JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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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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- 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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Icewind007
This is an unfortunate example of a misunderstanding being acted upon too hastily. If he had given the officer even 10 seconds to give a 10 word explanation, none of this would have happened.
Posted in: Man punches officer for using mobile phone camera at crime scene
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Icewind007
That would be pretty sad.
Posted in: Depp gets to the heart of the Hatter
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Icewind007
I don't understand why people are still digging up a past that has already been dug up, dusted, and polished. Give it about 20 more years and all those involved will either be dead or too old to care and this will become another sad statistic in the numerous shortcomings of humanity. This is not the last time we'll see an event like this.
Posted in: New film has Japan vets confessing to Nanjing rape, massacre
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Icewind007
If a couple live together before marriage, they often quite happy together. They get to know the other in a fun way where it's all giggles and play. This is the problem.
After marriage, many people subconsciously expect things to get better or change in some kind of way. And it doesn't. You are the same two people and you two will eventually wake up from the honeymoon dream that you were in. This often ends up making the marriage disappointing and results in stupid arguments.
Posted in: What are the pros and cons of living together with someone before you marry that person?
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Icewind007
Do you not realize that is what the entire article was explaining? People not being able to live life because they have to conform. Those who cannot deal with this loss of "life" commit suicide instead of living life without "life".
This IS a philosophy. It deals with the "problem" of people not conforming to the ideals of the group oriented mindset of the "Japanese way." Because this directly interferes with one's desire to commit to their individual desires, it often develops into a strong depression.
Posted in: Bare statistics mask human cost of Japan’s high suicide rate
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Icewind007
I would have turned the iphone off and kept the earphones in... that would be a great test.
Also would have made a fool out of the man.
Posted in: Train shame
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Icewind007
I am me, body and soul.
Posted in: Who do you think you are?
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Icewind007
Humans will always be humans.
Posted in: Headless body of woman found in suitcase in Kanazawa mountains
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Icewind007
It's rather difficult to stab one's self and then drag yourself to the pool to die. I'd say it's ruled out.
Posted in: Man's body found in Osaka apartment building
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Icewind007
Why make something else when the first item is still at the top of the market? DS has room to grow still and I hope this 3-D thing sounds as good as it is.
It'd be the same as in real life. Depth perception will be mostly lost but everything should still be as clear. I don't see where the problem lies... Unless they use the actual 3D mechanic in the game as part of the game...
Real life must suck for you. 3-D things everywhere!
Posted in: Nintendo to release DS game console in 3-D
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Icewind007
That's what I was thinking. They say it was attempted robbery, but they do not really place a point in the sequence of events for the actual robbery.
Gurukun, with your logic, I hope you do not get into the justice system.
Posted in: Woman cyclist slashed during attempted robbery
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Icewind007
Wow... this creeps me out. Sounds like it came straight from a psycho movie.
Posted in: Mother arrested for killing daughter wrote of child's death on blog
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Icewind007
Kinda sucks to have to travel that far just for a 15 hour visit... Either he's a really busy man or he wants to get out of there asap.
Posted in: Johnny Depp to spend 15 hours in Japan for 'Alice in Wonderland' premiere
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Icewind007
Disgusting how so many men can become animals in such a situation.
Posted in: Women, young girls raped in Haiti's post-quake tent cities
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Icewind007
I don't want a wii imitation to replace my wii controller... It looks the same (maybe a little worse), acts the same (should work as good if not better), but what is special about it?
I think Microsoft has a good idea entering into the motion market with their Project Natal.
Posted in: Sony unveils new motion controller to slow Nintendo
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Icewind007
You draw a hazy line there. Where one would say that some content is proper, another would find atrocious. Who's to say what constitutes as "reasonable" when sharing an opinion under free speech? Under extreme circumstances, even harsh or violent criticism is needed to curb bad laws or oppression (of course this is not really the case in Japan atm).
Freedom of speech should, imo, itself be left unhindered, and actions afterwards be dealt with accordingly. If we begin to muffle people down to the roots for what some think wrong, it'll only get worse when the mufflers get bigger and stronger.
Posted in: What do you think of 2channel, Japan's biggest Internet forum, where anonymous netizens post anything, including death threats?
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Icewind007
Interesting read. It offers a little insight to a culture where such complaining and openness is somewhat taboo. It allows for a much needed social vent.
Also interesting, is that the public media actually takes notice to some of the criticism displayed on these boards. I actually find it more powerful than several political venues people think they have to take to give an opinion.
Posted in: What do you think of 2channel, Japan's biggest Internet forum, where anonymous netizens post anything, including death threats?
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Icewind007
Wow, from this picture, if it was captioned with some random "Girl model struts her stuff on stage...", I would have never thought that that was a man...
Kind of scary now that I think of it...
Posted in: Tokyo Girls Collection
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Icewind007
Gaga and Woods. I've never seen their work, but I still hear way too much about them.
-chan can simply be a term of endearment. It is not necessarily a term for little girls.
Posted in: Which celebrities - Japanese or foreign - are you sick of reading or hearing about recently?
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Icewind007
There may be, in fact. Article 30 of the Civil Code says that if a husband has not been heard from in seven years and it cannot be determined whether he is alive or dead, the wife can obtain an appropriate declaration to that effect, which frees her to take possession of her husband’s property, and to remarry if she has a mind to.
Does this go both ways, or is it only women who are given the incentive to commit the perfect murder?
Posted in: Some wives wish their husbands would hurry up and drop dead.