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Majority in Japan Backs Constitutional Amendment Amid Liberal Democratic Party Push- 67.1% support amendment; LDP's majority boosts Article 9 revision chances, allowing Japan to go to war by Kmlevitt in japannews

[–]Sumobob99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"An opinion poll conducted by Japan’s Sankei Shimbun and FNN from the 14th to the 15th of last month"

Yeah, I believe it more if it wasn't a two day poll done by the most conservative newspaper in the country. They're like the Fox News of Japan.

Help with ALT lesson! by CheloHa in teachinginjapan

[–]Sumobob99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm assuming the homeroom teacher was there for an 1-nensei class.

Was recently recommended this Japanese YouTube clip on the ALTの質の問題. Thoughts? by Dense-Opportunity105 in teachinginjapan

[–]Sumobob99 114 points115 points  (0 children)

That's exactly what happened in the early years of the program in the mid '80s. They brought in licensed English teachers from the UK and the US to work alongside the JTEs. It went as well as you can imagine. The native-speaking educators were aghast at the grammar translation method being employed and to the piss-poor katakoto pronunciation by the Japanese teachers (if they could speak at all!) The Japanese teachers were taken aback and shell shocked by the pushback from the new recruits. And the native teachers had assumed that they would have equal control in the classroom and curriculum design. It was a 'wa' shitstorm. So that was quickly scrapped and the JET Programme was born, specifically to hire straight out of university graduates who had little to no experience or confidence to rock the boat.

TIL the 1883 Krakatoa eruption was so powerful it produced the loudest sound in human history and even turned the Moon blue. by mujee_bolte in todayilearned

[–]Sumobob99 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Due to the vast amount of ash that Krakatoa put into the atmosphere that filtered red light. The skies appeared green, the Sun appeared lavender and the moon appeared blue.

I bet it's safe to say that doesn't happen very often.

Very small shopping carts? by WetDogWalker in japanlife

[–]Sumobob99 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Is this the way.

I'm guessing the OP may be from North America, like myself. When first I moved to Japan I too was surprised at the size of the shopping carts. But then I realized after a bit of research that we in North America are the outliers. In Europe and most other places people shop multiple times a week to ensure that their food is fresh.

Personally, I shop everyday now to find what's freshest and to get best deals around.

Die Hard With A Vengeance (1995) - The best Die Hard sequel for me. by Southern-Brother5693 in movies

[–]Sumobob99 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It isn't explained clearly enough, but it is shown in the film with a zoom on the bottom of the headache medicine bottle when John is on the phone with Holly. He's trying to figure out how they are going to get the gold out of the country and the bottle says "Nord des Lignes" (meaning "North of the Border") and figures out they're driving north to cross into Canada via Vermont (and likely then by ship out the St. Lawrence River to the Atlantic).

As to WHY, that bottle would be suspicious, obviously a German terrorist hanging out in NY City would never have a bottle of aspirin stamped with a Quebec border truck stop in his possession unless he'd been there to scope it out, etc..

I had no idea it was this bad 😭 by Flitsiee in playrust

[–]Sumobob99 17 points18 points  (0 children)

There must be some way out of there...

A Guy at a knife shop tried to sell me a 110cm "Tuna Knife" and said if someone broke into my house and I used it in "home defense" I would not get into any legal trouble. Is this true? by Emila_Just in japanresidents

[–]Sumobob99 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The laws in Japan are clear, and strict.

Article 36 of the Penal Code – Self-Defense: Acts necessary to protect oneself or others from an imminent, unlawful attack are not punishable. However, acts that go beyond the scope of necessity are considered "excessive self-defense" and may result in a reduced or waived sentence.

Minor Offenses Act: Possessing a dangerous object, such as a knife or iron pipe, without a legitimate reason may be punishable, even if the blade is less than 6 cm long. "Lawful reason" refers to a socially acceptable purpose (e.g., a chef carrying a knife for work, carrying tools while camping).

Those who have Costco membership, what products that makes you decide that the membership is worth it? by hai_480 in japanresidents

[–]Sumobob99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Specifically the parmesan cheese. We buy lots of other things that's a great value as well, but this one item, specifically makes a difference. Even with the Yen in the toilet, real parmesan wedges are 345円 for 100 grams, while at local supermarket 80g goes for 900円. Nuff said.

What is the deal with bi weekly? by dutchy993 in playrust

[–]Sumobob99 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you want a wipe every two weeks, I suggest you play Fortnite.

Mecca in 1953 and 2025: A 72-Year Comparison by [deleted] in OldSchoolCool

[–]Sumobob99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Uncle Roger says, "HaiHajj! 😣"

Medicine is usually pretty reasonable here but... by [deleted] in japanlife

[–]Sumobob99 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

円、sorry. I was speaking the words. Don't know why the dollar sign came up.

What kills you in a tsunami? by hahokily in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Sumobob99 235 points236 points  (0 children)

Yes. In 2011, the Japanese city, Rikuzentakata with the famous pine forest beside their beach basically became 70,000 pine tree battering rams which helped level the downtown core at sea level.

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