JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
-
1
Teacher nabbed for using miror to peek up girl's skirt
-
2
Japan's nuclear safety standards flawed, says commission chief
-
3
To be healthy, live in the big city
-
4
From carnivores to herbivores: how men are defined in Japan
-
5
Why do Japanese change their attitude when they communicate with foreigners?
-
- English Instructor (Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe)
- Berlitz Japan, Inc. (ベルリッツ・ジャパン株式会社), Kansai
- Salary: ¥125,000 ~ ¥250,000 / Month
-
- FT English Teachers for Kids - Osaka
- Kohgakusha Co., Ltd. （株式会社興学社）, Osaka
- Salary: ¥255,000 ~ ¥275,000 / Month Travel Expenses, Encouragement of Japanese learning*
-
- Translator
- ZAIHON, Inc. (日本財務翻訳株式会社), Tokyo
- Salary: ¥6.0M / Year Negotiable
3
tmarie
Police said that Kinjo, who is unemployed, lived with her partner, Shuma and another younger son.
I hope that younger son is okay!
Also, "unemployed"? Interesting. Usually they call them housewives - and they get a tax break. I guess if you aren't married they make you look worse by calling you unemployed rather than shufu.
Posted in: Oita woman arrested for allegedly beating 4-year-old son to death
6
tmarie
Everything within 50k of that plants either needs to be tested or the farming stopped. God knows where this food is ending up - I am willing to guess at restaurants. They don't have to advertise where their products are from and people won't think twice about it. Sick and disgusting.
Posted in: Rice from 5 Fukushima farms shows high radiation levels
2
tmarie
Yuri, really? You need to read up on things a bit more. The child was born in the US, the divorce was filed in the US, custody was decided in the US... What gives Japan the right not to return children from divorce and ignore ALL custody laws in other countries? Japan is in the wrong when it comes to this. Japan cries about international kidnapping and then turns around and looks the other way when Japan does the same thing. You can't have it both ways and until Japan signs the Hague and follows through on it, expect Japan to be looked down by others for... kidnapping innocent kids from their parents.
Posted in: American father wins custody of daughter taken to Japan
0
tmarie
It is one thing to make a movie out of it, it is another to make a movie based on his book which means he'll get money for it.
The public here thought this was just another foreign women being killed and didn't care until her parents made an issue out of it. Then he became some sort of sick hero to some. Disgusting but not surprising.
I'm wonder if the producer with sympathize with Ichihashi or make him out to be the sick individual he is.
Posted in: Book by killer of British woman to become film
0
tmarie
Truw Dent, true!!! Grams - still, a lot for one afternoon!!
Posted in: 14-year-old Australian boy jailed in Bali on drug charges
1
tmarie
Wasted money, wasted money... Are they perhaps hoping that 'help Tohoku" will be what it takes to win??
Posted in: Noda to support Tokyo 2020 Olympic bid
-3
tmarie
hell, I don't blame the parents. A teenager made a stupid call - that's what teenagers do. Had he done this in Aussie he would have got a warning and taken home. Parents would have had the stren talk that parents have. problem is, he did it in Bali.
What? If anyone is to blame it IS the parents. A 14 year old with a drug problem? And such a bad problem that he needs to have SEVEN kilos on him in a country that executes drug dealers? Ha! Jail the parents, get the kid in rehab and a better family to live with.
Hate to say it but this kid will be back to this in a matter of months with folks like his.
Posted in: 14-year-old Australian boy jailed in Bali on drug charges
1
tmarie
Charge them, jail them and start on the next company until with get rid of all the ossans that are holding back this country!!!!
Posted in: Woodford tells entire Olympus board to quit; says he's open to returning
4
tmarie
You dont have children, Marie, you have no idea. It is so easy to judge when you have never been in this situation.
I was wondering when someone was going to bring this up. Someone always does and I will say what I always say, doesn't matter.
I am a child of divorce so you'll have to excuse me for thinking I 'have an idea' and that I 'have been in the situation' thank you very much. Have you ever thought that perhaps some of us on here have a better idea of what we would do because we saw what our parents did and either a) don't want to emotionally damage our kids like we/they were or b) want to do exactly the same because we respect how hard it must have been for our parents to put THEIR differences aside and think of us, the kids?
No kids so can't have any opinion.... please.
basefunk, well said! Same to you too Nicky!!
Posted in: American father wins custody of daughter taken to Japan
1
tmarie
Divorce or splits are never the best for a kid and the parents are 100% to blame for any damage, short or long term. Ideally they remain local so that both can be involved. Unfortuanetly the cause of the split is usually nasty and regardless of what comes out is not the whole truth. The child becomes a pawn to one or both and the programing (of the child) begins.
Wow! I'm going to disagree with all of that. Parents do the best they can and why assign any "blame" if the kid turns out alright. You appear to be in a good marriage and doing okay. Do you "blame" your parents for that? Sometimes divorce is the best thing that can be done for the kid - abusive relationships, drug/drink issues, constant anger in the house... Better to divorce than have a kid grow up in that kind on environment.
Many people have pretty "good" divorces and put the kid ahead of anything else so bickering and whatnot doesn't happen - mature parents and all of that. Children also aren't always the pawn. I am sorry that your case and your wife's case is different but please don't think that all divorce cases end up with a dad running out or parents fighting over the kid. Sadly, in Japan, many dads don't get to see their kids because mom won't allow it. Hence, plenty of unhappy marriages here because dad wants to see his kid.
In this case, dad went forward with the divorce, she stole her kid and thought she would get away with it. Like some selfish Japanese women, she IS using the child as a pawn, she is trying to block dad from having contact with the kid. Until this country actually grows up and people mature, the courts look the other way... this crap will continue. However, divorce doesn't have to be like this. I am thankful that may parents were mature enough to be civil to each other - and actually, are friends. It doesn't have to be messy. Put the kids first and it won't be.
ihr, have your issues but I don't think there is a need to be nasty about it all. I will also disagree with you if you think there are enough Japanese teachers who are able to teach English and do a good job of it. There are indeed some amazing j teachers out there but sadly, they aren't the norm. If they were, Japan wouldn't have so many issues with the languages they do. Some teachers here are way more qualified than their Japanese counterparts. Sorry you got screwed over by re-qualification and whatnot but why wish that on anyone else? It just comes off as bitter and petty. If you think qualified teachers are happy to have these people running around "teaching", you'd be wrong on that. Jobs conditions, salary.. has all drop due to the influx of these type of people. So, isn't that enough? If they do the time, they should get the PR.
Anna, in this case, the dad IS the victim. And I am also willing to bet that not all the cases of when a Japanese spouse cries that they are the victim of abuse, they are. Many in this country will use that against the other spouse to get custody of the kid. It is unfair and the old excuse that gets trotted out when the foreign parent goes for custody or when a women might lose custody to a local dad. Abuse isn't something to lie about but sadly, many do if they fear losing their kid. That in itself to me is a form of child abuse. The kid won't be placed with the best parents, won't have access to two parents growing up...
I think a lot of these issues would stop being issues if the locals stopped seeing divorce as cutting all the strings, kids should be with their mothers and that the ex spouse is the enemy. Japan needs to step up and start being mature about it all. The divorce issue is only to get worse and with that, there will be lots of alienated kids - usually from their father. It doesn't have to be that way.
Posted in: American father wins custody of daughter taken to Japan
0
tmarie
How does the mom have money? People were assuming she didn't since a) left the US and b) seemed to have the girl live with grandma and grandpa.
Shame she wasn't smart enough in the first place to stay in the US and get visitation rights. That dad is mighty nice to drop charges. I would be seeking repayment of all the money he's spend fighting this in Japan and the US. least she can do is pay for the costs.
Posted in: American father wins custody of daughter taken to Japan
4
tmarie
How long did she go shopping for? If it's just to pick up milk at the convenience store at the bottom of the building I can imagine leaving a three year old unattended for 2 minutes.
Never okay to just leave your kid in the house alone at the age of three. Never.
Posted in: 3-year-old boy falls to death from apartment balcony in Tokyo
3
tmarie
That poor family.
Posted in: Wrong twin terminated in Australian hospital error
5
tmarie
So, which old geezer is going to be rushed to the hospital tomorrow??
Just come clean, put Kikukawa and his cronies in jail, pretend to arrest the yaks who were involved, put Woodford back in charge and go after the next j company! Lord knows there are enough of them doing the same crap!
Posted in: Fired CEO wants Olympus to come clean; plans to attend board meeting
0
tmarie
Oh surprise, surprise.. another death of an innocent child by some idiot mom here in Japan!
Until the laws change about child neglect and abuse, this stuff will continue. I agree that indeed, they need classes in school for raising kids. I had a class in JHS about looking after kids were we borrowed neighbors kids for the afternoon and played with them, changed diapers and the like. Also had classes on sex ed and the like. Japan is failing their innocent kids by not having such things.
And of course, the mom won't be charged with anything.
Posted in: 3-year-old boy falls to death from apartment balcony in Tokyo
0
tmarie
OF COURSE both sides see themselves as more fit/deserving to raise the child, that's human nature. ** If you ever (Heaven forbid) find yourself in this kind of situation, I can almost guarantee that you will be convinced that you are the individual who is right, regardless of what the courts say.**
Actually, no. Many parents are able to sort it out themselves and go with the option that is best for the kids. My mom got custody (pretty much all mothers did back then unless there was abuse and kind of like Japan now). My father wanted us but knew with his job it wasn't the best for the kids. Therefore, he agreed to it, they made up a custody agreement and I saw my dad a few times a year even when he was out of country for work. MATURE parents do that all the time. It isn't all that usual for the parents to agree as to whom is better for the kids. Thing is, many Japanese women (and I say Japanese women because they are the ones who usually get custody) use their kids as pawns in battles. I don't know a single divorced father in Japan that has a relationship with their kids even though they are suppose to get visiting rights. Why? Because mom won't allow it and/or has brainwashed the kids into thinking dad is evil. It is pathetic. In this case, the women certainly wasn't thinking of what was best for the child. I doubt she is now. She lost custody to a GAIJIN FATHER in Japan! That should tell you a lot about her parenting abilities.
Posted in: American father wins custody of daughter taken to Japan
0
tmarie
Well said Smith and Tanaka. Thing is, they never ever offer a solution. Just complain and moan and state that whatever is proposed won't work. Hence why this country is slowly going down - sadly, with a revolving captain.
Posted in: Ozawa criticizes Noda for consumption tax hike plan
-2
tmarie
**I think I would see it as my grandchild, the child of my daughter, and I would want her to be with her Mummy. **
Wow, so you see the child as a possession. Interesting. Also interesting that you go on about "mummy" as if dad isn't important or able to do the job.
This man should NOT have to uproot himself, his job, his financial well being for some Japanese cow who stole her daughter. Why you can't get that through your head is beyond me. Dad was awarded custody. Legally he has a right to live wherever he wants. he lives in the US where the child was born so this whole "She'll suffer" is crap. She won't. She'll suffer more with a nutter mother who refuses to allow her father to see her.
Yuri, the US didn't not kidnap the mother. She went of her own according and was arrested for breaking the law. This mother deserve ZERO pity. The pity goes to the child and the father.
Posted in: American father wins custody of daughter taken to Japan
-1
tmarie
What's your point Cleo? The best thing for this kid is to be with her bad if the mom has issues - which clearly she does. Do you expect dad to quit his job and move here? Why would he? His job and life is in the US, which is where this girl's life was before her crazy mom kidnapped her. I think she would be much better off in the US with her dad. She's nine, not 14. Plenty of kids bounce around the world at that age and are fine. She's have a base for Japanese and would pick up English pretty quickly at her age. She's also be with her dad, not her grandparents or mentally unstable mom.
The only reason she's been in Japan so long is because she was taken from her dad. Cleo, I am shocked at your comments on this. If the shoe was on the other foot and this was your grandchild would you be saying the same? I doubt it, you would want your grandchild returned to the "rightful" parent regardless of country. The whole "she's been in Japan for X amount of years" really doesn't come into play. More so when she shouldn't be here, was raised before that in the US.
Posted in: American father wins custody of daughter taken to Japan
1
tmarie
Res, where am I complaining here? I am stating facts. Dreadful that you feel the need to make personal attacks and go through my posts.
Posted in: Airlines drop prices for year-end Japan flights