With one of the lowest birthrates in the world, the Japanese government is getting serious. The Labor Ministry plans to introduce a bill next year exempting workers with children under three from working more than six hours a day and exempting them from overtime.
The average number of children a Japanese woman has is 1.34. A [...]
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Das Kapital Soon To Be Released As A Comic Book
Posted in November 18th, 2008
by Glenn Church in Japan
If you have ever wanted to read Marx’s Das Kapital, now might be the time. You only need to be fluent in Japanese.
In December, the manga version will hit Japan. Manga is the highly popular comic format founded in Japan.
It is being released in an easy to understand format just as the sale of anti-capitalist literature is [...]
Obama, Japan Waiting For An Obama Presidency
Posted in November 4th, 2008
by Glenn Church in Japan
Obama is ready to party…Obama, Japan that is.
Yes, there is an Obama, Japan. With a population of 32,000 Obama does not get a lot of attention, but all that might change with a Barack Obama victory.
This town is ready for its upcoming notoriety. Vendors are already selling T-shirts and chopsticks with Obama’s name on them.
The [...]
Japanese More Interested In Presidential Election Than Americans
Posted in June 30th, 2008
A higher percentage of Japanese are interested in the United States Presidential election than Americans. In Japan, 83 percent of the people said they were very or somewhat interested. In the United States, 80 percent of the people said the same. The results are from a survey of the Pew Research Center.
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