran out of rancid butter...

Posted in: Whalers get reprieve as protest ship refuels
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mojibakeJan. 03, 2009 - 12:48PM JST

A car is still a necessity in most areas of Japan outside of the big cities. But give us a decent car and we'll buy one! Compared to cars designed around 1990, today's cars have been cost-reduced in the important mechanical areas and bloated with gadgets at the same time. Just try to find something as simple as a new inexpensive car that's lightweight and has disc brakes and independent suspension all around.

Posted in: Japan auto sales plunge as young lose interest
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mojibakeJan. 02, 2009 - 11:19AM JST

See, this is why seals can get residency permits while the rest of us have a harder time. How many of you can do kanji by mouth??

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mojibakeDec. 17, 2008 - 09:32AM JST

FIA got what they've wanted all these years. Instead of a World Rally Championship, it's a EuroCar Rally Championship!

Next year I hear they're going to require all entrants run on diesel.

Posted in: Subaru pulls out of World Rally Championship
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mojibakeDec. 05, 2008 - 09:23AM JST

Kudos to the NZ rescue squad for working around the weather. Instructions even included in Japanese? Wow.

Posted in: 1 Japanese climber rescued from NZ mountain; 2nd one dies
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mojibakeDec. 04, 2008 - 05:12PM JST

I dunno, rather than disparaging the older lady who's working at McD's, we should be praising her. Because unlike the throbbing masses of other seniors who feel it is their unalienable right to enjoy their golden years without consideration for future generations, she's actually contributing economically. And even McD's deserves a nod for providing a work environment that's enjoyable and rewarding enough for her. Surely there are other angles to this story (economic hardship and whatnot), but if you look on the positive side, more companies ought to try to give seniors something productive to do.

Posted in: Senior citizens being wooed back into workforce
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mojibakeNov. 22, 2008 - 05:50PM JST

Actually they're not being racists -- the article specifically mentioned "ethnicity." Presumably, you could be racially white and ethnically middle eastern and still apply for the role.

Or is this just another instance of somebody throwing around the word "ethnicity" because they're afraid to use the "race" word?

Posted in: NHK casting for foreigners for drama