14-11-09
TORIHADA
Torihada artiste performer site officiel! (en japonais)
Singeant les extrémistes dans les rues de Tokyo , habillé en militaire.
Les Oracles De Shirataka - Vie D'une Femme Spécialiste De La Possession
Résumé :
Pendant un demi-siècle, en plein coeur d'Osaka, deuxième grande cité du Japon, une femme, Nakai Shigeno, prodigue oracles, soins et guérisons à tous ceux qui viennent lui demander de l'aide. Pour ses consultants, elle remplit la fonction de da' : d'intermédiaire entre les hommes et les dieux, qui parlent par sa bouche lorsqu'ils descendent. sur elle. Shirataka , dieu Inari quelle déclare être son protecteur, est un renard. Dans ces pages est relatée pour la première fois en français, l'expérience intime et rarement dévoilée de la possession au japon, telle qu'elle est vécue au quotidien. Fondé sur des données originales issues des enquêtes de l'auteur, cet ouvrage rend compte de la démarche de l'ethnologue qui explore l'univers des praticiens des oracles exerçant dans les milieux urbains les plus peuplés de l'archipel, terrain jusque-là méconnu des études d'ethnologie du Japon. Relation de la vie d'une femme japonaise du XXe siècle, c'est aussi une chronique de la société japonaise contemporaine, dans laquelle s'entrecroisent moments historiques, anecdotes de la vie courante, événements dramatiques ou comiques, réflexions sur les dieux et les humains. Pour la présente réédition, le texte de ce livre, qui a reçu le prix Alexandra David-Neel en 1993, a été augmenté de la suite de l'histoire de Nakai Shigeno et de nombreuses photographies.
A propos de l'auteur :
Ethnologue spécialisée dans l'approche du fait religieux au Japon où
elle a vécu 16 ans, Anne Bouchy est directrice d'études à l'Ecole
française d'Extrême Orient, chargée d'enseignement et de formation à la
recherche en ethnologie du Japon à l'université de Toulouse-le Mirail
et l'Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales -Toulouse.
Ayako Wakao
24-10-09
WARAI JIZO Jizo qui sourit
Divinité protectrice des enfants ; gardien des enfers le jizo est aussi présent dans le folklore :
Seishin, le moine poète écrivit un poème inspiré par le jizo sculpté dans un pilier abimé d’un pont :
-« Abimé il
demeure
sous le fin gravier
le pilier du pont
change de forme et se
transmet parmi les hommes »
La statue sourit de ce poème qui est une métaphore de la loi du karma.
TOKYO PLAYMAP
13-09-09
Jizos
A Yoyogi-Hachiman , sur la ligne Odakyu , le temples de Yoyogi-Hachiman est sur une colline boisée.
Les Jizos se cachent prés du cimetière en retrait.
L'endroit est peu fréquenté.
Shibuya
8 septembre.
10-09-09
HIJIKATA par Nicolas Bouvier
"UN ANARCHISTE POSITIF" une série d'émission de la TSR .
Le Buto est méprisé et méconnu au Japon .Déformé et mal connu en France.Hijikata en particulier.
06-09-09
EIKAWA
Pas de recrutements pour le français; et ce genre de news sur Berlitz... L'enseignement des langues reste et restera un business comme n'importe quel autre business , rien à faire à cela.
Les écoles de langues n'ont rien à envier aux autres industries, niveau stress , abus de toutes sortes.
Il faudra se faire une raison.
Berlitz blitz against union bogs down
By JAMES McCROSTIE
After the second court hearing on April 20 in Berlitz Japan's lawsuit against unionized teachers, the legal fight seems bogged down in a form of trench warfare.
In December, after a year of strike action by over 100 teachers, the company filed a lawsuit against seven union members. Named in the suit are five Berlitz teachers who volunteer as Berlitz General Union Tokyo (Begunto) executives and two officials from the National Union of General Workers Tokyo Nambu: President Yujiro Hiraga and Louis Carlet, the deputy general secretary and Begunto case officer. Claiming the Begunto strike is illegal and meant to damage the company, Berlitz sued the defendants for ¥110 million each.
Ever since launching their legal battle, lawyers for Berlitz have appeared reluctant to go over the top. After gaining an extension in January for more time to prepare evidence and legal arguments, Berlitz lawyers still submitted their documents 10 days past the end-of-March deadline set by the judge.
Berlitz's evidence consisted primarily of 1,000 forms used by the union to inform the company which classes would be struck. Berlitz's lawyers claim that since union officials submitted them shortly before the lessons were struck, the union intended for the strike to damage the company.
Berlitz's strategy appears to lack legal precedent. When asked about similar cases based on the notice given before taking strike action, Tadashi Hanami, former chair of the Central Labor Relations Commission and professor emeritus at Sophia University, said, "As far as I know there is no such case." When companies sue for damages from illegal strikes, explained Hanami, the claim generally stems from union "threats or violent activities."
Catherine Campbell, one of the teachers being sued, denies any attempt to harm the source of her paycheck. "That was not our intent. Our intent was to win our demands."
Suits against union members for illegal strikes are also rare. "It's very unusual for a company to sue striking workers on the basis that a strike is illegal," says professor Gerald McAlinn of Keio Law School. "Article 28 of the Constitution guarantees that workers have the right to organize and to bargain and act collectively. Naturally, this includes the right to strike."
Because of the rarity of companies suing striking workers, a successful Berlitz lawsuit against its teachers would likely have ramifications for Japanese industrial relations beyond the language school industry. "This is surely going to be an important case," said Hideyuki Morito, a professor of law at Sophia University.
The second hearing in the suit lasted a matter of minutes. One judge complained that after reading the company's recently filed documents he still couldn't understand their reasoning for why the strike was illegal. He told Berlitz's lawyers to provide a concise and understandable summary of their arguments before the next hearing. Looking at the crowd of union supporters in the courtroom, the judge added that the summary was necessary not only to help him understand the company's position, but also for the benefit of all those coming to hear the case.
Campbell expressed disappointment at the latest delay. "It's the dragging-on that's very frustrating. They sued in December and you'd think they would have their evidence prepared. In this case they sued and then prepared their evidence. Not only that, but they took an enormous amount of time and still haven't finished it all."
Union rep Carlet added, "It's outrageous that the company has submitted almost nothing in terms of evidence that the strike is illegal. They haven't specified where the damages are coming from. All they did was sue, and they haven't come out with anything."
Representatives from Berlitz Japan declined to comment on either the lawsuit or strike. Company representatives were also unwilling to provide a figure for the number of Berlitz employees working in the Kanto area, and union representatives were equally reluctant to reveal the number of Begunto members. However, during the strike, 32 of 46 Kanto-area schools have experienced walkouts by teachers.
In the afternoon following the trial, Begunto members launched a counterattack at a scheduled Tokyo Labor Relations Commission hearing. In November, Begunto filed an unfair labor practices complaint with the Tokyo Labor Commission. The union alleges that Berlitz is negotiating in bad faith during collective bargaining and illegally interfered with the strike by sending letters to teachers that month telling them the strike was illegal and that they must stop walking out.
During questioning by commissioners into the current state of negotiations, union reps reported that Berlitz had made threats, later retracted, to withhold performance- based raises from union members.
Begunto members also pointed out that, in a departure from established practice at the company, since Feb. 2009 lawyers hired by Berlitz had taken over from managers during collective bargaining sessions with unionized teachers. This puts the Berlitz teachers in the unusual — and uncomfortable — position of sitting across the bargaining table from the same lawyers suing them in court for ¥770 million. Having lawyers take over from management in collective bargaining sessions, says Hanami, "is not so usual, but not unprecedented."
According to teachers, the time required to translate everything between Japanese and English cuts the period for actual negotiations by half. Poor communication between Berlitz managers and their lawyers also means the company's legal team doesn't fully understand issues such as the Berlitz pay scales and pension system, which further slows the proceedings.
The last collective bargaining session between Berlitz and Begunto took place March 13. The company rejected the entire list of teachers' demands, which included a 4.6-percent raise in base pay, the retraction of the warning letter sent to striking teachers, the introduction of a bonus system, and the disclosure of documents related to Berlitz's financial health.
Asked about the wisdom of continuing demands for a pay raise in the midst of a recession, Campbell said the union is fighting to "recoup some of the damage from contracts introduced in 2005." An increase in the number of required lessons taught from 35 to 40 a week with no increase in the ¥250,000-a-month starting salary effectively cut the per-lesson pay for new teachers hired after 2005 by about 10 percent. With about one-third of Berlitz teachers working on a no-work-no-pay, per-lesson basis, "the recession hits teachers far harder than it hits the company," says Campbell.
"Our position has always been that we are open to counter-offers from management; it is unfortunate that the best counter-offer they came up with was less than 1 percent."
Along with a lack of progress in collective bargaining sessions, it has been all quiet on the industrial action front. After Berlitz sent the Nov. 10 letters to striking teachers, the union decided to take a break from its rotating walkouts.
Campbell explains, "The union had a meeting after that and people decided we still had the right to strike and our strike was legal. But practically speaking, we had to face the risk that they would go ahead and fire somebody illegally. Then we would have to be fighting an unfair dismissal on top of fighting the unfair labor practices, so we decided to fight the unfair labor practices case first and hold off on the strike for a while. But we haven't given up on it completely."
Both sides appear prepared for a lengthy legal battle. After the first January court date for Berlitz's lawsuit, Ken Yoshida, one of the union's lawyers, said the company's legal team was "stalling," and that it would be a long, drawn-out court fight. So far, Yoshida's prediction seems to be proving accurate. Berlitz lawyers have been repeatedly late submitting the required documents for both their suit against striking teachers and the Labor Commission hearings. This leads to further delays because union lawyers don't have time to prepare a proper response.
According to Timothy Langley, a lawyer and president of Langley Enterprise K.K., a consultancy specializing in labor issues, such delays by company lawyers are "no big deal, the court is very lenient." He speculates that "it could be their litigation strategy."
"Who can survive this fight the longest? It isn't the employees," said Langley. "The company can survive this fight for a long time. It's one of the costs of doing business. The employees are doing it because it's their livelihood. It wears on the employees much more than on the company."
Sophia University's Hanami points out that with no rules equivalent to American contempt of court orders in Japan, there are no direct penalties for delaying tactics. "However, judges always have discretion to admit or to refuse any delayed provision of arguments and evidence by both parties." Furthermore, since foot-dragging by lawyers might sway the judge's opinion against them, "such tactics are not advisable."
The next Tokyo Labor Relations Commission hearing is scheduled for June 8; the next court hearing is July 6.
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BERLITZ-JAPAN
ベルリッツで労使紛争長期化 会社側はスト講師に１億賠償提訴
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| 賃上げを求める外国語学校「ベルリッツ」労組の英語講師ら＝０８年１０月、東京都多摩市 |
外国語学校「ベルリッツ」を運営するベルリッツ・ジャパン（東京）で労使紛争が長期化している。英語講師らの賃上げストに対し会社側は「会社への加害を意 図した違法争議」として、組合員らに約１億１千万円の損害賠償を求め東京地裁に提訴。組合はこれに先立ち「組合活動への支配介入」を理由に東京都労働委員 会に不当労働行為を申し立てており、労使の応酬が続いている。
訴訟での労使双方の主張によると、発端は２００７年春闘。賃上げ交渉が長期 化し、１２月に指名ストに突入した。交渉とストは０８年に入っても続き、同年１１月、会社は各校舎に掲示を出し「違法な争議」と組合を批判。これに対し組 合が都労委に申し立て、直後に会社が組合とスト参加の講師らを提訴した。
組合によると、それ以降は「解雇の危険がある」とみてスト戦術行使を見送っている。
訴訟で会社は、組合によるスト通知がスト直前で、数分前のことも多く「代わりの講師を確保するのが困難。混乱を招いた」などと指摘。
労組「ベルリッツ・ゼネラルユニオン東京」副委員長で英語講師のキャサリン・キャンベルさん（４３）は「各講師の授業スケジュールが決まるのは前日夕方。連絡の都合を考えると直前にならざるを得ない」と話す。
さらに１億１千万円という賠償額を「根拠がない。ストをした講義分は給料が払われないので、代替講師の費用はそれを充てれば済む。巨額の請求は組合への脅しだ」と批判。
（7月5日18時9分）
HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR
Tu n'as rien vu à Hiroshima , rien.(Le film en entier)
01-09-09
ZARA à Shinjuku
Zara sous les débris de verres
à Shinjuku .
La terre à tremblé ce matin , trés brièvement mais avec vigueur.
Ici, la vitrine à été cassée par accident,ou par quelque vandale je ne sais pas.
ZARA sous les décombre , c'est une belle image .
sarariMANNNNNNNNNNN
A Paris lui?
La sécurité serais venue dans le quart d'heure s'occuper de lui.
Ici, devant bien 300 personnes , personne ne s'est arrêté.Dieu sait si il y en a des caméra de surveillance.
Thérapie. .
Demain j'essaie:
1er septembre
A Shinjuku en attendant Y.
La sortie sud ; la plus encombrée, les sorties des différentes lignes appartenant à différentes compagnies de transports (celle qui ne vous transportent pas mais qui vous roulent)…
Un homme en costume , bien mis, propre sur lui…
Il est resté comme ça 20 minutes ;de temps en temps il pointait du doits en directions des passagers.
Et puis il reprenait la pose.
Il est parti finalement comme il est venu.
Je crois qu’il était Coréen.
D’après son visage en tout cas.
Il a eu son content de « show ».
Peut-être un problème avec son chef.
Mieux vaut ça qu’un plongeons sous les rames à bloquer toute la populace ,
Troupeau bêlant (merci Kenzabureau..)
Rentrant au clapier.
31-08-09
pluie et élection
Depuis dimanche soir il n'a pas cessé de pleuvoir. La pluie s'est arrêtée graduellement et les grillons me tiennent de nouveau compagnie.
Répertorié les principaux employeurs potentiels "eikawa" qui font aussi du français...
Sans illusion.
N. prépare un prochain récital.
Je revois Y. pour lui faire signer quelques papier.Lui demander peut être si elle peut faire quelque chose pour mon visa?
Envie de rester oui,même précaire , peu importe.
Attendre, écrire,"candidater", et attendre.
Ils ont gagné les élections pour la première fois.Leur site(en anglais)
Grand changement ?
Demain aller dans un café pas encore visité à Shinjuku.
YATTOSA YATTOSA!
expat
