JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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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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LoveUSA at 09:03 AM JST - 9th June
"American men cannot choose their neckties based on this photo."
That sounds strangely like a claim that American men are unable to view this photo and then select a necktie accordingly. :)
I would never select a necktie for myself based on a photo of "Shia the Beef".
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I'm only for government-imposed caps when the companies involved have received government funds. So, caps on TARP recipients? Definitely yes.
More importantly, though, I think the world needs to wake up and realize that executives are not worth what they're being paid. It's that simple.
Posted in: Are you in favor of government-imposed caps on executives' salary packages?
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Yes, I really hope that the lack of puritanical foreign influence means that the RQs will be hotter than ever.
Posted in: 22 foreign automakers to skip Tokyo Motor Show
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GaijinPunker,
Absolutely correct. And I think "The Importance of Being Angry" would be a great book title.
Posted in: Japanese punk documentary awarded Japan Foundation Grant
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See the new Prius...same as the old Prius.
Posted in: Toyota rolls out new hybrid Prius
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Sorry, I should have been clearer. Yes, beer is available (either in plastic cups or in cans from vending machines), but the place really isn't promoted as a drinking/socializing establishment. They're just there as spaces for bands to rent so that they can play to the friends they have strongarmed into coming. If these places were more like the US bar/club format, it would do more to help create a scene. Of course, the lack of a real scene is also the fault of the patrons, most of whom don't seem to have caught on to the idea of going to see a band you've never heard but that you've heard some buzz about.
Posted in: Japanese punk documentary awarded Japan Foundation Grant
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Live Houses would actually be much better if they served alcohol. The venue could make its money selling beer (and not fleece the bands), and as-yet-unknown bands wouldn't have to force their friends to attend their every show.
Posted in: Japanese punk documentary awarded Japan Foundation Grant
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Haru is actually a really nice guy, and talented. Keiko's father must have been a fool who thought that only rich men would be deserving of his daughter.
Posted in: 16-year feud unresolved after death of actress Keiko Matsuzaka’s father
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Depends on what flavor of Islam runs the show, so to speak.
Posted in: Can Islam and the Western world coexist peacefully?
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EVERYBODY PANIC
Posted in: What should the international community do if North Korea launches a rocket?
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Cleo,
I imagine it depends somewhat on your field/specialty. I know some finance freelancers who are having to scrounge around (and some others who are still doing just fine).
Posted in: Are you worried about losing your job?
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Moe...may I please run directly behind you????
Posted in: Runaround
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Well, now that that pesky financial crisis is over, it's back to credit default swaps for me!
And I suppose I can dispense with all the batteries and canned food I stockpiled.
Thank you, Citibank, for showing us the way out!
:)
Posted in: Japan stocks soar on financial sector hopes
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I feel sorry for the author. He obviously has a hard time organizing his thoughts.
Posted in: Blackmail on an institutional scale
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Holocaust denial should not be a crime, but holocaust deniers should have loads of scorn heaped upon them, harshly and publicly.
Posted in: Should Holocaust denial be a crime?
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Don't forget that Japan's rulers embraced Christianity before later deciding to crush it. I guess you could say they voted for it before they voted against it.
Silence is an excellent book. Great stuff.
As for not filming in Japan? I figure there are four reasons, in no particular order: 1) cost; 2) bureaucracy; 3) lack of competent English language support; and 4) lack of mountain vistas unmarred by power lines.
Posted in: Scorsese plans film on early Japanese Christians
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"It's not a bra! It's a pectoral muscle supporter!"
("ブラじゃないよっ！！ 大胸筋矯正サポーターだよぉぉ！")
Posted in: Men's bras getting a lot of support
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I hadn't realized that solar power could generate light bulbs. That's some pretty miraculous technology. :)
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"Lotteria said it is using Hokkaido potatoes and Japanese salt to suit the taste of Japanese consumers. "
Alright, y'all, break out yer long intestines!
Posted in: Marugoto potato
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Although "Hibiki Bussan" is, I'm sure, a perfectly proper name for a company, it somehow makes be think "snoring ugly person". Just the hibiki of it, I guess. :)
Posted in: New Pastapot