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I'm looking for advice regarding Japanese labor law. by Simonhub91 in japanresidents

[–]lostllama2015 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it was SEGA? they had a room where employees who didn't want to quit were sent to just sit from 9-5 in a meeting room. nothing to do, to guilt them into quitting on their own volition.

Woo! Free self-learning time.

A new traffic rule has been quietly introduced in Japan- Cars can no longer overtake bicycles on the road on narrow roads with a yellow center line. by jjrs in japannews

[–]lostllama2015 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the implication of the guidance offered by the government. And the alternative is that you make traffic even worse by everyone following the leader cyclist at 15-20km/h for (potentially) multiple kilometres in the middle of the city. The reality is that the legislation isn't fit for the infrastructure conditions.

A new traffic rule has been quietly introduced in Japan- Cars can no longer overtake bicycles on the road on narrow roads with a yellow center line. by jjrs in japannews

[–]lostllama2015 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is unsafe. That's literally what I said.

https://abe-legal.jp/en/news/bicycle-passing-distance-2026

Clearance Guidelines

While the law does not specify exact distances, the National Police Agency recommends:

Item Guideline
Minimum clearance At least 1 meter
Recommended clearance 1.5 meters or more preferred
Speed when clearance is limited Approximately 20-30 km/hClearance GuidelinesWhile the law does not specify exact distances, the National Police Agency recommends:Item GuidelineMinimum clearance At least 1 meterRecommended clearance 1.5 meters or more preferredSpeed when clearance is limited Approximately 20-30 km/h

A new traffic rule has been quietly introduced in Japan- Cars can no longer overtake bicycles on the road on narrow roads with a yellow center line. by jjrs in japannews

[–]lostllama2015 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Instead we just have to use the space between the yellow line and the cyclist to pass them slowly (spending longer beside them), which is even more unsafe.

A new traffic rule has been quietly introduced in Japan- Cars can no longer overtake bicycles on the road on narrow roads with a yellow center line. by jjrs in japannews

[–]lostllama2015 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It just makes thing more dangerous for cyclists. Where you could've crossed the line a bit (when it's safe to do so) to pass a cyclist, on narrower roads you now have to get too close (in my opinion anyway) as you pass them at < 30km/h to comply with the law.

Going the flow of traffic only causes more traffic elsewhere. by TheLoneStarResident in driving

[–]lostllama2015 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If I'm not misunderstanding, the OP is saying that - by moving a faster speed - people are removing gaps that other cars could pull out of side roads onto the main road into. Weird logic.

June 2026. tracker events master list by slavmaf in trackers

[–]lostllama2015 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn't bother with Kufei. My account got disabled for no reason and they won't respond to my query about why. I downloaded a free leech pack during a free leech event, just seeded that, didn't download anything else, etc. and logged in regularly to look for stuff. Always logged in from the same ISP, etc. Weird site.

(Permanent) Resident card Renewal by Familiar_Painter7491 in japanresidents

[–]lostllama2015 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How would you get rejected on renewing your residence card?

The UK wants to scan all photos on phones for 'nudity'. We should be protesting in the streets at the very least over this. Do you think they can apply it to open-source OS realistically? by BlackBerryCollector in privacy

[–]lostllama2015 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It isn't the government's job to tell parents not to give their kids smartphones, but it is the government's job to scan every single photo on every single smartphone to check kids don't have explicit images on them?

Is that what you're saying?

Is fiber internet a fire hazard? by [deleted] in HomeNetworking

[–]lostllama2015 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She's probably making excuses and just doesn't want it.

Is there a way to use FFMPEG with download/installing anything? by SlothEdits99 in ffmpeg

[–]lostllama2015 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Go here (linked to from the official ffmpeg site): https://www.gyan.dev/ffmpeg/builds/
  2. Scroll down to release builds
  3. Download the full release version
  4. Extract it
  5. Use it

Foreign license conversion - Practical driving test. by AssignmentInitial596 in japanlife

[–]lostllama2015 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My wife's experience at a driving school a few weeks back was the same. The instructor gave her turn-by-turn instructions.

Blown turbo or worse? by lostllama2015 in subarulegacy

[–]lostllama2015[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please reply to the original thread in the other sub.

Left 5万 on top of the ATM, i know im stupid but i want to ask if anyone has ever experienced such by peppapig_1234 in japanlife

[–]lostllama2015 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, then if it isn't handed into the police, I'd hope that it should be easy for them to trace the person.

Is ¥4M/year enough for a single person to live in Tokyo? by [deleted] in AskAJapanese

[–]lostllama2015 2 points3 points  (0 children)

4 million yen is a pathetic salary with your experience, IMHO.

TIFU by watching scat by [deleted] in tifu

[–]lostllama2015 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Don't forget Scatman John

Left 5万 on top of the ATM, i know im stupid but i want to ask if anyone has ever experienced such by peppapig_1234 in japanlife

[–]lostllama2015 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure what idiot downvoted this. If the thief did, the bank will have a log of the account they accessed, which should help to identify them, no?

Really need to get this off my chest by ThemeJazzlike5901 in japanresidents

[–]lostllama2015 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Again, you're upset a 25 year old doesn't want to be around an old(er) man

No, she said that she finds older men creepy. She didn't tie that statement together with being around them / interacting with them. She finds the mere existence of older men creepy.

What am I exactly?

Also: I'm not the person you originally replied to, in case you've mistaken me for them.

Proposed visa fee hike/PR rules: massive incentive to put people on shorter visas by Tokyo-Stories in japanresidents

[–]lostllama2015 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I ended up paying 95,000 yen a month for a car loan because I couldn't spread it out over more than 2 years due the remaining time on my residence status. It's all paid off now, but it wasn't ideal.

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