JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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Teacher nabbed for using miror to peek up girl's skirt
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Japan's nuclear safety standards flawed, says commission chief
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To be healthy, live in the big city
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From carnivores to herbivores: how men are defined in Japan
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Why do Japanese change their attitude when they communicate with foreigners?
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timeon
this is a log due prize. The problem is that is was impossible to narrow it down to three guys, so basically the survivors got it, that's why it looks like a "retirement prize". If Mizoroki wouldn't have died, he should have got it instead of Heck. Japan is very strong in research development and especially catalysis and organometallics. And Shinjukuboy, you are wrong, at least regarding chemistry, Japan is one of the few places where you can still get funded for basic research.
Goddog, now the retirement age from national universities is 65. due to the senioral system in Japan, it's basically impossible to kick out a stubborn old senile dude, so they use the forced retirement. then you can teach at a private university, and actually they pay better (the basic salary at a national university is ridiculous)
Posted in: 2 Japanese, American researchers share chemistry Nobel Prize
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timeon
TumbleDry, I doubt any respectable system will ever use that failure of a Windows system
Posted in: Iran claims computer worm is Western plot
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timeon
I believe the nanotubes (Prof. Ijima) should have been awarded first, but that's a subjective view. Congrats! Sounds strange though that the student got it as well, usually is the Prof. that gets all the honors. There might be reasons I don't know, of course
Posted in: 2 professors in UK win Nobel Prize in physics
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timeon
why not?
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timeon
working in a hazardous place, smoking is out of the question. some smokers used to puff outsides, near an emergency stairways, until one day some butts ignited and we had a very smoky and smelly fire. So now they have to go somewhere outside where there is a smoking area. it's pretty far and out in the cold/hot, so maybe it will help them quit?
Posted in: How does your workplace deal with the issue of passive smoking?
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timeon
well, you don't have to be an expert "Nobel guesser" to know that Prof. Yamanaka is a favorite. All the best to him, he certainly deserves it. By the way, the phone call is actually made by the president of the Nobel foundation (and Swedish academy). and he doesn't really have that much of a Scandinavian accent
Posted in: Stem cell pioneer Yamanaka mentioned for Nobel Prize
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timeon
I want to correct the author about Todai. There is a strong tendency towards internationalization recently: scholarships and programs for foreign students; recruiting foreign faculty or Japanese with strong background abroad; many short-term programs for visiting scholars; making English compulsory for graduate classes, and for the graduation thesis/defense, etc. Of course, it's a Japanese pace for this change, but I've been here for a long time and I can tell for sure that things are changing.
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timeon
apart from the fact that she has a degree in commercial science from Meiji University (how about yourself, Mike?), the bottom line is that she's ridiculously hot and I would exchange her any time with the PhDs I'm surrounded by :) But I still wait for a Japanese actress who's not a former model, singer, talento or announcer
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timeon
It's funny that when Romania tried to address the gypsy problem, they were savagely attacked by EU on grounds of human rights. Now that Romania is in EU and the gypsies can roam free, basically the human rights campaigners say "take them back and do something".
Posted in: France defies EU criticism on Gypsy expulsions
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timeon
I like Cathay, great services. My choice along with JAL and ANA. Expand your business, you have a customer here!
Posted in: Cathay Pacific increasing capacity on select routes
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timeon
Three Americans hiking on the Iraq/Iran border. Where do you find these people?? either they're spies or they completely lack common sense (in which case they should try hiking in Japan instead)
Posted in: Iran to free American woman for holiday clemency
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timeon
combinibento, they revolted for more serious reasons recently, just to be violently repressed. it is not that the general public likes or agrees with these practices (I have Iranian friends and I know their opinion), it's just they are afraid of their "enlighten" government.
Posted in: EU decries 'barbaric' plans to stone Iranian woman
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timeon
it's just a matter of time before Yamanaka gets the Nobel. Congratulations!
Posted in: Japanese stem cell researcher wins Balzan prize
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timeon
MeanRingo, I don't see anything bad in that, quite the contrary :)
Posted in: Rinko Kikuchi dating director Spike Jonze
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timeon
this is the best answer to the previous postings on why these thugs should not be allowed to have nukes
Posted in: Mobs attack home of Iranian opposition leader
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timeon
@bababooey: for your info, Romanians are not of slavic ancestry.
Posted in: Man's throat slashed at front door in possible case of mistaken identity
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timeon
we did a BBQ on a large veranda, the top floor of the building. we kept the smoke and the noise low, but nevertheless in no time the neighbors called the owner and a big circus followed. that was downtown Tokyo, I hoped Hokkaido is better, but apparently I'm wrong. And dude, if you're growing week in your place, keep a low profile!
Posted in: Marijuana discovered in apartment after reports of fire
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timeon
so how comes a Chinese tourist has a gun? Chinese mafia tourist maybe? the bike part is weak though...
Posted in: Armed man robs Shinagawa post office of Y1 mil
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timeon
Europe has a big immigrant problem, and a huge gypsy problem. And I can't think of any easy solutions. Sociology specialists should analyze the situation and come up with a strategy asap
Posted in: Sarkozy threatens immigrants who target police
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timeon
other news say he was sentenced 99 years. but I'm also curious about the mother, I don't know exactly what happened, but obviously they should investigate her as well
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