Japan today ... Thx Paul C! I spent 17 mos. in Japan ... Good for them!

Good for Japan!

 

 

Subject: Japan- some very interesting facts

 

There may be some lessons to be learned here...particularly the last prrt

  :These practices set a high standard for young people . . . . . 

 

* Japanese children clean their schools every day for a quarter of an hour with teachers. This led to the emergence of a Japanese generation who is modest and keen on cleanliness.   * Any  Japanese citizen who has a dog (rare) must carry special bags to pick up dog droppings. Hygiene and their eagerness to address cleanliness is part of Japanese ethics.   * A hygiene worker in Japan is called "health engineer" and can command salary of USD 5000 to 8000 per month, and a  cleaner is subjected to written and oral tests!!   * Japan does not have any natural resources, and they are exposed to hundreds of earthquakes a year, but this has not prevented its becoming the second largest economy in the  world.   * In just ten years Hiroshima returned to what it was economically vibrant before the fall of the atomic bomb.   * Japan prevents the use of mobile phones in trains, restaurants and indoors.   * For first to sixth primary year Japanese students must learn ethics in dealing with people.   * Even though one of the richest people in the world, the Japanese do not have servants.The parents are responsible for the house and children.   * There is no examination from the first to the third primary level because the goal of education is to instill concepts and character building.   * If  you go to a buffet restaurant in Japan you will notice people only eat  as much as they need without any waste because food must not be wasted.   * The rate of delayed trains in Japan is about 7 seconds per year!! The Japanese appreciate the value of time and are very punctual to minutes and seconds.   * Children in schools brush their teeth (sterile) and clean their teeth after a meal at school, teaching them to maintain their health from an early age.   * Japanese students take half an hour to finish their meals to ensure proper digestion because these students are the future of Japan.   The Japanese focus on maintaining their own culture.  Therefore . . . ..   * No political leader or a prime minister from an Islamic nation has visited Japan - not the Ayatollah of Iran, the King of Saudi Arabia or even a Saudi Prince!!   * Japan is a country keeping Islam at bay by putting strict restrictions on Islam and ALL Muslims.    

   

1) Japan is the only nation that does not give citizenship to Muslims.      

2) In Japan permanent residency is not given  to Muslims.      

3) There is a strong ban on the propagation of Islam in Japan.      

4) In the University of Japan, Arabic or any Islamic language is not taught. (Editorial note: English is required at every school and every level. To "graduate", a competency test must be passed. This is for disciplinary and business reasons.)    

5) One cannot import a 'Koran' published in the Arabic language.      

6) According to data published by the Japanese  government, it has given temporary residency to only 2  lakhs, Muslims, who must follow the            

     Japanese Law of the Land. These  Muslims should speak Japanese and carry their religious rituals in their homes.      

7) Japan is the only country in the world that has a negligible number of embassies in Islamic countries.      

8) Muslims residing in Japan are the employees of foreign companies.      

9) Even today, visas are not granted to Muslim doctors, engineers or managers sent by foreign companies.    

10) In the majority of companies it is stated in their regulations that no Muslims should apply for a job.    

11) The Japanese government is of the opinion that Muslims are fundamentalist, and even in the era of globalization they  are not willing to change

      their Muslim laws.    

12) Muslims cannot even rent a house in Japan.    

13) If anyone comes to know that his neighbor is a Muslim then the whole neighborhood stays alert.    

14) No one can start an Islamic cell or Arabic 'Madrasa' in Japan.    

15) There is no Sharia law in Japan.    

16) If a Japanese woman marries a Muslim, she is considered an outcast  forever.    

17) According to Mr. Kumiko Yagi, Professor of Arab/Islamic Studies at Tokyo University of Foreign  Studies,

         " There is a mind frame in Japan that Islam is a very narrow minded religion and one should stay away from it."

   

The Japanese might have lost the war, but they are in charge of their own country.

There are no bombs going off in crowded business centers, "Honor Killings", nor killing of innocent children or anyone else.    

Something to think about......

Harry Truman - A president's president! ... Thx good friend, Clay V.!

Would that this guy were cloned, Clay.  He is my brother, George's absolute favorite!  In fact if he were running any time I would vote for him.  He was not in the vein of the normal progressive liberal Democrat or Republican today!  A lot of Tea Party people resemble the man, a True man!

We will never see this again.

Thought you'd enjoy this!
It's one you want your Children and Grandchildren to read.

They won't believe this happened, but it DID.

Harry & Bess
(This seems unreal.)

Harry Truman was a different kind of President. He probably made as many, or more important decisions regarding our nation's history as any of the other 42 Presidents preceding him. However, a measure of his greatness may rest on what he did after he left the White House.

The only asset he had when he died was the house he lived in, which was in Independence Missouri. His wife had inherited the house from her mother and father and other than their years in the White House, they lived their entire lives there.

When he retired from office in 1952 his income was a U.S. Army pension reported to have been $13,507.72 a year. Congress, noting that he was paying for his stamps and personally licking them, granted him an 'allowance' and, later, a retroactive pension of $25,000 per year.

After President Eisenhower was inaugurated, Harry and Bess drove home to Missouri by themselves. There was no Secret Service following them.

When offered corporate positions at large salaries, he declined, stating, "You don't want me. You want the office of the President, and that doesn't belong to me. It belongs to the American people and it's not for sale."

Even later, on May 6, 1971, when Congress was preparing to award him the Medal of Honor on his 87th birthday, he refused to accept it, writing, "I don't consider that I have done anything which should be the reason for any award, Congressional or otherwise."

As president he paid for all of his own travel expenses and food.

Modern politicians have found a new level of success in cashing in on the Presidency, resulting in untold wealth. Today, many in Congress also have found a way to become quite wealthy while enjoying the fruits of their offices. Political offices are now for sale (cf. Illinois).

Good old Harry Truman was correct when he observed, "My choices in life were either to be a piano player in a whore house or a politician. And to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference!

I say dig him up and clone him!




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