JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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To be healthy, live in the big city
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Teacher nabbed for using miror to peek up girl's skirt
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Japan's nuclear safety standards flawed, says commission chief
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From carnivores to herbivores: how men are defined in Japan
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Why do Japanese change their attitude when they communicate with foreigners?
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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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CandleStickPark
** Wait a minute **
Most of the time we read "the suspect" shot and kill...
Here we read, "A man shot and killed".
How does JT know for sure this man shot and killed the president?
is it because "this man" is also dead that there is no need for a trial?? No need for burden of proof? No innocent before proven guilty?
Posted in: Chiba man shoots and kills company president, turns gun on himself
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CandleStickPark
It's the package deal with the iPhone. Phones in Japan have been way ahead of US phones, even blackberries. America continues with the crappy text messaging (sms) which is beyond me given the iPhone and Androids - but that's America...so why the hype in Japan?
I could go on but...really, the Hype is hte Hype for Japan...always the case - look at Forever 21 when it opened, or H&M.
But, once that settles, the Japanese Market has something that it didn't quite have....Still, the lack of Flash will put a hamper on going to those Dating websites... Oh well, that's what the "OTHER" keitai is for. ;-)
Posted in: New iPhone arrives
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CandleStickPark
The word, Native, here I this is misleading. What does it mean to be a native English speaker? And what importance are you placing on that? Pronunciation? What, American's think their way of talking is the proper way, Brits think the same way...yet, in India, that's the national language. Indian's talk English to each other (in addition to their local language, be it hindi, bengal, etc etc). So, Indian's also speak Native English yet their "sound" or Pronunciation is quite different, yet, they are still Native English Speakers.
I am not a white man, yet I was born in a country where English is it's only language. People always complimented me on how well I've learned English. Y? since I'm not white???? Again, this "Native" speaker thing is a mislabel, WHat is the reason for you learning English, how will you use your English.
Anyone who has a mastery of the language, art, skill, trade would be a possible good teacher (not every human, in spite of their mastery, can teach what they know). As it's been said before - many American's do not have a mastery - Heck, Dan Quayle (Vice President under George H. Bush) misspelled Potato at an elementary school.
Posted in: Do English teachers at schools have to be native speakers? Can non-native English speakers do just as well or better?
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CandleStickPark
Can a Non-Native do just as well or better? Yes - of course. Can all non-native do just as well or better? No - of course not. That said - Do English teachers at school have to be native speakers? No.
Here's the thing - What is the reason for learning English? Is it to sound like a Brit, an Aussie, an American? OR is it to communicate in the English Language?
Also, such things like Idioms, colloquial English, etc, important to you? If so, choose the English of the country you wish to know these specific items for. No point known what, "I'm going to cap your A$$" means if you're doing business in India and no one talks that way. "Bangers and Mash" will only label you as Gay in the USA - leave that language to the Brits. etc etc....
My point is - What's your reason for English? That answer will direct you in what type of English to learn.
If you want live in India and/or do business in India, you probably want to learn Indian-English (including their idioms and colloquial parts).
Posted in: Do English teachers at schools have to be native speakers? Can non-native English speakers do just as well or better?
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CandleStickPark
Dang I hate global warming...
Posted in: Tokyo experiences coldest mid-April day in nearly 50 years
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CandleStickPark
Japan startbucks is better than US starbucks - Japan had the "Muddlers" way before the US even thought about having them. As for Instant COffee - my goodness. Starbucks went from, "WHY would anyone get instant coffee?" to, "hey look, we now offer instant coffee!".... as long as stocks keep going up, I'll be happy, I guess ;-)
Posted in: Via Starbucks
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CandleStickPark
nutsagain: looks like 3 people in this picture....you have already discounted yourself, "Maybe three people inside tops". Well, unless one of the 4 walked to this event, there would be 4 people inside this time....
Posted in: Now hear this
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CandleStickPark
I am glad people are standing up for Japan - There is a decline and there is a problem with the country. Japan needs to have national pride. Some how, having national pride, is a bad thing in Japan - or at least expressing it is.
So, is it bad that someone is doing this - no.
Is his method affective....doesn't seem like it, especially if his way is harassment, upsetting the public and causing more harm than good.
Still, realize that people hate change and some hate being bothered. So, unless some people are "harassed", they will never pay attention or notice the issue and/or a potential solution.
Do I agree with these guys - I don't know, I don't know what they stand for...but I am glad some people are standing up for Japan...the People of Japan, especially the young, need to be proud of their race, culture and country....
But they also need to be taught balance: ** It's OK to be proud, but not OK to be racist.
Posted in: Now hear this
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CandleStickPark
Why are the streets being patrolled by plain-clothed cops in unmarked vehicles?
Why are these cops stopping people?
My first inclination is that they are criminals trying to assault me - I may have done the same thing if I were the lonely man.
If you argue that the area warrants such patrolling, because of high crime rate or gang violence, etc... then DUH, two dudes that come up to me and start asking what my name is and occupation, I'd be protecting myself too!! Attack first before they attack me!
The Plain-clothed cops should have asked for a uniformed office to arrive and perform the stop. That way there is no confusion....
Sorry cops - u got what you were looking for - trouble.
Posted in: Two policemen knifed in Sasebo
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CandleStickPark
Not quite American - controlling, bad attitude, PMS daily, Women's Lib as is convenient (guys should pay on dates - that's the right thing for guys to do - yet, "we want equal rights"..."oh sorry PMSing today, can't work"..."it's too heavy for me to lift")...not they're not quite there yet.
Posted in: Yuko's style
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CandleStickPark
sweet!
Posted in: Yuko's style
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CandleStickPark
WOw, what to say other than I hope there is some connection to some crime or shady activity Nakagawa was involved in. If this was simply a random attack....yikes!
Posted in: 22-yr-old man dies after being found bound, unconscious outside Tokyo park
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CandleStickPark
Jan 15? And today is??? Oh look at that, march 17th. Well, he couldn't have gotten that far - we're on an Island after all...
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CandleStickPark
I'm still wondering why people fail to use that big letter "N" on the gear knob... WHat ever happened to "turn the key to the off" position - I mean, people do it daily when they make it to their destination.
People are aware of the problem, know how to stop your car...if you don't know already, you probably shouldn't be driving....
Like the incident that occured yesterday in San DIego, CA USA....the Prius went for 21miles... 21 MILES!!! What, the guy didn't know how to put the car in Neutral and hold the "start" button down for 3 seconds?
Is there a problem - YES, Toyota needs to fix this.
However, people should no be driving 21 miles at 90MPH in a panic because they don't know how to stop the car... please... TURN IT OFF! that simple....
Posted in: U.S. still hearing complaints about fixed Toyotas
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CandleStickPark
So, if I'm 7ft tall and wearing a backpack that stays above the gate - will it still work?
I'm all for the x-ray machines (a la total recall) which are currently being tested in US airports.
I don't care of people can see my love handles or my Wii-Wii...if it keeps a bomb from blowing me up, or blowing something up that then causes the stock market to crash, or cause an entire nation to come to a hault for weeks...then I'm OK with it.
Plus, in Japan oba-chans could look at my private parts every day as they clean bathroom stalls in my office. What about onsen?
Also, the x-ray results are not on display for all to see, just the person behind the PC...so, again, who cares!
Posted in: New ticket gate that checks for explosives tested at Akihabara station
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CandleStickPark
"Crashed"?? He beefed it - face-first into the snow - you can see some red on his lips...He had a decent run until the face-plant.
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CandleStickPark
amerijap: And Obama is doing better? "There will be no more taxes with this universal healthcare" - Oh, and I suppose the USA will simply print more money to pay the doctors for all their work? Glad you left Japan!
Posted in: Greenpeace activists call for fair trial in stolen whale meat case
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CandleStickPark
Damien15: We'll just have to agree to disagree - what you are saying is a lot more backwards than my view - as you suggest it is OK for anyone, as long as their intentions are not to break the law, can do as they wish. You also suggest that citizens are to take the law into their own hands - why stop there? Why not make citizens judges and executioners as well?
These men committed a crime - sure, not murder, not grand theft auto - we can say simple trespassing and "light" theft; nevertheless, they broke the law.
Now, add to that, their decision was to take the laws into their own hands. To circumnavigate a system of laws that govern society - i.e. anarchy. They decided to do as they wish because they felt they were justified in doing so.
If feel very justified in punching a drunk guy on the train for causing a ruckus - in spite of how I feel, the law does not permit me to do this... this is a good thing - otherwise everyone will be doing as they please because they feel justified, i.e. Anarchy.
So, to you, Damien15, and Kyoko...Anarchy is not progressive and is more backwards than what Japan has in place.
Again - Japan is not perfect, but it is far from a "backwards" country as you suggest....
Posted in: Greenpeace activists call for fair trial in stolen whale meat case
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CandleStickPark
@KyokoSmile: I hate to say this to you, but Japan is far from backwards and outdated. Have you not seen what is happening in Iran? Heck, even Mexico you are guilty until proven innocent...Yes, read that well, GUILTY until proven otherwise...so, 26days in jail is nothing - you can be there for decades if you cannot prove you are innocent.
China is even more "outdated" where the family of the executed must pay for the material used in order to perform the execution (i.e. the bullet used to kill). What about the 1-child policy there?
Honestly - many of you criticize Japan but I don't see husbands beating their wives in the middle of the street and it being considered OK if the wife just so happened that the wind blew her face covering open, thus allowing the public to see her face.
Yes, Japan has many problems - as does any other country. But I am not talking about Society and their beliefs, I am talking about the Law, and Japan is far from "Backwards" and "outdated". Does it have problems, sure...so does the UK, the USA, Germany... Which Government is perfect? Tell me this and I'll be more than happy to join the ranks of an Illegal Immigrant and venture into that country - it's a perfect government, after all, Illegal Immigration problems would have been solved in the "perfect" way...whatever that means.
Posted in: Greenpeace activists call for fair trial in stolen whale meat case
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CandleStickPark
taj - you hit the nail on the head....That's what this is ultimately about - sure the side topics are a great debate as well, but in the end, these two people broke the law in order to get their evidence.
They broke the law. They put themselves above the law.
Do I agree with Whaling? No - But I also do not agree with Anarchy and the free rain of people breaking into my house just to make sure I'm not breaking the law.
Posted in: Greenpeace activists call for fair trial in stolen whale meat case