Description : A question about "Japanese only" signs in Japan?
Last Answer : When I lived with a Japanese family in Hiroshima for a month in the late 90's, I never encountered any signs like you describe. Things may have changed since then of course, but my general impression ... in WW2. But that was the only time I was there where I ever experienced any open hostility.
Description : Americans and other westerners visiting or living in Japan?
Last Answer : I lived in Japan for 4 years, worked for a big Japanese company which continued after that residency, and speak the language. It's a wonderful country. The people are very friendly. Making an effort to ... teach in the schools and really get to know the culture intimately. I'm available for PM, too.
Description : Have Americans and other westerners ever played in retro video arcade game centers in Japan?
Last Answer : This should answer your initial question. https://gogonihon.com/en/blog/japanese-arcades-a-stop-you-have-to-make/ Your biggest challenge might be Covid restrictions. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/ ... sounds like you've already done some research on this but it doesn't hurt to do more.
Description : Did you like the Olympic opening ceremonies in Japan 2021?
Last Answer : I am boycotting the Olympics this year – actively, as opposed to ignoring them in other years. I just read that the IOC has stated that it has banned taking a knee, raising a fist or any other passive protest by athletes. That and the Norwegian women’s fine have sealed their doom in this household.
Description : Did Japan tsunami proof its nuclear power plants?
Last Answer : answer:Japan has long tried to be proactive in regards to earthquakes, and tsunamis. Many of their buildings are made to sway,and there are limitations on how high certain structures can be built. The ... than last time, but if the tsunami is big enough, it would still be cataclysmic, like before.
Description : OMG! Who do we know in Japan?
Last Answer : LuckyGuy used to live there. I think he lived in Tokyo though?
Description : Why did Japan crank out millions and millions of worthless trinkets after WWll, and why was there a market?
Last Answer : To rebuild their economy, which we destroyed. There was a market because the stuff was cheap. Most of them were toys for kids, not anything that would be considered valuable. Half the stuff I had as a ... of the tube, and the lipstick came out. However, it was just plastic painted red. I loved it.
Description : Japan passed a law that states you cannot possess child pornography, how effective or how different will it be from before?
Last Answer : answer:Since when has legislation outlawing an activity ever prevented somebody determined to engage in it? All it does is allow grounds for prosecution if the individual is caught.
Description : What is this practice in Japan called?
Last Answer : Not helpful, but in English it is “sublimation.”
Description : Would you be so bold as to say Japan deviant culture because of panchira?
Last Answer : I just love Japan!
Description : Another earthquake has hit Japan, what is going on?
Last Answer : Is it too late to be an aftershock?
Description : How can robots help prevent a nuclear holocaust in Japan?
Last Answer : answer:Robots are still not that smart or dexterous compared to humans. Even tele-robotic (human-controlled) devices are limited in mobility. Not that those tracked robotic vehicles described in the ... , while motors, wiring, and structural elements should function fine unless they melt from heat.
Description : Is it worse than we think in Japan?
Last Answer : answer:I looked in my crystal ball and the answer is yes! And no! Certainly there's CYA going on, but better safe than sorry. It could be things will get under control in the next ... the Tokyo Electric Company. With uncertainty like that, I think the State Department is just being very cautious.
Description : Why does nothing about recent events come up when you search for "Japan" or "earthquake" on fluther?
Last Answer : answer:I saw a few recent ones with “Japan”, but got much better results with Japan + earthquake. Edit: Still, that wasn’t great, either. I know there have been more questions about it than what is coming up. :/
Description : Has the giant whirlpool / swirl in ocean off Japan during tsunami been explained?
Last Answer : I heard the news team say that it was just like when you drain your tub. The water was going in the Earth that had opened up. You did hear that Japan the whole country moved 8 feet from it's old ... ? And that it caused a change in the vibration of the Earth and also in the rotation of our Planet.
Description : Strong 8.9 earthquake in northern Japan triggering 30 foot tsunami - What does this mean for financial market stability?
Last Answer : Thanks for the update. We recently had a destructive earthquake down here in NZ and I can tell you that the corruption has already started , from contractors, politicians & insurance companies right down to ... not have as much economic impact as they do if only there was less greed in the world.
Description : Haiti, Japan and now Chile. Why do you think earthquakes are happening so often and randomly lately?
Last Answer : Plate-tectonics must be having a race.
Description : What can we do to get countries such as Japan to stop their immoral hunting of whales just to supply their diversified palate?
Last Answer : So wish I had a good answer :/
Description : Why do people like chrysanthemums in Japan?
Last Answer : This amazingly beautiful flower with a thousand-year history is an inspiration for artists and poets. His images can be found in the ornament of ancient buildings, oriental works of art and even ... . Only the emperor and family members were allowed to wear clothes with a pattern of chrysanthemums.
Description : If the water in Tokyo isn't safe for infants, does that mean it's safe for children? teenagers? others?
Last Answer : It probably isn’t great for anyone at all, but infants are most likely more susceptible to the radiation in the water.
Description : What genre of video games do Japanese women gamers love to play?
Last Answer : Having worked in the field of gaming and computer games, one of the main things that continues to stand out to me about tastes in gaming, is that they vary greatly from person to person, not only ... specific Japanese woman's tastes in games, the thing to do would be to ask her that directly.
Description : In the movie Rashomon (1950), what were the 2 cities the samuri and his wife were travelling between?
Last Answer : I don’t remember them being named.
Description : What is the most difficult variant of Mahjong?
Last Answer : If you're talking about the Mahjong that Asian people play, then I think Taiwanese Mahjong is very difficult. I normally play Cantonese Mahjong, and there's maybe 10-20 variations on how you can win. But playing ... Once you get the hang of it, it's super fun to play because you can win really big.
Description : Is NK planning war?
Last Answer : If they intend to attack Japan, let Japan deal with it.
Description : Are Japanese schoolgirls hardier than their US counterparts?
Last Answer : Not sure where you live, but I’m in the NorthEast (where it has been record-breaking cold this winter) and I see the girls at the local Catholic girls’ school in their little skirty uniforms out every day, doing just fine. Where are you getting your information?
Description : Who is your favorite anime character?
Last Answer : Ash from Pokemon. Does that count? It’s the only Japanese animation I ever watched.
Description : Would you pay $200 for one single mushroom?
Last Answer : Never.
Description : What happen to the Nippon Maru?
Last Answer : Is this what you are looking for?
Description : What would have happened if the US did not drop the atomic bombs on Japanese Cities in WWII?
Last Answer : answer:No man can say. The Japanese were probably as terrified of a Russian invasion from the west as they were from the American invasion or even nuclear weapons. By 1945 it seemed ... the careless or even deliberate targeting of Axis civilians in bombing raids that occurred throughout the war.
Description : What are the most popular Japanese myths that you know of?
Last Answer : Maybe ask someone who’s taking some kind of Japanese class, know anyone?
Description : Japan's nuclear reactors have gone Chernobyl! Are you concerned?
Last Answer : I feel the same way about nuclear power that I did before this accident: It is too dangerous for humans to use safely. The consequences of accidents are too dire.
Description : Spraying synthetic resin - How effective is such a measure going to be containing the Fukushima nuclear reactors?
Last Answer : Is there anything that absorbs radiation?
Description : Did the Japanese have time to evacuate or was the tsunami a total surprise?
Last Answer : answer:IIRC, their tsunami warning system gave them about a 30-seconds advance notice. I think the tsunami traveled at about 500 MPH, which means that the tsunami source was about 4 or 5 miles offshore.
Description : Are the Japanese calling the recent catastrophe by any special name? or is it just "the earthquake" and "the tsunami"?
Last Answer : I’ll ask some of my friends over there.
Description : How can the maximum strength of aftershocks after a major earthquake be calculated?
Last Answer : answer: Aftershocks differ from other earthquakes only in that we expect them. Unlike most earthquakes, aftershocks occur within predictable bounds of space, time, and magnitude. They are most ... allow for time-dependent prediction of aftershock probabilities [Reasenberg and Jones, 1989]. Source
Description : According to WikiLeaks Japanese authorities serially ignored warnings on security lapses in nuclear plants - Gross negligence?
Last Answer : answer:I doubt this situation is unique to these plants or to Japan. There are plants in the US that are also built near fault lines. I'm not sure outrage is the right response. There has ... these risks outweigh the benefits from using this energy source (which will run out in 100 years anyway)?
Description : Will it do any good to pray to a God the Japanese people don't believe in?
Last Answer : I don’t think it matters what other people call their creator. I believe in one God. I pray to that power for all people and animals safety, health, and strength.
Description : Which of the 6 reactor cores at the Fukushima I nuclear power plant pose the most serious risks?
Last Answer : answer:Do we depend on robots if the situation gets worse? I would wager if suitable robots were available, they would already be on site.
Description : Is there such a thing as safe nuclear power?
Last Answer : No. Because humans are fallible.
Description : Will Japan's earthquake have an impact on new Toyota automobiles?
Last Answer : I thought that Stateside Toyotas were manufactured domestically. I do not imagine that Toyota proper will fold.
Description : Did I read this correctly? The earthquake has moved an island?
Last Answer : That’s what I heard. Also, I heard that the quake was upgrade to a 9.1, making it the fifth largest recorded quake in 120 years. I also heard that Japan can expect aftershocks for at least a week.
Description : What do you guys think about the recent natural disasters?
Last Answer : I think they’re just natural disasters, and they’re tragic. I am worrying about the nuclear power plants in Japan.
Description : Appearance of the Japanese school girl uniform, US navy inspired or not?
Last Answer : answer:The Japanese uniforms are actually based on European formal military wear - the common boys' uniform is an imitation of Prussian military dress, and the girls' is an adaptation of European navy dress ... and have no connection to Uncle Sam cowing the Red Sun (whatever that actually means).
Description : What is Domo-kun made of?
Last Answer : answer:I have no idea (and am deeply interested in finding out), but in the spirit of Halloween this reminded me of something that happened a couple years ago: I was sitting on a bench at my university ... word. It is, to this day, one of the stranger things that has happened to me at school.
Description : How do you get a 1 year Japanese visa without getting a job there?
Last Answer : What do you plan on doing there? Are you just going to be a year-long tourist or will you be a student? The purpose of your visit generally determines how you get a visa.
Description : Will the US's security be threatened in the future by our lagging so far behind in humanoid robot technology?
Last Answer : That will not be the only issue to do us in…we are lagging on all fronts as our efforts to support higher education and encourage innovation is all but nil anymore. Corporations have drifted their focus away from costly R&D to profits, profits, profits.
Description : What are your opinions on Geisha?
Last Answer : I think that the culture that holds becoming a Geisha as one of the only things a woman can do to achieve good status is in need of coming up with more options
Description : What do Japanese people do if they are late to work?
Last Answer : Wouldn’t stopping to buy doughnuts make you even later?
Description : Who is that guy from tokyo drift?
Last Answer : http://www.imdb.com should have a complete cast list for that film.
Description : How common is Wooly Mammoth ivory, and how much does it cost?
Last Answer : answer:There is a Wooly Mammoth Ivory website that may supply answers to your questions. While you are viewing that website, also listen to this