toadold said...

toadold at 12:01 PM JST - 30th December

If Japan gives fuel aid to N. Korea what will Japan receive in return....The Same thing everybody has gotten over the last fifty or so years. Nothing. In fact Japan may piss off the other countries that are concerned about N. Korea's nuclear potential.

Also with the likely onslaught of…

Posted in N Korea warns no more dismantlement unless Japan gives energy aid at 12:01 PM JST - 30th December
toadold at 01:55 PM JST - 27th December

Well I don't know how it works in Japan but the Human Resources departments talk to each other a lot. They have changing code phrases that they use when asked about former employees. "Works well with men." ( He costs us about $700,000 when he made advances and groped a…

Posted in College students find job offers withdrawn at 01:55 PM JST - 27th December
toadold at 09:38 PM JST - 25th December

Can Japan defend its territorial waters if no oil, strategic materials, or food is going into those territorial waters? The US Navy is shrinking in size and is hard put to maintain what they've got. Look for the US to offer to leave bases in Japanese territory if Japan expands…

Posted in Japan considering sending warship to tackle pirates off Somalia at 09:38 PM JST - 25th December
toadold at 09:17 PM JST - 25th December

Had a case somewhat like that in the US a year back. Married drug addicts tried to pimp the daughter so they could get more drug money.

Posted in Woman convicted of forcing daughter into prostitution to pay cell phone bill at 09:17 PM JST - 25th December
toadold at 09:09 PM JST - 25th December

I would assume that as long as the cause of death is not known, the police will keep investigating until the cause is known.

Posted in Police say Iijima was dead 1 week before body was found at 09:09 PM JST - 25th December
toadold at 10:12 PM JST - 23rd December

There is a old saying, "Amateurs talk about strategy, professionals talk about logistics."

Believe me, any transport help is much appreciated, especially given the conditions the pilots had to fly in and the mechanics had to work in.

Posted in Last batch of main ASDF troops return home after ending Iraq mission at 10:12 PM JST - 23rd December
toadold at 09:58 PM JST - 23rd December

If I'm reading this right the ranking officers are being given more authority over "operations." This could be in response to the speed in which decisions have to be made especially against an attack.

Also, if authority to make decisions is too far up the chain of command things can…

Posted in Defense Ministry to shift more power to SDF officers at 09:58 PM JST - 23rd December
toadold at 01:36 PM JST - 19th December

If you are strong and healthy you might check out fishing and farming.

Posted in How not to get fired in a bad economy at 01:36 PM JST - 19th December
toadold at 01:13 PM JST - 19th December

If Japanese medical terminology is like that of English speaking countries you are probably going to find archaic terminology. In English there are a lot of medical root words from the Latin and the Greek. Latin is a recommended elective and sometimes a required premed language for pre-med students in…

Posted in Filipino caregivers, nurses to face language hurdles in Japan at 01:13 PM JST - 19th December
toadold at 10:05 AM JST - 15th December

You hear about the Japanese companies because there are regulatory agencies and an open press. In China the problem is that someone takes a short cut to meet a quota but everybody in the chain of command keeps quite and keeps hopping that nothing bad will happen ever after it…

Posted in Annus Scandalous: A year of food safety scandals upsets Japan’s applecart at 10:05 AM JST - 15th December