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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Blue_Tiger
Firefighters the world over say it; paramedics say it; doctors repeat it almost as if it's a tape recording; nurses also tend to say it often:
"Inhaling smoke is dangerous to your health"
A six-year-old can easily understand this, and yet, adults, after inhaling smoke for decades, expect to be awarded (rewarded?) millions of $$$$ because they didn't "know" smoking was dangerous? These people DO know that the original Malboro Man died of lung cancer, right?
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Those knockign the US Embassy? I disagree that they aren't helpful: they've always been to my wife and me, especially in our many visits and much paperwork for my wife's visa. And further, just what can the Embassy do to answer grievances which, basically, run above their heads? Protest the J-Governments decision to fingerprint and foto inbound people who aren't permanent residents? Just what good woudl that do?
Interesting anecdote, browny1 - sorry for your friend. Will pray for him. Too bad his father-in-law was such a jerk. Too bad, too, his wife, mother-in-law, and grandmother didn't stand up to the father-husband-son...
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Blue_Tiger
This all fails to take into account that the US Bases in Japan -- and elsewherei nthe world -- pay RENT on the land they occupy....
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Blue_Tiger
What about skydiving, Mr. Litke? Its a dangerous sport, but people do it. Should Skydivers "bring it down"? How about baseball? Batters and even coaches have been killed by errant pitches or foul hits, should baseball "tone it down"? What about American Football or Rugby? Shoudl these sprots be "regulated" as well, seeing how Rugby and American Fotball players regularly get injured (severely, sometimes) or killed? What abotu Golf, Mr. Litke? People have been injured by errant and stray golf balls....should golf "modify" its standards so that people will be safe?
I do not say this lightly, glossing over this Georgian Athlete's death. It is a tragedy, and one that threwe a pall over the Opening Ceremonies, and has thrown a pall over the games themselves. However, he knew the risks. He knew that the luge, wherever it is performed, is a fast, dangerous sport with high speeds and high risks. Ditto that for Dale Earnhardt before his last race; ditto that for Hank Gathers prior to his last game with Loyola Marymount; ditto that for Davey Allison before he hoppedi nto his helicopter. This list could go on and on.
The fact of the matter is, many fine and wonderful sports are of high risk. I should know, as I played American Football for ten years, and have driven a car for longer than that. Accidents happen, and often they are tragic. However, blaming this or that person for this or that thing that they had little control over, Mr. Litke, gets noone anywhere. It certainly will not make safety a priority any sooner...
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Blue_Tiger
I'm still praying for you, KyokoSmile.
My take on this is abit along with a few others: Mr. Del Veccio's bringing up his wife's name out nto the open is pretty low, and agreeing to only see his daughter when she felt like it was a cop-out for the mother to do whatever she wanted: he shoud have agreed to nor signed anything.
Folks, all of this is just another tale of two people, two parents, using their child as the weapon in an endless tug-of-war. It just goesto show how important it is to communictate before you marry, and, even more important, to make the decision to stick with marriage through thick and thin, and not get out at the first sign of warts on the significant other. Did Mr. Del Veccio and Reina marry for love? Probably. Did they take their marriage seriously? Probably, again. Did eithero ne of them decide that, no matter what, they were going to stick together like super glue? Obviously not. It takes that kind of decision, and it quite often takes that kind of decision being made every day for the rest of your lives together.
My wife and I are biracially and biculutrally married. She is Korean, and I am American. We have bothmade the deicision to stick it out with each other through thick and thin, and we told each other so long before we married, talking openly and honestly about our fears, desires, dreams, hopes, and wants for the future. In other words? We took each other seriously and deeply, and keep communication lines open. Is it easy? No. Does it take work? Yes. Is it all worth it? Most Definitely!
I also agree with kirakira and MichaelTodd about having a good relationship with the significant other's family. I love my Korean Mom, Korean Grandma, and Korean brother and sister who just had a baby boy last month. Oma in Korea wanted me to come to Korea before my wife and I ship back to the States, and I just got back yesterday from a theree-night, three day stay. It was a refreshing, wonderful time, despite the fact that it was so short (my wife has been in Seoul since mid-Januyary to helpwith our nephew; I was unable to go until recently because I have Jr./Sr. High Classes to teach at school), and Oma was well-pleased.
Please, anytwo considering marriage, talk it all out, open your hearts and minds to each other, and decide early, early on that no matter what happens, you will be in it for the long-haul. Marriage needs to be taken seriously, both for your sakes and any future children yu may have....
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Blue_Tiger
Loox like we gotta' couple o' frogsi n this photo.....but I ain't kissin' either of them ('sides, I've already my princess, and she never was a frog to beign with)....
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Blue_Tiger
All that's missin7 is the reward bounty, Sarge. The girl does look cute, though....
Hard to believe that there are knuckleheads herei n Japan who actually revere these two clowns....
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Blue_Tiger
I S'pose kissin' babies isn't his forte'....
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I believe that way, Himajion, because similar things have happend to gaijin in other sporting venues here in Japan. Had that not been the case, then, yes, a healthy amount of blame I would have placed on \Asashoryu, but seeing how foreigners in other Japanese Sports have been treated similarly, I think I'll keep believing that this was all racially based....
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Blue_Tiger
Waste of time and money....
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Blue_Tiger
'Scuse me, sharky, but I teach in a Japanese Jr/.Sr. High, so I have first hand info. I have not only the Sr. High English Department Chair's word on that, but the Head Teacher's, the Principal's, and the Jr. High English Department Chair: Thirty percent (30%) is passing. As far as High School not being a guarantee, that is a load of rubbish, and the "limited seating" thing to, as is the "go(ing) all the way back to 1st grade". Lotta' baloney there, as the school I teach in - while having pretty good standards - has no lack of seats. In fact, I was told by another teacher that my J/S High School of 400+ students had 1,200+ just two decades ago. Dion't know where you get your info, but the sort of thing you describe is probably limited to the top flight high schools and universities, not to lower-tiered private schools and public schools....
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Blue_Tiger
Speedskater girls are usually hawt....these here are no exception....
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Well said, limboinjapan: my wife and I are cross-culturally married (my wife is Korean and I am from the USA), and we both have made the choice to accept and embrace each other's culture. I even offerfed mty wife to take Korean Citizenship and take her family name (she only has a younger sister) and if she had agreed to that, I would've done it, even going so far as serving in the Korean Military. She said "No" and instead wants to be coem a US Citizen. This is a decision we have made, and it has made a big difference in our marriage. I love Korea, Korean people, and the Korean Culture, and my Korean Mom (that's what we call my wife's mother) is wonderful, as is all of my orean Family. Our Family in the States have welcomed my wife with open arms. It just makes life much better when both sides choose to give and keep open minds. If only the Japanese government would realize this with regards to Japanese-Foreign marriages....
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TumbleDry - please keep in mind that a failing grade in most Japanese Jr./Sr. high schools is 29%, and students that DO fail end up being given "extra work" to help them pass during Spring Vacation.
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Blue_Tiger
I'm not surprised by this. Ever since her little lawsuit against a photographer who shot an innocuous foto of her in a public place, not to mention her getting knocked up before she was married, I've not been much a fan. Too much a of a diva, and if sha had taken the gig and interviewed with Lady Gaga, likely it would've ended up as a cat fight or a cold war. As far as I'm concerfned with Ms. Amuro, let Japan keep her....
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Blue_Tiger
He broke his wife's nose? When, Himajin? References and/orlonks, please. As far as the "drunken brawl" and the "victim's 'broken nose'" are concerned, how do we REALLY know it even happened? Because a tabloid rag said it happened? Yes, I know all about those "shape up" warnings: "Don't pump your fists after a yusho championship; Don't play golf with your fellow rikishi two days before a tournament is to start; Don't show any emotion on the dohyo after a victory; Stop being so darn good at sumo and get yourself on pace to break all records: foreign rikishi are supposed to be mediocre...." Yes, those warnings, boy I tell you he sure did forget his place as a Yokozuna. Sure wouldn't want anyone in sumo to actually act like a human....let alone be foreign and be great at sumo...
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Blue_Tiger
Can't wait for the day these guys get their clocks cleaned by some real challengers....
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Blue_Tiger
Colts looked in control after thge first half. Soprry I missed the second...
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Blue_Tiger
Cool photo! Have to make this the wallpaper for my Xanga page...
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Blue_Tiger
He was pushed out. He was no worse than previous yokozuna, the only difference bieng he was foreign, the others for the most part were not. Let me correct that, he was foreign and on pace to bust up all of Sumo's records. Had he been a mediocre yokozuna, or better yet, never reached the rank, we'd have never heard about any of his so-called "disgraces", and this punk he's alleged to have beat up in a drunken brawl is still that: alleged. Anythign th keep the foreigner down in this country, with regards to J-Sports. Womantowoman couldn't have said ti better.
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