Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Japanese Struggle in Working Places

Hi everyone in the world!! What's up? It's 5:20 pm here in Japan. I'm gonna deliver today's column:

Japanese people in working places are getting lonely, and the bosses divert the responsibility because of the performance-based system. With that title, Sankei Newspaper reported about the problems in working places of Japan today.

The article picked up a case.

An accident happened in one of the quite famous Japan makers in Japan. A man who was 30s was doing his task assigned, and it was found that his job was quite late. A day that the accident was found was just one day before the date of completion.

Until that day, nobody including his boss and colleague noticed the big delay of his work. A partaker mentioned, "we extended the working day and put a lot of colleague in the job, but it was still not enough. And finally, we had to hire dispatch workers."

As a result, this largely delayed job affected other sections and damaged the company a lot. The man who caused this matter said, "I couldn't say it because I didn't want to be looked as an incompetent person."

The article of the newspapers says that the trust relationship in working places is getting poor and poor. The phrase that bosses say represents it, "I leave it to you, so you do it in your way."

Some specialist analyses that the phrase comes from a purpose to hide the incompetence that the bosses cannot give suitable advices or create proper relationship. They do not want to share with responsibility.

Umm...This matter is actually really complicated. Many things, so many things are changing in Japan. The situation is quite chaotic. It seems that western value and traditional Japanese value deeply existing inside are fighting. Japanese are basically collectivism, but value of individualism starts to be dominant. This conflict of the values will be so hard to solve.

Prince Shotoku once said, "Treasure conformity".

It seems that the room to treasure the traditional culture, value, is getting narrow.


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Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Recovering Total Unemployment Ratio, 3.8% in April. 3% Level For The First Time in 9 Years!! However...the Truth is... --From Japan

Konnichiha (Hi) again!! How are you? It's 4:20 pm here in Japan. I'm gonna deliver today's second column:

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced today that the total unemployment ratio in April was 3.8% with 0.2% up from last month. Mainichi Newspaper reported it.

3% level of the total unemployment ratio has not appeared for 9 years. Is this a sing that Japan's economy is getting back? No way...

We have to focus on the number of non-full-time workers that are crazy soaring!! The percentage of the non-full-time workers reached 33.7% in whole workers. It was the highest number since the investigation started.

Part-time workers or dispatch workers who mostly do not have hopes in their futures are just included in the announcement. Except for traditional elders, Japanese citizens will no more believe this kind of announcement.

Suffering citizens know the truth of society.


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Monday, May 28, 2007

Darkness of Politics, People Suicide One After Another. What is Going On in Japan? --from Japan

Konnichiha (Hi) everyone!! How are you doing? Something is strange in current Japan. Yesterday, a minister of Farm Ministry committed suicide for the first time after World War II as I wrote yesterday. Today, another person who is related to the matter died in jump again. Here is my today's column:

A person who was found dead in a parking in Yokohama this morning, around 5:15 am was the person of a director of an organization, "Forest Development Corporation" that is the past organization called, "Green Resources Organization". This "Green Resources Organization" was involved into the controversial golden parachuting and the minister of Farm Ministry who committed suicide just yesterday was related.

It seems that both of them who committed suicide closed their mouths with death.

Special Investigation Department of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office was investigating both of them. However, dead people can never say a word.

Japanese citizens must feel something quite dark and deep existing in this matter. They must have died for saving a route where many people such as politicians, gang group (this is one of the powerful force like police, politicians, top class business people) or top government officials may have related.

This series of suicide will have a big influence on the coming, critical election.


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Sunday, May 27, 2007

A Minister of Farm Ministry in Japan Committed Suicide by Hanging at a Public Dormitory for Diet Members--from Japan

Hi everyone in the world!! It's 3:20 pm here in Japan. There is emergent news from Japan. Here is my column related to it:

On 28th afternoon, around 12:18 pm, in a room of public dormitory for Lower House, Minister of Farm Ministry in Japan attempted to commit suicide by hanging. It was confirmed that he was dead afterward. Mainichi Newspaper reported it.

Recently, he has been criticized strongly for his political money matter in his office and the matter of donated money from a related organization that was accused of collusive bidding at an initiative of government officials under Farm Ministry by opposite party and public opinions.

Although Prime Minister Shinzo Abe protected him saying, "he is playing a legal role", dark donation was found, and then, even Liberal Democratic Party demanded him to step down.

Well, however wrong he has been doing, it is a bit pain to hear this news as a human being.

I just feel that he could not cheat himself finally. He must have suffered from the voice of good heart that never disappeared from his mind. This is a human system.

So many corruptions in government organizations are belching up. There is no symptom to stop. What do those who are related to that kind of matter feel observing this Prime Minister's suicide?

They can never cheat themselves forever. The longer they cheat themselves, the deeper they may get punished by themselves.


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Japan Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe Enjoyed Watching a Big Horse Racing Event, "Japan Derby" with his wife. He Won!! However...

Hi everyone in the world!! How's your holiday? I had a good time with my wife. Everyday will be different depending on our thinking. Even common days are filled with happiness. Yeah, we have to treasure the peaceful time. Common is uncommon. All right, it's 9:33 pm here in Japan. I'm gonna deliver my today's column:

Japan PM Watched the Japan Derby with his wife today. It was a historical race that a mare won the race for the first time in 64 years. In this historical race, his betting slip hit!!

He is the third Prime Minister who joined the Derby in office following his grandfather and ex-Prime Miniser, Koizumi.

He said, "I was impressed by the beauty of thoroughbred horses and race track."

Japanese citizens who heard the comment must have noticed the word, "beauty" because this Prime Minister has emphasized his policy often, "Towards a beautiful country." "Beautiful country, Japan". The citizens must be detecting like, "Oh, again. This is just a performance."

Yeah, I also think so. And I sympathized with him a little because he already used his luck. He shouldn't have concerned about this game but concerned the coming election that will be a much tougher race.


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