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Hashimoto blames the media for running misleading reports. He states, "I meant that countries around the…
Posted in: Restoration Party member ousted over Korean prostitution remarks
Their government is a democracy. The problem is the fighting between the two factions.
Also, almost all the pictures used in The Rape of Nanking are confirmed to be false…
Posted in: Abe defends right to visit Yasukuni Shrine
DaveAllTogether You fly Boeing or Airbus? Did you start out in military aviation or have you…
Posted in: ANA reports different problem on modified Dreamliner
@Douris Chong You should know the book "The Rape of Nanking" has so many errors and…
Posted in: Abe defends right to visit Yasukuni Shrine
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xandirules
How come japanese electors allow such bozo still occupy office?
Posted in: Hashimoto says he lacked sensitivity to U.S. perception of prostitution
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xandirules
Go Sea Shepherd GO!!!
Posted in: Japan blames sabotage for record low whaling haul
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xandirules
a gathering of narcissists.
Jealousy.
Posted in: 10 drivers to be charged over 2011 pileup involving 8 Ferraris and a Lamborghini
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xandirules
A better link with a look inside feature:
http://www.amazon.co.jp/The-Spirits-Book-Spiritualist-Classics/dp/1907355987/ref=pdcpfb0#reader1907355987
Posted in: Life after death? Yes, says one doctor
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xandirules
Are you really interested in answers? Really?
http://www.amazon.co.jp/The-Spirits-Book-Allan-Kardec/dp/1612038980/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1363094289&sr=8-1
Posted in: Life after death? Yes, says one doctor
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xandirules
Before Lehman Brothers shock I suffered from N. A. S. or Nikon Acquisition Syndrome. After that I'got cured. No cash no syndrome....
Posted in: Nikon AF-S NIKKOR – Medium to super-telephoto zoom lens
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xandirules
Nationalists are idiots.
It does not matter if chinese japanese or else.
Posted in: Beijing restaurant removes 'racist' sign after fury, but manager refuses to apologize
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xandirules
Oh really??
GO PIRATES GO !!!
Posted in: U.S. court calls Sea Shepherd modern-day pirates
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xandirules
>
Most animals when placed in crowded, stressful conditions cease breeding. Humans are no different. >
Bull's eye!!
Posted in: Why aren't Japanese dating and mating?
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xandirules
Another example of copyrights abuse:
Amazon has started to sell e-books in brazilian portuguese.
I've been a long time costumer of Amazon- USA Kindle Store but, to be honest, portuguese is much easier for me so I started buying some titles.
It was very frustating to realize that Amazon Brazil traced my IP Address back to Japan and informed me that brazilian contents are limited to Brazil located persons.
I contacted costumer service and stated that I understood that Amazon should respect the terms of the deal they stroke with brazilian publisher. However, I also expressed that I felt discriminated when my rights are lesser than a Brazil located brazilian's.
Next day I received an e-mail saying they changed their procedure. I still had to prove that my residence was in Brazil, by faxing my brazilian passport. Once proving I was a br citizen I could purchase e-books.
In my opinion a more reasonable approach and a much much better costumer service.
Thumbs up!! Amazon-BR
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xandirules
I respectfully disagree.
Imagine you are lined up in a kombini eager to taste that new onigiri everybody is talking about. You are about to pay but the cashier looks to you and says: "I'm sorry but shin hatsubay is only for japonese citizens. Gaijin will be served in another more convenient time..."
And that's the point where the current state of copyrights annoys me: sellers of contents, when they go to market offering their product they should not be allowed to discriminate to witch buyer they want to sell. Once in the market you have to sell to whoever wants to buy.
Everybody agree that copyrights should be protected, but very little is said about the consumers right.
After all I feel something is very wrong when they come and say:
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xandirules
Totally ridiculous!!!
China in no way has concerns about safety of their athletes. This is just propaganda!!
What about the huge contingent of Chinese workers that were supposed to be studying but in reality are just brute work force in japanese factories? Right here in Gifu there are** a lot,** a lot of chinese peacefully working. Never heard of a single chinese being bullied here.
And the chinese government knows that!!!
This is just another exemple of the heavy hand of the chinese government throwing more gasoline to this fire.
This clearly not only about those island. There are something more and that's really keeps me worried...
Posted in: China pulls players out of badminton Japan Open over safety fears
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xandirules
Wow!! Sony targets toilet readers...
Posted in: Sony unveils new, lighter e-readers
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xandirules
Because of the exceptions. In this system os Shains and Hakens there a lot of situations where someone is doing haken because simply there is no other way.
Figure yourself up in a situation where you have been working for the same company for the last 10 years. All of a sudden the company goes bankruptcy. You are in the middle 30s. There is no way you’ll get employed as shain. NO WAY!!!
And the person goes haken for 20 years more and there are people who tell this a CHOICE!!!
Posted in: Brazilian workers protest layoffs
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xandirules
Yes Nessie, in Brazil the Labor Regulations clearly states one kind of employment only. In reality, after three months of daily activities for the same company you terminate your experience period and become full flagged employee, no matter if you are white or blue collar, native Brazilian or foreign.
Posted in: Brazilian workers protest layoffs
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xandirules
I’m a brazilian, (third generation of Japanese grandparents), and I've been laid off.
The overall sentiment among our community is complex and mix-up…
Some feel discriminated because in many cases, like mine, the company we’ve been working for decided to lay off only the foreigners. Japanese workers, no matter haken, sei-shain or full-flagged shain, they all remain in their positions.
These felling of discrimination adds up to years, decades of: - hard work. The triple Ks job: Kiken (risky), Kitsui ( hard) and Kitanai (durt) is always reserved for us. - low payment (haken kaisha eats up a big portion of our payment).
But we understand that this is the story of all immigrants, in all past times and in all countries. No matter if America, or even Brazil, the first generation of immigrants always live in sacrifice in hope that their children, been raised inside the local society may one day become full flagged citizens.
Like all other immigrants we live in hope. Not for us but for our kids.
But that don’t forbids us to express our feelings. To show to Japanese society our point of view. Protests movements is a common place is the western society. And I really think that if this is done in ordered fashion, not causing harm or disorder is always positive. It contributes to broaden up the excessively passive state of mind of the average Japanese society.
The protest here is because this whole concept of two different system of employment inside the same society is odd to Brazilians. Down there we have only labour and capital. Employees and employers. Company and workes.
This concept of some workers having more privileges than others is something very strange to us.
We understand that this is the way things are here in Japan. Many who do not agree are heading back to Brazil.
But many, who also do not agree, have chosen to stay and make our selves heard.
To offer to Japanese society a different point of view: -That everybody in a society is equal, and should have the same opportunities to work and to live.
If the Japanese society ever choose to embrace this and others concepts reigning in western societies is up to Japanese to decide. We believe this our contribution to this process.
In essence, this what this and others protest are all about.
Posted in: Brazilian workers protest layoffs