robert maes comments

There is no rice shortage. That only exists when more money can not buy it. But you pay and you can have as much as you want. Conclusion. It is another greed grab.

Koizumi junior is not even the shadow of his daddy. Without his father he would be a salaryman somewhere in the matrix of A Japanese multinational.

his father on the other hand whom I had the pleasure to meet several times is One of Japan’s statesman of the last 50 years. If not the statesman of the last 50 years.

Cars( Toyota stll best selling manufacturor), road building machinery( Hitachi, Komatsu..) fiber, sake, rice.

Sumo has a chance to become a global sports but it will require many breaks with the traditional sumo.

the 15 day format needs to be changed in the international competitions, the athletes must become more athletic in their upper bodies, an alternative for the loincloth considered.

the fighting rules are fine. The ranking system can be changed but that is risky as it’s an intrinsic part of the sport.

When it’s too good to be true …

nothing disappears without a trace or residue anyway.

all these miracle Japanese inventions sooner or later are not working on scale or are scams for investment or subsidies or grants.

The greatest of all times. Season after season nearly unbeatable.

the sumo federation o ce more shoots in its own foot.

Murder in the high seas.

subsidised killing of some of natures most beautiful and innocent giants.

For misplaced pride and non existing traditions. If you want to use the excuse of tradition, go hunt in a Kano and a throwing harpoen instead of a kanon.

Instand noodles come from Taiwan, not Japan. But Japan is forgiven, as when one is not creative one must steal.

i do not rejoice in Japans decline. Which inevitable will gather pace like a snowball rolling downhill. But i am glad to see the inept business methods punished.

Currently it’s the Chinese keeping up real estate prices and the Taiwanese buying up the bankrupt companies.

Japan is one of the 3 most beautiful countries in the world and the food and drinks also top 3.

on the other hand it’s also top 3 in racism and a top 3 xenophobic country. My wife, from Hongkong, has been treated horribly the 7 years we lived together in Japan.

if Japan would accept facts instead of whisfull thinking and accept that criticism can be positive it might be a world leader. Which it never was before.

The decline of the population is a blessing with some minor problems.

The shrinking of the economy is not a disaster seeing the heights Japan is still on. It has a lot of space to fall before it would really hurt.

but the good part and things of Japan can move me to tears of joy, the bad part to tears of suffering.

yet i Thank Japan for giving me also happiness in the 2x 7 years i lived there.

Neither of rhese 2 measures make sense. Providing a residence certificate is easy and costs 200/300 yen.

adding more questions to a list does not help as the results off the answers do not influence getting a license or not.

better enforce rules on car manufacturers. Some of the “ safety features” are actually dangerous such as the sensor which pushes the steering wheel when you might leave your lane. It scares the hell out of me if forgot to disable it. If i ever have an accident, that will be the cause.

Or all electronical, digital and internet gadgets distrackting drivers. And the morons phoning or texting while driving.

those stopping in the middle of the road or at a roundabout to check their gps.

She does not live nor trains like an athlete. She has no more ambition but to make money as long as she can. That is her right as a professional.

But I could do without the hypocrisy and the Calimero attitude.

In rural areas, the robots will get stuck on bad roads if the elder people can master the internet ordering methods, that is.

Mon top of that’s robot takes a way the little human interaction, so needed by those with mobility problems.

If 7-11 really cares it should hire some delivery people.

He might now announce his retirement or try for 110 before he does so but I expect hectiek retire end of the season. It is time. Thank your, Mr Djokovic.

Does he mean “ Japans inevitable economical decline “ ?

Japan went from the 2nd economy to the 5th and even California, one US State is now ahead of Japan. India to surpass soon.

Japan’s economy and population is shrinking. Only tourism is temporary saving the Bdp for a while.

the only way to correct the economic situation is to accept facts but that is exactly what Japan can’t bring itself to do. Smaller does not have to mean worse.

They better sell Yokohama Marinos. In view of j league rules that has to be to another Japanese company as it is not allowed for foreign companies or individuals to own the majority of a football team.

They will demote most likely this season so better sell them before that is a near certainty and the price goes down.

In a word : mad.

pointless political game. Demagogic showcasing

This 10 yen goes straight to the oil companies profit line as they have no obligation to drop the price by 10 yen

Considering they basically get bought, they should have zero value. None of the institutes wants to fail its customers as they paid a lot of money and if they fail too many the “ students” will go elsewhere.

Bankruptcy in the making. I give them 2 years of continued losses after the first 3 months. Japan’s depopulation, far out ways the temporary tourist boom and weak yen. And people go to Okinawa for sun and beach.

Koizumi, the empty package. Useless son of a great father.

Yes, Himeji. Sorry.

In Japan, yes. As government will throw money at them as needed.

misplaced natiobal pride and of course many politician shareholders.

Sinner should not be playing but serving a 2 year doping sentence

Who believes anything from China ? Their sstatistics are all doctored with. Unemployment in China is at record levels. Real estate, banking and retail sales in mortal danger.

What a way to go. Getting someone falling on you when you ride your bike.

i am sorry for both people , just a little more for the cyclist

All Japanese zoo’s, seaparks and aquariums should be closed. They are torture facilities for the animals. Best way for anyone to confirm my point is to go to Hajime zoo. Prepare to weep.

What workers want in this kind of situation from its employer is clearity and honesty. Regretfully 2 qualities unknown to Nissan. Workers can prepare for their future when they get as much advance warning if possible, compensation and respect.

Of course the plant will close. But Nissan needs time to minimize the financial and logistic impact and so they let its employees wait and live in uncertainty.

The British. Trying to keep the stiff upper lip and in their dreams they still think themselves an empire.

but they have to crawl on hands and knees back to continental Europe and the EU as their economy is in tatters. Lucky for them the EU is ran by a group of spineless politicians. The Uk comes to ask for all the benefits but none of the duties of a EU member.

the EU should welcome them back only if they first pay for the cost of Brexit and they are prepared to be a member accepting all Eu convenants.

I have a question .

between 1969 and 1972 they say that 12 US astronauts walked on the moon.

now, how come we can not manage to bring another manned spacecraft on the moon 53 years later ?

was anyone on the moon ? I like to believe it but seems strange to me that now we can not even get unmanned spacecrafts to land and perform as planned.

makes you think

in any other country Nissan would have been done, years ago.

government will throw billions and billions at them if need be.

And if Mikitani San does not make a deal with one of the big 3 to take over his mobile business, he will be forced to close it. Since the start, it has been dragging down consolidated group results. Why don’t shareholders force him too ?

Of course they visit. A free luxurious stay in Japan paid by their countries and Japans taxpayers. There will also be hundreds of ministerial visits.

one of only 2 reasons why these expo’s are kept alive. The other being construction companies, architects, politicians digging into taxpayers pockets in the organising countries and architects, designers and politicians of the national pavilions doing the same in their countries.