JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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Why do Japanese change their attitude when they communicate with foreigners?
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Confrontation
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U.S. Navy investigating how parts fell off aircraft near Atsugi
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Apple dethrones Google as company with most respected image in eyes of consumers
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JFA plans to hold Under-20 Women's World Cup match in Fukushima
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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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DeepAir65
there's probably a difference between acceptable and being grammatically correct. There is slang in every language.
Some colleagues were doing an English course and they showed me their idiom work book - I understood maybe one in ten and I am a native English speaker, but not an American...
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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DeepAir65
Yes but given a choice wouldn't you rather go to a native speaker?
In the UK where the most common foreign language taught in schools is french most of the french teachers are not french - maybe that is why we are so bad at foreign languages?
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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DeepAir65
Wow!
Posted in: Motorcross
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DeepAir65
Next to my son's school there is a playground and an art college. Once a bunch of art students where using this playground as their outdoors smoking area. In my pigeon Japanese I pointed out the children and asked if they could not smoke there. They apologetically moved on - so yes it can be done.
Posted in: Anti-smoking 'monsters' have smokers on the run
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DeepAir65
most sensible thing to come out of any ministry in years. Due to it's addictive properties I don't understand how tobacco is not classified as a drug and outlawed.
Posted in: Anti-smoking 'monsters' have smokers on the run
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DeepAir65
she was certainly looking great after Jenson's win in Melbourne
Posted in: Jessica's Secret
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DeepAir65
but when will it open?
Posted in: Ohashi Junction expected to ease traffic congestion in Tokyo
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DeepAir65
Was this in Japanese as usual? In which case I am sure the protesters welcome the translation here - maybe they thought they were being welcomed!
I went through taiji by accident and it is a beatiful area but well off the beaten track for western tourists.
Posted in: 'Heroes' actress Hayden Panettiere gets chilly reception in Taiji
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DeepAir65
Yes - they are the experts and know what is needed where.
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DeepAir65
JAL is still flying? I was hunting round for tickets yesterday in the UK and operators here will not book JAL or BA at the moment. And JAL did not even show up in my expedia search.
We had a great flight to the Gold Coast last year on Jetstar - much better than our JAL flight to Cairns a few years before. I don't think JAL customers will be too unhappy if they are flying on Jetstar planes. The JAL customers we saw on our flight were all getting served first and their more expensive ticket price included food etc.
Posted in: JAL expands codeshare with Jetstar on Kansai-Cairns route
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DeepAir65
She's a trilingual university graduate and she was a secretary making tea for visitors - what a waste! I hope this opportunity opens some more doors to her - other than the talento rubbish...
good luck to her
Posted in: Modest civil servant transforms into Miss Universe Japan 2010
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DeepAir65
there was an SDF museum in shibuya?
actually sounds more like a typical recruitment centre from the description given
Posted in: SDF museum and PR center in Shibuya closes
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DeepAir65
I support their decision to make a stand against the bullies. Someone needs to do something to educate Japanese institutions that all sorts of bullying no matter who you are will not be tolerated.
But as benhur suggests I recommend they send her to an overseas boarding school.
Posted in: Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako told the media in a statement that they feel distress for causing public concern about their 8-year-old daughter Princess Aiko, who stayed away from school after reportedly encountering rough behavior by boys in her grade. What do you think about all this?
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DeepAir65
because they enjoy taking holidays all together when prices are hiked
Posted in: Why do most Japanese take their holidays at the same time, such as Golden Week, Bon and New Year?
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DeepAir65
I am not surprised that some people are trying to take advantage of the Toyota situation to shift the blame of their reckless driving.
The above article said the data was investigated in the presence of the police - so hopefully they are experts and not just a plod watching them. What am I talking about? This is Japan!!!!! If wishes were fishes...
Posted in: Police recommend charges against driver in Prius crash
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DeepAir65
enjoy it while you can Japan - soon there will be none left :-(
Posted in: Japan leading charge against bluefin ban
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DeepAir65
no more caps for him then
Posted in: All Blacks' Ellison signs with Japanese club
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DeepAir65
The article beat me to it - MEDIA
Posted in: Murder in Japan
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DeepAir65
they should bill him for the trouble caused - emergency service call out, train driver councilling, over time for drivers etc
Posted in: Man falls from Ueno station platform but avoids oncoming train
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DeepAir65
Is there anyone in Japan, or the world by now, that does not realise yet that their politicians are a joke?
They are just in it for the money, they don't care about you and I...
Posted in: 40 winks