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noddy wrote:http://www.smh.com.au/business/workplac ... yvgiy.html

A Japanese journalist's gruelling work schedule - including 159 hours of overtime and just two days off in a single month - triggered the heart failure that killed her at the age of 31.

Labour regulators ruled that Miwa Sado's death was due to "karoshi" - the Japanese word for a death due to overwork

sometimes taking your communal culture seriously isnt the best.

their are environments like this in australia but i suspect they are easier to walk away from.

This is a yuge problem in Japan.
You're correct that it is more difficult to walk away from due to social and cultural norms.

Someone so sleep deprived is not creative, efficient, or productive.

And yet the politicians and bureaucrats seem unable to see a way to address the below replacement birthrate.

Simple Minded wrote:

Typhoon wrote:

An attempt as (obviously tooooo) subtle humor. Assuming, of course, that the cop who hassled you in Japan was not white, and that in Japan, you don't stand out as a minority.

all that time in Chicago, and they didn't teach you how to play the victim card?

Unfortunately, no. I was associating with the wrong groups.

Anyways, playing the victim card will not get one far with the J-police or the public.

Typhoon wrote:

Unfortunately, no. I was associating with the wrong groups.

Anyways, playing the victim card will not get one far with the J-police or the public.

I figured as much. Interesting how the influence of peers can be either to your detriment or your benefit.

Good to know Simple Mindedness knows no borders.

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Party of Hope
Yuriko Koike
Japan’s political populism

“Farewell, fettered politics.”

Kobe Steel
Shinzo Abe's
Waterloo



Hmmmmm


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Heracleum Persicum wrote:.


Party of Hope
Yuriko Koike
Japan’s political populism

“Farewell, fettered politics.”

Kobe Steel
Shinzo Abe's
Waterloo

Hmmmmm

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The Asia Times can be an entertaining read at times, but not one to take too seriously.

LDP Abe's coalition seen near supermajority in Japan election poll

Koike's Party of Hope sheds support as liberal rivals gain ground: Nikkei survey

Anyways, we will know soon enough as the election is this coming Sunday, 23 Oct.

"Don't you wish you election campaigns were as short as mine."

The media says Japanese voters went to the polls despite the... Typhoon.

YMix wrote:The media says Japanese voters went to the polls despite the... Typhoon.

NHK | LDP PM Abe's Coalition to Stay in Power

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Komeito, have secured a majority of seats in the Lower House. PM Abe had set it as a benchmark for victory in Sunday's general election.

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Yen .. is it going to weaken , or strengthen ? ?

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Heracleum Persicum wrote:Yen .. is it going to weaken , or strengthen ?

Yes.

Alexis wrote:.

Heracleum Persicum wrote:.

Yen .. is it going to weaken , or strengthen ?

Yes.

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Explains Macron's predicament


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My bet is, Yen will weaken , probably 5%, next 12 months

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one thing i read, and have no idea how true it is, was that Abe was standing on dismantling the pacifist constitution and normalising japans defences as per the rest of the world.

noddy wrote:one thing i read, and have no idea how true it is, was that Abe was standing on dismantling the pacifist constitution and normalising japans defences as per the rest of the world.

Yes. Although the term used translates best as "amending'.

It is a controversial proposal, but NK and China have done their bit to help popularize PM Abe's plan.

noddy wrote:.

one thing i read, and have no idea how true it is, was that Abe was standing on dismantling the pacifist constitution and normalising japans defences as per the rest of the world.

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US retreating "worldwide" .. Idea is, Japan should take care of own security


Question now before Japanese people is, how this "security" should be achieved

Whether militarize, take a confrontational posture against China (and Russia) .. or .. try friendship and (sort of) join Chinese wing

That is the decision Abe has to make

US is pushing Japan to chose "confrontational" approach, Abe might agree .. would be a mistake

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america has nothing at all todo with how china behaves with its neightbours - it has only itself to blame for the fact noone trust them.

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Corporate Japan hit by severe labour shortages

Companies across a range of sectors — from construction to aged care — have warned in recent days that a lack of staff is starting to hit their business.

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“Delays to construction projects are becoming chronic,” said Motohiro Nagashima, president of Toli Corporation, one of Japan’s biggest makers of floor coverings.

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A Lonely Death


All I can say, is, very sad , very very sad

I wonder .. In Vancouver, builders built houses for Chinese immigrant, must have many bedrooms .. Chinese come with grand parents and and , Chinese restaurants one sees 10 people of all ages @ same table .. meaning Chinese tradition is to grand parents live with the new generation

Why not so in Japan ?


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Heracleum Persicum wrote:.

A Lonely Death

All I can say, is, very sad , very very sad

I wonder .. In Vancouver, builders built houses for Chinese immigrant, must have many bedrooms .. Chinese come with grand parents and and , Chinese restaurants one sees 10 people of all ages @ same table .. meaning Chinese tradition is to grand parents live with the new generation

Why not so in Japan ?

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The situation in Japan you linked typically occurs for people who are divorced, and not remarried, or never married.

Divorce in Japan has a finality to it.
One of the parents receives custody of the children, if any, and all contact/ties with the other spouse/parent are broken permanently.
Joint custody is a foreign concept. Westerners who marry a Japanese, have children, and then divorce often learn this the hard way.

Note that the situation in China is not as rosy as in Vancouver. To the point that the govt enacted a law obliging children to visit their parents.

FT | China’s children are legally bound to respect their elders

Shanghainese who turn their back on ageing parents can be punished via a credit blacklist

The problem of aging adults living alone is a growing problem for all industrialized societies.
Japan with its massive postwar demographic bulge and declining birthrate is at the forefront.

This scandal has been brewing for some time.

If it smells, then put a lid on it.

~ Japanese proverb

Becoming difficult to keep the lid on on this one.

Reuters | Japan PM, finance minister under fire over suspected cronyism scandal

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s finance ministry on Monday acknowledged that documents in a suspected cronyism scandal had been doctored, said a senior ruling party official, as pressure mounts on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his ally Finance Minister Taro Aso over the case.

Typhoon wrote:This scandal has been brewing for some time.

If it smells, then put a lid on it.

~ Japanese proverb

Becoming difficult to keep the lid on on this one.

Reuters | Japan PM, finance minister under fire over suspected cronyism scandal

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s finance ministry on Monday acknowledged that documents in a suspected cronyism scandal had been doctored, said a senior ruling party official, as pressure mounts on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his ally Finance Minister Taro Aso over the case.

Asahi Shimbun - Reuters| Suicide note shows official’s fear of being blamed for land sale scandal

after all the time we spend laughing at silly orientalism and crude racial cliches.....

the thought of politicians suiciding because they got caught being dodgy is still alien to me .

mine are usually proud of it

noddy wrote:after all the time we spend laughing at silly orientalism and crude racial cliches.....

the thought of politicians suiciding because they got caught being dodgy is still alien to me .

mine are usually proud of it

IMSMO,it is the pinnacle of human consciousness, self-chosen, self-direstce, free will Darwinism.

Kinda like Climate Change True Believers who castrate themselves.

Once you realize you are a weed in the crop field of humanity, the only logical/honorable thing to do is to cull yourself (pun intended).

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2018/04/ ... llars.html

Rare metals discovery on remote Pacific atoll is worth billions of dollars

https://japantoday.com/category/nationa ... s-show-why?

One in four surveyed Japanese workers admits to wanting to kill boss

seems low to me - im sure i can find companies over here with better stats.