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Avatar Posted by WordsnCollision 174 days ago (http://feeds.inventorspot.com)
Category: Japanese Culture | Tags: japan drunkenness salaryman cellphone
This series of 6 Drunken Salaryman cellphone charms illustrates not only the affection Japanese have for these pillars of the economy, but at the same time reminds us that we're all human and act pretty much the same once we've had a few too many. read more »
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Avatar Posted by LongCountdown 109 days ago (http://neilduckett.com)
Category: Technology | Tags: buggy salaryman tokyo transport
I was just writing recently about how Japanese mothers drive huge "mini" vans, big enough for 8 people, while their salaryman husbands drive considerably smaller cars. Neil has spotted an extreme example. Check out this salaryman, ripping up the streets of Tokyo in some kind of off-road buggy! Ve read more »
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Avatar Posted by freedomwv 82 days ago (http://theghostletters.blogspot.com)
Category: Japanese Culture | Tags: young women japan freeter salaryman
While the western world looks at Japan from the outside, admiring all the odd inventions and lifestyles, the nation is in a cultural crisis as it struggles to adjust to a post modern world. read more »
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Avatar Posted by WordsnCollision 37 days ago (http://inventorspot.com)
Category: Japan News | Tags: japan clothing work salaryman summer
Call it "don't mask, don't smell" clothing! Specially treated fibers used to make Aoki's summer clothing line not only absorb odors, they kill the bacteria that make them. read more »
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Avatar Posted by billywest 141 days ago (http://www.sevententotokyo.com)
Category: Japanese Culture | Tags: japan salaryman drinking career
私には酒を飲む以外に何も楽しみがない - Watashi niwa sake o nomu
igai ni nani mo tanoshimi ga nai. This old salaryman maxim says, 'I have nothing to enjoy other than drinking.' When we see them drinking it up after work at the izakaya, they seem pretty happy. But, just how happy are they? read more »
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Avatar Posted by LongCountdown 137 days ago (http://mdn.mainichi.jp)
Category: Japan News | Tags: harassment power office salaryman
We've all heard of sexual harassment, but how about "power harassment"? Pressure and criticism from his boss led this man into depression and hospital visits. Now, he's filed a lawsuit demanding 69.3 million yen in damages. Do Japanese company "presidents" have too much control over their emp read more »
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