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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- ALT - Mie Prefecture - Yokkaichi City - June start
- NPO法人グローバル教育推進機構（GLAD), Mie
- Salary: ¥230,000 / Month For a full working month. Some months differ.
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- Business Teaching Positions - Part-time - Kanto Region
- Interac, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥3,000 ~ ¥5,000 / Hour
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Himajin
Many cars do...from a 2004 article--
Posted in: Police recommend charges against driver in Prius crash
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Himajin
The guy next door to us built his house so he can see his Mercedes from his weight room, through sliding glass doors. A couple of condos in Kobe with a variety of floor plans gave customers on the first floor the option of a glass wall in the genkan looking through to closed garage space. Seems to be getting popular.
Posted in: Life in the garage: Architects make cars a part of the home
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Himajin
https://www.usimmigrationsupport.org/dual-citizenship.html
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Himajin
http://www.richw.org/dualcit/
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Himajin
When you choose Japanese citizenship you have to promise to give up the other one. America allows dual citizenship, the Japanese government sees such kids as Japanese only.
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Himajin
Because our readers are all pompous know-it-alls? :-P
Posted in: Why do Japanese celebrities featured in photos or stories on Japan Today frequently come in for a lot of derision from some readers?
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Himajin
Posted in: Actor-director Kevin Smith ejected from plane for being oversized
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Himajin
Sue, all that and worse....but she's now an 84-year-old old lady in Stage 5 AD with FTD who doesn't know which end is up. Despite her being a nasty person the fact remains that she is my husband's mother...
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Himajin
lovejapan21, lucky you are, to be a pillar of virtue...you watch what you eat, don't smoke, good for you. That doesn't guarantee a great deal, though. Many, many illnesses are not diet-dependent. You have no guarantee that you'll never need help when you get old. You might try and grow a little compassion. My sister says the same things as you, 'She did it herself, why do I have to help her?' and I think it's a shame, to put it bluntly. She sees my mother's illness as weakness and despises her for it. She doesn't realize that she's teaching her daughter how to deal with her when the time comes, good luck with that...
tmarie, have they tried to get helpers? It sounds like your FIL and MIL could really use a break. If they don't use helpers because 'obaachan wouldn't like it' one day they just have to take the bull by the horns and do it regardless. She has no right to run them into the ground. If she has Alzheimer's or a similar dementia, she has no reasoning skills and it's time the family stepped in and did what needs to be done. Very true too, about people living longer, I know a 75-year-old taking care of his 94-year-old mother (with his wife's help).
It is nearly impossible to care for a loved one with AD, or someone who's bedridden, and also work full time. Even in the US, one or the other of the children end up quitting work to become a full-time caregiver in many cases. That, and dealing with someone with no reasoning skills, no short term memory, and health problems is an exercise in constant surveillance, you never know what they may do if left alone.
When we still thought MIL was ok to be alone for 20-30 minutes so I could run to the store, she built a fire out of chopsticks on the stove because she felt chilly. Try and anticipate things like that? You can't! She gets up at 3 am and is an energizer bunny till 8:30 pm.No naps, no breaks. And due to the AD, she talks 90% of her time awake, and much of it is fight-picking. After a few years of going to her house every day and then her being here with us, I had to throw in the towel. You cannot know what it is like until you've done it. People say 'It's just like taking care of a small child, what's so hard?' With a child there is hope, and joy as they grow and progress. Yes, with an older person you may diaper, feed etc 'just like a child' but you know you're not on a road to anything but the end of the line. You watch as their personality erodes and their bodies shrink. It's not easy, and if outside help is needed, so be it.
Not all elderly are sweet as pie and easy to deal with. Not everyone is cut out to be an in-home caregiver, but-you can still advocate for your loved one once they are in a facility, get medical POA, guardianship etc and care for them in that way. No one is getting off scot-free by putting someone in assisted living or a nursing home.
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Himajin
I'm sorry if that was written in a confusing manner. It's well known that he beat his wife (now ex-wife) and she needed her teeth repaired. He broke someone's nose last week, correct? Even NHK reported it, I don't look at tabloids.
How do you know it really didn't happen??? You seem just as sure, based only on your gut feelings, that it's because he's a gaijin.
Posted in: Asashoryu's retirement: Did he fall or was he pushed?
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Himajin
Blue Tiger, how many other rikishi have beaten their wives, been given 8 warnings to shape up, and broken people's noses? Amazing that you think he should suffer no consequences for anything he's done. Because he's a sports figure?
Posted in: Asashoryu's retirement: Did he fall or was he pushed?
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Himajin
Oh, so is the castle hitting an iceberg too?
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Himajin
The Titanic? Isn't it the boat from Disney Sea?
http://www.tokyodisneyresort.co.jp/tds/japanese/7port/waterfront/index.html
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Himajin
Yes, Sarge.
Posted in: What are your most fondly remembered TV shows?
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Himajin
Leave it to Beaver, Father Knows Best, Sea Hunt, Flipper, Carol Burnette, Lassie and Wild Kingdom.
Posted in: What are your most fondly remembered TV shows?
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Himajin
Exactly.
Who says he's an alcoholic?
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Posted in: Namie Amuro's 'PAST < FUTURE' hits No. 1 in 5 countries
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Himajin
They are two out of all the Olympic athletes, and perhaps out of all the skaters going, they are most likely to win. And, it's not unusual! Other news outlets in other countries use the same phrasing--
"Figure skater Joannie Rochette of Montreal, Quebec is the reigning female Canadian national singles champion...snip....and she is one of Canada’s medal hopefuls"
Those damn Canadians, setting their athletes up for failure!
"U.S. and Canadian Gold Medal Hopefuls Grace the Cover of Official Olympic Videogame"
"Olympic Hopefuls Gather to Prepare for Vancouver 2010 at Olympic Excellence Series"
Beijing Olympics as well..." Top American Swimming Olympic Medal Hopefuls for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games"
This is basic English, stock phrases used every Olympics...you'll have to find something else to grouse about tonight.
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Himajin
I guess you're referring to my post. I just thought that
was a cute 'slip of the keyboard', I wasn't being critical :-)
Posted in: Elderly woman found dead in snow in Hokkaido
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Himajin
Don't think so ;-)
Posted in: Elderly woman found dead in snow in Hokkaido