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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Canukle
Sicko...pick on a poor little girl. 'wearing white'? Maybe a hospital worker or a nearby food processing facility?
Posted in: Man arrested over knife attack on 8-year-old girl in Yamaguchi Pref
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Canukle
Wait, since when does the Bible have 'Acts'? Does that make it a play? I thought it was more like Psalms, or, y'know, chapters and verses. Whatever, Happy Holidays one and all. Believe in whatever you want, just don't push it on me.
Posted in: Waiting for a sign
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Canukle
Paper books. I agree with Smartacus. Call me a dinosaur as well, but the feel and yes! the smell of even a dusty old book beats an e-reader any day.
Posted in: Are you going to buy an e-reader or do you already have one?
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Canukle
Ooh, I want to see her. I love Kylie!
Posted in: Kylie Minogue to tour Japan in April
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Canukle
Depends on what you qualify as a 'child'. 18, sorry you're not a child anymore. The legal age here is 20 - that's pretty high, and you are still considered a child until then. At age 20 - geeze I was living on my own for 3 or 4 years already. Not for everyone, but still. In abuse situations, shouldn't 'children' be under supervised care and not shoved out 'on their own'?
Posted in: Children need parental consent in many situations, such as when renting an apartment or getting a mobile phone. We need to quickly form a framework to help children be more independent.
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Canukle
I can't help but notice that the VAST majority of naysayers on this thread are men. Noticeably men who have been burned someway by the dating game or by a previous marriage. Don't be so bitter guys. I'm on marriage #2 myself but couldn't be happier. I have a real partner. Oh, and if you are still looking for a happily married man, have a chat with my husband! He keeps telling me over and over again (usually when he comes home from a nomikai with other married J-men) how lucky he is to be married to me! That's a confidence booster.
I would surmise that yes, it comes down to marrying the RIGHT person. None of the 'freedom' I had in my single life can even BEGIN to compare with the joys my daughter brings to me every day. Marriage isn't for everyone and it shouldn't be. It should be for people who want it, and will really give it a good go.
Posted in: Do you think marriage will continue to be a core social institution in the future?
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Canukle
OH no, not Leslie Nielsen. Rest in Peace fellow Canuck.
Posted in: 'Naked Gun,' 'Airplane' star Leslie Nielsen dies at 84
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Canukle
Oh boo-hoo. The poor gangsters. Get off yer butts and get a real job like the rest of us.
Posted in: It’s the ice age for organized crime. They looked for new earnings in the mainstream economy, but that’s triggered a backlash. Now, some yakuza are worrying where their next meal will come from.
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Canukle
Parents should raise responsible children and not give cell phones TO said small children. What does an 8 year old need to do with a cell phone? Or, barring that, get the child-specific phones which let you only call home and/or Grandma-Grandpa. No internet allowed.
There are a myriad of choices, besides a filtering program, and this 'expert' is making a blanket statement about parenting that is quite unfounded.
Posted in: Parents who are normally concerned should have the filtering service set up in their children's cell phones. Those who decline the service either have no interest in their offspring or do whatever their children tell them to do.
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Canukle
Those talons make me shudder. Should not the outstanding achievement award go to the nail salon that does her nails?
Posted in: Kumi Koda wins outstanding achievement award for nails
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Canukle
Glad I snagged one of the last 'manly' J-guys then. Over coiffed babies give me the willies.
I went to one of these 'gokons' in Uni in Japan......ugh. The guys were so freaked out by the gaijin in the mix I think some of the girls struck out. Kinda fun though. Would have been more fun if they had stopped trying to get me to go home with the 50-something year old Bucho.
Posted in: 'Herbivore' men misunderstand what marriage arranging parties are all about
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Canukle
Kimonos are beautiful...wish I could afford one!
Posted in: Tokyo Kimono Week
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Canukle
Well said Frungy - that was what I was implying with my 'mucous membranes' post. May seem funny to some, but just imagine if he had a really nasty STD, how would you feel to get a face full of his ahem genetic material?
Posted in: Man arrested for throwing used condom at woman
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Canukle
Sorry, this is just sooo gross. hope it didn`t hit her in any mucous membranes....yuck!
Posted in: Man arrested for throwing used condom at woman
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Canukle
Dear Lord, will someone please, PLEASE staple this man`s mouth shut? Useless, useless hateful man.
Posted in: If a Japanese submarine intrudes into the territorial waters of South Korea, North Korea or China, it will be bombed. Why doesn't Japan do that?
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Canukle
16 year old construction worker??? Wow.
Posted in: Two boys arrested for shooting fireworks at homeless man
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Canukle
Why the hell would you want to marry someone if you are not attracted to them sexually? The guy is gay, he doesn't want to marry a woman. No one should have to live a lie. I have a gay friend here who has done the same thing - married a woman to get his father off of his back, but it doesn't really do the trick as the next question is when are you having kids? I feel bad for him that he feels that he cannot express who he really is.
Posted in: My parents press me to marry and until recently I've been seriously considering that, but I thought I don't want to end up like many of my friends who despite being gay got married and have kids and who now have to lie for the rest of their lives.
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Canukle
Pukey2 - WHERE are the animal shelters? I would love to adopt a pet, but have come up empty handed each time I ask around about an animal shelter. No one seems to have a clue.
Posted in: A lot of animals that don't fit in people's lives are being killed.
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Canukle
Dear god that dress is Hideous. Nice crown princess. Geeze, outta touch with reality much?
Posted in: Ebizo-Mao wedding gets average 18.7% viewer rating
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Canukle
Certainly, there is some insight to be gained from a wizened expat entering his second decade here, or a family man with the obligatory Japanese wife and mixed-race child. - Just wow. Is this ignorant or what? What would I be then? The bitchy Western Woman with the non-obligatory Japanese husband and mixed-race child? This guy has SERIOUS sour grapes. His highlights probably look like shit as most highlights on guys do. He`s just pissed that someone called him out on it. Sorry Charisma Man, you are not a rock star.
Posted in: If a longtime expat starts offering you advice, walk the other way