84:209–216 DOI 10.1007/s10551-008-9701-8 Ó Springer 2008 ‘‘Karoshi (Work to Death)’’ in Japan Atsuko Kanai ABSTRACT. Since the collapse of Japan’s bubble economy in the early 1990’s‚ the Japanese economy has only recovered slightly. This has direct implications for employment. Both the seniority wage system and the lifetime employment system‚ which were popular during the period of economic growth in Japan‚ unavoidably changed to an outcome-wage system. Now there is greater mobility in employment
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CHAPTER 1 WATER AND THE BLUE PLANET 1.1 Introduction Of “The Blue Planet” (The Earth) 71% of the earth is covered by water. 29% of the surface is covered by land. It is the only known planet with life. Fig1.1 the blue planet The earth is known as “Blue Planet” occupies a special place in the solar system. The earth consists of three spheres. They are known as Atmosphere‚ the Hydrosphere and the Lithosphere. The interrelationship that exists among these three spheres is the foundation
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PERFECT PLANK Targets the tough-to-tone deep abdominal muscles Lie face-down on the floor‚ propped up on your forearms with your elbows directly beneath your shoulders. Your torso should be lifted off the floor so your body is in a straight line‚ supported by your forearms and toes. Your back should not arch or droop. Hold for 10 to 20 seconds (or as long as possible without losing proper form). Repeat 3 times. MERMAID Targets the obliques while also strengthening the back and shoulders Sit
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The key to a successful and memorable anchor speech for a colleague is to keep it light-hearted and sharp. Most people will be well aware of the circumstances and individual involved and don’t need to get a lengthy blow by blow reminder of a career. What should be my first lines? A humorous incident is often the best way to open an anchor speech; something memorable that will raise a laugh without ridicule will grab the attention of your colleagues. Whether the incident was in a professional
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Bottlenose dolphins are also known as Tursiops truncates‚ which is their scientific name. This name originated from the Latin word “tursio” which means “dolphin”‚ and the Greek suffix “ops” which means “appearance”. In effect‚ tursiops means “dolphin-like” and their scientific name was derived from these other languages. Bottlenose dolphins are generally 6.6 to 12.8 feet long and weighing around 332 to 442 pounds. The variations in size are because of geographical location and gender. The coastal
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Rizal in Japan (Land of Cherry Blossoms) Feb. 28 – April 13 1888 • Rizal left Hong Kong on board of the Oceanic‚ an American steamer on his way to Japan. Places he went… YOKOHAMA GRAND HOTEL Places he went… TOKYO TOKYO HOTEL People he met JuanPerezCaballero • Secretary of the Spanish legation visited him in the hotel inviting him to stay in the Spanish legation. • Knowing that it is a plot to monitor him‚ Rizal accepted the offer for the following reasons: REASONS WHY HE ACCEPTED CABALLERO’S
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and therefore‚ profits. Save Our Trees Project is focused on facilitate businesses different tools in order to use less paper to save trees and implement green practices that will boost your level of Corporate Social Responsibility in terms of protecting the environment and preserving our resources. Adopting these tools and practices you will get SOT - Green Business Certification and you will be surprised also at the amount of money you will save too. Through Save Our Trees Project a large
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The first thing that comes to the mind after reading the topic is: ‘How not wasting food would save the planet?’ ‘What effect does wastage of food has on the environment or the planet?’ ‘What exactly makes all that waste and its emissions?’ The answer is very simple if we pause to ponder. Food waste is not just consumers throwing dinner scraps away. Producing‚ distributing‚ storing and cooking food uses energy‚ fuel and water. Each of these emits greenhouse gases contributing to climate change
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Good morning Miss and my fellow classmates. Today‚ I would like to talk to you about topic on “save the earth and save mankind”. My dearest audience‚ imagine it’s after class now and you’re heading back to your car under the bright hot sun. After you get in the car‚ you grab some tissue and wipe all your sweat. What would you do after using the tissue? Well‚ let’s be frank. We wind down the window and just throw them outside. It is fun doing it when you see no cars behind or beside you. Let’s pollute
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Study Guide: China-Japan Unit Test 2014 For your first unit test‚ be able to: Use the following vocabulary terms in sentences of your own showing you know the meaning of the term in context. Porcelain Fire Lance Civil Service Exams Minamoto Yoritomo Forbidden City Shogun Genghis Khan Samurai Diamond Sutra Zheng He Steel Silk Feudalism Steppe Vassal Scholar-Officials Daimyo Census Terrorism Bushido Yuan Dynasty Meditation Shinto Confucianism Grand Canal Answer questions
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