motytrah said...

motytrah at 03:10 AM JST - 19th June

TV has a long way to go in Japan. It's still quite acceptable in J-Drama to smack around a woman who talks back to her husband.

There were some signs in 2004 with Atto Hōmu Daddo (At home Dad), but even then most of the series mad the mother out…

Posted in Television perpetuates outmoded gender stereotypes at 03:10 AM JST - 19th June
motytrah at 04:44 AM JST - 18th June

In the US you'd get a class action lawsuit. The thing about unpaid OT is it's fairly easy prove these days because you have work product neatly time stamped by the computer. Office workers make phone calls, send email, etc. It's all very easy to see what the real hours…

Posted in Lower house passes bill to shorten work hours for those with kids under 3 at 04:44 AM JST - 18th June
motytrah at 12:21 AM JST - 18th June

People buy houses in Japan for the land. They have no issue knock down the house and building something new. I guess I'm not suprised.

Posted in Tokyo's iconic buildings being lost to zoning laws at 12:21 AM JST - 18th June
motytrah at 12:17 AM JST - 18th June

TGV doesn't have the sustained speeds in real world conditions. There are too many points on it's routes where it's under speed restrictions. It's not that TGV is a horrible train. It's a bit dirty compared to the Japanese trains and more expensive, but generally you get where you need…

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motytrah at 04:36 AM JST - 16th June

Visiting Pearl Harbour has more to do with WWII vets being up in arms. Native Hawaiians actually like Japanese tourists better than mainland tourists.

Posted in Emperor, empress to participate in wreath-laying ceremony in Hawaii at 04:36 AM JST - 16th June
motytrah at 04:21 AM JST - 12th June

Is there a law where TV personalities have to date comedians?

Posted in Kinoshita quiet on Fujimoto at event for constipation medicine commercial at 04:21 AM JST - 12th June
motytrah at 04:40 AM JST - 10th June

I flew 10 segments in Business class last year. Saw an infant once, and it didn't make a peep. On a NRT-HNL flight there were some pre-teen J-Kids behind me, the parents were sitting behind them to keep an eye on them. For the most part they just played their…

Posted in In-flight madness with the kids at 04:40 AM JST - 10th June
motytrah at 01:16 AM JST - 4th June

We're not going to attack NK. Know why? Because SK has most of it's people and almost all of it's industry less than 100 miles from the border with NK. There is no buffer between the two countries. Any attack on NK means SK takes huge damages in terms of…

Posted in 4 U.S. stealth fighters arrive at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa at 01:16 AM JST - 4th June
motytrah at 12:55 AM JST - 4th June

I was under the impression that people in Japan bought houses based on location with the rising the building and building a new structure.

Posted in Would you move into a house or apartment if you knew that a murder or suicide had once taken place there? at 12:55 AM JST - 4th June
motytrah at 12:04 PM JST - 30th May

Let the share holders decide. There should also be a regulation that makes institutional share holders that have a business interest (such as banking, loans, etc.) abstain from voting about salary.

Posted in Are you in favor of government-imposed caps on executives' salary packages? at 12:04 PM JST - 30th May