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Avatar Posted by matigo 254 days ago (http://www.j2fi.net)
Category: Politics | Tags: money yen economy japan baka
On Tuesday of last week, the Japanese government nominated Koji Tanami for the post of governor at the Bank of Japan. The initial market reaction was one of surprise, considering the recent impasse within the Parliament. So it was no surprise when the Upper House rejected the nomination. read more »
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Avatar Posted by matigo 251 days ago (http://www.j2fi.net)
Category: Politics | Tags: immigration debate native victory
Yes, it’s true. I have accomplished one of the goals I set out to do when I started working in Japan. I have convinced a native Japanese citizen with a bias against foreigners that immigration is a good thing and should be better promoted to the general public. read more »
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Avatar Posted by DBR 11 days ago (http://mdn.mainichi.jp)
Category: Politics | Tags: violence in schools
Wow, I'm fairly sure that any public servant making this statement in Australia would be sacked under the politicial correctness clause in their contracts! "The ministry attributed the rise in student violence to an increase in the number of children who cannot control themselves or who have low read more »
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Avatar Posted by ieatmypigeon 15 days ago (http://ieatmypigeon.wordpress.com)
Category: Politics | Tags: obama japan perceptions of americans
I only ever got sneers and pity when Bush was the president. Now, with the election of Barack Obama, I get Veuve Clicquot champagne. Literally. In this essay, my ultra rich sarariman student seeks to congratulate me with a special gift. Americans getting congratulated on their leaders? Change is al read more »
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Avatar Posted by dasian 187 days ago (http://allafrica.com)
Category: Politics | Tags: japan africa
Zimbabwe is not pleased that Japan donates its aid money to organizations that only give handouts to countries with the rule of law, human rights, and good governance. read more »
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Avatar Posted by DBR 127 days ago (http://www.japantoday.com)
Category: Politics
An interesting article from Japan Today on ultra nationalist groups in Japan and whether the Imperial Family does enough to discourage them. read more »
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Avatar Posted by LetsJapan 27 days ago (http://www.letsjapan.markmode.com)
Category: Politics | Tags: obama usa fashion design t-shirt
Design-your-own-goods website....yes, they can! read more »
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Avatar Posted by freedomwv 20 days ago (http://www.infowars.com)
Category: Politics | Tags: japan north korea sanctions
The North is starting to get more and more angry with Japan. Now they are pretty much making threats of aggression. read more »
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Avatar Posted by thechemist 309 days ago (http://search.japantimes.co.jp)
Category: Politics
from the Japan Times. The stories of several Japanese wrongly accused and detained. Marathon interrogations. Forced confessions. Reports of abuse. read more »
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Avatar Posted by DBR 42 days ago (http://mdn.mainichi.jp)
Category: Politics | Tags: northern territories dispute
Hmm more on the tug of war between Japan and Russia. Will this make doing the Siberian railway from Vladivostock an ill advised adventure? read more »
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Avatar Posted by DBR 65 days ago (http://mdn.mainichi.jp)
Category: Politics
Can anyone explain to me why Japanese ministers seem so eager to resign? Is it only a recent thing coninciding with my moving here or is it normal? And how does he think that by resigning his arguably more powerful position that he will be able to get more done to fix education...? I'm genuinely c read more »
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Avatar Posted by TomB 74 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
Category: Politics | Tags: politics ldp dpj fukuda aso
I came across this and it just about sums Japanese politics up. If you don't know much about this stuff, or want to learn more about the current "crisis", read on... read more »
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Avatar Posted by DBR 77 days ago (http://mdn.mainichi.jp)
Category: Politics
This is basically a desperation metre, right? All it seems to measure is whether the PR agents for Global Warming are doing their job? I don't see the purpose of measuring how people "feel" about a situation. If this was a hard science thing to help make a point, fair enough and more power to th read more »
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Avatar Posted by freedomwv 179 days ago (http://www.newsvine.com)
Category: Politics | Tags: subprime japan credit government
Japanese banks are saddled with $8 billion in losses linked to the bad housing credit problem in the United States, the government said Friday, a number that's still small compared to counterparts there and in Europe. read more »
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