BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureMillennial MoneyOpinionSportsLuxury Newsletter Signup World By Andrew N. White @drewgoesin 04/05/18 AT 12:16 PM A Japanese couple apologized for getting pregnant "before their turn" after the woman had been reprimanded by her boss for "selfishly breaking the rules."The unidentified mother worked at a private childcare facility in the Aichi Prefecture in Northern Japan when she discovered she was pregnant, the Metro reported. However, the timing of her pregnancy reportedly conflicted with the schedule assigned by the center’s manager who criticized the woman and her husband for not honoring the office rules —which state when female employees can have children and get married.News of the matter surfaced when the expecting mother’s husband penned a letter to Japanese newspaper Mainichi Shimbun, revealing how his wife felt about the ordeal, reports the Metro."The director at … [Read more...] about Japanese Parents Apologize For Pregnancy, Job Lectures Them For ‘Breaking Rules’
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Japanese Man Locked Son in Cage for 20 Years
World A man has been arrested in Japan for allegedly confining his son in a wooden cage for more than 20 years, according to local media reports. Yoshitane Yamasaki, 73, claimed he was forced to confine his son, now aged 42, in the box because he suffered mental health problems and sometimes became violent, reported Japanese public broadcaster NHK. (File picture) Japanese police arrested a man who kept his son confined in a cage for 20 years Reuters The cage was reportedly one meter high and two meters wide, and was kept in a hut by the family’s home in Sanda, Kyoto. Recommended Slideshows 51 In Pictures: The 50 Most Powerful Military Forces in the World 44 In Pictures: Every U.S. President Ranked From Best to Worst 51 In Pictures: Top 50 U.S. Cities Ranked by Quality of Life And Average Salary The son was reportedly first locked up in the cage when he was 16, fed every day, and washed every other day. He has been taken into the care of … [Read more...] about Japanese Man Locked Son in Cage for 20 Years
China Panics over First Japanese Marine Unit Since World War II
On Saturday, Japan activated its first marine combat unit since World War II. China immediately panicked over the relatively small Japanese force, denouncing the revival of “militarism” under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and advising every other Asian nation to go on “high alert” in the state-run Global Times. The Global Times unloaded every criticism it could think of against the Japanese amphibious assault unit: questioning its legality under Japan’s pacifist constitution, portraying it as a threat to regional stability, blasting Japan for its reluctance to “sincerely apologize for war crimes,” ominously noting that Japanese schoolchildren are practicing a martial art called the “way of the bayonet” as part of their phys-ed curriculum, and questioning whether Prime Minister Abe has any business spinning up new military units when his political survival is threatened by a real-estate scandal tied to a “nationalist kindergarten … [Read more...] about China Panics over First Japanese Marine Unit Since World War II
WATCH: Japanese Rollercoaster Stalls For 2 Hours Leaving Dozens Of Riders Stuck Upside Down
BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury Newsletter Signup World By Andrew N. White @drewgoesin 05/01/18 AT 1:25 PM A roller coaster at an amusement park in Japan stalled on Tuesday leaving some riders stuck upside down at more than 100 feet in the air for several hours before being rescued.About 64 parkgoers were on the "Flying Dinosaur," a Jurassic Park-themed ride at the Universal Studios in Osaka, when two carriages on the attraction suddenly came to a halt around 4:45 p.m. This left passengers facing the ground below them. Engine trouble was likely the cause, Japan Times reported. One of the ride’s carriages stopped on the top track at 121 feet from the ground while the other paused at ground level. The ride’s safety mechanism initiated the stop after possibly detecting an engine issue, which caused the roller coaster to remain sedentary. Local news outlets captured an aerial view of … [Read more...] about WATCH: Japanese Rollercoaster Stalls For 2 Hours Leaving Dozens Of Riders Stuck Upside Down
Brutal hours aren’t just for salarymen: Japanese monk sues temple for overwork
Anna Fifield and Yuki Oda, The Washington Post Published 7:23 am, Friday, May 18, 2018 Brutally long working hours are not just the preserve of Japanese office workers and laborers. Now, a Buddhist monk who works at a temple on the famed Mount Koya is suing his employers over his heavy workload, saying the early starts and late nights have made him depressed. The 46-year-old monk has been unable to work for the last two years, and is now seeking $78,000 in damages. "The problem with working at a temple is that there's no work-hour management and there are no records how many hours the man actually worked," his lawyer, Noritake Shirakura, told The Washington Post. He declined to name his client or make him available for an interview, citing his depression. "The man is hard-working and earnest, and treated all of his duties as part of his training," Shirakura said. The line between a monk's training and actual labor is unclear, and many temples consider all work to be part of … [Read more...] about Brutal hours aren’t just for salarymen: Japanese monk sues temple for overwork
