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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Beelzebub
Firstly, I must claim credit for having felt, and frequently expressed, derision towards such celebrities several decades before Japan Today and the Internet ever existed. I think most of them are under-talented, overworked and definitely overexposed. The word "retirement" doesn't seem to be in their vocabulary. Once they get their foot in the door of showbiz, they remain ubiquitous until rigor mortis sets in. So here's a question for you, JT: Why do Japanese viewers insist on watching the antics of the same performers seven nights a week?
Posted in: Why do Japanese celebrities featured in photos or stories on Japan Today frequently come in for a lot of derision from some readers?
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Beelzebub
America: "Tell you what, China: we'll start giving a cold shoulder to the Dalai Lama after you stop propping up the regime of that people-abducting, drug-smuggling, arms-dealing, currency-counterfeiting, nuclear-armed maniac in Pyongyang."
Posted in: China warns U.S. on Dalai Lama meeting with Obama
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Beelzebub
True, but the laws during the Edo period banned not only Christianity but any upstart Buddhist and Shinto sects.
I wish the writer had done the job of researched this better. How many is many? How long were they forced into the hut? Were there any other punishments applied? How did word get out of their persecution? Did it happen in other parts of Japan or only here?
At any rate, Article 28 of the Meiji Constitution of 1889 reads, "Japanese subjects shall, within limits not prejudicial to peace and order, and not antagonistic to their duties as subjects, enjoy freedom of religious belief."
Posted in: Explore home of Japan’s 'hidden Christians' on Goto Islands
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Beelzebub
Guns don't die, people do. BTW, Starbucks Coffee outlets in many US states now permit licensed handgun holders to openly carry guns into the shops. So when you say their frappucinos are to die for, you might be right.
Posted in: Professor charged in fatal shooting on Alabama campus
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Beelzebub
By giving up the advantage of surprise, NATO forces are inviting much higher casualties. The world has really changed: if this had been Vietnam the entire province would have been leveled by B-52 raids.
Posted in: U.S., Afghan troops ring Taliban stronghold
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Beelzebub
Ronald McDonald in drag?
Posted in: Mystery woman to be revealed in Gusto's campaign special
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Beelzebub
It's nice he needn't be concerned about affordable health insurance!
Posted in: Ex-President Clinton undergoes heart procedure
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Beelzebub
Asa was warned and told what was expected of him repeatedly. No one held a gun to his head and forced him to act in a wild and brutish fashion (which he certainly did). If he had opted to moderate his behaviour, he would have gained even more wealth, honour and respect from sumo fans and his peers. He has only himself to blame for his undoing.
Posted in: Asashoryu's retirement: Did he fall or was he pushed?
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Beelzebub
I don't see anything new about Ginza keeping up with the times. In 1971, the first McDonalds opened a counter right on the street at the Ginza Mitsukoshi. I think the hoi polloi are more likely to be impressed by the place than truly wealthy and snobbish people, who do their shopping in Tokyo Midtown (or Saks Fifth Avenue).
Posted in: Once-glamorous Ginza going from Park Avenue to Penny Lane
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Beelzebub
It is truly laudable to see Ms. Palin keeping up the honourable American tradition of lowbrow populism.
Posted in: Sarah Palin assails Obama at 'tea party' gathering
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Beelzebub
I feel like doing the same thing every time I see a clip from FOX News.
Posted in: Man walks into Wal-Mart in Georgia and smashes 29 TVs with bat
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Beelzebub
Wow, these pictures should drive the 9/11 conspiracy crowd to new heights of looney-tunes ranting over what caused the buildings to fall.
Posted in: Newly released aerial 9/11 NYPD photos show WTC collapse
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Beelzebub
Anarchy rules in Afghanistan and any attempt to impose order (by anyone, especially Afghans) will be rejected by a volley of AK-47 rounds.
Posted in: U.S. poised to seize Afghan town as Taliban dig in
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Beelzebub
Another typical uninformed remark. As in the US, juvenile misdemeanor records are buried in Japan and not accessible to the prosecutor's office.
Posted in: Stuffed teenage girls arrested for trying to eat and run at restaurant
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Beelzebub
This is a totally uninformed remark. The JSA imposes a compulsory retirement age of 65 on all its directors.
Posted in: Like any sport, sumo needs colorful characters to keep fans interested and to bring in new fans, but following Asashoryu's downfall, where should the line be drawn on what is and isn't acceptable behavior for sumo wrestlers?
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Beelzebub
Japanese "kui-nige" -- literally eat and flee -- is indeed translated here. It is understandable but not as idiomatic as "leave without paying." (In English the "eat" part would be understood.)
Posted in: Stuffed teenage girls arrested for trying to eat and run at restaurant
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Beelzebub
Thanks, N. Korea. I was worried there wouldn't be any news from AP this week and then there you were -- always coming through when needed!
Posted in: N Korea threatens South amid push to restart talks
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Beelzebub
Well, ronaldk, the problem with that is that the rest of the population starts believing the world was created in 4004 B.C. and votes for Sarah Palin.
Posted in: The dumbing down of Japanese students
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Beelzebub
ER, InTheKnow, neither Pele and Tiger Woods reside in any cemetery that I'm aware of. Mr. Honda's first name, for your information, was Soichiro.
That said, I agree with you that sumo will get over Asashoryu's loss soon enough, including the many fans who angrily posted in here that they will never, ever, ever watch sumo again.
Posted in: Like any sport, sumo needs colorful characters to keep fans interested and to bring in new fans, but following Asashoryu's downfall, where should the line be drawn on what is and isn't acceptable behavior for sumo wrestlers?
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Beelzebub
I suppose this has to be decided on a case-by-case basis. Take the team of thieves from Hong Kong who flew here just to rob jewelry shops in Ginza. It is hard to underplay the fact that they are foreigners, and their heist got heavy coverage in the news. But foreigners who reside here legally deserve a degree of anonymity, at least until guilt or innocence is established.
Posted in: Do you think it is appropriate for newspaper headlines to include the nationality of defendants or suspects wanted for questioning by police?