umbrella said...

umbrella at 07:00 PM JST - 6th May

imacat that's far too emminently sensible an idea, thus can never happen.

Posted in Gov't looks to immigrants as population shrinks at 07:00 PM JST - 6th May
umbrella at 02:25 PM JST - 6th May

All the japanese people I ever talk to say that basically 3 things stop them having kids/more kids. Main one is the slave hours expected of Taro the salaryman. The salary man has to give up his life to the company and accept that he has no personal life whatsoever…

Posted in Gov't looks to immigrants as population shrinks at 02:25 PM JST - 6th May
umbrella at 12:09 AM JST - 5th May

Patrick exactly. The foreigner in japan is ALWAYS guilty, no matter what. I've even heard it said that the foreigner has to accept that he will be demasculated in japan as he CANNOT fight back.

Posted in A punching bag on the Odakyu line at 12:09 AM JST - 5th May
umbrella at 04:58 PM JST - 3rd May

terrible, just terrible. Such a shame, just 15 years old....

Posted in 15-year-old girl found murdered in Aichi field at 04:58 PM JST - 3rd May
umbrella at 04:09 PM JST - 3rd May

hato mate, get a PR then you don't have to bother with visas. Still have to get the criminal fingerprints at airports and pay gaijin tax re-entry visa though.

Posted in Foreign residents proficient in Japanese to be allowed to stay longer at 04:09 PM JST - 3rd May
umbrella at 04:05 PM JST - 3rd May

Yes hato4649 hits the proverbial nail on its head. I think it can legitimately be said that some japanese don't like foreigners to have good japanese speaking skills. They want the cute gaijin helpless puppy who can hardly put two words of japanese together. Makes them feel secure and superior…

Posted in Foreign residents proficient in Japanese to be allowed to stay longer at 04:05 PM JST - 3rd May
umbrella at 10:41 AM JST - 3rd May

Yes, tricky situation. If you had retaliated, as a foreigner, you would definitely be the one under arrest and facing prison time/a big fine. I would never, as a rule, get involved in any situation, as the crime of being a foreigner outweighs anything else. I've been involved in 2…

Posted in A punching bag on the Odakyu line at 10:41 AM JST - 3rd May
umbrella at 08:40 PM JST - 2nd May

Huh big deal! It's just a sop to the foreigners for treating them as criminals at the airports. Scrap fingerprinting for at least PRs and scrap the damned gaijin tax, this re-entry visa lark. Do something worthwhile for once.

I can only agree with all the others. The JLPT is…

Posted in Foreign residents proficient in Japanese to be allowed to stay longer at 08:40 PM JST - 2nd May
umbrella at 09:17 PM JST - 30th April

Invade Zimbabwe now! What are you waiting for?? An invitation??

Posted in Bush blasts Zimbabwe's Mugabe for 'failed leadership' at 09:17 PM JST - 30th April
umbrella at 09:14 PM JST - 30th April

If you work just 1 hour a month, you are not considered unemployed for the purpose of these figures. These figures should be roughly doubled to compare to those of other senshinkoku.

Posted in Jobless rate falls to 10-year low of 3.8% at 09:14 PM JST - 30th April