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stipend at 11:43 PM JST - 12th September

Japan has a very strict recycling system which is maintained not only at a government level but also by local communities.

Recycling is a misnomer in Japan. Burnables go out one day, plastics the next but who is to say they don't go to the same place? Call your city…

Posted in Volunteers clean up Hokkaido beach at 11:43 PM JST - 12th September
stipend at 12:46 PM JST - 11th September

The Peace Boat is soliciting donations as it shoulders most of the travel costs of the atomic-bomb survivors.

Private company exploits volunteers, international crew and still wants hand outs?

"Money sloshing around" is how one insider described the relationship to me between Peace Boat and Japan Grace, the parent company.…

Posted in 100 A-bomb survivors embark on voyage to pass on experiences to world at 12:46 PM JST - 11th September
stipend at 10:16 PM JST - 29th August

It's an elegant building -and it's a bottle open!

I don't understand why they call Mori "visionary"??

Right! Like first show me the bottle of beer this thing opens!!

Posted in Mori set to open Shanghai's latest landmark at 10:16 PM JST - 29th August
stipend at 11:59 AM JST - 15th August

Keep it high. I'll gladly pay more for produce if the high gas reduces people idling, feet up, sleeping, engines running with abandon.

Hmm.. no change so far..

noborito. So with the return trip that's like an extra 12hrs/yr languishing in your car? Switch to short lattes, mate! You'll likely…

Posted in Japan pump price down from record high at 11:59 AM JST - 15th August
stipend at 03:25 PM JST - 12th August

Futons to be aired out on the balcony with the laundry, history bits to be swept under the carpet. Ok, got it!

But what of being a democracy? Government decides what can and cannot be accessed/read - from 55 yrs ago? That's pretty sad.

You either learn from history or…

Posted in Nat'l Diet Library shelves file on crimes by U.S. service personnel at 03:25 PM JST - 12th August
stipend at 01:40 AM JST - 9th August

These suits cost more than $200 I'll guarantee! And China ain't cheap. Been there lately? $15 buys boxer shorts! These days there's better shopping in Japan.

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stipend at 09:18 PM JST - 31st July

So what is Peace Boat’s efficiency? Donating money, effort, or time to an organization that’s a top issue. Japan Grace gives up nothing.

And why should they? They’ve got this young, energetic, altruistic minded volunteer work force that churns over with every uni grad date (like they say on the…

Posted in Peace Boat encourages grassroots interaction at 09:18 PM JST - 31st July
stipend at 12:56 PM JST - 23rd July

Grassroots interactions? On PB? LOL! Pay extra for their study program.. they'll have foreign speakers flown in for you. Really. But with anywhere from 300 to 800 people on board tho what are the chances?

It's a cruise ship. Passengers stay in their "bubble" and most of them the whole…

Posted in Peace Boat encourages grassroots interaction at 12:56 PM JST - 23rd July
stipend at 01:38 PM JST - 22nd July

Peace Boat is not what they would have you believe. PB is part of Grace Japan, a tour company.

Most of what they do is shrouded in mystery because they are "a private company." No transparency, no annual report of accounts. This I'm sure keeps a lot of reputable NGO…

Posted in Peace Boat encourages grassroots interaction at 01:38 PM JST - 22nd July