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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Himajin
Love this one! Very creative...I hope no one falls for it, but it's good for a laugh.
Posted in: New flu fears stir swine to swindle seniors
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Himajin
No, I think that's faulty reasoning. Reparations to slaves, yes...but how many generations have passed? Doesn't it seem a bit late to you?
Posted in: Senate apologizes for slavery, segregation in U.S.
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Himajin
I have, and many people with it put on make up to unify the color of their faces. It takes years for the face to become completely white, the color disappears in patches.
Posted in: Michael Jackson dies of reported cardiac arrest at 50
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Himajin
Sorry 'it was for either Make a Wish or that type of thing,'
Deleted a few words, sorry.
Posted in: Michael Jackson dies of reported cardiac arrest at 50
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Himajin
It was for Make-A-Wish type, he had kids undergoing or recovering from cancer to Neverland for sleepovers. He redid rooms in his house to make it easier for the sick kids to stay. Here's a link with a list of the charities he either contributed to, or as active in...
http://www.allmichaeljackson.com/charities.html
Posted in: Michael Jackson dies of reported cardiac arrest at 50
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Himajin
The boy's allegations came out under sedation, not the most reliable way of getting the truth. Testimony about molestation gotten by hypnosis and drugs is no longer considered true memory. Too many cases have occurred where the claims of abuse were found to be totally unfounded, planted by the suggestions of the therapist.
"Jackson was accused of child sexual abuse by a 13-year-old child named Jordan Chandler and his father Evan Chandler.[80] The friendship between Jackson and Evan Chandler broke down. Sometime afterward, Evan Chandler was tape-recorded saying amongst other things, "If I go through with this, I win big-time. There's no way I lose. I will get everything I want and they will be destroyed forever...Michael's career will be over".[81] A year after they had met, under the influence of a controversial sedative, Jordan Chandler told his father that Jackson had touched his penis.[82] Evan Chandler and Jackson, represented by their legal teams, then engaged in unsuccessful negotiations to resolve the issue in a financial settlement; the negotiations were initiated by Chandler but Jackson did make several counter offers. Jordan Chandler then told a psychiatrist and later police that he and Jackson had engaged in acts of kissing, masturbation and oral sex, as well as giving a detailed description of what he alleged were the singer's genitals.[83]
An official investigation began, with Jordan Chandler's mother adamant that there was no wrongdoing on Jackson's part. Neverland Ranch was searched; multiple children and family members denied that he was a pedophile.[83] Jackson's image took a further turn for the worse when his older sister La Toya Jackson accused him of being a pedophile, a statement she later retracted.[84] Jackson agreed to a 25-minute strip search, conducted at his ranch. The search was required to see if a description provided by Jordan Chandler was accurate. Doctors concluded that there were some strong similarities, but it was not a definitive match.[84]
Posted in: Michael Jackson dies of reported cardiac arrest at 50
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Himajin
They already have a child.
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Himajin
As compared to what or where? You can't read Japan Today and reach any conclusion on frequency and whether it's abnormally high or not...as for sickness, kids being found in suitcases in swamps and having their flesh eaten sounds sick to me as well.
Posted in: Nara man arrested after hitting two-month-old son, causing brain hemorrhage
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Himajin
Oh, people ask here too...but the person asked will most likely cover it up and say they're 'fine', unlike people in the US being willing to admit they have a problem...
Posted in: Woman jumps to death from bldg; 1-yr-old daughter found dead in bedroom
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Himajin
Hep A comes from shellfish, many times raw oysters.
Posted in: Tokyo’s latest health craze goes straight for the jugular
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Himajin
LMAO!!!
Posted in: In your experience, which airline has the best flight attendants and which one has the worst?
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Himajin
We flew Aeroflot once many years ago, I still remember how bad the food was, yikes! We reserved bulkhead seats so we could use one of their baby beds, when we boarded we were told we could not have it because two guys from Afghanistan or somewhere had stacked up rolled-up carpets knee-high in front of the bulkhead seats that they'd commandeered when they got on. They were taking the carpets to Russia to sell. They stole our seats and refused to move because they'd have nowhere to put their carpets....the flight attendant couldn't make them move.I spent a 14 hour flight with our son on my chest in a Snugli while I silently hoped for a moth infestation of those guys' carpets! :-D
NW can be hit or miss, I've met some really nice attendants on the (now defunct)Osaka-Detroit route, but some can be real doozies. In my experience though, United takes the prize for rude crew.
We just took Korean Air to the US this past Golden Week, I was astounded at receiving full meal service on the way to Korea! Try to get anything more than peanuts on a US flight, even if it's 4 1/2 hours. The service was excellent.
Here's a site for miserable trip stories--
http://www.flightsfromhell.com/
Posted in: In your experience, which airline has the best flight attendants and which one has the worst?
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Himajin
Agreed! :-D
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Himajin
The bag of toys has to contain toys never seen before...an old favorite toy as a sleep aid is great, but the toys they see every day are not going to hold their attention in competition with all the new sights, sounds and sensations of flying.
We were lucky, our son conked out 30 minutes into every flight and woke up only on landing until he was about 5..the engine noise put him to sleep every time.
Ever think of helping out? I buy a couple little toys (being sure they have no small buttons etc that could be swallowed) and give them to hysterical kids on flights. I've also played with kids. I never sleep on a plane, so will sometimes offer help to overwhelmed parents. Parents get all tense, the kids sense it, and can get even more upset. A new face, someone acting like a ding-dong for a few minutes can make a crying kid laugh a bit.
Posted in: In-flight madness with the kids
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Himajin
That's not what I asked you. I asked you what proportion of white males that comprises. Not enough of the general white male population to justify statements that whites get everything handed to them.
Posted in: Sotomayor says she chose word poorly in 2001 speech
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Himajin
To my knowledge it is transmitted directly by blood. You are more likely to get it at a dodgy tattoo parlor than from an IV. Cases of transmission in hospitals in Japan, the US and Europe have been linked to dialysis and transfusions, in the past when many aspects were still not well understood.
A handy chart of transmission methods of different kinds of hepatitis-
http://www.epidemic.org/theFacts/hepatitisC/transmission/
Posted in: Tokyo’s latest health craze goes straight for the jugular
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Himajin
As I said, what miniscule portion of white males does that represent?
Posted in: Sotomayor says she chose word poorly in 2001 speech
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Himajin
Yes, because of the insipid 'white male dominating' business fields and the 'white privilege' 'white legacy' claims made here. If it were a "white legacy" they'd have to go to a white and do the secret handshake to get the job, yes? That's what's intimated in these foolish comments. Unless it's a family run business, men do not get shooed into positions. You operate under the delusion that whites do absolutely nothing to get where they are, and have never faced adversity. There have been plenty, plenty of white males who were poor, used for cannon fodder, indentured servitude, press-ganged onto ships, etc. Being white didn't do a helluva lot for probably the majority of whites. What percentage of all white males are those who go to Ive League schools?
Posted in: Sotomayor says she chose word poorly in 2001 speech
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Himajin
By that definition no one should have any interest in photos of women in bikinis, as it's been done for 40 years. What makes this different?
Posted in: hitomi shows off maternity figure on cover of new album
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Himajin
Oh really? Well then all the white male homeless and unemployed in the US just better stand up, go shake hands with some white CEO and get a cushy job....it's their legacy, dude!
Posted in: Sotomayor says she chose word poorly in 2001 speech