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From FUJITV NEWS:A 44-year-old officer of the Ishikawa Prefectural Police Department who claimed to have been stabbed in the abdomen later admitted to fabricating the story because he gdidn't want to go to work." [/list:u] Whatever happend to "Japanese work ethic"?

It's still there, in fact too much of it..

Luckely he didn't hanged himself. Knowing Japan has one of the highest suicide numbers in the world.

gaijinmark wrote:From FUJITV NEWS:A 44-year-old officer of the Ishikawa Prefectural Police Department who claimed to have been stabbed in the abdomen later admitted to fabricating the story because he gdidn't want to go to work." [/list:u] Whatever happend to "Japanese work ethic"?

O jeez! As a Police officer, wouldn't he know that if someone called saying they "got stabbed" that it would be followed through!?

Wynter wrote:

O jeez! As a Police officer, wouldn't he know that if someone called saying they "got stabbed" that it would be followed through!?

Conspiracy theory: he did get stabbed by a woman but don't want it followed up, hence the skivvying story. Could this be a (extra-marital) lover's quip? :twisted:

gaijinmark wrote:From FUJITV NEWS:A 44-year-old officer of the Ishikawa Prefectural Police Department who claimed to have been stabbed in the abdomen later admitted to fabricating the story because he gdidn't want to go to work."

in the uk ringing up and saying you can't come in due to a stomach ache, tooth ache, any kind of ache or a cold is usually enough if you don't want to go to work. :mrgreen:

JAPAN FERTILITY RATES RISES[/list:u]TOKYO, Jun. 6, 2007
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(AP) Japan's fertility rate rose last year for the first time in six years in 2006, while the number of suicides fell below the 30,000-case mark for the first time in four, the government said Wednesday.

The fertility rate _ the average number of children born to a woman over her lifetime _ stood at 1.32 babies per woman in 2006, up from a record low of 1.26 in 2005, the Health Ministry said on its Web site.

"The latest figure alone doesn't indicate whether there is a turnaround in the country's recent trend of falling number of births," said Emi Sato of the vital statistic division with the Health Ministry.[/list:u] I guess this means we can expect a proportional jump in the number of fan girls in about 13 years :bleh:

gaijinmark wrote: I guess this means we can expect a proportional jump in the number of fan girls in about 13 years :bleh:

:rofl: :rofl:

The positive side is that we should also see a rise in numbers of talented, good-looking Japanese actresses in about 20 years :) :dancing:

It looks like Paris has a relative in Japan, from FUJI News:

A former Fukuoka City employee pleaded not guilty to charges of dangerous driving in an August 2006 accident that left three children dead.


The dangerous driving charge carries a heavier sentence than the usual professional negligence charges in a traffic accident. In entering his plea Tuesday, the defendant denied that he was too drunk to drive properly.

[/list:u] Hmmm, he doesn't deny he was drunk, he says he wasn't "too drunk" :crazy:

gaijinmark wrote:I guess this means we can expect a proportional jump in the number of fan girls in about 13 years :bleh:

And MM membership.

kenjilina wrote:

in the uk ringing up and saying you can't come in due to a stomach ache, tooth ache, any kind of ache or a cold is usually enough if you don't want to go to work. :mrgreen:

Skipping work for this minor inconveniences are not acceptable to the Japanese. I received an advise when I first joined a Japanese company about 10 years ago - if you feel sick, it's better you go back to the office, clocked in, and puke over your boss then to stay home. :nut:

thtl wrote:Skipping work for this minor inconveniences are not acceptable to the Japanese. I received an advise when I first joined a Japanese company about 10 years ago - if you feel sick, it's better you go back to the office, clocked in, and puke over your boss then to stay home. :nut:

Thing is, after you puke all over your boss, if you feel better after that, he'll still keep you at work. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
Thing is, after you puke all over your boss, if you feel better after that, he'll still keep you at work. :beaten:

One of the perks for learning how to vomit on command. :hehe:

From FUJITV NEWS:[/list:u]Japanese authorities are searching for the whereabouts of eleven Pakistani sailors who apparently went AWOL while visiting Japan on a goodwill cruise from Tuesday to Friday.[/list:u] In the first place, I didn't know Pakistan has a navy, and obviously, the authorities haven't checked the Ginza yet. :naughty:

From FUJITV NEWS:[/list:u]Meat Hope Co., a Hokkaido-based meat processing company embroiled in a scandal involving the mislabeling of ground beef, plans to fire its entire workforce after suspending operations indefinitely.[/list:u] Otherwise known as the "Seppiku Method" :sweat:

gaijinmark wrote:From FUJITV NEWS:[/list:u]Meat Hope Co., a Hokkaido-based meat processing company embroiled in a scandal involving the mislabeling of ground beef, plans to fire its entire workforce after suspending operations indefinitely.[/list:u] Otherwise known as the "Seppiku Method" :sweat:

EH?! Why the ENTIRE workforce?!

So THAT'S what the lead story on NHK news was about last night. I saw lots of shots of a meat factory, a large statue of a cow, and some very chastened-looking executives doing a lot of bowing, but I couldn't work out what was going on :(

Anime Dad wrote:So THAT'S what the lead story on NHK news was about last night. I saw lots of shots of a meat factory, a large statue of a cow, and some very chastened-looking executives doing a lot of bowing, but I couldn't work out what was going on :(

Near the end of Shomuni 1 the company gets a trouble and they have this whole scene where the HR people are coaching the excecutives about what to do at the press conference: "O.K. at this point bow down, it would be nice to cry here, but not too much!" It's hilarious because it's so true to life! [/list:u]

Yeah, you can always tell when a person or company is in trouble - the bows get longer and deeper and more frequent :) It helps you understand what's going on :)

Another blow to Japan's Pride[/list:u]Japan's all-star speed eater suffers professional injury


TOKYO (AFP) - A Japanese man who set a world record by wolfing down dozens of hot dogs within minutes has suffered a severe jaw injury due to his rigorous training, making his next title uncertain.


Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi said he can only open his mouth to make a gap the size of a fingertip after being diagnosed with jaw arthritis.

In an entry on his blog entitled "Occupational hazard," Kobayashi said: "My jaw refused to fight any more."

gaijinmark wrote:Another blow to Japan's Pride[/list:u]Japan's all-star speed eater suffers professional injury


TOKYO (AFP) - A Japanese man who set a world record by wolfing down dozens of hot dogs within minutes has suffered a severe jaw injury due to his rigorous training, making his next title uncertain.


Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi said he can only open his mouth to make a gap the size of a fingertip after being diagnosed with jaw arthritis.

In an entry on his blog entitled "Occupational hazard," Kobayashi said: "My jaw refused to fight any more."

Yow, the runner's-up from years past are licking their chops now.... So to speak. :hehe: