JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- Corporate Business English Trainers
- ACT Systems, Inc.（株式会社アクト・システムズ）, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥269,500 ~ ¥280,000 / Month
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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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- FT English Teachers for Kids - Osaka
- Kohgakusha Co., Ltd. （株式会社興学社）, Osaka
- Salary: ¥255,000 ~ ¥275,000 / Month Travel Expenses, Encouragement of Japanese learning*
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BeaverCleaver
If the police do not find some strange prints or DNA or something soon, the ex-husband is going to have a confession coerced out of him whether he did it or not.
Posted in: Woman found dead by ex-husband in Ibaraki
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BeaverCleaver
A good response. I myself would have said something like, "On behalf of the United States government, I apologize to the Iranian people for the selfish and dishonorable act of overthrowing the legitimate Iranian government in the 1950s. Had America not done this terrible act, the people of Iran would not be suffering the oppression and death they now face from the horrible regime that replaced the horrible regime we helped install. People of Iran please accept my humblest apology and my God help you in your quest for the freedom from oppresion your current leaders are denying you."
Posted in: Obama scoffs at Ahmadinejad's demand for apology
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BeaverCleaver
Like taiko666, I also opened a Citibank account a long time ago. It was great at first. Then everything changed. My current opinion of them is the same as nobirito. Please enjoy your pain Citibank. You earned it.
Posted in: Agency slaps Citibank Japan with sales suspension
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BeaverCleaver
The owner of Guido's bar- “They came here a little over a year ago,” said Carlos Sosto. “I waited on them myself. I took them to the back, to a more intimate place.”
I guess Carlos inherited the bar after Guido got blasted by Han Solo? Well the new owner seems to be no less unsavory than its original owner. What a loudmouth! I hope his business nose-dives and leaves him on the street. If I am ever in town, I will be sure not to give it any of my money and also to spit in its general direction. I hope U.S. Embassy staff do the same from now on.
Nice that he took them to a more "intimate place" in the back but cannot respect their privacy, or, he made the whole thing up and is even more of a jerk.
Posted in: Googling for Argentine lover trumps Jacko, Farrah
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BeaverCleaver
Madverts- "The international media made it about head-scarves, but it was about all religious symbols. "
A head scarf is not a religious symbol. It is an instrument and sign of piety. At most it is a symbol of religious culture. The proof is that no religion and almost no sect is consistent about the clothing. If you ban the clothing, then you may as well ban certain haircuts as well, such as the braids certain Jewish men wear. Or beards, as some Muslim men are required to have them when they marry. If you say having a thing for a religious purpose makes it a religious symbol, you open a great big can of worms.
Posted in: Sarkozy says burqas are 'not welcome' in France
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BeaverCleaver
sailwind- "I had the stones very early on this thread."
You were the sole reason I did not use the word "non-existant".
I have to admit that I did not see something in all this. As others are saying, it was probably a very good idea for Obama to keep silent at first because his words would have done more harm than good. The Iranian people do not need our psychological support. They need to support themselves. Down the road they may need our material support. I just hope we will stay on the side of light instead of once again going to the dark side, otherwise known as bubbling crude, oil that is...Texas tea.
Posted in: Obama lays down harder line on Iran violence
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BeaverCleaver
smithinjapan- "but it's certainly statutory rape by any definition of the term."
Not by the federal definition. 13 is legal at that level.
Posted in: 3 men held for accommodating two 13-year-old runaway girls in return for sex
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BeaverCleaver
Awesome posts Yabits. I think the people who wanted to "bomb, bomb, bomb Iran" got their wish in a way. Obama has bombed Iran with a defusing of tensions, and pulled the rug out from under the regime. Obama has stealth bombed Iran with calm words of reconciliation. All Americans got something they wished for, and all Americans should be grateful to Obama for delivering.
Posted in: Republicans call Obama timid on Iran
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BeaverCleaver
Sarge, we are discussing France.
Posted in: Sarkozy says burqas are 'not welcome' in France
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BeaverCleaver
inkjethow: "about you first thank the republicans who pressured him into doing the right thing?"
It says in the article-- "Obama, ... scoffed at suggestions he was toughening his rhetoric in response to the criticism."
Besides, I do not agree with talking tough about this at all. Obama even warned Iran of "consequences", which is ridiculous and empty. He is free to criticize, but thats is about all I can agree with.
Posted in: Obama lays down harder line on Iran violence
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BeaverCleaver
The people most upset by this seem to not be directly or even indirectly related at all. That is more than a little strange. When did everyone get to be so judgemental?
What bothers me most is that the girls were not getting a fair deal. In my view, a sexual relationship plus room and board is a contract that should be good for at least a year. You don't take on two if you cannot afford it. If I support cracking down hard on the guys its for not having any respect toward these vulnerable females and passing them around like used goods. I think the courts will agree with me on that. They seem to be very lenient only when some sincerity is shown to the younger party. No Jerry Lee Lewis's here, so throw the book at them. I think the court will too.
What I don't think is that when these girls turn 20 they will be grateful for the legal intervention. I will bet they will be snapping at us then just as they probably are now. I think we have saved them from a fate but offered no alternative they will accept. Near future soap-land employees if you ask me, and its because society does not care as much they like to pretend. I would not be surprised if we hear its some social worker taking advantage of them next.
Posted in: 3 men held for accommodating two 13-year-old runaway girls in return for sex
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BeaverCleaver
The burqua is not religious clothing. The term makes no sense anyway. I do not think there is any particular type of clothing sanctioned by any religion is there? All the burqua is is a type of clothing that allows Muslim women to fulfill ideas of modesty that might be in the Koran. But interpretations vary.
If women want to wear it, its their human right, right up until it becomes a security risk. And the only way to know that for sure is that a crime against French security or even a neighbor's must be committed that is aided by a burqua. Until that happens Sarkozy has no business making half the statements he does.
What? You don't want to take the risk? Well, freedom and democracy are not for the faint of heart. Relocating to a far more secure totalitarian regime is just a plane ride away. Bye.
Posted in: Sarkozy says burqas are 'not welcome' in France
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BeaverCleaver
It saddens me to see that so many lack the stones to either admit they were wrong about Obama yesterday or even thank him for hardening his stance. Either one takes more courage than just doing anything to tear the man down. The amount of cowardice in this thread is astounding.
Posted in: Obama lays down harder line on Iran violence
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BeaverCleaver
Sarge "So, he's not going to do a damn thing."
A president who can show restraint. I like that. Sometimes doing nothing is the best option. Gung-ho people never seem to understand that.
Posted in: Republicans call Obama timid on Iran
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BeaverCleaver
I hate cigarettes. Even more than I hate cigarettes I hate people who will not stop at violating people's rights trying to get rid of the things. People smoking outside is fine. People smoking in their own house is fine. People smoking at establishments catering to smokers is fine.
Do I care what candy flavors they add to tobacco? Only if the additives are harmful to the health. And they are putting a whole bunch of additives in cigarettes that are dangerous to health every day, and have been for decades. The government has business regulating that. They do not have business regulating flavors.
Americans have clearly lost sight of what freedom means.
Posted in: Obama signs strongest anti-smoking bill ever
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BeaverCleaver
hakujinsensei "Just a little too liberated for those of us that have children whom we would like to not be exposed to sexual predators?"
If you do not like the way Japan does things, take you kids and get. Japan takes a gentler approach. Japan gets gentler results. If you favor a hard line, its just a plane ride away. Bye.
Posted in: Yokohama school teacher arrested for requesting pictures of young boy naked
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BeaverCleaver
Its hard to say what is the best stance to take on Iran at this time. But it is obvious that a change was needed and that we don't have that much influence either way. These Republicans are just shooting for political points. They are detracting from what is a very important debate. We might end up with a civil war in Iran. The questions are, should we incite it? Who should we back? And even more important, how to silence those evil men who are far more interested in oil rights than the rights of the Iranian people. Watch the movie Syriana. It was based on American meddling in Iran, but set in the modern era. Its easy to say they will support the opposition at this time, but if a tyrant worse than what it in Iran now comes to lead them, some in our government will support him in return for oil rights.
Posted in: Republicans call Obama timid on Iran
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BeaverCleaver
teleprompter "No way for Obama to blame Bush on this one; so no comment."
If only Obama would lead. I am sure the Supreme Leader would follow Obama, just like he did Bush.
Or, is rebellion for democracy exactly what we want in Iran?
No wait. I get it! You just don't like Obama. Would like a pity party?
Posted in: No annulment of vote; Ahmadinejad won, says Iran's electoral body
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BeaverCleaver
I am appalled that anyone could just sweep aside the rape allegation. Taxes? Illegal occupation? Its all irrelevant. Women may have been raped here. It might not be true in the end, but to just sweep it aside because these are sex workers and other excuses? Just plain awful.
Several things here. We all know that since what a lot of these women do is technically (and foolishly) illegal, that its run mainly by yakuza. I imagine rape is a little common. I imagine that if a strange guy enters your room at a brothel, you close your mouth or face a beating, because he might have been admitted by your boss. To find out later that he wasn't makes it no less a rape. Its just that this time, you can finally complain. Accepting the complaint is to get us on the road to sex workers being treated like the human beings they are. That mix up could explain the delay in reporting.
Also, I doubt they were in business at 5 a.m. That adds to the boss theory. It also brings into much more serious doubt that he was a customer after all and the establishment is lying about the break-in. So does his other break-in at the hotel. So if they were raped, you think they might have been a little traumatized? That would explain a lot about not running to a telephone or coworkers immediately.
And last, the women may have wanted to file a report right away but might have been stopped by the boss, for what should be pretty obvious reasons. There is no fair way to blame the women and try to sweep the rape allegations under the rug. They have to be examined. And this industry should be legitimized already. It only profits the yakuza like this and gives us less control of the situation.
Posted in: MSDF seaman arrested for rape, theft after breaking into Hyogo brothel
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BeaverCleaver
OneForAll- "Pedestrians and bicyclist should have the right of way and everyone should allow them the respect due to them."
I respect the law of steel. Anybody who has more steel than I do, and I respect them, and stay out of their way. Its been working out pretty good for me. If you want those with the steel to respect those with much less, I think you are going to have a busy, dangerous and bitter life trying to get your way. But, to each their own I guess.
Posted in: 7-year-old boy dies after being hit by bus in Okinawa