6 posts tagged “japan”
The new TV anime by Production I.G and Shirow Masamune will be aired from April 8th, yeah very soon.
The story of that new series seems based on the same line of "Ghost in the Shell" although characters in GITS won't appear in this new one.
xxxHOLIC KEI and this "RD Sennou Chousashitsu"... I have to make my VTR ready then...
I'm the only one who didn't know this site while many others have already known?
Free for demo versions, but non-free versions can be obtained if the user contributes as a translator for their manga, it's cool idea huh?
It's my first time to heard of these guys called "Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamalakay ng Pilipinas," and I wonder if they're just Japanese haters or something.
In the article I've read online "Manila Militants Urge Incoming Senators To Reject Philippine-Japan Trade Pact" they say "second Japanese occupation of the Philippines" and it sounds totally a bad joke to me. The Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) isn't one sided trade agreement unlike they claim, and it's worth to agree mostly for Philippine side. And "Japan is intending to target cheap labor in the Philippines" ??? Much more Filipinos would be allow to come over here to Japan for sightseeing, studying and to work here , and to make those things real the Japanese government would change the necessary immigration laws for it if what they say is true. But they don't, of course.
They should know (but they will never I bet) that Japan never ask you something "in return" with ODA (Official Development Assistance) for other countries unlike the US and some European countries. It's almost "give-give" not "give and take" anyway.
Besides, we should not forget that the Philippine once sent us Japan financial aids after we'd lost the war, even Japan invaded and occupied their country during the war while people couldn't have enough food here. Like Turkish people nevcer forget something about us, we Japanese should not forget that with the Philippine and Filipino people I think.
Japan's ODA: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (in English)
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"Americans and Japanese Read Faces Differently" on LiveScience -->
It's now working. :)
F-22A Raptors left for the states from Kadena AB, Okinawa earlier today.
JASDF (Japan Air Self Defence Force) has been planning to replace their old F-4EJ(mod)s Phantom to new ones, F-22A is one of their choices for "FX (Fighter-X, which means next main fighter jet)" among others, such as Eurofighter Typhoon, Dassault Rafale, F-35 Lightning II, F/A-18 Hornet (probably its latest version F/A-18E/F Super Hornet) and F-15FX (rumors say that it must be modified F-15E Strike Eagle).
With political reasons, Japan will purchase American made fighters again I think. Boeing has been trying to sell their F-15FX, but it's slightly older now if it's compared to the other latest fighter planes. And F-35 can carry only 2 air-to-air missiles if it's in stealth mode, wouldn't be enough for air defense role. F-22A must be a champion and the best choice, but can't carry "Japan made" latest air-to-air missiles (Mitsubishi is the manufacturer), and its price is way too far expensive.
After the WWII, GHQ (General Headquarters of allied forces in Japan, led by Douglas MacArthur) abandoned all spec sheets, blue prints and such at research facilities for aircrafts, and banned any activity for researching and manufacturing aircrafts by Japanese in Japan while they were about to prohibit also Hiragana, Katakana and Kanjis because they thought Japan went to the war in the way of thinking they never understand, and thoughts come from "incomprehensible language and letters."
I believe Japanese aero industry would grow and much more bigger today if they didn't do that. Besides, almost 30% of Boeing's latest passenger jetplane is manufactured by Japanese companies now. I wonder when will I be able to see Japan made fighterjet again.
Well I hate wars, I just like weapons and such because of their styles and designs.
Functions always bring fashion...
It was expected to be started already, several hundreds Filipino caregivers would be here in Japan to work and to be trained for Japanese language, local custom, laws and regulations. And both of the Philippine and our government are hoping that they Filipino caregivers will remain here for long.
To our nation Japan, it would be so helpful to supply a gap caused by decreasing labor force (birth rate has turned to negative already since the year of 2006 in Japan, yes, many of Japanese women don't wanna have children today) if we could invite caretakers from the Philippines. And of course, it would be good also to the local labor issue in the Philippines, to it would be chances to Filipino people to have more job opportunities.
In the EPA (Economic Partnership Agreement) between the Philippines and Japan, there are many strict conditions for delopyment and acceptance of Filipino caretakers. But the most tough one must be language. Under the related laws of this project, Japan requires Filipino caretakers to study Japanese language for 6 months after they arrival. I know many of them are studying Japanese language already in the Philippines, but I bet it would be not enough in their jobs here. I wonder why our government thought and decided 6 months would be enough.
In our daily lives here in Japan, especially non-private/casual communication such as in business, "I can read and write both of Katanata and Hiragana" is definitely inadequate. Some Filipino ex-entertainers who have been living in Japan work as caretakers at nursing homes here, but in most cases they (both of those Filipinas and their employers) are facing the serious problems. Yes it's about language or communication between elder people there or its staffs.
Since the most of those ex-entertainers have been living here in Japan for long, they speak fluent Japanese, wouldn't have problems for communications with Japanese people. But once when they need to write or read something memos or papers written in Japanese, they would be in trouble.
This happened some nursing homes specialized for Japanese old and retired people built in the Philippines too, some of those facilities were introduced in local medias sometimes, but as far as I know none of them have succeeded. Those older people are lonely, being away from their family, children and relatives, and they don't speak foreign language at all. Such nursing homes always say in their brochures and such that "we have Japanese speaking staffs" but those are just advertising and not enough to make them old Japanese grandfathers and grandmothers not to be lonely.
Here's another story. According to laws (of Japan) for the project say that those Filipino workers should pass the national license test of caretakers within 4-6 years (duh I don't remember how many years...). By passing that test (and have that national license), he/she will be able to remain to work in Japan for more. That's one of Japanese government's expectations for sure, they hope Filipino caretakers to settle, not as temporary workers or seasonal employees.
Besides, their hope won't be realized at last I think. I guess many of those Filipino caretakers won't prefer to settle here in Japan. Then what will happen? They will come here to Japan just as migrant workers. And that's not Japanese government expect anyway. Then our government should develop additional systems for them more, such as "giving citizenship or permanent visa if he/she has been working" like in Canada. Oh yeah, of course Philippine government doesn't want them to be Japanese citizens, though.
As a final note, some other countries' governments push ours to accept caretakers from their countries, the Japanese government might change in policy to invite/accept Filipinos if it won't work as they expected.
