Today, coming home on the Tsukuba Express, I noticed a sign for the emergency door release.
Reading this sign, I was struck by the disporportionate amount of Japanese relative to English.
So, what does the sign say?
The English is straightforward: “Emergency use only / By pulling the handle the door can be opened manually.”
The Japanese however is [...]
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Disproportionate Japanese
On the TX
On the train. All the 8:23 regulars are here. Strangers on a commuter train.
Yesterday was crazy busy at work. I don’t fully understand the seasonal ups and downs of the scientific editing business, but right now, we are swamped. I really need to speed up my editing, but of course the trick is [...]
First Day
Today was my first day at Small Scientific Editing Company.
It went pretty well, though it was super busy. I spent most of the day working on a math paper, which was fairly rough going since I’m not great at math. Lots of the terms and stuff were things about which I had a [...]
Best Clock Ever
Uniglo, a Japanese clothing store, has this strange clock up on their website. Pretty girls doing odd dancing in somewhat stylish and affordable clothes with a handy clock. What’s not to like?
It begins…and other odds and ends
My seasonal allergies, the dreaded 花粉症 (kafunshou), have started up. My nose isn’t running too much, but my nose and eyes are super itchy, and I may just claw my eyes out. I never had allergies in America; I wonder if I’ve just developed allergies as I’ve gotten older, or if I’m [...]
Stimulus
Here is an interesting article about economic stimulus efforts in Japan. Much of the spending has been for “bridges to nowhere” — projects which increase the national debt, but have relatively little economic value after the construction is complete.
My favorite (well…actually least favorite…) examples of wasteful construction in Japan are tetrapods, the eye sores [...]
Xbox repair service in Japan, aka awesomeness!
So my Xbox broke a few weeks ago, and I needed to get it fixed. Of course being in Japan and having a American Xbox 360 can be a hassle. Thankfully Microsoft here did a bang up job helping me out. First off even though I didn’t have a receipt they said they would repair [...]
Elderly Criminals in Japan
Watch out, Sneaky and Ranma! Crime by the elderly in Japan is increasing! And since 20% of the population is over 65 in Japan, the pool of criminals is huge! Guard you wallets! They are everywhere!
Of course, maybe it isn’t so bad if elderly people are swiping food and medicine…it’s probably much more efficient than [...]
Boil em, mash em, stick em in a stew!
A funny thing happened today at the post office. I went to mail a couple of Christmas packages to America when I noticed there was a tv crew there. Well after spending ten minutes mailing and talking in Japanese I go to leave. Well the tv crew had moved to a table in the front [...]
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