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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Bogi
@tmarie
When Japanese refer to wine as being "nomiyasui", they are NOT referring to the taste. It generally means that it goes down easily without leaving a strong (wine) aftertaste. Wine was never a popular drink in Japan and only recently has it started to become fashionable. True wine appreciation (enjoying the whole experience of aroma, taste and aftertaste) is still at an early stage in Japan.
Of course I would not waste money on something I didn't like the taste of. You are merely confused about the meaning of "nomiyasui".
Posted in: Moe Oshikiri passes sommelier's test
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Bogi
I saw a customer walk out of one the other night without paying. It was about 12:00am and when he was ready to pay there were no staff around. He yelled out "sumimasen" about 4 or 5 times, but nothing. I've been wondering ever since if that is a crime or not...
Posted in: NPA instructs Sukiya to tighten security measures after spate of robberies
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Bogi
The more Japanese people that learn about wine the better. I'm sick of going to my local depato and being offered only samples of "nomiyasui" wine. If I wanted something "nomiyasui" I would drink water, not wine. Good on her!
Posted in: Moe Oshikiri passes sommelier's test
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Bogi
I envy people that can do stuff like this on Friday mornings. I have to work.
Posted in: Fans flock to Apple's Ginza store for new iPhone
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Bogi
Young Japanese female tarento marries older man in Hawaii.
Haven't we heard this story before?
Posted in: Yuko Ogura gets married in Hawaii
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Bogi
Ha. They wouldn't have the guts to cut Kitajima Saburo from the card...
Posted in: NHK president pledges crackdown on artists with yakuza ties for 'Kohaku Uta Gassen'
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Bogi
My mother-in-law is almost 70 and she gives up her seat on the bus every day for "older people".
Society is changing.
Posted in: Number of centenarians in Japan hits new high of 47,756
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Bogi
Being called "gaijin" doesn't bother me. But I hate it when little kids point and say "America-jin!!"
Posted in: Gaijin -- just a word or racial epithet with sinister implications?
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Bogi
I don't understand the need to "tweet" news stories. I guess I'm old.
Anyway, love Beyonce. Very talented, totally hot.
Posted in: Beyonce pregnancy sets Twitter record
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Bogi
At least people are spending money!
Nicky Washida is right. While teenagers make up the majority, groups like this certainly have a huge number of creepy middle aged men as "fans". I have a daughter who is approaching this age and I feel very uncomfortable.
Posted in: AKB48's newest album sets music industry sales record
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Bogi
What a cry baby.
Get angry and show them you're better. But don't cry about it! Maybe he should hang up the boots and get a job as a tv talent instead.
Posted in: Belgian soccer match halted after Fukushima taunts
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Bogi
Korea has the best idol groups. They are all hot and pretty good singers. Unfortunately, no J-groups are even close anymore.
Posted in: K-POP
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Bogi
Don't know them, but they are already my favorite group!
Posted in: Korean group After School to collaborate with Hello Kitty
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Bogi
What is the significance of the Sapporo can in the picture? Asahi and Sapporo are two entirely different companies and Sapporo is not mentioned in this article at all. Am I missing something?
Posted in: Asahi Group to buy New Zealand's Independent Liquor
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Bogi
This is the guy from The Drifters. He is filthy rich and has "battled health problems."
Does this sound familiar?
Posted in: Comedian Cha Kato, 68, weds 23-year-old woman
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Bogi
Wasn't it December 8th?
Posted in: Pearl Harbor skull may be one of 3 possible Japanese airmen
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Bogi
Perhaps. But as a "gaijin" who has lived in Japan for over 20 years, the LAST thing I want is to be treated like a Japanese. In the way we think, live and look at life in general, we are NOT equals. I'm glad I'm considered an outsider.
Posted in: Norway killer's manifesto praises Japan for not adopting multiculturalism
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Bogi
Seems like a reasonable sentence.
Posted in: Hawkers 'pleased' with life sentence for Ichihashi
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Bogi
Good. The trains have always been too cold in the summer and too hot in the winter.
Posted in: Hot commute
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Bogi
Ha! I guess they're ALL fake then.
Posted in: AKB48's 'newest member' turns out to be computer-generated image