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From: "John W." <worthj1970@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Paid parental leave in Japan
Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 17:37:36 -0700 (PDT)
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On May 24, 5:30=A0pm, chuckers <chucker...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Japanese tend to take a pessimistic view of the world and don't want to h=
ave kids. =A0Other
> countries, not as much.
>
Maybe that's why Christianity never really took off: the Japanese
already have a really strong sense of doom.

John W.