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Hope Probe Countdown!
The future of Mars (and beyond) is multicultural, multiethnic, and multilingual. Also, this is a pretty cool website design. https://www.emiratesmarsmission.ae
Japanese convenience store to implement VR robot service
“Rather than turn Family Mart branches into essentially giant vending machines, where products are automatically replaced after a customer selects one for purchase, the plan is to use remote-control robots, operated by human beings using VR terminals at a separate location.” Hmm. The real avatar? Remote-control VR robots to start working in Japanese convenience stores […]
Shooting star above Tokyo
“I thought a person living (in the condo) above knocked down a shelf,” wrote one Twitter user, while another said, “I thought my child sleeping on the second floor fell out of bed.” Granted, the embedded video is only understandable to those who speak Japanese, but even if you don’t, the footage is still cool. […]
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Category Archives: Paternity leave
Ten Years of Taking Leave
Looking back, it’s amazing to me now that I dared to even apply for a year of paternity leave while living in a foreign country. But I’ve never regretted the decision. As I told an audience of university students and … Continue reading
Posted in book, day care, education, gender roles, Japan, Japanese, Japanese culture, Japanese society, parenting, Paternity leave, school
Tagged bilingualism, blogging, child care, child-raising, children, education, family, family leave, fatherhood, gender roles, haafu, Japan, Japanese, Japanese kids, parental leave, parents
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Taking Leave: 2015 in review
Taking Leave: 2015 in Review! Continue reading
Posted in book, book signing, child abuse, child safety, Japan, Japanese, Japanese society, parenting, Paternity leave, Uncategorized
Tagged Amazon, child care, child-raising, fatherhood, Japan, Paternity leave, writing
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Paternity leave: It’s a whole new ballgame
Paternity leave just got a big mention in US media this past week, thanks to baseball. New York Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy took three days leave for the birth of his son in Florida. Radio talk show personality Mike … Continue reading
Posted in gender roles, media, parenting, Paternity leave, roles, work
Tagged baseball, Daniel Murphy, Mets, Paternity leave, sports
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