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Archive for the ‘News about Japan’ Category56% want Abe to step down, Asahi Shimbun exit poll shows 07/31/2007 Clip reprinted from here Abe was elected in a landslide in last September’s LDP presidential election, mainly because LDP members trusted he would lead the party to greater strength in the Upper House–his first major test in the Diet as prime minister. But the Asahi Shimbun exit poll showed that across the board, voters were unimpressed by Abe’s leadership. The poll was conducted at 3,630 balloting stations nationwide. As they left, voters were asked to write down which candidate in their prefectural districts and which party in the proportional representation bloc they had voted for, as well as their party affiliation, if any. About 185,000 valid responses were received. Many voters expressed doubt about Abe’s ability to handle the pension issue, the party’s political money scandals and the string of verbal gaffes by his Cabinet. The pension mess especially turned voters against Abe and the LDP, according to the exit poll. Living in Japan the past seven years being married to a Japanese and having sex when there is a full moon gives me a little different perspective on this issue. This long post is in response to the news today on Japanese sex slaves and the US House of Representatives vote. Why did the government feel the soldiers needed women?
from www.religioustolerance.org ===== Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa. “What we should not forget about relationship between our nation and your nation is a fact that there was a certain period in the thousands of years of our company when we were the victimizer and you were the victim. I would like to once again express a heartful remorse and apology for the unbearable suffering and sorrow that you experienced during this period because of our nation’s act.” Recently the issue of the so-called ‘wartime comfort women’ is being brought up. I think that incidents like this are seriously heartbreaking, and I am truly sorry” (Policy speech at the occasion of the visit to the Republic of Korea. 宮澤喜一内閣総理大臣の大韓民国訪問における政策演説（アジアのなか、世界のなかの日韓関係）. 外交青書36号，383-388. qtd in The World and Japan Database Project website, Institute of Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo, Retrieved from here.)
The so-called Lost Generation has come of age. In fact, several candidates in Sunday’s election come from this very group that many older Japanese had written off as never being able to make a go of things. What makes the candidacy of Ryuhei Kawada, 31, so special is the fact that until now, few members of this vast segment of seemingly aimless young people had sought political office. This is the first election since the term “Lost Generation” was coined over a decade ago in which members of this demographic sector can make their voices heard. Not surprisingly, Kawada’s campaign has attracted like-minded sympathizers. Kaori Yagi and Ayumi Sakuda are two such people. Throughout the decade from the mid-1990s when disillusionment set in among the younger generation, Yagi and Sakuda–then in their 20s–traveled, drifted from job to job and tried to give meaning to their lives. The Lost Generation refers to some 20 million Japanese currently aged between 25 and 35 who found it difficult to land stable employment following the burst of the asset-inflated bubble economy in the early 1990s. What sets such people apart is that they reached adulthood just as social myths about lifetime employment and guaranteed prosperity were exploding. As a result, people in that generation were often viewed as selfish, absorbed in self-reflection and unwilling to make the sort of sacrifices that their parents had made. Yagi and Sakuda, both 31, have come to realize that holding down full-time employment is important. Without a steady income and related benefits, the future would always look bleak. Thus, Kawada’s election campaign shone like a beacon to them.
The system is very simple and based on Jason’s script plus a bit of CSS styling and code changing. I think it’s pretty neat. If you are interested in contributing your (432px X 288px jpg) postcard related to Japan, feel free to email it to me (mike ATMARK gaijin-in-japan.com). Be sure to add your watermark on the left and “GinJ” (in Verdana font) on the right. Might even do a giveaway contest for the best postcard, who knows.
Tonight it’s going to pass by us around 9:00PM. Luckily it isn’t going to to hit Kobe because of Shikoku Island. The island acts as a wall for bad weather entering our area. Should be strong nevertheless. I should head out now to get some beers before it gets too crazy. C ya. UPDATE: Clear skies. Beautiful night. AND no earthquakes Zen. Oops…Sluggo
>>Now China points finger at “fake” water
And the Olympics is when? >>Disgraced Chinese food regulator is executed
How stupid do they think we are? Executing one for the mistakes of many. One man is in control ? HA! Sounds like another Libby case. AND HE EVEN ADMITTED IT AND GAVE BACK THE MONEY! So, here, Japanese have decided that buying Japanese Unagi and as many other Japanese grown or made in Japan products is better. Taking action are they, or acting as any high school student would when the most popular person says something is cool and the whole school follows suit? hmmm. |
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Peace.
so uhm yeah, greetings from an half irish half arabic guy that lives in germany! ah and start making more podcasts, like 3 a week 
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