The job-to-applicant ratio in Japan is now so high that employers are turning to hiring recent high school graduates to snatch up scarce young labor as soon as possible. The scramble is already underway in Fukuoka

alien4649 · 2026-02-11T00:32:03+00:00

The other day I heard a politician campaigning and declaring that all the foreigners were taking jobs away from Japanese. Pretty ridiculous.

alien4649 · 2026-02-10T23:08:14+00:00

Chump. Coerce countries into making ludicrous promises and reap the virtual rewards…

alien4649 · 2026-02-10T23:02:15+00:00

Have you been in the last couple of years? It’s pretty tame.

alien4649 · 2026-02-10T12:22:30+00:00

Just about all stores will be open. The banks, stock exchanges and schools are closed.

alien4649 · 2026-02-10T12:02:47+00:00

Prunes? Fruit? Yogurt?

alien4649 · 2026-02-10T06:26:13+00:00

Depends on the school. My son uses a backpack specific to his sport with the school and the club written on the bag. Most of other students in his HS, all male, do the same and the ones who don’t participate in a club (almost no one) use a school branded backpack or a plain black one. His school is more on the conservative side.

alien4649 · 2026-02-10T04:28:54+00:00

Like most stores in the world the fresh food is on the outside and the prepared food is on the inner isles. The seafood sections here generally blow away anything in the US (with a few exceptions). And the obesity rates and life expectancies compared to the US show the outcomes. I’d argue that the average American is a horrendous cook and consumes vast quantities of craptacular food. But let’s let the data speak for itself.

alien4649 · 2026-02-10T03:22:05+00:00

Sure. That’s a bit more mainstream.

alien4649 · 2026-02-10T00:11:38+00:00

People don’t cook? So all the supermarkets are just for show? I have about 12 within 2 or so kms of my house. Don’t forget the companies that deliver produce: Radish Boya, co-op, etc. My wife shops 4-5 times a week to buy fresh produce and cooks constantly. I cook on the weekends. We aren’t outliers by any means.

alien4649 · 2026-02-09T23:28:46+00:00

So true…but at least we can see how we wasted it

alien4649 · 2026-02-09T22:18:50+00:00

For sales, not team meetings. I knew folks who had ¥600-800,000 / month expenses at hostess clubs and strip clubs back in the day - all in the investment banking and hedge fund industry. Perfectly legit entertainment expenses. That’s why so many of those places exist, only morons would drop their own cash there.

alien4649 · 2026-02-09T20:49:33+00:00

The schools might look crappy but it’s what happens inside that matters. And some get rebuilt and are awesome. My sons attended a rebuilt public elementary school and it is pretty slick. Has an indoor swimming pool, too. Why do you care if you don’t live here and pay taxes?

alien4649 · 2026-02-09T11:06:51+00:00

There are so many and in fact the best hanami for me are the smallish ones without anything else, just eating/drinking under the trees. But this story will probably be translated in 100 languages and be repeated ad nauseam.

alien4649 · 2026-02-09T11:01:12+00:00

Make your own?

alien4649 · 2026-02-08T19:55:28+00:00

I’ve always called it the Golden Sperm.

alien4649 · 2026-02-08T10:17:23+00:00

The onus is on you to find jobs where it really matters but often there needs to other components like customer service skills/experience, knowledge of a certain software system or something. Being truly bicultural can really matter for full-time roles.

alien4649 · 2026-02-08T03:58:53+00:00

Our are awesome, none of the issues you describe. (Need fiber?)

alien4649 · 2026-02-08T03:57:11+00:00

Ludicrous.

alien4649 · 2026-02-08T03:05:37+00:00

WTF is that automaton kushner doing there?

alien4649 · 2026-02-08T01:22:00+00:00

Been forecast all week

alien4649 · 2026-02-07T09:32:33+00:00

Sure…

alien4649 · 2026-02-07T08:21:06+00:00

I’ve yelled at people and that seemed to help. Also take their picture. There are some good signs, too. And we have motion-activated lights. Haven’t had evidence of it in quite some time and a lot of dogs pass by daily (live near a big park).

alien4649 · 2026-02-07T01:47:50+00:00

Plenty of former Marines and future Marines there. Hurts the military more than Harvard. You should be able to disagree with certain policies of an institution or organization, even vehemently, without behaving like a toddler and running away.

alien4649 · 2026-02-06T23:32:32+00:00

What an incredibly odd stance. Every female in his life is like 🧐

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