Murgi wrote:

>>>Geee.... Turkish, Hindi is all from the Internet! I know several words
> 
> in
> 
>>>both languages since I visited these countries.
>>
>>So, you speak Turkish, Hindi, German, English, and Japanese?
>>
> 
> 
> Please read again... I said "from the Internet" and "several words"! But I
> can perfectly eat chicken curry and kebab.:-)

So you speak several words of Turkish and Hindi from the Internet, right?

>>2. Why aren't residential houses equipped with the central heating
> 
> system?
> 
> 
> Too expensive I guess. And why should a landlord spend more money on houses
> if he can get premium rents for very basic accommodations? The same goes for
> insulation and double sheet windows. There are no regulations that will
> force them to do so.

I think the whole Japanese nation is wasting money and natural 
resources.    (Never mind.  I am just talking to myself.)


>>3. Why isn't local telephone call charge included in the monthly payment?
>>
> 
> 
> Included in the rent? Where do you have this service? I know that local
> calls can be had for the price of one single unit without time limit in the
> USA.
> NTT - the officially appointed telecom thief - doesn't offer this service.
> Anyway we have lots of choices nowadays, but not as cheap as in the US.

I forgot to add one important word "basic" in front of the "monthly". 
The kihon-ryoukin, I mean.



>>4. Why isn't charity deductible from income tax or taxable income?
> 
> 
> 
> I don't know about this one, but I guess that it is under certain conditions
> (50,000 Yen or so). I think that everything has been limited since there was
> too much fraud involved, and politicians/political parties are prohibited to
> receive such payments. These things are regulated in the USA too since
> charity donations and political contributions are often used under a pretext
> or as bribes.

Yeah, "giri" always beats "ninjou".


>>5. Why do you have to pay tax although you are not Japanese and you
>>can't get to vote?
>>
> 
> 
> Good question, although some local governments allow it. On the other hand I
> have lost my voting rights in my own country too (if you are not registered
> in your home country, or when you have been away for over 10 years). I can
> live with this "handicap"...

You can yell at your local politicians, "Dareno okagede mainichi meshi 
kutte rareruto omottenda!"  ("kono bakayarou" is optional)


>>6. Why are there so many transportation companies and can not accept
>>transfer tickets?
>>
> 
> 
> They are private enterprises. Japan Railway does it. But it's a very good
> point to get more tourists into the country. With some good will it is
> certainly possible to issue a day pass for all trains/buses in Tokyo. The
> Japan Railpass is also far to expensive. Going back and forth
> (Tokyo-Hiroshima) costs more than 2-way discount tickets to New York!

That's true.