tkoind2 said...

tkoind2 at 09:06 AM JST - 16th May

No it should not. And the reason is in Japan's best interests.

Japan needs labor. Skilled and unskilled to maintain her tax base and working population.

Should people moving here learn to speak? Yes. Should the state offer more language and cultural training courses to new arrivals? Yes.

But limiting…

Posted in Should Japanese language ability be a factor in determining the maximum length of stay on visas for foreigners? at 09:06 AM JST - 16th May
tkoind2 at 09:31 AM JST - 15th May

Easy50. Stress is stress. And you are right is is subjective. But for a working guy here who thinks his world depends upon his job, stress is as life and death for him as it is for the Phili cop. Everyone experiences his or her world as the center of…

Posted in Dealing with stress in the office at 09:31 AM JST - 15th May
tkoind2 at 09:22 AM JST - 15th May

There is a great opportunity here. The government should set up an agriculture empowerment program to provide training to interested people who would then have access to subsidized land grants to take on land and develop it for agriculture. For older families no longer able to work property, they could…

Posted in Soaring food prices spark debate on agriculture in Japan at 09:22 AM JST - 15th May
tkoind2 at 09:11 AM JST - 15th May

Moderator. So you're saying there isn't anything newsworthing going on in Japan? How about photos of elderly dealing with increased health costs? Or how about declining shotengai who are losing ground to chain stores? Or how about something with some cultural value? There is just far too much pointless corporate…

Posted in Cotton USA Award at 09:11 AM JST - 15th May
tkoind2 at 08:42 AM JST - 15th May
How wonderful for them. How pointlessly inane for the rest of us. JT you could at least try to come up with a photo of the day that has something to do with the general population and not just general pointlessness.

Some current event examples.
1. Myanmar. Seems something important…
Posted in Cotton USA Award at 08:42 AM JST - 15th May
tkoind2 at 06:06 PM JST - 14th May

Work life balance exists in many developed nations Capone. In Japan it does not for a very large percentage of workers. I'm from a mellow west coast state and I fight hard for WLB in my job. But despite that it is still nearly impossible to achieve it. For most…

Posted in Dealing with stress in the office at 06:06 PM JST - 14th May
tkoind2 at 08:34 AM JST - 14th May

And...

Posted in Actress Yu Yamada confirms relationship with Oguri at 08:34 AM JST - 14th May
tkoind2 at 08:34 AM JST - 14th May

It is about time that Japan started to accept the inevitable need to have more foreigners working and living here to sustain their working population. The only rational recourse is to start making Tokyo, at least, a better and stable place for non-Japanese contributors to the work force and tax…

Posted in Tokyo gov't to offer aid to NPOs helping non-Japanese residents at 08:34 AM JST - 14th May
tkoind2 at 04:39 PM JST - 13th May

I hope the money will go to the community. Otherwise this is obscene.

Posted in Pair of Yubari melons sell for record high Y2.5 mil at 04:39 PM JST - 13th May
tkoind2 at 09:21 AM JST - 13th May

As for law suits. I don't like that my country has so many for every little thing. But here and there they make a lot of sense because it forces people to be responsible or risk serious consequences.

Posted in Cops under fire for giving cigarette, lighter to kerosene-soaked man at 09:21 AM JST - 13th May