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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FlyingMonkey
Cycle lanes are pointless, unless they are done like in the Netherlands, where they are segregated from both other vehicles and pedestrians with curbs. They should also take road space from cars, not from pedestrians, as its the dominance of the car we need to curb to lower pollution and encourage people to use bikes more.
However, I am not sure you need to do anything in most Japanese cities. I have spent a lot of time cycling on a daily basis in Tokyo and touring in Japan and training, on mamachari, road bike and MTB, and cycling on the road is perfectly safe if you are confident and obey the rules. The only real hazard is idiots who cycle the wrong way into traffic (which for some reason some people do in the USA too) even though it is illegal and dangerous, mainly to themselves.
The plus side of the concreted river sides in Tokyo also means you have miles of wide paths which can take you from the centre of the city to way out in the country (especially along the Arakawa...). Cycling at night in Tokyo in the summer is just amazing too - warm air, neon, empty roads - one of my favourite cycling experiences in the world.
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