ninjaboy said...

ninjaboy at 06:48 PM JST - 3rd November

Its been a dream of mine for almost 20 years to visit this place. Just never seem to get there !

Posted in Autumn tint at 06:48 PM JST - 3rd November
ninjaboy at 09:01 AM JST - 17th October

Quote: "Police suspect all were under the influence of drugs at the time of the crime. Yet another incomprehensible act of violence over a meaningless argument."

... Just another typical day in Japan

Posted in How a meaningless argument ended in murder at 09:01 AM JST - 17th October
ninjaboy at 08:57 AM JST - 17th October

Here we go again with the 'cultural trump-card.' It's not even funny anymore.

Posted in Okada calls for respect for culture amid criticism of dolphin hunting at 08:57 AM JST - 17th October
ninjaboy at 04:12 PM JST - 14th October

I work in China and we have the same problem here. Even the most gifted graduates with dreams of joining a foreign company/working abroad usually end up working on the assembly line with a screwdriver. They totally lack the creative and imaginative input large companies demand of their employees to…

Posted in New breed of employees can’t communicate and wilt under pressure at 04:12 PM JST - 14th October
ninjaboy at 07:00 AM JST - 16th September

Shouldn't this picture be with the lead story "Hatoyama's Cabinate Takes Shape" ???

Posted in Flower expo at 07:00 AM JST - 16th September
ninjaboy at 03:13 PM JST - 17th July

It has been common practice in many prefectures for few years now for J-police to lay in wait at a secluded spot not seen from the road (usually at night) to watch for any passing foreigner driving a vehicle with a license plate that appears on a printed list they…

Posted in Policeman suspended for issuing tickets to foreign traffic violators for wrong reasons at 03:13 PM JST - 17th July
ninjaboy at 11:00 AM JST - 25th June

Japan needs to take a lesson from China. Many of Japan's private language schools have yet to utalise the kind of language-learning facilities that China has implimented for many years. I work for a corporate training centre in China which is very "IT competent" and does make use of automation…

Posted in English-language teaching industry in bad shape at 11:00 AM JST - 25th June
ninjaboy at 12:10 PM JST - 17th June

In this culture, kids are left to fend for themselves. They grow-up learning to adapt to their environment from the 'school of hard knocks.' I've always found this difficult to understand in Japan ever since I was a student at a university in Tokyo many years ago and did home-stay.…

Posted in What's your impression of parental supervision of children in Japan? at 12:10 PM JST - 17th June
ninjaboy at 03:08 PM JST - 30th May

No news here - just a normal everyday practice in all Japanese universities and not just for those graduating in medicine.

And you wonder why no-one wants to go to a Japanese hospital with people like this working there...

Posted in 34 Dokkyo Medical Univ professors received money from degree earners at 03:08 PM JST - 30th May
ninjaboy at 01:54 PM JST - 27th May

Well that's bound to work! Now the police don't need to patrol the area - this sign takes care of everything. hmmmmmmm

Posted in Cleanup at 01:54 PM JST - 27th May