Hashimoto at it again

[canman]

I forget who said it earlier that we all have a little Nazi in us. Well it seems that the city of Osaka has a little Nazi running the place.
http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20120502p2a00m0na012000c.html

So he is against tatoos, and feels that they should be hidden and are not appropriate for workers to have them. What is next, dyed hair? Pierced ears?
This guy is sounding a little scary. And the thing is, he is gaining in popularity!

[Coligny]

I forget who said it earlier that we all have a little Nazi in us. Well it seems that the city of Osaka has a little Nazi running the place.
http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20120502p2a00m0na012000c.html

So he is against tatoos, and feels that they should be hidden and are not appropriate for workers to have them. What is next, dyed hair? Pierced ears?
This guy is sounding a little scary. And the thing is, he is gaining in popularity!

Dood, you are so late too the game... that have moved sooo nicely forward in madness... that it's not even funny... the whole tatoo thing was cute and cudely back themm (ahhh them memories...)

http://ex-skf.blogspot.jp/2012/05/osakas-third-way-to-conserve.html

Citizen informant...

How do you say "I think my neighbourgs are djooze" in japanese...

[canman]

Sorry, I just came across it today. It is quite scary to think that some people hope he becomes a viable candidate for national politics. He would make old Blinky seem tame in comparison!

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

It is quite scary to think that some people hope he becomes a viable candidate for national politics. He would make old Blinky seem tame in comparison!

No fan by any means, but he's no less scary than the fundies the GOP puts up in the Untied States...
Hashimoto is burakumin...can't see Japanese attitudes changing that much too soon and national politics is a whole new ball game compared to ruling over constituencies given a certain degree of executive power.
Mind you, he certainly couldn't do much worse nationally than what we've had for the past three decades or so.

[FG Lurker]

Maybe he'll scare the national parties enough to get them to actually do something for a change?

[FG Lurker]

No fan by any means, but he's no less scary than the fundies the GOP puts up in the Untied States...

Come on Hair, you can't compare Hashimoto to someone like Santorum. Hashimoto says and does some things that are questionable but Santorum is a straight-up certifiable loon.

Mind you, he certainly couldn't do much worse nationally than what we've had for the past three decades or so.

Agreed here for sure. I've only been here ~20 years but Japanese politics over that time has seemed a lot like a long-running version of Dumb and Dumber, but missing most of the comedy.

[cstaylor]

Sorry, I just came across it today. It is quite scary to think that FG Lurker hopes he becomes a viable candidate for national politics. He would make old Blinky seem tame in comparison!

FTFY.

[Coligny]

Sorry, I just came across it today. It is quite scary to think that some people hope he becomes a viable candidate for national politics. He would make old Blinky seem tame in comparison!

At least blinky have the excuse of being demented like every other old people here...

[FG Lurker]

FTFY.

[IparryU]

The city government here has begun surveying all its employees over whether they have tattoos and, if so, which parts of their bodies have been inked, city officials said.
Starting this month, the Osaka Municipal Government is conducting the survey covering some 38,000 employees. The move was prompted by an incident in February, in which a city employee showed their tattoo to children at a welfare facility. Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto ordered the survey be conducted following the incident.
If city officials have tattoos on their arms and legs, the written survey requires them to indicate exactly where and how big the tattoos are, in addition to giving their names.
On May 1, Mayor Hashimoto distributed written instructions to all city employees, stating that "it is inappropriate to work in outfits that will expose your tattoos" and asking them to return their survey responses by May 10.
The survey slip has two simple human figures -- front and back -- on which the inked among Osaka municipal staff must mark where their tattoos are if anywhere from their shoulders down to their fingers, from the neck up, and from their knees down to their toes.
"There won't be any legal problem (with the survey)," said an official with the city's personnel affairs section, adding that the results will be considered during personnel allocation.

[cstaylor]

Maybe he'll scare the national parties enough to get them to actually do something for a change?

Actually, I'm disappointed that KEPCO might swing the Oi reactors back online in time for summer... I was looking forward to your tales of woe from sudden power outages, all thanks to Herr Hashimoto's 8-point (and 30 years too-late) plan.

[FG Lurker]

Actually, I'm disappointed that KEPCO might swing the Oi reactors back online in time for summer... I was looking forward to your tales of woe from sudden power outages, all thanks to Herr Hashimoto's 8-point (and 30 years too-late) plan.

Yeah, I am still hopeful that reality will win out on that one and the reactors will come back online.

[Coligny]

Yeah, I am still hopeful that reality will win out on that one and the reactors will come back online.

Fucked either way it seems...

http://www.47news.jp/CN/201205/CN2012051501002179.html

[FG Lurker]

Fucked either way it seems...

http://www.47news.jp/CN/201205/CN2012051501002179.html

I'm not concerned about the cost TBH, I just need power for business to function.

If it becomes a problem I'll buy a notebook so I can work through power outages. It's not a perfect solution but it'll work.

If it becomes too big a problem I can always move to the cottage for the summer...

[cstaylor]

If it becomes a problem I'll buy a notebook so I can work through power outages. It's not a perfect solution but it'll work.

Here's to hoping the Tokyo 23 are protected from rolling blackouts this summer, otherwise I'll need to move my EC2-based customers to Singapore...

[FG Lurker]

Here's to hoping the Tokyo 23 are protected from rolling blackouts this summer, otherwise I'll need to move my EC2-based customers to Singapore...

Personally I think the Tokyo 23 should bear the brunt of any 50Hz blackouts considering they didn't have any at all last year...

[Coligny]

Here's to hoping the Tokyo 23 are protected from rolling blackouts this summer, otherwise I'll need to move my EC2-based customers to Singapore...

Why not directly in France...

http://sg.pagenation.com/?p=4578

Personally I think the Tokyo 23 should bear the brunt of any 50Hz blackouts considering they didn't have any at all last year...

I really need to check my power generators before summer...

[plaid_knight]

"There won't be any legal problem (with the survey)," said an official with the city's personnel affairs section, adding that the results will be considered during personnel allocation.

I wish that the people taking the survey would write "none of your god damn business" as an answer. If they face termination, they might even seek legal recourse.

[matsuki]

Personally I think the Tokyo 23 should bear the brunt of any 50Hz blackouts considering they didn't have any at all last year...

I think they should just change this country to one fucking standard

[FG Lurker]

I think they should just change this country to one fucking standard

Which would mean replacing every power plant that is on the Hz rating to be changed, along with a lot of specialized equipment that isn't Hz switchable. It also all needs to be done at once, you can't just slowly migrate from one to the other.

The 50/60 line sucks but it is unlikely to ever go away at this point.

[matsuki]

Which would mean replacing every power plant that is on the Hz rating to be changed, along with a lot of specialized equipment that isn't Hz switchable. It also all needs to be done at once, you can't just slowly migrate from one to the other.

The 50/60 line sucks but it is unlikely to ever go away at this point.

I know what a pain it would be but it would probably create another economic bubble to burst when the switch is made

[cstaylor]

Personally I think the Tokyo 23 should bear the brunt of any 50Hz blackouts considering they didn't have any at all last year...

I'll bet they'll let Hashimoto twist in the wind, with sweltering heat and the elderly taking the brunt of it.

[FG Lurker]

I'll bet they'll let Hashimoto twist in the wind, with sweltering heat and the elderly taking the brunt of it.

I don't understand the first half of that, but yeah, if people are required to cut back on daytime power use I definitely expect to see an increase in the number of elderly heatstroke deaths.

[cstaylor]

I don't understand the first half of that

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/twist+in+the+wind

[FG Lurker]

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/twist+in+the+wind

I understand what it means, I don't see what Hashimoto has to do with blackouts in the 50Hz region of Japan.

[matsuki]

I definitely expect to see an increase in the number of elderly heatstroke deaths.

Maybe this is part of their plan to bring balance to the age distribution here...

[cstaylor]

I understand what it means, I don't see what Hashimoto has to do with blackouts in the 50Hz region of Japan.

For your reading enjoyment: http://enformable.com/2012/04/japanese-officials-push-for-complete-rewrite-of-national-nuclear-safety-standards/

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

God, I am so far out of the loop (or so loopy..), I thought all these references to blackouts had something to do with Gov. George Wallace.

[Russell]

[SIZE="4"]Tattoo flap escalates as dissenters face penalty[/SIZE]

The Osaka Municipal Government was preparing Thursday to take disciplinary action against civil servants who refused to answer a survey on whether they have tattoos, as concern in and out of the city was growing that the questionnaire constituted a human rights violation.

[...]

City officials said Thursday they were still tallying the workers who refused to answer the survey. Local media, however, said it was anywhere from a few dozen to as many as 500. By next week, workers officially judged to have refused to answer will face possible pay cuts or suspensions.

Hashimoto's decision to go after tattooed workers drew criticism Wednesday from Social Democratic Party chief Mizuho Fukushima, who said it was nothing more than bullying. "The tattoo survey is a form of power harassment by Hashimoto. As a lawyer, he has no sense of human rights," she said.

The survey has created unease among some of Hashimoto's allies in the area. Sakai Mayor Osami Takeyama, who won his office with Hashimoto's support, said earlier this month the survey covered a topic unrelated to work and if he were in Hashimoto's shoes he wouldn't have ordered it carried out.

Others who support Hashimoto have taken to the Internet to express their doubts, noting there is no law against tattoos and in other countries, like the U.S., government employees, be they in the military or federal or local civil servants, often have tattoos.

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[Coligny]

Ok. can this be a nice political carreer suicide from the Osaka nutcase ? (too far, too stupid, too early)