cal 6 Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 OSAKA--About 50 employees in the Osaka city government's Environment Bureau said in a survey they have tattoos, despite an ethics code that frowns on such body decorations, according to sources.The city bureau enacted an internal ethics code in May 2010 stipulating its officials should not have tattoos or similar body decorations. Last year, however, some Osaka residents reported to the city government that they had seen garbage collectors with tattoos. In March, the city government conducted the survey on all of about 3,200 officials in the Environment Bureau. In the survey, the employees were asked if they had tattoos, and, if so, which part of their body was tattooed. The city bureau said it had instructed all tattooed officials to remove their tattoos if possible. Separately, Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto has instructed that a survey be carried out on all 30,000 city government officials, including the Environment Bureau's employees but excluding about 800 city-run schools' teachers and workers, to check which officials have tattoos. It is expected the number of city government officials sporting tattoos may increase further. The "if possible" bit made me laugh. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 the attitude to tattoos in this country is crazy!! Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 And tattooed types are such sensitive creatures, it would be really naughty to bully them. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 imagine even calling up your local council to complain that the bin man had a tattoo......don't you have anything better in your life to worry about??!! Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 I think last time I went back the UK, someone spotted me and called up the police complaining they had actually spotted someone without a tattoo! Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 girls with tattoos. I hates. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 the Daily Mail must've been inundated that day!! Link to post Share on other sites
frannyo 2 Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 You would imagine that there are many more far important things for the city govt. to be bothered about. Link to post Share on other sites
gozaimaas 61 Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Funny japs. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 the Daily Mail must've been inundated that day!! No doubt. I felt ever so gnarly though. Not one of the tattooed sheep, me, oh no! Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 You would imagine that there are many more far important things for the city govt. to be bothered about. That is exactly what I said to my wife when I saw it on the ...NATIONAL... EVENING.... NEWS!!.....pissed me off. Link to post Share on other sites
snowbender 3 Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I'm quite surprised at that young-ish Osaka governor dude, I didn't expect him to have such strong views on this kind of thing. Quite liked him generally until now, this just seems silly and a real waste of time. As silly as tattoos even! Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Yes it is hard to beleive such a policy - I mean after all. what is so offensive about this? I was going to post the world's most offensive tattoo but could not do it. - not pornographic or anything, just really bad taste Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Love it. He's not even a proper skin head! What a complete dipstick. He should go in here snowjunky: http://www.snowjapanforums.com/index.php/topic/15136-face-tattoo-its-what-cool-people-do/ Tattooed folk make me chuckle, the silly knuckleheads. Oops, sorry! No offense! Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Haha....the ink on his neck looks OK but the crap on his face looks like it was done by a five year old with a sharpie. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I'm quite surprised at that young-ish Osaka governor dude, I didn't expect him to have such strong views on this kind of thing. Quite liked him generally until now, this just seems silly and a real waste of time. As silly as tattoos even! he's quite conservative tho, is he not? At least hw my missus explained him to me....I expected him tp be quite progressive/liberal but (and it may have well been a shitty tranlation) after watching a couple of his TV appearances I was quite disappointed with im Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 of course "tranlation" in drunken postings means "translation" (wot a wazzok) Link to post Share on other sites
HeatherLocklearRocks 1 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Chiba-ken dude saying the same kind of thing 千葉県の森田健作知事は１７日の記者会見で、入れ墨をしている大阪市職員が１１０人に上ったことについて、「本当に驚いた。昔と違ってファッション的だとか何とか言うが公務員はしてはいけない」と述べ、公務員は入れ墨をするべきではないとの認識を示した。 県総務課によると、県の服務規程に入れ墨を禁止する規定はない。大阪市のような入れ墨調査は予定していないが、同課は「ファッションであっても入れ墨は県民に嫌悪感や不快感を抱かせる。県民の目に触れるような事例があれば指導、注意したい」と話している。 Link to post Share on other sites
ippy 66 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 didnt osaka recently clampdown on dancing after 11pm and force some of the biggest clubs in Ame-mura to relocate/close? Its all part of some kind of gentrification drive. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 I'm quite surprised at that young-ish Osaka governor dude, I didn't expect him to have such strong views on this kind of thing. Quite liked him generally until now, this just seems silly and a real waste of time. As silly as tattoos even! he's quite conservative tho, is he not? At least hw my missus explained him to me....I expected him tp be quite progressive/liberal but (and it may have well been a shitty tranlation) after watching a couple of his TV appearances I was quite disappointed with im His one bright idea to rationalize the government of Osaka made him seem promising at first, but now he just seems to be trying to become the next Ishihara. Link to post Share on other sites
best skier in hakuba 5 Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Oh dear, please no!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Kansaiash 6 Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Yeah he did force most of the clubs in Osaka to shut down or close early. Kyoto liked his idea and has done the same. Havent had a decent club for about 6 months. I heard it was in an attempt to stop crime in the streets in the early hours of the morning. Now if you want to go clubbing you should start around 6pm. Fun times! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 yep, he sounds like a swell guy Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Oh dear Mr "7 kids" Hashimoto is in the middle of his own scandal it seems. Shagging someone else other than his wife in the year he was voted "Best Father"? What a naughty boy. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Obviously he likes shagging. Link to post Share on other sites
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