JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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In an OECD survey of 36 nations on people's perceptions of their living conditions, Japan ranked 21st in terms of quality of life; Australia, Norway and the U.S. were the top 3. What do you think of that?
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The Fukuoka mayor is banning public servants from drinking alcohol for a month; the Osaka mayor has declared war on tattoos on civil servants. What do you think of all this?
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Why do you think Facebook's stock failed to live up to the hype in its trading debut?
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Which sport, when played well, do you think is the most exciting to watch?
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What's the difference between an average burger and a great one?
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- Business Teaching Positions - Part-time - Kanto Region
- Interac, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥3,000 ~ ¥5,000 / Hour
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- National Relief/Substitute Teacher - summer start
- Interac, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥275,000 ~ ¥300,000 / Month
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- 営業パーソン
- 加治金属工業株式会社, Tochigi
- Salary: ¥240,000 ~ ¥350,000 / Month Negotiable
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Okinawamike
Sports: ‘‘I don’t care much about money. I only think about pitching well for the team.
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blvtzpk
Advertisers (sorry to those of my friends in the advertising industry) Real Estate agents Used Car Sale people Shonky Mechanics Lawyers (creative use of 'the truth')
Nevertheless, this is a broad brush - there are exceptions in EVERY field. However, when bending the truth is in the interest of pushing your product and service, then it could be applied to any profession.
And from the nature of the question - excluding politicians - is the implication that all politicians are liars, so there's need for them to be discussed?
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nimbus
Anyone who has anything to do with religion.
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blvtzpk
Carriage returns mean nothing in this system - sigh. Mentally insert commas between items above, but if you can't: Advertisers (sorry to those of my friends in the advertising industry), Real Estate agents, Used Car Sales people, Shonky Mechanics, and Lawyers (creative use of 'the truth').
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MrUSA
Priests.
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knackerz
English teachers.
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smartacus
The military, sales & marketing, advertising
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Sarge
What an inflaming question.
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pamelot
Journalists.
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Potsu
Eikawa teachers.
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sfjp330
Japanese salary husbands
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ratpack
3 come to mind: Eikawa managers/owners during the initial interview / journalists...but that is off the record right???? / politicians running for office.
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herefornow
J-talentos, particularly the females. Certainly none of them can really be that vaccuous can they? They must be lying with those foolish answers they give on variety shows and at public appearances.
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perspective
automobile mechanics
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Disillusioned
Anybody in sales, especially real estate.
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seesaw
Correct. and especially when selling high-priced properties....but can't help it...:)
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Sarge
"Anybody in sales"
Hey! I'm in sales, and I'm as honest a guy as there is!
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USARonin
It's hard to top Eurabian college professors.
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blvtzpk
(Doubts claim) "Oh yeah?"
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blvtzpk
BTW, what is an eikaiwa teacher's lie? And when do they lie?
"Yes, I'm single."
"There's nobody else but you."
"You're the best student in my class."
"I'm sure you'll get great a great score TOEIC/TOEFL/IELTS."
"I lost my cell phone. I'll call you when I get a new one."
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5SpeedRacer5
You are kidding, right?
Stock brokers. I will extend that to anyone SELLING financial instruments. Now the clerks who will prepare what you ask for are OK, but anyone telling you what you need is lying. Write it down.
Two days ago, a guy from a very well-known brokerage house called and told me I should buy shares of a new issue of XXX bank. I laughed at him and asked him if he knew what DILUTION means. After he did some fast talking, I asked him if he knew what EPS and ROA stand for. More fast talking. Then I asked him what a CUSTOMER is. Then I told him: a CUSTOMER is XXX bank that gives a brokerage firm 300 million dollars to flog its stock. An idiot is the person the brokerage firm calls to buy that stock.
I ain't no idiot, so I told him he had the wrong number. True story. The guy wanted me to buy some crummy stock that his brokerage firm was unloading for a bank client it was underwriting for.
I have had life insurance salesmen lie to my face, TWICE! Just flat out lie.
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nandakandamanda
Christmas Santas
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womanforwomen
The Embassy officials and NGO/NPO and charity organisation workers. Now don't throw stones at me for telling the truth.
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Proffesor
Journalists!
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Kronos
Lawyers, journalists.
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Mittsu
priests (or other religious equivalents).
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stirfry
most people in finance
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Beelzebub
Copywriters, of course. They are paid to lie.
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isthistheend
What a question? Those with 2-arms, 2-legs, 2-eyes, 1-nose and everything else being considered equal. People lie on every spectrum in every gender, in every country since the world began. The BIggest? Everyone but YOU!
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sabiwabi
Finance, sales, and main stream media.
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jason6
Hosts and hostesses, duh!
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GW
I think Sarge has been fibbing about his disliking Obama, I think he is really his no. 1 fan haha
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Monkeyz
Most people who recruits their workers in other countries ("Of course you'll get paid holidays!" for the English teachers and "Of course you'll be a waitress!" to the girls in soaplands).
Lawyers and police officers.
Food manufacturers.
Dentists.
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5SpeedRacer5
Just another two cents. I have never had a job where I had to lie. I have never knowingly lied to a customer, even to be polite. I know that a lot of people say "everyone does it," but it is not true. Three companies (leasing, two retail) I worked for told me to do it, and I found other ways to get the job done instead. I have never lied to a subordinate at work. That is something I am very proud of.
I might have lied to a boss a long time ago about a sick day or something. I think that happened once or twice.
There are probably professions where liars can be very successful. I still would not do them to save my life. I am such a wimp.
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dolphingirl
Yeah, I would have to say that English conversation teachers are right up there. Pretty hard to be interesting all day long unless you exaggerate and throw in some imaginative semi-facts as well.
SpeedRacer: You're not a wimp if you can't lie. It means you're a nice person with a conscience.
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nisegaijin
environmentalists...
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USARonin
-The 'climate change' professionals who changed their religion from 'global warmin'' professionals and hoped we wouldn't notice the 180 degree change in their 'sky is fallin'' dogma.
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guest
police and prosecutors.
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Bazza
English "teachers"
Wedding "ministers"
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Bazza
Just joshing
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MeJapanese
Dentists!!!!Especially in Japan
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XXXXX
Lawyers
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pathat
Employees and customers at all sex-related businesses.
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hellhound
Anyone who is on TV, whatever they say is never true. Also fast food chains, bunch of lies there!
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anderstungtwist
What a stupid question. Your profession doesn't make you lie.
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Good_Jorb
Unless your an undercover cop, by the nature of their work they have to lie.
Q) Are you a cop?
A) Yes
Fail
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NuckinFutz
I'd have to say those engaged in Japan's "Research Whaling" are at the top of my list!
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Thumbcatch
Priests/ministers/religious 'teachers'. Easily the winners.
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USARonin
-The folks who've made some dishonest picks for the Nobel 'Peace' Prize over the years.
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farcus
definitely Real Estate Agents would be at the top of the liar list.
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Damien15
Newspapers!!
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donkusai
Talk-back radio hosts. Never let the truth get in the way good old fashioned ratings winning fake outrage.
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Katsuro1000
Police
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norinrad21
Sales people, Real Estates Agents and financial advisers
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numbskull
Excluding politicians? That is rather pointed. An automatic number one then?
Next on the list would probably be a rather large group of rightie posters and bloggers.
Then journalists.
A little further down the list, the same as two, but on the left.
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Blue_Tiger
I'd say professional athletes: Marion Jones, Tiger Woods, Rafael Palmeiro, Mark MacGwire, Kobe Bryant, and many others immediately come to mind....
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