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That is 120. A Japanese TV program called Test the nation measured IQs of some groups in Japan. In 2004 they measured an average IQ of students at University of Tokyo. Their average IQ was 120. University of Tokyo is regarded the best university in Japan. The Japanese highest IQ was 181, but not eve...

Russia has lately undertaken some steps to ease immigration restrictions.

It is not very wise for Singapore to copy Western policies carried out these days. Singapore has been attracting the best talents in the world since the 2008 financial crisis. Before the financial crisis best talents in the world tended to go to Western countries to work. Only mediocre ones came to ...

Many people say that the 21st century will be the century of Asia, but I doubt it. A drawback of Asian countries is their politics. Their politics does not function well. Even in Japan their politics is corrupted. In Asian countries the speed of political growth cannot catach up with the speed of ec...

Employers in developing countries are more concerned about age, while employers in developed countries tend to consider many factors besides age. Age is a very important factor in the Nigerian labor market. 30 and an applicant? ？ Agonies of the unemployed, over-aged graduates http://tribune.com.ng/s...

Singapore calls India "stupid", Japan "fat loser" http://news.oneindia.in/2010/12/12/singapore-diplomat-india-wikileaks-japan-cablegate.html In one of the cables, Singapore's Ambassador Tommy Koh called Japan "the big fat loser" and "stupidity, bad leadership and lack of vision" for Japan's position...

American comments on the earthquake:

http://i.imgur.com/uZbK6.jpg

The Japanese are very xenophobic by nature. Because they want to maintain the unity of a group, they tend to avoid new comers, foreigners, immigrants, etc. They are not interested in increasing the diversity of a group. They would rater maintain the unity of a group. PHOTOS OF PLACES IN JAPAN WHICH ...

The Japanese tend to become dumb once they form a group. They have a strong cliquish nature as a people, hold fast to vested interests, create inefficient systems and rules, avoid competition and new comers, have xenophobic attitudes, restrict everything and have a strong gruop mentality. But I thin...

It is true that Ph.D.'s cannot find a job in Japan.

Ph. D.’s in Japan can’t find work: Little recognition for high expertise, says Mainichi Communications Survey

http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/06/16/ge ... -in-japan/

In Japan age-discrimination at work still exists. If you are over 35, most large companies will not hire you. That applies to a job market for experienced workers. In Japan they have two completely different job markets, say, markets for new graduates and for experienced workers. If you are a fresh ...

There are so many Indians at Harvard madical school as well as at Harvard law school. HARVARD MD-PhD Class of 2009 http://www.hms.harvard.edu/md_phd/news/class_2009.html HARVARD MD-PhD Class of 2010 http://www.hms.harvard.edu/md_phd/news/class_2010.html Harvard Law School Entering Class Profile 283 ...

Japan is dying. Where Will Tomorrow’s Workers Come From? By Larry M. Elkin Feb 18, 2011, 9:21 AM Unlike the U.S., Japan has already started to shrink, and its population decline is likely to continue picking up speed in the near future. Already, a quarter of Japanese are 65 or older. But instead of ...

The below is a good article on Japan.

A rare reformist zeal is emerging in post-quake Japan. The government ignores it at the country’s peril
http://www.economist.com/node/18712196

But that 's not due to the Japanese earthquake. They have very inefficient employment practices. Simultaneous Recruiting of New Graduates http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simultaneous_Recruiting_of_New_Graduates Japan: Rethinking Lifetime Employment http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/sep2009/c...