JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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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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- Translator
- ZAIHON, Inc. (日本財務翻訳株式会社), Tokyo
- Salary: ¥6.0M / Year Negotiable
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Blue_Tiger
I hope its either Rio or Chicago. The way the Mayor of Tokyo Ishihara and his cronies are handling the job of preparation has been pathetic at best....
Posted in: Tokyo's Olympic bid said to be strong despite ailing economy
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Blue_Tiger
I believe the perp has left the country. After all, with such "tough 'investigation'" that has been carried out by the police, it should be easy as pie for him to have gotten away.
Posted in: Hawker's family to visit Japan on 2nd anniversary of her murder
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Blue_Tiger
Actually get out there and investigate, for starters? Placing up wanted posters around every station and at the airport is not investigation....
Posted in: Realistically speaking, what do you think the police should be doing to catch Tatsuya Ichihashi, the suspect in the 2007 murder of Lindsay Ann Hawker?
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Blue_Tiger
What abou the other 99.9% of "haafs" in Japan who get bullied and taunted incessantly?
Posted in: Jun Hasegawa capitalizes on 'haafu' look
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Blue_Tiger
I believe, IchyaWarFare, that Myrata will receive a medal. He didn't leave voluntarily, but left due to injury....
Posted in: Ichiro delivers as Japan beats South Korea 5-3 to win WBC title
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Blue_Tiger
dr_jones: They could blame the Plate Ump: his strike zone seemed to favor the J-Team....
Posted in: Team Japan
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Blue_Tiger
For all this "feel good Japan" in their WBC victory, I choose to be the foil. The Japanese team is made up of great players and they have also a great manager, but I, for one, think that Japan's second championship run basuically sucks lemons, and for two reasons:
(1.) The Japanese Media will be playing this and will flaunt their own arrogance to the rest of the world (particularly when it comes to baseball), writing stories that tell how "Samurai" Japan scripted their own path to the Championship Podium, giving little to no credit to Team Korea (who beat the Champs twice), nor any other team that played well or closely in matches and games with Team Japan (honest, I'd have liked to see Team Venezuela take on "Samurai" Japan). This will be the continuing story through the rest of this year, and the J-media will just keep the hype pumping through until the end of the year. Even in interviews on TV this evening, the media kept on aobut how it was Samurai Jaspan's "destiny" to win it again, and no mention (not even from the players, but more on that below) whatsoever of the strength of their competition. The J-Media helped and hyped Team Japan to "script" their run through the WBC.
(2.) Is it just me, or does it seem like every time Japan plays a baseball match on the international stage, they seem to think it is their "right" to win, and anyone or anything that keeps them from winning is a fluke at best or a joke at worst? There just seems to be this expectation that, yes, Team Japan will win, and the opposition will roll-over and play doormat for them, and anyone or anything that doesn't gets criticized by not only the media, but dismissed by the J-Team's players. Someone mentioned how the Korean layers turned their backs on the champs -- what about Jojima's little hissy fit on a called thrid strike when they lost the second time to Team Korea (that particular umpire being a far better plate ump than the one that Team USA had against Japan, and better than the one Team Korea got in the Championship game)? Walking off and leaving your bat because you disagree with a correct call from a good umpire? If I'd have been the plate ump then, Jojima would have been outta' the tourney entirely for that little tantrum. Which is better: to walk off of the field turning away from the team that defeated you (and whose to say that Team Korea DIDN'T shake hands first? And on that note, did Team Japan even give Team Korea the opportunity to do so? If not [and from the video I have seen, "Samurai" Japan DIDN'T do the classy thing, and walk over to shake hands after a good game, but instead, started celebrating right away], how then can Team Korea's actions be deemed nationalistic? On top of that, what defeated team waits around and watches as the Winning Team Celebrates? I've done the exact same thing in similar circumstances: walked away, turning my back on the opponents as well [with the difference that the opponents I sparred with 100% of the time took time to shake hands before celebrating, something it seems Team Japan didn't do] or acting like a spoiled child when a correct call goes against you? Upn listening to some of the players on Team Japan after they were blanked here in Tokyo, their attitudes were such that they could not believe that Korea could even be on the same field with them, let alone compete or win. Ditto that after their second loss to Team Korea in San Diego. This victory will do nothing but cement in the minds of most of the Team Japan players that they should dominate asia and, yea, even the world, when it comes to International Baseball. It seemed that this tourney was all about beating Cuba, rather than anyone else, and the players seemed to think they'd win it again in a walk because it was their "right", and this attitude will even be stronger in 2012 when the WBC is possibly played again, or whenever another international baseball championship tourney is played.
Say what you will about my attitude, but this is my take on this WBC "win" by Team Japan. Japan got extremely fortunate this year.
And, oh, yes, Team USA played horribly in this WBC. They, too, were VERY fortunate to get out of pool play both times....
Posted in: Ichiro delivers as Japan beats South Korea 5-3 to win WBC title
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Blue_Tiger
....and whom are TRUSTWORTHY...
Posted in: In view of what's happening with AIG in the U.S., what is the best way to monitor how taxpayers' money is used in bailing out big companies?
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Blue_Tiger
Elect People to Office whom you can TRUST!!!
Posted in: In view of what's happening with AIG in the U.S., what is the best way to monitor how taxpayers' money is used in bailing out big companies?
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Blue_Tiger
Cute....
Posted in: Tokyo International Anime Fair 2009
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Blue_Tiger
Just another glaring piece of evidence of the class that the 43rd President of the USA has. I miss you already, Mr. President.
adayream - Clinton most certanly did criticize President Bush:
In 2007 over the Scooter Libby Commution of Sentence...
In 2003 over the Bush Tax Cuts...
In 2005 over the Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort....
In 2007 again for 'failing' in Iraq...
And in 2003 in Australia for going into Iraq...
Posted in: Bush says it's 'essential' to help Obama
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Blue_Tiger
Mt. Fuji is privately owned? By Whom???
Posted in: Entrance fees have become the trend at mountains worldwide. As long as it's a special-purpose tax allocated for the conservation of Mount Fuji, climbers would understand.
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Blue_Tiger
The two on the left and right, yes; the oneo n the middle, no....
Posted in: Ambassadors of Cute
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Blue_Tiger
Yes, and the esteemed President of the USA thinks, too, that we can "talk" to the Taliban. So far, President O's talk of "talk" with the Iranian Government has resulted in the Iranians not ceasing their uranium enrichment, and launching a satellite into orbit this year. This dropping of "enemy combatant" is just another political and policy faux pas committe by a President who really doesn't have a clue....
Posted in: Obama abandons term 'enemy combatant'
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Blue_Tiger
Communism doesn't work, and we will get a big, fat dose of cloaked communism with this idiotic "Stimulus Package".
Posted in: We’ve seen the collapse of communism and now we’re seeing the collapse of capitalism. Surely, somewhere in between there must be a better middle road for us to travel.
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Blue_Tiger
Yikes. That's all I can say: YIKES!!!!!!
Posted in: Puerto Rico trounces U.S. 11-1 in WBC
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Blue_Tiger
For sports shooting, you can leave the gun safely under lock and key at the shooting range; no need to have the gun at home, no need for a conceal-carry permit. Hunting - no comment, it would be off topic. -Cleo
Hmmmm... So each and every sports person leaves their sporting equipment at the gym, training facility under lock and key? I think not....
Further, cleo, in states and cities where conceal-and-carry laws are ineffect, the crime rates of those states and cities happen to drop dramatically. I wonder why? Care to explain?
Posted in: 10 killed in Alabama shooting rampage
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Blue_Tiger
Au Contraire, MrOzD: Guns in the hands of citizenry are the counter to dictatorial governments. Guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens are the teeth of the Constitution of any country.
Posted in: 17-year-old gunman kills 15 in Germany before taking own life
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Blue_Tiger
This is a good photo, but it begs the questgion:
"Why aren't the wife and daughter going with the Crown Prince?"
At any rate, yes, Crownprincess Aiko does love her Daddy, and Masako loves Aiko's Daddy, too: 'Tis evident in both of their eyes and faces...
Posted in: Bye bye
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Blue_Tiger
Guns have useful purposes, too: sport shooting and hunting.
Posted in: 10 killed in Alabama shooting rampage