People of Japan
People of Japan: the Japanese people are great. They are very clean and in fact this is part of their culture! Japanese are famously polite too. Fred Stuhr spent nearly three years amongst the Japanese in Tochigi, Tokyo and elsewhere. Moreover, he married a Japanese woman. Read more of Stuhr`s observations
about the people.
Tatsuro Yamashita Is a famous Japanese singer/songwriter. He is most famous for a Christmas song you will undoubtedly hear every Christmas that you live in Japan. He has many albums to his credit and he and his wife Mariya Takeuchi also a musician, have made some albums together. Yamashita was born in Tokyo. Out of the Mouths of Babes
Shanaya aged 5: "Kei my classmate at kindergarten is great! He says he knows all the kanji!" Jonah, Shanaya`s brother aged 9: "Shanaya-chan, don`t believe everything a man says!" Junichiro Koizumi was Prime Minister of Japan from 2001-2006. He is still fondly remembered by many people as a reformer and innovator in Japanese politics. Indeed he put hisstamp on the economic system of
Japan.
Rick Eismann Eismann is a successful English teacher in Japan. He owns a condo in Kanto, drives a German sports car, likes baseball, and enjoys dining out with his friends. "The Iceman," talks about life in Japan and teaching here in our exclusive Japan Living interview. From People of Japan to Japan Living (home)
Karl van Wolferen feels Japan is a repressive society and he asks: "Why are there manga that make fun of the salary man`s life and the frustrations of middle-class Japanese men? Why do so many children hate school? Why are there so many university students who look depressed, bored, and vacant? Why are Japanese women marrying later than any other women in the world? Why are so many of them determined not to marry at all? And why do so many young married women decide not to have any children?"
Wolferen feels it is the result of Japanese society itself, which restricts personal choice. p. xx Introduction, "Mental Health Challenges Facing Contemporary Japanese Society, The `Lonely People,`" Yuko Kawanishi People of Japan -- Japan Lawyers and the Police Do you need a lawyer in Japan or do you want to learn more about how the police operate in some areas of Japan? The system here is kind of like France`s system, guilty until proven innocent. Plus the police can be quite brutal. A friend of mine was thrown into a chair by the police at a police station, and they have frequently been accused of unfair practices--submitting suspects to sleep deprivation and forced confession of
suspects.
How can we Improve Japan? If you had access to the Japanese prime minister today, what would you tell him/her? How can the government improve?How can the government improve Japan? Have your say!
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