by isaokato | Sep 24, 2012 | Post
This is a summary of an email message I exchanged with a dear friend when I was struggling with depression a while ago. ———————————— The latest D incident has finally woken me up to the fact that...
by isaokato | Sep 24, 2012 | Japanese, Post
少し前の話ですが、バットマンの最新作の上映初日に、映画館で銃が乱射されて数十人の人が命を落としたり、けがを負いました。こういう事件が起こるたびに、「銃をなくせ」「いや、必要だ」という議論が起こります。...
by isaokato | Sep 24, 2012 | Post
When my predecessor, John Gittings, left China after 25 years, he presciently foresaw how the the old cold war stereotypes would be shattered by the countrys speed of development. But that is just the start of realignment. In the future, I believe the most important...
by isaokato | Sep 23, 2012 | Japanese, Post
オスプレイという中年オヤジのコスプレのような危ういネーミングの軍用機が本当に危うい、と一時期話題になりました。（オマン国をオマーンにしたように、オスプレーにすれば「御スプレー」と、意味不明ながらも安全地帯なネーミングに落ち着くのではないか、と妄想が膨らみます。）...
by isaokato | Sep 23, 2012 | Post
I was explaining my situation to a senior manager during a meeting; half description, half defense—the usual stuff. He waved a hand and cut me off. I was annoyed but backed down because indeed my explanation was going nowhere. A week later, I was still feeling the...
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