JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- 加治金属工業株式会社, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥4.0M / Year
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- English Instructor (Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe)
- Berlitz Japan, Inc. (ベルリッツ・ジャパン株式会社), Kansai
- Salary: ¥125,000 ~ ¥250,000 / Month
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- ALT - Mie Prefecture - Yokkaichi City - June start
- NPO法人グローバル教育推進機構（GLAD), Mie
- Salary: ¥230,000 / Month For a full working month. Some months differ.
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Antonios_M
In order to take a good photo of both the Karate Kid man and the magnolia tree, you need to bend your knees. Otherwise, you would have a photo of a Karate kid man in front of something that looks like a magnolia tree.
(what an optimistic photo after all this disaster! Great photo, JT)
Posted in: Spring has sprung
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Antonios_M
Regardless of the natural source of this disaster, the Tepco is responsible to some extent for the inefficient safety measures in the Fukushima plant and the way it handled the emergency situation. I think the first priority of the Japanese government is to force all nuclear factories in Japan to improve their safety measures in order to stand against an earthquake of 8 magnitude (or more if it is possible), as well as a tsunami of 10 plus meters. As for the Tepco, i think its CEO and board of directors would have to resign. I don't think that becoming a government-owned corporation is appropriate though.
Posted in: In the future, what should the government do about Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO)? How do you think that company should be run?
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Antonios_M
Great picture! It would be awful if the hanami parties are canceled. I understand that according to western norms it would be considered inappropriate to have parties while there are still many people suffering in the Northeastern areas of Tohoku but Japanese culture contains the notions of happiness and beauty that follow the pain and misery of a terrible event. Life goes in circles.
I was happy to see people in evacuated areas of Miyagi-ken laughing with manzai comedians setting up performances in shelters.
Posted in: Spring has sprung
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Antonios_M
I also agree that the contamination of food is a very serious issue. Even more serious than the direct harm to human beings. Most of the cancers in people around Chernobyl were caused by the contamination of food and not by the immediate threat to human beings. It's a very very serious issue and government should monitor it very carefully.
Posted in: Radiation detected in Fukushima milk, Ibaraki spinach after nuclear accident
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Antonios_M
Haha, that made me laugh after a long time.
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Antonios_M
I have to agree with that. At the beginning of this crisis, i was really afraid with everything i was watching in international news, as well as reading in the articles. However, i feel much more secure now as i accessed rational sources by professionals (not propagandists though). Sensationalized titles such as "Nuclear Disaster", "Japanese Chernobyl" etc are ridiculous when they come from what it is supposed to be a professional source of information.
Btw, there is no mass exodus from Tokyo. My gf works in Narita airport so i can confirm that. Yes, many foreigners are leaving (especially Chinese and some Europeans) but thats a result of irrational panic.
Posted in: Comments from U.S. Embassy and British Chamber of Commerce on radiation danger to Tokyo
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Antonios_M
USNinjapan 2,
thank you for the useful site. If the numbers over there are accurate (which i assume they are), then there is absolutely no need to worry.
Btw, i am pissed off with how the international medias deal with this issue. The lack of professionalism among them is ridiculous. These comments from the U.S embassy and British Chamber of commerce are also extremely useful. Nothing in common with the irrational panic coming from the Germans and the French.
Posted in: Comments from U.S. Embassy and British Chamber of Commerce on radiation danger to Tokyo
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Antonios_M
Dreams of a colonial past? I think Libyans themselves must solve their own problems. As far as i know, they haven't asked so far for any kind of western assistance.
Posted in: Gadhafi forces overcome defenses in rebel town
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Antonios_M
"Anata to tokyo no tame ni"...ok, it sounds convincing!!!
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Antonios_M
There must be a Hello Kitty pen inside that office...
Posted in: New envoy
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Antonios_M
Wait, wait...what do you mean by "obligation"? No one is obliged to give chocolates to anybody. Now, i assume that it depends on the company and on the working environment. If you work for example in an office with 6-7 people, its not that bad to give chocolates as a sign of friendship. However, if your working environment includes more than 10 employees then it starts to get problematic.
Again though, i didn't know that it is "obliged"...
Posted in: What do you think about the custom in Japan of women giving chocolates to their male co-workers on Valentine’s Day as a form of “obligation,” and then receiving chocolates back from the men on White Day (March 14)?
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Antonios_M
Plus, half of Siberia would become autonomous as a buffer zone between the two nations.
Posted in: In protest
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Antonios_M
Yaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!! Bravo Greece!!!
Posted in: Japan rises into top 20 of FIFA rankings
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Antonios_M
And i thought Greece was in trouble... It seems like there is a riot virus spreading around in all countries...
Posted in: Armed gangs free Muslim militants in Egypt
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Antonios_M
Good Job Japan!!!!
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Antonios_M
Asterix, Lucky Luke, Tintin, Conan the Barbarian (he was also a comic book character) and everything coming from Disney and Carl Barks.
Posted in: Who are (or were) some of your favorite comic book characters?
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Antonios_M
Actually, Toyota's problem comes from the general economic condition of Japan. Is devaluation of Yen a real solution? Perhaps...
Posted in: Toyota chief says rising yen could force production shifts
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Antonios_M
I think Amazon is one of the best (if not the best) site for purchasing books. I always use it for English books and it is much cheaper than buying them in Japan or back in my country. I also buy CDs from yesasia. Again, much cheaper than buying them in any store.
I have never bought clothes, shoes, or anything like that from an online shop and i will never do.
Posted in: What do you like to shop for online and what do you still go to stores to buy?
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Antonios_M
Well, i tend to believe that seven year olds are far more mature than many "hatachi" Japanese girls/women...
Posted in: Happy day
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Antonios_M
Just imagine if it was Christmas Eve and not just the 23rd!!!!
Posted in: Arsonist arrested for burning bikes at Osaka apartment