Archive for February, 2021
How not to apologize – Mori of Tokyo Olympics Posted by eriko1 on Feb 21, 2021
About 80% of Japan thinks that there should not be an Olympics in 2021. During that low supporting environment, “Yoshiro Mori, an 83-year-old former prime minister (総理大臣sori daijin) with a record of insensitive (無神経なmushinkeina) and sexist pronouncements, had tried to justify the lack of women at a senior level in the Japanese Olympic Committee by…
Today’s Japan: Living with Karen Posted by eriko1 on Feb 12, 2021
In the US, 2020 is called the year of Karen. According to Wiki, “Karen is a pejorative term for women seeming to be entitled or demanding beyond the scope of what is normal. “ A bit different from “Karen” is the Japanese 自粛警察or jishuku keisatsu. Jishuku keisatsu means “police who monitor if people are practicing self-imposed…