Comments on: Japanese news can be cute

By: Charlie

Charlie — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 04:30:37 +0000

You’re so right – its pleasing that there are countries left in the world that have a sensible attitude to these things. We have a situation here in Australia where councils are cutting down all the trees on the side of the roads ‘just in case a branch falls and hurts someone’ – true story. Big gum trees being hacked down in their hundreds, despite not a single one actually falling on someone ever.

By: jajqo

jajqo — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:19:25 +0000

coo blog

By: Celine

Celine — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 04:41:19 +0000

Very colorful image ! Nice shot !

By: timis3

timis3 — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 08:49:12 +0000

i agree entirely to BGW though it depends on what city you live in. victoria for example if it happens in the rich part of town the citys likely to be taken to court then again if it even floats. but ya i do like the mind set of either partial responsibility and the whole idea of forgive and forget (in a sense).

By: mike

mike — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:39:02 +0000

In response to Warren A’s comment, the Japanese mastered the “Never Entirely” my fault mentality. Get into an auto accident in Japan and just try to avoid both sides being forced into “Partial Responsibility”, even if one person is clearly to blame. Especially if said accident involves a taxi cab.

By: Pachipro

Pachipro — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:22:01 +0000

Very good comment and link Jeff and so true about not only Japanese culture but also about American culture. Thanks for sharing

By: BGW

BGW — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:55:47 +0000

Makes sense to me. But I’m a Canadian. In Canada we’d end up somewhere in the middle of the American and Japanese extremes. Which, for the most part, is good.

By: J.

J. — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:52:49 +0000

Hi Jeff,

as this article shows once more, it does make sense to live in Japan. But there are occasions….

By: Stanley Livingston

Stanley Livingston — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:38:46 +0000

You make a lot of sense.
Stanley

By: Tregix

Tregix — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:08:08 +0000

Jeff,

Will you be able to live in the US again ;~)

In the American version of the pole incident you forgot to say that the lawyers will take 50% of the $300,349,251.97. And this explains everything. Why $15,000 for the ambulance ride. Well, because the driver could be sued and therefore he has to pay $1,000,000 of insurance per year. $27,237 for medical care! Well you have to understand that the Doctor’s insurance is 2,000,000 per year.

The law system is crazy in the US IMHO. And the lawyers are like the traders for banks. Just imagine a world where lawyers (and traders) would make $100 per hour. The US medical care for this pole incident would be $300, just like in Japan.

The thing is, the US president (and his wife) is a lawyer… My president is also a lawyer.

Cheers,

Tregix.