JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) in Kanto region
- RCS (RCSコーポレーション), Kanto
- Salary: ¥180,000 ~ ¥250,000 / Month includes performance bonus
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- Assistant Language Teacher - TOKYO - late-March start
- Interac, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥230,000 ~ ¥255,000 / Month
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- Assistant Language Teacher - Kanagawa Prefecture - late-March start
- Interac, Kanagawa
- Salary: ¥230,000 ~ ¥255,000 / Month
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I support the ban as well. Everybody wants the feedom to observe their own religion which is fair enough, but a line has to be drawn somewhere (and if that line imposes on that freedom, bad luck). Works both ways of course, not only banning the burqas (or other religious symbols/insignia) in Western countries, but Mulsim countries and countries that have different religions also should be allowed to make their own rules.
Posted in: In some countries, there are moves to ban or restrict the wearing of religious clothing and symbols such as burqas, veils, head scarves, skullcaps, turbans and crucifixes in public places like schools, recreational facilities and so on. What’s your stance?
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Young Japanese can be extremely stubborn these days. I'm not surprised he reacted that way.
I'm sick and tired of seeing younger people not offering their priority seats to the sick, elderly, pregnant, but attacking someone and breaking their nose is inexusable. If she is "genki" and capable enough to beat up a high school student like this, clearly she isn't in need of a seat in the first place.
Posted in: Elderly woman arrested for beating youth sitting in priority seat of bus
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Wonder if this decision will give a shot in the arm to the sagging "Eikaiwa" schools?
Posted in: What do you think of the decision by major Japanese companies such as Rakuten and Fast Retailing to make English the official language at their management meetings?
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Everyone has their own agenda and acts in their own country's interests, so have very little faith in the leaders who attend these summits. Only when we face some kinda of imminent catastrophe will we ever seen some kind of concerted effort.
Posted in: What do you think of gatherings like G-8 and G-20 summits? Do they ever achieve anything tangible?
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"Why don't people who live here learn the language? How would your home country feel with foreigners living there who can not speak the local labguage?".
It happens all over the world Debucho. I've seen plenty of Japanese living and working in Australia who have a lot of trouble with English even after several years of living there. But the real estate agents there are still very happy to deal with if they have money like everyone else.
But this situation with vacant houses certainly sounds like a good opportunity with a bit of business acumen.
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It annoys the heck out of me, these people who use phones on the train. And I can kind of understand him losing his temper and throwing a punch, but to nearly get someone killed as a result is not understandable, he should have been arrested.
Posted in: Man punched in face by fellow train commuter over phone manners
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Hatoyama and Ozawa did a pretty good job of poisoning his administration before he got in, so doing anything will be a challenge.
Posted in: How do you think Naoto Kan will do as prime minister? What do you think his biggest challenges will be?
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For a guy who only lasted 9 months and will only be remembered for his botched handling of several things that were imporant for most Japanese, I seriouly doubt anyone will be thinking of the word, "legacy".
Posted in: What do you think Yukio Hatoyama's legacy as prime minister will be?
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Sudden rain and sweat? Wahaha, someone in the marketing department must be really desperate for ideas.
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I think if people don't publicly tow the line in the party they belong to, the party really doesn't have any meaning. Regardless of who is right or wrong, in this case, Hatoyama made the correct decision.
The whole situation has been handled badly right from the go, but she deserved to get kicked. What she has been doing is undermining the current administration. The government does not need people like her in the cabinet.
Posted in: What do you think of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's decision to kick SDP leader Mizuho Fukushima out of the cabinet because she disagreed with his plan to relocate the U.S. Marine base at Futenma within Okinawa?
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I loved that show. It was a big part of my Saturday night's viewing at the time. Very sorry to hear about all the troubles in his personal life (and Dana Plato for that matter) as he gave me enormous pleasure during my teens. He certainly deserved more.
Posted in: `Diff'rent Strokes' star Gary Coleman dies at 42
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"We’re living together and having sex".
Obviously a gentleman. But what can you expect from a guy who said about his last relationship, "I will love and protect her forever".
Posted in: Tamaki heating things up with Noriko Aota
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Can't remember the last time I read a review.
Posted in: Do you let reviews of movies, theater, books, restaurants, etc, influence you one way or another or do you prefer to judge for yourself?
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No idea meloveulongtime, but there seem to be a lot of them around. I'm actually not very worried about getting robbed for my wallet in this country, I more worry about some person who stabs, injures, kills complete strangers because they want to see what it was like, or due to the stress in their life.
Posted in: Woman stabbed in back on Ibaraki street
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Didn't we see an article here a few weeks ago lambasting him for his lack of dress sense? And now we have an article saying his flamboyance is encouraging copies ... /sigh.
Posted in: Hatoyama's flamboyant shirt inspires copies
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Stupid article really. Maybe the woman was really trying to wind the guy up with various insults and he really lost it? Unlikely, but possible. Anyway, there could have been any number of reasons why he got angry at her in public and I've also seen both Japanese men and women do it in public. I still remember one night on the Narita Express having to listen to some Japanese girl in her best American accent really give it to her boyfriend. And she knew every foul word under the sun. But being Japan no one asked her to quiet down. And he just sat there and took it.
Melissa sounds like some who has been brainwashed into thinking the Japanese are paragons of virtue or something, which they never have been.
Posted in: Dear Angry Western Guy
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Education of the averge person in this country. It's quite okay for anyone to pull out a porn magazine with extremely young girls in it on a train here, and I've seen guys right next to me do it. I'm a guy, and don't think there is anyone wrong with (adult) porn in the right place and time (your house, privately), not in a public place, mixed company, right in front of strangers, children etc. Some of the stuff I've seen advertised legally here, with young children in it is just bizarre.
The average person in this country needs to speak up and say it is not all right to have this stuff in the public arena.
Anyway, I think it is an uphill battle for the Japanese as this kind of stuff is just so entrenched here. AKB and Morning Musume type of groups just open the doors to child porn a little more and more and the average person here doesn't bat an eyelid. AKB and MM aren't pornographic, but they do challenge societal standards (actually lower them I think) as they have gained acceptance here. Seeing the fans (who look to be much older than the group members) drool over them makes me feel rather ill and I wonder what these guys do in their free time.
Posted in: What is the most effective way to eradicate the sale and possession of child porn?
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I can just imagine these two idiots in the lock-up know, "Hey, do you really know anyone at all that lives in that street?". The most pathetic excuse ever.
Posted in: 2 men arrested after killing house owner during getaway in car
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I hope they don't, but you can never say never. I've never used a digital book, but I know that if I use a computer for too long my eyes eventually become very sore. Will the same happen with digital book? If so I can't imagine paper books completely disappearing.
Posted in: Do you think paper-based books will eventually become a thing of the past as digital books become more popular?
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Both sides are to blame I think. Many teachers come to Japan for the "Japan experience". Japan is viewed by many as a cool and interesting country so teaching provides an easy entry. For many of those teachers it is really a working holiday, so they don't treat it with as much professionalism as it should be.
And because it is a holiday and they need money to go out and have fun, they have refused (at some schools) national health insurance, pension etc as it would decimate their paypackets. I think helps erode professional standards as teaching here basically becomes a part-time job.
The Japanese haven't helped themsevles either. When I taught years ago, I overheard some older obasan-type students tell the staff, "We'd really prefer someone American, younger with blonde hair". Most students just aren't serious at all. Older women study so they can get out of the house and meet people. Without thinking parents make their kids study, not even knowing what that child will do in the future. Some older students study because their doctor recommended it to keep their brain active after retirement.
In short, it is a business that I hope will that will eventually fail and the only companies left will be the ones that will cater to a more motivated customer base that really needs it.
Posted in: Why is teaching at English conversation schools in Japan such a maligned profession by some people?