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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Icewind007
I'm always amused as all that stuff is still alien to me. The stores are colorful and people are loud and cheery, even if it's fake. Just another reminder that you are not in your home country, unless they do that stuff in your home country...
What I don't understand is all you people going in these places with such a negative, cynical attitude. If you don't like them, pass them up. I often will go in just for a look, even without the intention of buying anything just to get a look-see.
No matter what, don't be rude! They are just doing their job, after all.
That's just rude. It may be effective... but still plain rude.
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Icewind007
Funny that this kind of mess can be so close to the US without the US poking her head in as usual. This country really needs to get it together, even if it means temporary military control.
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Icewind007
I am actually more interested to know if this offers equal or more battery life for this extra screen space. I would certainly not mind having a bigger screen.
Court only involves greedy lawyers, all large companies have them. Also, about releasing updated stuff... that's what nearly all electronics companies do! Nintendo is no different. And if you do not think they offer quality gaming, you are the minority.
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Icewind007
She's quite the looker, uniform or not.
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Icewind007
That is not a recipe for disaster. It happens so often, you are blind if you cannot see it. While it's certainly not a good idea to have a child so early, the situation most often works out.
It was the weak minds of the parent(s) that caused this. They were not mentally stable enough to have this child like the majority of people are. It's just a case of being born to the wrong people.
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Icewind007
Absolute solution is to use the rubber! Heck, take the pill beforehand too. There should be no reason to have an unwanted child. In the cases it does happen, drop the child off in the front door of authorities. They have no choice. It's a better decision.
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Icewind007
While I never would depend on wikipedia as a base for research, it is incredibly useful for getting ideas before research. Most topics are very well made and quite useful for random questions.
I fully support this great site, despite some minor flaws.
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Icewind007
Sooo, I guess these girls aren't worried about getting fat... unless they thought that they'd lose some of it running away.
Btw, someone mentioned that underaged girls can't be arrested, you're wrong. Also, being arrested doesn't necessarily mean in handcuffs and behind bars. They were simply held for a while, which is still arrested.
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Icewind007
I think this woman deserves quite a punishment (up to life), but some of you barbarians suggesting torturous activities or a hanging need a psych eval. Welcome to the 21 century in a civilized country.
Btw, fatal abuse and murder are two different things in court, no matter how you feel about it. Because the intentions are different, death from abuse will likely have a lesser sentence, unless the woman shows no remorse.
And finally, don't forget that not hitting a child as punishment, to a much lesser degree, has only been applied relatively very recently. While it may not be the best way, it is an effective punishment and has worked from about 20 years ago to the beginning of man. I am certain most of your parents were brought up in this manner. I am also certain that most of your parents grew to be respectable people who appreciate their parent's efforts.
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Icewind007
This article hit the nail on the head when it mentioned "portions" as the main factor in health. I am sure that if you ate Japanese food like 30% of Americans eat any of our food, it'd be just as bad.
Remember, America doesn't have a traditional food. Parts of America do, but not the country as a whole. Think Tex-Mex in Texas or Cajun in Louisiana or Florida sea food or the MANY styles of food in New York. Those greasy burgers aren't as common as one would think.
Posted in: How well founded is Japan's gastronomic pride?
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Icewind007
As much as it is a marketing ploy, I find it as an important social ice-breaker. I mean, how many situations are you "obligated" to socialize and give to all those you feel "obligated" to give to?
Sure, the companies make money, but that's not the whole picture. You can reverse just about any holiday and call it a marketing ploy.
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Icewind007
This is a "relatively" normal incident... It's incredible how people will make a mountain out of a molehill from an article of news. A few already trying to debunk Japan as one of the safest places to be. Newsflash! It still is...
Try to keep things in perspective.
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Icewind007
Plagiarism software has been around for a while now. Even when I was in high school 7 years ago, they were using it in America.
It's not laziness nor is it wrong. It's an efficient way to filter out cheaters. I don't know why it hasn't been implemented mainstream in any college yet.
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Icewind007
Wear a suit unless you really know otherwise (through research that you are supposed to do anyways). I work with the government as a programmer. Where I work we all have a very casual wear (polo and jeans is the norm). A suit worked just fine.
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Icewind007
Kids at a certain age should also be held accountable. Say, 13 and up. They should have a separate charge if they willingly participated in any indecent act. This would have a huge impact on these kinds of cases.
There is no doubt in my mind that most of the children who do these acts for money KNOW what they are doing. And in the case of this article, I am positive the girls knew that it was wrong.
Both parties should be taught a lesson. Otherwise, it only encourages the girls who get away with it.
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Icewind007
I think some cities in Mexico need to be occupied by the army for a bit... SOMETHING to make these drug people think twice about doing something as crazy as this.
Either that or legalize drugs and let the underground income dry up. Sick of seeing rich drug dealers completely ignoring (or controlling) law enforcement.
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Icewind007
I can't believe a car got away from the police because they drove recklessly...
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Icewind007
I don't see a big problem with clothing choice. Rather, they should simply go after the real extremism and not choice of clothing... In a sense, this would be like banning dresses and skirts for women in a professional environment because it portrays them as more fragile and delicate, as well as something to be looked at.
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Icewind007
Yeah, nothing good comes out of this situation and by our Western standards, it's completely wrong. I understand what you are saying, but you come across in many ways that bother me.
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Icewind007
They'd be better off... they've been there for so long surviving on handouts from other countries. they need some order and direction instead of freebees
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