ninjaboy said...

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
ninjaboy at 06:51 PM JST - 18th May

Great article! Loved reading this!

Posted in Capt Kirk, American icon? at 06:51 PM JST - 18th May
ninjaboy at 09:58 AM JST - 3rd May

This global expansion of information is only going to extend the range and scope of the propaganda machine. There's no way these government-controlled mouth pieces will offer any objective viewpoint in their reporting styles. Xinhua News and CCTV will continue to operate as the official voices of the CCP. It's…

Posted in China's propaganda 'carriers' go global at 09:58 AM JST - 3rd May
ninjaboy at 06:55 PM JST - 6th April

Fruit punch anyone?

Posted in Japanese pop singer dressed as pineapple robbed in Sweden at 06:55 PM JST - 6th April
ninjaboy at 06:47 PM JST - 6th April

Sounds more like an expensive 'face saving' exercise to me. Anything to stop China from toppling Japan off the No#2 spot.

Posted in Japan to spend more than Y10 tril in new economic stimulus at 06:47 PM JST - 6th April
ninjaboy at 03:42 PM JST - 24th February

Quote: “We have sent the bullet-like metal to the Metropolitan Police Department for examination.”

Yeah.., that'll make a big difference... A bunch of Keystones standing around staring at it for several minutes in silence until until one is brave enough to venture a breakthrough theory... "I think this is a…

Posted in NHK faces terror scare for second day at 03:42 PM JST - 24th February
ninjaboy at 11:00 AM JST - 16th February

Why to the Keystones have to "raid" a company for this investigation? Can't they just knock on the door and talk to them?

Posted in Police raid elevator maintenance firm again over 2006 fatal accident at 11:00 AM JST - 16th February