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The Economy: San Francisco, Japan, Ho Chi Minh City

…nd usually do not return until 8 or 9 at night.   The only way out is to become a “Freeter” (フリーター) which is a combination of the English word “Freeand the German word “Arbeit” which means work.  These people do not want to join the soul sucking world of the Salaryman so simply work a lot of part time jobs.   One trick the Japanese (and Americans) are starting to employ is simply hiring workers on contracts.  This means they do not have to pay y…

Random Irrelevance

…about America. However, as I found out when I went abroad, there were certain aspects about America that were not taught to me in Americans schools. Whole periods of history were skipped over if it might paint America in a bad light. Many countries condemn Japan for referring to the invasion of China as simply an “advance,” and skip right over the massacres. This has been done in America as well. Again, this is not a post to bash America and the…

E-mail from Jackie Speier

… included a second round of PPP loans, EIDL grants for businesses in low-income communities, an expansion of PPP benefits, a new grant program for live venue operators, and renewal of the Payroll Support Program, which provides financial assistance to airline employees. This is a good start, but we’ll need to provide even more comprehensive aid – grants, not loans – to the hardest hit sectors, like the food and hospitality industry. President Bide…

There is nothing wrong with not having a higher education

…e of people gradually working towards one divine truth) and rational calculations (as in nation building, social engineering, modernism and its belief that, given all the facts, the right solution to any problem can always be calculated). In fact it might as easily be associated with the pre-modern, pre-democratic, society ruled by aristocrats and only free male land-owners’ voices were heard. Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window)…

One Day Trip – Latin America, Japan, China

…mall and it looks like they have made some progress in making it look attractive again.  They now have a Kinokunia book store which is the ultimate in everything Japanese.  And by Ultimate, I mean everything as demonstrated by the picture below. They also have a small scale replica of Osaka castle now which I thought was pretty cool. 3. China Finally, we took a trip over to China Town.  In San Francisco, there are actually two China Towns and if w…