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		<title>Comment on On Being Late to Work in Japan &#124; 遅出 by Society's Acceptance of the 40-Hour Work Week - FTR Poker Forums</title>
		<link>http://thisjapaneselife.org/2011/03/09/japan-work-ethic/#comment-1124</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Society's Acceptance of the 40-Hour Work Week - FTR Poker Forums]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] Posted by Lucothefish   Move to Japan imo  On Being Late to Work in Japan &#124; 遅出 &#124; This Japanese Life. &#124; 生命を外面九天です  Deep Japan Report: Thoughts on the work ethic in Japan  Then complain about your piss-weak 9 to 5 [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Posted by Lucothefish   Move to Japan imo  On Being Late to Work in Japan | 遅出 | This Japanese Life. | 生命を外面九天です  Deep Japan Report: Thoughts on the work ethic in Japan  Then complain about your piss-weak 9 to 5 [...]</p>
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		<title>Comment on On Being Late to Work in Japan &#124; 遅出 by things that tilt you - Page 19 - FTR Poker Forums</title>
		<link>http://thisjapaneselife.org/2011/03/09/japan-work-ethic/#comment-1122</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[things that tilt you - Page 19 - FTR Poker Forums]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...]  Society finding it not just acceptable, but normal, to work 5 days per week.    Move to Japan imo  On Being Late to Work in Japan &#124; 遅出 &#124; This Japanese Life. &#124; 生命を外面九天です  Deep Japan Report: Thoughts on the work ethic in Japan  Then complain about your piss-weak 9 to 5 [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...]  Society finding it not just acceptable, but normal, to work 5 days per week.    Move to Japan imo  On Being Late to Work in Japan | 遅出 | This Japanese Life. | 生命を外面九天です  Deep Japan Report: Thoughts on the work ethic in Japan  Then complain about your piss-weak 9 to 5 [...]</p>
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		<title>Comment on On Finding a Rubbish Bin in Japan by Index Zero</title>
		<link>http://thisjapaneselife.org/2012/02/08/trash-cans-in-japan/#comment-1121</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Index Zero]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every metro station in Tokyo has bins at least at the entrance / exit of the station.
Every non-metro (JR) station has bins on the platform and the entrances / exits.
Every Convenience store has bins (about every 200 meters in populated areas).
Every point in this article about rubbish bins was contrived.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Every metro station in Tokyo has bins at least at the entrance / exit of the station.<br />
Every non-metro (JR) station has bins on the platform and the entrances / exits.<br />
Every Convenience store has bins (about every 200 meters in populated areas).<br />
Every point in this article about rubbish bins was contrived.</p>
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		<title>Comment on On Finding a Rubbish Bin in Japan by Avery</title>
		<link>http://thisjapaneselife.org/2012/02/08/trash-cans-in-japan/#comment-1120</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Avery]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post is leaving out a few facts: 

1. Sakamoto&#039;s murderers were not captured until after the sarin attacks. The police could not establish Aum&#039;s involvement, and couldn&#039;t just go and investigate anyway because Japan takes freedom of religion really seriously.
2. Unlike, say, Al Qaeda, Aum Shinrikyo was actually allowed to continue operations in Japan for about two years after its successful terrorist attack. It was only banned in 1997 when some of its other activities interfered with what the public considered to be the role of the state. I can recommend a documentary on this.
3. Religious scholars on both sides of the Pacific were giving Aum complete support. After the sarin attacks, some scholars actually flew into Tokyo and denounced the police for investigating Aum.
4. The section &quot;The New Religions&quot; is completely off base and actually kind of ignorant. You clearly have not read anything about the topic, so I&#039;m not even going to bother explaining it unless you&#039;re genuinely curious.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This post is leaving out a few facts: </p>
<p>1. Sakamoto&#8217;s murderers were not captured until after the sarin attacks. The police could not establish Aum&#8217;s involvement, and couldn&#8217;t just go and investigate anyway because Japan takes freedom of religion really seriously.<br />
2. Unlike, say, Al Qaeda, Aum Shinrikyo was actually allowed to continue operations in Japan for about two years after its successful terrorist attack. It was only banned in 1997 when some of its other activities interfered with what the public considered to be the role of the state. I can recommend a documentary on this.<br />
3. Religious scholars on both sides of the Pacific were giving Aum complete support. After the sarin attacks, some scholars actually flew into Tokyo and denounced the police for investigating Aum.<br />
4. The section &#8220;The New Religions&#8221; is completely off base and actually kind of ignorant. You clearly have not read anything about the topic, so I&#8217;m not even going to bother explaining it unless you&#8217;re genuinely curious.</p>
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		<title>Comment on 15 English Words You Will Only Hear in Japan by DoaraChan</title>
		<link>http://thisjapaneselife.org/2012/02/13/wasei-eigo-15-words-japanese/#comment-1119</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[DoaraChan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, I thought I used a Japanese-made English word.
tone down
, which is commonly used everywhere at マスコミ

I checked &quot;tone down&quot; and found it was correct English word ..........
Grrrrr.....I would be suspicious of anything Katakana.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today, I thought I used a Japanese-made English word.<br />
tone down<br />
, which is commonly used everywhere at マスコミ</p>
<p>I checked &#8220;tone down&#8221; and found it was correct English word &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<br />
Grrrrr&#8230;..I would be suspicious of anything Katakana.</p>
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		<title>Comment on 15 English Words You Will Only Hear in Japan by Brianna</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brianna]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:50:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One more possible correction: I tried to use &quot;guts pose&quot; with the meaning you listed here, but I was meant with blank stares!  Apparently it doesn&#039;t mean &quot;fist bump&quot;, but the way a boxer triumphantly raises both fists in the air.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One more possible correction: I tried to use &#8220;guts pose&#8221; with the meaning you listed here, but I was meant with blank stares!  Apparently it doesn&#8217;t mean &#8220;fist bump&#8221;, but the way a boxer triumphantly raises both fists in the air.</p>
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		<title>Comment on 15 English Words You Will Only Hear in Japan by DoaraChan</title>
		<link>http://thisjapaneselife.org/2012/02/13/wasei-eigo-15-words-japanese/#comment-1116</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[DoaraChan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:17:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yeah, &quot;tension&quot; is funny.

&quot;Guts pose&quot; is from a world champion boxer in 1974 though many Japanese nowadays would think it as an English word.

Long-Life Coolant could be used in English though I am not sure. Sometimes, native English speakers are wrong when foreigners use correct words from English technical terms.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yeah, &#8220;tension&#8221; is funny.</p>
<p>&#8220;Guts pose&#8221; is from a world champion boxer in 1974 though many Japanese nowadays would think it as an English word.</p>
<p>Long-Life Coolant could be used in English though I am not sure. Sometimes, native English speakers are wrong when foreigners use correct words from English technical terms.</p>
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		<title>Comment on #CultureFestival by Rora</title>
		<link>http://thisjapaneselife.org/2012/02/20/culturefestival/#comment-1115</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rora]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I did not know that, but I&#039;m glad I do now. If he were still around, I&#039;d say that qualifies him to join &lt;a href=&quot;www.seacaptaindate.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sea captain date&lt;/a&gt;.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I did not know that, but I&#8217;m glad I do now. If he were still around, I&#8217;d say that qualifies him to join <a href="www.seacaptaindate.com" rel="nofollow">sea captain date</a>.</p>
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		<title>Comment on #CultureFestival by owwls</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[owwls]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:14:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The idea of a Foolish Feudal Lord makes me uneasy. That said, did you know Andy Warhol was on &quot;The Love Boat?&quot; Because &quot;Bakatono&quot; makes me think of Andy Warhol being on &quot;The Love Boat.&quot; 

Warhol didn&#039;t have a spitting goose, though.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The idea of a Foolish Feudal Lord makes me uneasy. That said, did you know Andy Warhol was on &#8220;The Love Boat?&#8221; Because &#8220;Bakatono&#8221; makes me think of Andy Warhol being on &#8220;The Love Boat.&#8221; </p>
<p>Warhol didn&#8217;t have a spitting goose, though.</p>
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		<title>Comment on #CultureFestival by Rora</title>
		<link>http://thisjapaneselife.org/2012/02/20/culturefestival/#comment-1113</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rora]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:53:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[good blog post format!

also I keep meaning to tell you, you need to watch &quot;bakatono&quot; (&quot;foolish feudal lord&quot; - nuff said right?) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sI82Jy9iio]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>good blog post format!</p>
<p>also I keep meaning to tell you, you need to watch &#8220;bakatono&#8221; (&#8220;foolish feudal lord&#8221; &#8211; nuff said right?) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sI82Jy9iio" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sI82Jy9iio</a></p>
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