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Posted in: Toyota group company plant raided in test cheating probe See in context

Management orders - Lost In Translation - that's a new excuse!

Japanese managers unable to communicate with Japanese workers, in Japanese!

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Posted in: IAEA reaffirms Japan's treated water release in line with standards See in context

Now get the IAEA to go and check the South Korean and Chinese NPP discharge outlets! Will make for an interesting comparison.

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Posted in: Japan to host 2025 Expo as scheduled despite quake-hit area's need for building materials See in context

The Expo is the lead up to the building of the Integrated Resort (Casino) in Osaka, which will utilise the facilities and developments cheaply afterwards, and that is BIG money. The usual suspects don't want to upset that.

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Posted in: Kishida says gov't will do 'everything possible' to boost household income See in context

Nothing is also possible ... therefore they will do nothing.

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Posted in: Toyota chief apologizes for cheating on testing at group company – again See in context

"Just in Time" production, workers pressured to cut seconds off the work process, miniscule improvements that add up to quicker production and greater profits, but at the price of quality, safety, integrity and workers' quality of life. W E Deming did not expect this outcome of his work philosophy.

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Posted in: M4.8 quake jolts Tokyo, Kanagawa, other eastern areas See in context

Tokyo hotel elevator shutdown for checks for a few hours. Not easy for guests getting down emergency stairs with heavy luggage. And forget about room service!

However, all was well.

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Posted in: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry finally stops using floppy disks See in context

It will be a while before USB memory sticks are adopted, a former Vice Minister for CyberSecurity had never seen one!

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Posted in: TEPCO further delays removal of melted fuel debris from Fukushima nuclear plant See in context

They are still cleaning up at Sellafield/ Calder Hall in the UK, which was shut down naturally, not by explosion or tsunami. Estimates now are 70 years to fully decommission, though it keeps getting extended, and the budget rises every year, as new obstacles are discovered, and they have still got to manage the 'Dirty 30 pond' where fuel rods and other radioactive debris were just thrown into the water, with little documentation. Beyond that there are B38, B29 and B41 silos used to stored cladding from fuel rods, as well as waste from the UK weapons programmes. Workers can only spend 30 minutes nearby there each day, and robots fail within hours due to radiation. These plants in Japan will have to be managed 70-100 years or more into the future, with the new government extensions to their lives. That's the legacy to the future generations.

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Posted in: Daihatsu to recall over 320,000 minivehicles in Japan See in context

Again!

And what of their overseas vehicles? Will they ignore them like last time?

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Posted in: Noto locals pin hopes on return of tourists to hasten quake recovery See in context

Travelled in the area many years ago, then it was only famous for lacquerware and onsens. Little mention of the morning market, rice fields, or the festivals that they hold in summer, just eating crabs in autumn!

Their lacquerware is a great souvenir or gift for visitors to Japan, bought many of them for friends.

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Posted in: Kishida vows to reshape LDP by moving away from faction system See in context

"factions" ... they'll continue as "policy groups."

Change - J-Gov style.

= No change.

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Posted in: Is Denny’s Japan’s new ultra-expensive Amaou strawberry parfait worth it? See in context

Shared this as a special treat last night with the family - no problems with the pancake - the strawberries were delicious. Our local Denny's is quite consistent, good service, clean, and unusually, the staff are quite chatty, and like feedback about their food.

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Posted in: Japanese lawmaker Kakizawa indicted over violation of election law See in context

It is so common that they have pre-printed checklists now, just tick the boxes:

Suspended sentence: 6 months/ 1 year/ 2 years.

Reduction in salary: 3/6/12 months

Depth of bow required: 30/ 45/ 90 degree

Resignation required: Yes/ No/ temporary

Apology: by fax/ by letter/ on TV/ in the Diet

Useful expressions: misunderstanding/ was drunk/ don't recall/ my junior did it/

and my favourite Japanese verb - sorrimasen - lit. I'm not sorry!

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Posted in: Prosecutors building case against ex-accountant of Kishida faction See in context

Just a 'whipping boy' for the real culprits, but he'll be well taken care of. The show must go on!

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Posted in: Prosecutors unlikely to build case against bigwigs of scandal-hit LDP faction See in context

A couple of accountants and low-ranking secretaries will be dismissed, apologies will be made, misunderstandings will be claimed, a few memory lapses will be admitted to, and it will all be forgotten and forgiven. Fired staff will be re-hired quietly to different jobs and business will carry on as before, until someone is caught again, and the whole performance will then be repeated.

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Posted in: Japan's nuclear safety agency orders power plant operator to study impact of Jan 1 quake See in context

Due to the 'safety myth' of nuclear power, nuclear power utilities did not publish any evacuation or safety guides, for fear of the locals getting worried and refusing to allow the plants to operate.

About the only measure considered was giving out iodine tablets, and in the case of Fukushima, by the time it was considered, it was way past the recommended time to give them, and they would have been ineffective.

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Posted in: Fujitsu in firing line over UK Post Office scandal See in context

Fujitsu - the people behind the 'My Number' system too!

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Posted in: Kishida vows 'ceaseless' aid as snow hampers quake relief See in context

And can the drone carry a 1 ton Pallet of food????

25 small drones could carry 10 kg on 4 return trips.

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Posted in: What are some ways to identify health misinformation on social media? See in context

Three independent identifiable credible sources used to be the standard.

Now everyone with a device and access to the internet is a publisher, editor, reader, and critic.

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Posted in: Nerunerunerune candy designed for taking medicine wins top honors at product awards See in context

Similar to medicating cats, mixing tablets in a small portion of soft food!

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Posted in: Kishida vows 'ceaseless' aid as snow hampers quake relief See in context

And how do you get relief supplies to the cut off area???

Two years ago, on-line shopping companies and delivery services were gushing over the use of drones to deliver medical goods and urgent supplies to isolated places. This would be an ideal scenario for their use.

But nothing has happened.

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Posted in: Snow hinders rescues and aid deliveries to isolated quake-hit Japan communities See in context

With roads unpassable in many places, and aid unable to get through, what has happened to the drone deliveries that were being touted a couple of years ago by some of the delivery companies and on-line shopping sites? Medical supplies, remote places, emergency goods? This is where they are needed now.

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Posted in: Rescue dogs play vital role in search for survivors in quake-ravaged Wajima See in context

Make sure that the dogs have proper protection when walking over broken glass, hot debris, and splintered wood. The ones shown on TV had nothing on their paws.

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Posted in: Face-off in Britain over controversial surveillance tech See in context

The old saying comes to mind...

'Who will guard the guards?'

What, if any, oversight is there?

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Posted in: I think the investigation will focus a lot on the clearances ... and then also what the JAL cockpit crew could see. Could they physically see that airplane on the runway? See in context

Too much speculation, suggestion and leaks on what might have happened and what might been said, as 'experts' get their sound bites in.

Just let the professional accident investigators do their jobs, rewind the tower tapes and review the radar data, and analyse the cockpit voice recorders and black boxes.

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Posted in: Kishida says Japan will play leading diplomatic role in 'tense' 2024 See in context

Look after your own country first.

Increasing numbers living below the poverty line, a rapidly increasing elderly population, a broken pension system, deteriorating infrastructure, workforces issues, the list goes on...

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Posted in: Emperor's New Year greeting event canceled due to quake See in context

His father would have said something appropriate, he knew his responsibility to 'his people.'

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Posted in: Emperor hopes for compassion in 2024 amid wars, disasters See in context

Compared to his father, he's done very little the past few years. Just a handful of highly orchestrated speeches.

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Posted in: Prosecutors conduct 3rd day of searches over LDP slush fund scandal See in context

Pure pantomime performance. Though for odd reasons, these politicians keep receipts, correspondence, fax transmissions, used envelopes, and the occasional USB Memory stick.

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Posted in: Safety scandal-hit Daihatsu widens list of compensation-entitled entities See in context

The compensation program does not cover foreign suppliers, a Daihatsu spokesman said.

Way to go Daihatsu - great step in international public relations ... NOT.

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