JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- Financial Advisor
- Select Asset Management KK, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥100,000 ~ ¥999,999 Paid Training Commission Based
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- Corporate Business English Trainers
- ACT Systems, Inc.（株式会社アクト・システムズ）, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥269,500 ~ ¥280,000 / Month
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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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Harry_Gatto
On the other hand, we could all wait and see - watch it for a month AND THEN pass judgement.
Posted in: NHK to launch all-English international TV broadcasting service
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Harry_Gatto
Remember one thing in all of this; in the Arab world showing someone the soles of your shoes is a serious insult, hitting someone with, or throwing your shoes at them, is a sign of utter contempt. This is why this guy is such a hero in the Arab/Muslim street, his actions meant much more than burning 1000 US flags and chanting Death To America at every opportunity. This is why Bush should at least make the effort to get the guy freed and let the whole thing be quietly dropped.
Posted in: Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at Bush asks for pardon
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Harry_Gatto
This is an opportunity for Bush to do something useful and pressure the Iraqis to pardon this guy and let him go, with a warning that the world will be be watching to make sure that he comes to no harm. Maybe a step further and give hima US visa, he would be an instant star over there and would make enough money to support him and his family for years.
Posted in: Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at Bush asks for pardon
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Harry_Gatto
She's quite good. I wonder if she is the sister of Hiroko Grace?
Posted in: Naomi Grace breathes new life into Tokyo’s jazz-pop scene
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Harry_Gatto
Let me get this right; this kid was in the act of throwing a petrol bomb at the police - an act which could easily have killed them - so they shot him, fair enough, what are they expected to do? Die? Then the so-called anarchists hit the streets and riot, joined by the communists and the students. Students have never earned the right to protest about anything, they need to join and contribute to society first. Then it appears that the police cannot enter the universities to make arrests!! What kind of country is this and how the hell did they ever get invited to join the EU?
Posted in: Massive riots cripple Greece's main cities
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Harry_Gatto
Really? Did he tell you that himself because HE TOLD ME the opposite.
Posted in: Yoko Ono dishes out peace in Tokyo
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Harry_Gatto
It's time Yoko Ono was put out to grass. I have never forgiven her for selfishly insisting that John should leave Japan where he was happy to be with her in New York. Had it not been for that John Lennon would be alive today.
Posted in: Yoko Ono dishes out peace in Tokyo
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Harry_Gatto
I have to agree with him on dropping the formality and wearing whatever he likes but, as for him intoducing a new fragrance and buying a racehorse? Does anyone really care?
Posted in: Shinjo releases new fragrance
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Harry_Gatto
I'm with Fredster on this, it is funny and, is much more interesting than the usual stuff on the PM.
Posted in: Aso evasive about his schedule
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Harry_Gatto
"Ditch 'em all. The Olympics is already bloated with far too many games that only appeals to an exclusive niche community".
I agree with Weasel on this one, keep the Olympics to field sports only.
Posted in: 7 sports make case for 2016 Olympic place
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Harry_Gatto
This is a strange one, assuming of course that we have all the facts. Anyway, he is a gang leader so should be arrested, he must be guilty of something.
Posted in: Gang leader arrested for letting driver who caused fatal car accident in Saitama drink and drive
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Harry_Gatto
If what he says is true then he is a very lucky man who really should acquire a taste for rabbit pie! However, we need more information about the second car; was it involved in the same accident, how long has it been there, if a long time then why wasn't the driver reported missing. There must be more to come on this.
Posted in: Man rescued three days after car drops 200 meters into valley in Gifu
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Harry_Gatto
Carole King 66! Good God, how time flies.
Posted in: Carole King holds first concert in Japan in 16 years
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Harry_Gatto
Of course it will but maybe more slowly than in some other markets. Given the cost of office accommodation, long commutes, available tax breaks, the available technology etc., it will happen. These days you can work from anywhere if you have a good internet connection; voice, video, file transfer, collaboration on docs etc., hologram video, you can "be" there without "going" there.
Posted in: Do you think teleworking will gain wider acceptance in Japan?
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Harry_Gatto
I would suggest that the nasty little bitch is made to pay suitable compensation and then spends 3 months in the slammer to learn some manners.
Posted in: Woman arrested for assaulting female taxi driver in Miyazaki
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Harry_Gatto
Maybe the driver did say that- to the police. The driver cannot make any public comment until the investigations are complete.
Posted in: Man dies after being hit by express train in Nagasaki Pref
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Harry_Gatto
"One of the trickiest questiions I have observed being asked in an interview is:- "If I gave you an elephant, where would you hide it?" The answer is - "You have not given me sufficient information/parameters to be able to answer this question".
Posted in: What is the trickiest question to answer in a job interview?
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Harry_Gatto
I wonder what he did with the bags?
Posted in: Saitama man indicted over 1,000 purse-snatching cases, netting him Y80 mil
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Harry_Gatto
Interesting, I didn't know that they did that, seems they have some domestic market spec only models on sale but I can't think why they should do that, after all it is only a small change in the firmware. I looked at some reviews of that camera and they do suggest that is it is at least bi-lingual. I am surprised by the attitude of Panasonic as, like most Japanese tech companies, I have always found them helpful. Anyway, glad to hear that your dealer was sympathetic and sorted it out. What did you buy eventually?
Posted in: Panasonic's new compact SLR camera
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Harry_Gatto
I bought a Lumix L1 SLR in Japan when they were first introduced. I talked to Panasonic to see if they had an English manaul and they apologised and said no but, if I went to the US Panasonic website I could download one, which I did. A couple of weeks later I bought the matching flash unit and again went to the US site to download the manual but it was not available. I sent them an email asking about availability of the manual and by return email I got a pdf copy of the English text manual which they had made especially for me. Great service all round.
...."purposely crippled models"...... being sold in Japan?? Can you explain or back that up in some way?
Posted in: Panasonic's new compact SLR camera