xploring wrote:
Haha, sounds like a great couple. :hehe:
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Japan - News/General Discussion
Started by kanae · 23 Sep 2005 · 3,296 replies
General Discussion
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The crazy thing is, PM Kan's main rival, a guy named Ozawa is running for head of the JDP. The election is today and if Ozawa wins, he would become the new PM.
It'd be kind of like if Hillary didn't like Obama being president, so she ran for head of the Democratic party if she won, became president. What a country. :crazy:
More details here:http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100913/wl_nm/us_japan_politics_5
It'd be kind of like if Hillary didn't like Obama being president, so she ran for head of the Democratic party if she won, became president. What a country. :crazy:
More details here:http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100913/wl_nm/us_japan_politics_5
gaijinmark wrote:The crazy thing is, PM Kan's main rival, a guy named Ozawa is running for head of the JDP. The election is today and if Ozawa wins, he would become the new PM.
It'd be kind of like if Hillary didn't like Obama being president, so she ran for head of the Democratic party if she won, became president. What a country. :crazy:
More details here:http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100913/wl_nm/us_japan_politics_5
Japan changes prime ministers more rapidly the the owner of a vending machine that dispenses used high school girl underwear.
The Japanese Diet doesn't elect leaders, just substitute teachers....
Tu_triky wrote:Steve Jobs in Kansai Airport Bust-Up
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The new edition of SPA! magazine reports that Steve Jobs became furious with his treatment at the hands of Kansai Airport security. The magazine says he arrived quietly for a family vacation in Kyoto. When he was leaving, security held him up after discovering shuriken (ninja throwing stars) in his luggage which they wanted to confiscate. Jobs allegedly said "I'm hardly planning to hijack my own private jet. What a country. I'm not coming again". Unlike many major international destinations, Japanese airports have limited facilities for private jets and don't follow procedures which have become standard for VIPs elsewhere. Jobs was likely expecting a light touch in security and grew frustrated at the delays.
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LOL.
Now if we could only do that to him here so that he won't come to the U.S. any more... :mrgreen: :rofl:
HMV Shibuya no more! Kinda weird not seeing the big HMV sign from Hachiko xing. :puppydog:
http://www.musicjapanplus.jp/news/1/5459/after-20-years-the-hmv-shibuya-store-closed-its-curtains/
http://www.musicjapanplus.jp/news/1/5459/after-20-years-the-hmv-shibuya-store-closed-its-curtains/
gaijinmark wrote:The crazy thing is, PM Kan's main rival, a guy named Ozawa is running for head of the JDP. The election is today and if Ozawa wins, he would become the new PM.
It'd be kind of like if Hillary didn't like Obama being president, so she ran for head of the Democratic party if she won, became president. What a country. :crazy:
More details here:http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100913/wl_nm/us_japan_politics_5
Kan survived. It's not so crazy though, happened in Australia earlier this year.
Tu_triky wrote:
Japan changes prime ministers more rapidly the the owner of a vending machine that dispenses used high school girl underwear.
Since 2006 they've had
¬ò ƒˆê˜Y, Koizumi Junichiro
ˆÀ”{ WŽO, Abe Shinzo
•Ÿ“c N•v, Fukuda Yasuo
–ƒ¶‘¾˜Y, Aso Taro
”µŽR—R‹I•v, Hatoyama Yukio
and
› ’¼l, Kan Naoto.
It may not be good politics, but I'm sure learning a lot of kanji!!
gaijinmark wrote:
Since 2006 they've had
¬ò ƒˆê˜Y, Koizumi Junichiro
ˆÀ”{ WŽO, Abe Shinzo
•Ÿ“c N•v, Fukuda Yasuo
–ƒ¶‘¾˜Y, Aso Taro
”µŽR—R‹I•v, Hatoyama Yukio
and
› ’¼l, Kan Naoto.
It may not be good politics, but I'm sure learning a lot of kanji!!
There's a sliver lining... :hehe:
gaijinmark wrote:
› ’¼l, Kan Naoto.
Yes we Kan. He fended off Ozawa by a wide margin to keep his job as prime minister.
I heard that after Kan eventually gets kicked out after a lengthy two weeks as prime minister, he will join the Japanese MMA fighting circuit where he will be called "the Sinister Minister." He could go all the way.
Japan warns about terror in Europe
By JAMEY KEATEN, Associated Press Writer
PARIS – Japan issued a travel alert for Europe on Monday, joining the United States and Britain in warning of a possible terrorist attack by al-Qaida or other groups, but tourists appeared to be taking the mounting warnings in stride.
The Foreign Ministry in Tokyo urged Japanese citizens to be cautious when using public transport or visiting popular tourist sites \ issuing another blow to Europe's tourism industry, which is just starting to recover from the global financial crisis.
By JAMEY KEATEN, Associated Press Writer
PARIS – Japan issued a travel alert for Europe on Monday, joining the United States and Britain in warning of a possible terrorist attack by al-Qaida or other groups, but tourists appeared to be taking the mounting warnings in stride.
The Foreign Ministry in Tokyo urged Japanese citizens to be cautious when using public transport or visiting popular tourist sites \ issuing another blow to Europe's tourism industry, which is just starting to recover from the global financial crisis.
bmwracer wrote:Japan warns about terror in Europe
By JAMEY KEATEN, Associated Press Writer
PARIS – Japan issued a travel alert for Europe on Monday, joining the United States and Britain in warning of a possible terrorist attack by al-Qaida or other groups, but tourists appeared to be taking the mounting warnings in stride.
The Foreign Ministry in Tokyo urged Japanese citizens to be cautious when using public transport or visiting popular tourist sites \ issuing another blow to Europe's tourism industry, which is just starting to recover from the global financial crisis.
Lol thank you again Gearge W!
I am going to Paris this weekend, fly to Copenhagen the weekend after and visit friends in London in November. Living the risky life hehe!
EstherM wrote:I am going to Paris this weekend, fly to Copenhagen the weekend after and visit friends in London in November. Living the risky life hehe!
Have a great time! :victory:
Dollar drops to 15-year yen low
BBC News Business
11 October 2010 Last updated at 15:58 ET
The US dollar has hit a fresh 15-year low against the yen after meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and G7 finance ministers produced little to ease world currency tensions.
The dollar weakened against a basket of currencies and fell as low as 81.37 yen, before recovering to 82.07.
Friday's weaker-than-expected US jobs data also raised expectations of more quantitative easing in the US.
The record low for the dollar is 79.75 yen, reached in April 1995.
Last month, the Japanese central bank stepped in to sell yen and buy dollars, in an attempt to weaken the value of the yen against the dollar.
A strong yen makes Japanese exports more expensive, and reduces profits when earnings are repatriated.
Although Japanese markets are closed for a public holiday on Monday, the dollar's slide put markets on alert for further potential intervention by the Bank of Japan.
The IMF's member countries failed to agree on a concrete plan to tackle global imbalances at multilateral meetings over the weekend.
Japan escaped any overt criticism of its yen-selling policy, despite come commentators saying it was weakening its currency to gain an advantage in export markets.
And the dispute between the US and China over currency policy appears no closer to a resolution.
The US has accused China of keeping the yuan artificially low to benefit Chinese exports, and over the weekend US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pressed Beijing again to let the value of the yuan rise against other currencies.
But Zhou Xiaochuan, the governor of China's central bank, while acknowledging that China must raise the value of its currency, said it would like to use "more gradual ways" to do so.
"In China, a lot of people believe in Chinese doctors. In western countries, they believe in western-trained doctors," he said.
Mr Zhou said the currency debate was like a contest between "pills that solve your problem overnight" and Chinese-style treatments of "10 herbs put together... that solve the problem not overnight, but maybe in one month or two months".
BBC News Business
11 October 2010 Last updated at 15:58 ET
The US dollar has hit a fresh 15-year low against the yen after meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and G7 finance ministers produced little to ease world currency tensions.
The dollar weakened against a basket of currencies and fell as low as 81.37 yen, before recovering to 82.07.
Friday's weaker-than-expected US jobs data also raised expectations of more quantitative easing in the US.
The record low for the dollar is 79.75 yen, reached in April 1995.
Last month, the Japanese central bank stepped in to sell yen and buy dollars, in an attempt to weaken the value of the yen against the dollar.
A strong yen makes Japanese exports more expensive, and reduces profits when earnings are repatriated.
Although Japanese markets are closed for a public holiday on Monday, the dollar's slide put markets on alert for further potential intervention by the Bank of Japan.
The IMF's member countries failed to agree on a concrete plan to tackle global imbalances at multilateral meetings over the weekend.
Japan escaped any overt criticism of its yen-selling policy, despite come commentators saying it was weakening its currency to gain an advantage in export markets.
And the dispute between the US and China over currency policy appears no closer to a resolution.
The US has accused China of keeping the yuan artificially low to benefit Chinese exports, and over the weekend US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pressed Beijing again to let the value of the yuan rise against other currencies.
But Zhou Xiaochuan, the governor of China's central bank, while acknowledging that China must raise the value of its currency, said it would like to use "more gradual ways" to do so.
"In China, a lot of people believe in Chinese doctors. In western countries, they believe in western-trained doctors," he said.
Mr Zhou said the currency debate was like a contest between "pills that solve your problem overnight" and Chinese-style treatments of "10 herbs put together... that solve the problem not overnight, but maybe in one month or two months".
^ Ugh.
Visiting Japan is getting even more expensive... Not like I'm going there anytime soon. :ashamed:
Visiting Japan is getting even more expensive... Not like I'm going there anytime soon. :ashamed:
bmwracer wrote:^ Ugh.
Visiting Japan is getting even more expensive... Not like I'm going there anytime soon. :ashamed:
Fuggin' crazy...that is super low dollar to yen value. I just went last year almost to the day, and it was 91 yen to the dollar...and that was an historical low at the time.
EstherM wrote:
Lol thank you again Gearge W!
I am going to Paris this weekend, fly to Copenhagen the weekend after and visit friends in London in November. Living the risky life hehe!
Had more to do with decades of unfettered open immigration policy and societal segregation without integration, especially asylum for the extremists whose own countries wanted them out. This is a long known problem with Europe that they created themselves. Wait till your political landscape starts changing dramatically due to being outbreeded.
Tu_triky wrote:
Fuggin' crazy...that is super low dollar to yen value. I just went last year almost to the day, and it was 91 yen to the dollar...and that was an historical low at the time.
Too many dollars in the open. The Fed opened the spigot to backdoor monetize the debt when China stopped buying. Though a girl from Japan once recommended that it's still affordable to visit there if you spend more time away from the major urban areas. Makes sense and you probably get more of the "real" Japan that way.
JAL fashion show features classic flight attendant uniforms
Japan Airlines (JAL) recently hosted a fashion show featuring classic flight attendant uniforms at Haneda Airport.
Current JAL flight attendants wearing a total of 14 types of uniforms -- eight from JAL, and five from Japan Air System (JAS) before its 2002 merger with JAL, and the current JAL uniform-- walked down a catwalk set up at Haneda Airport's Terminal 1.
"I felt fresh," said Masayo Tomita, 23, who wore the first JAS uniform at the show. "I've seen the uniforms in magazines, but this is my first time to actually see them or wear one of them. The designs show the signs of the times. Our current uniform is better for working, but I would like to try them all on if I have the chance."
PICS: http://mdn.mainichi.jp/photospecials/graph/jal2010/
Japan Airlines (JAL) recently hosted a fashion show featuring classic flight attendant uniforms at Haneda Airport.
Current JAL flight attendants wearing a total of 14 types of uniforms -- eight from JAL, and five from Japan Air System (JAS) before its 2002 merger with JAL, and the current JAL uniform-- walked down a catwalk set up at Haneda Airport's Terminal 1.
"I felt fresh," said Masayo Tomita, 23, who wore the first JAS uniform at the show. "I've seen the uniforms in magazines, but this is my first time to actually see them or wear one of them. The designs show the signs of the times. Our current uniform is better for working, but I would like to try them all on if I have the chance."
PICS: http://mdn.mainichi.jp/photospecials/graph/jal2010/
The Sky Tree was partially lit up to test the illumination last night. I wanted to check it out but decided not to because of the crowds.
http://www.japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/view/light-up-4
http://www.japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/view/light-up-4
Takoyama wrote:The Sky Tree was partially lit up to test the illumination last night. I wanted to check it out but decided not to because of the crowds.
http://www.japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/view/light-up-4
Cool. :applaud:
I noticed someone mentioned that the French guy they call "Spider-Man" will probably take a swipe at climbing the tower. :)
Takoyama wrote:The Sky Tree was partially lit up to test the illumination last night. I wanted to check it out but decided not to because of the crowds.
http://www.japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/view/light-up-4
What a coincidence! I lit up a Sky Tree today too. Viva Nippon!
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