papasmurfinjapan said...

papasmurfinjapan at 10:39 AM JST - 16th May

I thought James Bond was flying one of those in Japan in the 1960s.

Posted in World's smallest helicopter to fly at da Vinci's birthplace at 10:39 AM JST - 16th May
papasmurfinjapan at 01:49 PM JST - 15th May

20 holidays per year plus 7 days summer holiday plus 5 days winter holiday. In total 32 days.

I think that is the exception, not the norm, especially for small-medium sized businesses that employ the a fair chunk of Japan's workforce and who do whatever they damn well please because…

Posted in Dealing with stress in the office at 01:49 PM JST - 15th May
papasmurfinjapan at 09:29 AM JST - 15th May

tkoind2 sums up my thoughts on this matter well.

Now I run the risk of getting too personal here, but I was recently "forced to resign" (verbally abused and harrassed by the boss until I agreed to quit) by the company I have worked for for 8 years. My crime?…

Posted in Dealing with stress in the office at 09:29 AM JST - 15th May
papasmurfinjapan at 01:52 PM JST - 14th May

Weird.. I don't want to blame the poor victim, but I've lived in Japanese apartments and they aren't that difficult to break out of (or into).. I presume he wasn't under 24hr surveillance so why didn't he try to escape, or at least generate enough noise to alert the neighbours.…

Posted in Woman, two minors arrested for confining, fatally assaulting teen at 01:52 PM JST - 14th May
papasmurfinjapan at 12:40 PM JST - 13th May

Wow, 3D undies. It would surely be an improvement on the 2D ones I use now.

Do they come with 3D glasses too?

Posted in Men's underwear 3D series at 12:40 PM JST - 13th May
papasmurfinjapan at 12:34 PM JST - 13th May

In principle, I agree that if you are planning on living here for a long time, it is only fair that you try and attain a certain level of proficiency in Japanese. I'm sure they wouldn't be asking for JPLT Level 1 proficiency, just level 3 or 4 to show…

Posted in Should Japanese language ability be a factor in determining the maximum length of stay on visas for foreigners? at 12:34 PM JST - 13th May
papasmurfinjapan at 04:03 PM JST - 9th May

You think they'd let her into China again if she beat him? Fukuda really has no passion for anything does he? The perfect chance to show Japan he is human, and he blew it.

Posted in Hu enjoys table tennis with Ai Fukuhara, but Fukuda backs out at 04:03 PM JST - 9th May
papasmurfinjapan at 02:20 PM JST - 8th May

I'm trying not to fall in love with her, and succeeding with minimal effort.

Yes, she is a half, or double, whatever you want to call her, but no, she doesn't speak English and doesn't seem to exploit her parentage by pretending to be an ambassador for the UK on…

Posted in Becky says 'I'm trying not to fall in love' at 02:20 PM JST - 8th May
papasmurfinjapan at 12:16 PM JST - 8th May

The only person capable of solving the LDP's problems, or at least upsetting the status quo is Koizumi. Everyone else is cut from the same cookie-cutter.

Perhaps they can consider offering Hillary a job as PM.

Posted in Dumping Fukuda won't solve LDP's problems at 12:16 PM JST - 8th May
papasmurfinjapan at 11:45 AM JST - 8th May

Oh, and Neil Young!!!

Posted in Who gets your vote for the greatest songwriter of the last 100 years? at 11:45 AM JST - 8th May