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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 “Free” and 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…

Japan – Dishonest Government and Pray for Japan FB Page

…our true opinion should it cause “disharmony.” You might wonder where this comes from.  Well, from my studies I believe it comes from the fact that they have very little arable land.  Therefore, throughout their history many people had to cram into relatively small spaces and in order to avoid conflict their culture became one where “harmony” was most important. That is why you are not seeing riots, looting and so on.  If this disaster had happene…

Chinese Politics and Wishful Thinking

…tely removed from reality whoever has the time and access to a computer is free to come up with his or her interpretation. Not everyone, however, is content with simply guessing or projecting own values onto the CCP and have instead resorted to science to figure out what the talking heads are on about. The techniques are actually similar to what I encountered back when I was studying classical Japanese at university. Classical Japanese, like Latin…

My love-hate relationship with Japan

…pposed to be forgotten and not spoken about but the wise man will take the complaints from the night before into account and learn from them. In situations involving alcohol, acting out is often both expected and encouraged as a way to bond with your peers. Compare that to Denmark where changing personality after drinking a beer is only rarely seen as an invitation to bond. More likely it is seen as a sign that the person either already is or shou…

One Day Trip – Latin America, Japan, China

…ant Street. My favorite place to visit here is Vital Tea Leaf which offers free tea tastings.  Often times tourists are put off by the price of tea and quickly leave.  This is REAL tea from China and is completely amazing, so no, it is not cheap.  But, actually it is not very expensive either.  The tea is priced per pound and is often about $100 per pound.  Yet, a pound of tea is a LOT of tea!!!  I usually only buy a quarter pound and it lasts me…