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cleoFeb. 15, 2012 - 02:37AM JST "Whether an industry is "dead" or not depends entirely on…
Posted in: Confrontation
Interesting, lovenot. Thanks for the info.
Posted in: Woman arrested over murder of 5-month-old son in Kobe
Correction: that was the Ruhr occupation and not the Rhone occupation.
Posted in: Yen weakens as BOJ eases monetary policy
"lighting" damn iphone
Posted in: Former gang member shot dead in Denny's restaurant in Chiba
ironchef i hope people realize when inflation increases, it is the equivalent of a consumption tax…
Posted in: Yen weakens as BOJ eases monetary policy
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Damax6
It depends, But i call the japanese i meet in Hawaii and other countries that i meet "gaijin", and MAN..you should she their reactions..PRICELESS... some try and correct me by saying NO!!!! , I am JAPANESE, and i say, chinese, japanese, korean, mongolian, you all look alike.. that pisses them off, but i remind them that , you are in a foreign country, you ARE a foreigner here, so therefore you are a GAIJIN, so get used to it OR, try and consider this encounter, the next time you see a non-japanese, try and ask where that person is from, AND, call the the name the are entitled to be called.
Posted in: Do you consider the word "gaijin" racist?
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Damax6
As a imm. official , i am totally against this pratice. As one of the few non-japanese in the "system". It was baffling to me, becuase this was know before it broke out in the media. Because the agents could not find the passenger. It is trully regrettable that this happens. many people are innocently sent to jail on "planted" drugs.
It is truly a "scary" thought that customs can go into your luggage at will and do this .
Posted in: Unsuspecting passenger returns cannabis after sniffer dog test botched at Narita
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Damax6
good for her, all the haters out there..who said she has no talent?,PLeeezzzzzzzzzzz. i guess if she married a white guy, NO ONE would say crap. Mottola did her BAD back then , give props when needed, she doesn't need to prove herself. She is Hawwwwwttttttt
Beside most stars come here to make some cash and go. Rememeber peeps most record label are here in Japan.
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Damax6
why do we have enemies in the 1st place... do you really think GW didn
t know about 9/11 before it happened. also, we love to scarifice some American live for the sake of Capitalism.History has proof to this... But on this Obama thing.. Most uneducated white folks voted for the white face. They dont care how good or Better Obama may be... HE IS NOT WHITE!!! and by golly that is enough not to vote him in.. Those white folks would NEVER trade places with Obama, no matter how much money he has, how much more educated or affluent he is.. the bottom line is that he is BLACK.. those white folks who choose to inbreed, stay stupid and ignorant,hate on the federal government would be happy to be that way...at least we are WHITE they would say...pure ingnorance at its best..Mc cain...he is a whippersnapper too. many white whippersanppers out therePosted in: Clinton says she's not ready to concede
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Damax6
grossly outnumbered....the porr soul did`nt have a fighting chance..besides, i guess they turned themselves in, they will do their time and move up in rank upon release.. and the clock continues turning.
Posted in: Three gang members arrested for killing man in Ibaraki
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Damax6
what to say..hmmmm. he is screwed...my his cellie will be an african guy...then they can bond will lite chit chat.....what about the yakuza,triads..now we all know they`re NOT selling peppermints..go after them.Mr police officer
Posted in: British employee of Merrill Lynch Japan among 10 busted over cocaine use at nightclubs
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Damax6
yada yada yada yada....yasukuni..why not,peral harbor hell yeah!!!. Toyota...hmmmm. the japanese have heeps to be proud of ,,,especially their amakudari and enjoh kosai abuses
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Damax6
..hahahahaha...AMB... i am not riled up at all. did you read my posting in it
s entirety?...this "personal" talk came from you.(Ambrosia)....And please stop with the "we" business. You speak for yourself and I'll speak for myself. You don't know me and have absolutely no idea what my language abilities are or the attemps I make to speak the language of the place in which I'm living or visiting. and my response.....THIS IS MY OPINION. You, dont know me either, lets not get personal.. this is NOT what i am here for. I trully believe that if some wants to live and work in foreign country , they MUST show that they can adapt and survive, REGARDLESS of the fact that their work only requires them to use their native tongue. "special favor" is your "unsupported" EXCUSE to the contrary. Visiting and residing are two separate issues. I am focused on RESIDING,LONG-TERM.Finally to get the cat of the bag.... I review MANY applicants that want to reside here long-term daily. I have didn't need any "special favors" And as a NATURALIZED Japanese, self-educated in Japanese reading , writing and speaking, took the national japanese civil servant test to become an Immigration officer, PASSING IT, and working hard at what i am doing now, gives me no ease to the comments you, sarge(funny), or Taka has to say... Don
t forget, as i said before, I am ONLY taking about LONG-TERMERs who want to stay here longer that 1 year. I am more than happy to explain to you IN DETAIL my points...i go into my office tommorrow to start again what i do best... give back to the country , that gave me the opportunity that i have now. And, if youre a long term resident here and you dont feel that any foreigner that wants to stay here "long-term" has no right to learn anything...then i think you don`t belong here....go back to your pedastal.Posted in: Should Japanese language ability be a factor in determining the maximum length of stay on visas for foreigners?
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Damax6
AMB...i have a right ,so as to others on this board to agree or disagree with any comments made here in public. I, in your opinion seem to "misunderstood" or misuused, the word "condescending". Sorry, i feel the word was fitting for you comment,whether you agree or NOT. All comment here or elsewhere are debated. And, i feel that you comment WERE condescending and hypocritical. THIS IS MY OPINION. You, don`t know me either, lets not get personal.. this is NOT what i am here for. I trully believe that if some wants to live and work in foreign country , they MUST show that they can adapt and survive, REGARDLESS of the fact that their work only requires them to use their native tongue. "special favor" is your "unsupported" EXCUSE to the contrary. Visiting and residing are two separate issues. I am focused on RESIDING,LONG-TERM. and you are welcome to convince me with some "supported" reasoning to the contrary,if you choose to do so. i am open to debate this with you.....finally , if you feel that debating this topic is a waste of your time,then why are you here commenting in the first place?.
Posted in: Should Japanese language ability be a factor in determining the maximum length of stay on visas for foreigners?
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Damax6
ambrosia, what you suggest is condesending.So you are saying that its OK not knowing the language in the foreign country you decide to live in because besides asking for special favors... you will do just fine.... well , well, well... so why are we all pised off of the mexicans speaking spanish back home... then it should also be OK for them... how many of us americans who visit tijuana, cancun, cozumel and other mexican city, tried to speak a lick of spanish.. most of dont even think twice that we are in another country... it would be nice if we gringos TRIED....same as in europe...in sweden it is also required for foreign residents who stay in sweden , to be able to speak , read ,write and understand THEIR language...SO learn japanese, practise on your neighbors or japanese friend. PERIOD.!!!
Posted in: Should Japanese language ability be a factor in determining the maximum length of stay on visas for foreigners?
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Damax6
Sarge i feel u on the spanish bit...now we cannot equate the states with japan.. yes some illegals overstay here by coming on real or bogus tourist visa, back home the borders are more pourous than spongebob, yes the problem is BIG back home, and i am NOT a backer on that.. They need to learn and KNOW english before they get SQUAT!!
Posted in: Should Japanese language ability be a factor in determining the maximum length of stay on visas for foreigners?
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Damax6
ohhhhh geeezzzz usssssss, you gotta learn the DAMN language if you want residency in ANY COUNTRY!!!!!. it`s the same in the states, ENGLISH IS THE MAIN LANGUAGE , JAPAN IS JAPANESE ..DUhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!! why in the hell should we ask the japanese to understand US...THIS IS THEIR COUNTRY!!!!! common sense...learn the friggin language and live here peacefully and get the respect of the japanese people by your ability to survive here, damn i cannot believe that people lack basic common sense on this one
Posted in: Should Japanese language ability be a factor in determining the maximum length of stay on visas for foreigners?