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Posted in: Bear sightings reported in Sapporo See in context

The sightings are real and the bears are grizzly types. I am a Miyanomori resident where these bears are now. Unfortunately, they are a very real danger to people. There are usually 3+ deaths a year in Hookaido from bear attacks on trails. The threat therefore is not fear mongering.

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Posted in: Boy jumps to death after telling teacher, police he was bullied See in context

One problem is that kids do not play at schools except in the classroom. This encourages the alpha male syndrome mentality with no escape for others. if kids were given the space and time to play in the school grounds a lot less bullying would occur. If kids could escape at lunch time and get into their peer groups a lot of social skills would be learned. Obviously this would be at least one more choice a kid feeling pressured would have.

Schools are too concerned with appearing to be disciplined by enforcing and controlling the movements of individuals but this is a repressive system.

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Posted in: Why do so many Japanese women take photos of their food at restaurants and post it on Facebook or their blogs? See in context

well if anyone remembers the Andrew Sisters e.g. - "Hold tight, want some sea food" - you'll also be reminded that food is in-its-own-way, all about something else, hence the diary.

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Posted in: 'Cove' star urges dolphin watching, not killing See in context

RE: In fact, in recent years many Japanese schools have even re-introduced whale meat to school lunches to ‘teach’ school children about this aspect of Japanese food culture (albeit more in response to Greenpeace than to The Cove).

Is there any evidence for this? Link to article would be appreciated.

Also, we have to remember that this 'food culture' is a recent thing. I get the impression people think that culture justifies everything for people. Japanese whaling has only been around since Meiji, so I'm told.

Also, it IS true that THE COVE used a style of activism culturally inappropriate for Japan, perhaps it should have tried a different approach to reach out to Japanese people. Hey, the bottom line is that there is no effective activism going on here and pressure DOES work.

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Posted in: Do anti-whaling campaigns backfire in Japan? See in context

“The majority of Japanese are anti-antiwhaling,” Ishii told AFP. “They don’t want whale meat, but they don’t want the anti-whaling organizations to tell them what to do.”

Not true.. If you ask the majority... wait! No-one actually has!!! That would be a referendum.

Ishii told AFT is supposed to make this into a social fact. I don't think so.

"They don't want the whale meat." Get real, cut the rhetoric professor. How dumb do you think your audience is? The professor tries to suggest that that people have an explicit opinion on this. --> If they did, they would indeed NOT feel harassed by the anti-whaling group as the group would actually be expressing public opinion.

Truth is, said professor is a supporter of whaling.

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Posted in: Norway killer's manifesto praises Japan for not adopting multiculturalism See in context

"Also, japan is unique with its culture and cutoms and language. My children should not have to learn other foreign languages to get a job, or stand up on trains for foreigners, for example. Foreigners are guests in japan. Foreigners should respect japanese culture and live the exact way of japanese and not bring their religion,custom or language."

Yeah right, if this mindset was actually carried out we would all have to go back to Dejima. Since when does a guest pay tax? Educate your children? Attend meetings? Drive innovation at the high end of the economy?

Sorry too reveal this to you matey, but I've never met a Japanese who thinks this society is perfect the way your comments imply. I kinda think you're foolin with us??? Is this some kin of reverse japan bashing?

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Posted in: Japanese workplace values greetings over respect for juniors See in context

Although Frungy's comments are speculative they are worth noting. The idea of respect does differ from culture to culture. Showing 'appropriate respect' is such a culturally relative concept it will not yield any meaningful results. It is also true what that Japan is not a homogeneous culture. People who believe it is are part of the problem.

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