JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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To be healthy, live in the big city
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Teacher nabbed for using miror to peek up girl's skirt
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Japan's nuclear safety standards flawed, says commission chief
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From carnivores to herbivores: how men are defined in Japan
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Why do Japanese change their attitude when they communicate with foreigners?
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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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JeffLee
Yes they are. America's vast network is a major carrier of freight.
Posted in: Japanese-built train makes debut on British rail lines
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JeffLee
Why English? There's a perfectly good japanese word, 麻薬, for narcotics.
Is the ministry connecting criminal vices with foreign countries? Seems like it. Similarly, the cop cars have "POLICE" written in larger font than 警察. Given that 98% of population are not native English speakers, this seems weird, if not suspicious.
Posted in: Anti-drug poster featuring Yukie Nakama to go up at schools nationwide
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JeffLee
Is that true? Katsu (breaded, deep fried) stuff seems to be a favorite bento compoent, while tempura is among the most popular foods. Tonkatsu is really deep-fried chunks of meat(!) and a lunchtime staple here.
Posted in: Taking the heat off fried foods
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JeffLee
UnagiDon - Interesting interpretation of my comment. I pointed out a technical error with the research in the JT commentary and provided some background and context to the survey. And you see that as "kneejerk" and based on my own "miserability index." LOL!
Methinks you're the one with the chipped shoulder, judging by your own dour and highly judgmental post.
Posted in: Is Tokyo really top dog in global rankings?
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JeffLee
A local bar owner is a "businessman"? I suppose, but in a story like this, my image of a "Japanese businessman" is a guy wearing a suit and working for a corporation.
Posted in: Ex-lover held in Japanese man's murder in Chile
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JeffLee
The livable "survey" was produced by small independent Monocle Magazine, not the mighty Financial Times. Hardly in the same league.
Henry Hilton needs to do his research. Mind you, based on his previous columns, this blunder is characteristic.
Monocle's founder is a hard-core Japanophile, whose trendy/artsy magazine has an odd obsession with the shinkansen, the city of Fukuoka and other Japan-geek subjects. His livable "surveys" always seem to reflect his own Japano- Euro-centric preferences. Hmmm.
Posted in: Is Tokyo really top dog in global rankings?
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JeffLee
Much crime is not reported, I suspect. In advanced countries like the US, police only get to hold suspects for 48 hours, by which time they must file formal charges.
In Japan, they get 3 weeks. So for crimes like theft, public nuisance, etc, they keep someone in jail for a couple of weeks "to teach 'em a lesson" then let 'em go with no charges filed. Thus crime stats are unaffected and Japan appears as "safety country."
Formal charges require paperwork, lawyers, etc., which cops here prefer to avoid.
Posted in: Japanese urged to take pride in their safe society
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JeffLee
Mac has been rolling out a series of massive security patches the past year for OS X. I guess MS is just trying to catch up.
To whit, "Apple rolled out Java security updates for Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5 late Monday afternoon. Java for Mac OS X 10.4 Update 9 and Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 4 patch a series of flaws that could let a remote attacker gain elevated privileges or execute arbitrary code on the victim's computer.
The security updates address issues in Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.7 where attackers could use untrusted Java applets to gain elevated privileges on a victim's computer, or where visiting a Web site containing a maliciously crafted Java applet could let an attacker run arbitrary code with the victim's current privileges."
And so on, and so on.....
Posted in: Microsoft readies free PC security software
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JeffLee
8 hours on a bus. Make that 10 hours for getting to Tokyo Station. Not worth it for a weekend break. Especially when you spend Mon-Fri. commuting on public transit.
Posted in: Secluded Gunma hot spring resort makes ideal weekend getaway
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JeffLee
If she'd have gone promptly to a hospital,had it checked out, and rested, she'd probably be here today. I know too many people in Japan who feel that work is more important than health. Crazy.
Posted in: Koakuma Ageha model Sumire dead at 21
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JeffLee
PEOPLE INSIST ON ALL-CAPS ARE INSUFFERABLE EGO MANIACS WHO ARE COMPENSATING FOR...UM....something smaller.
Posted in: Gackt becomes GACKT to celebrate 10th anniversary
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JeffLee
U.S. AIRWAYS has the best. The crash of the US air jet in the Hudson River earlier this year and the highly professional and flawless evacuation of all passengers convinced me of that. I'd like to see the high-heeled, sarong-wearing o-jousamas on JAL, Singapore, Thai, and other Asian airlines perform under such conditions.
Posted in: In your experience, which airline has the best flight attendants and which one has the worst?
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JeffLee
For those wondering why we should care, Ishihara recently blew the lid off the Japanese entertainment world in a book, alleging rape, etc, and naming some famous names. She told this to the foreign media at the correspondents club: http://www.e-fccj.com/node/1687
Disappearing now does seem a tad suspicious.
JT, it would be nice if you provided a modicom of context to such stories.
Posted in: Mariko Ishihara vanishes after 3 months’ marriage to Koji Tamaki
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JeffLee
Posted in: Jetstar flight from Japan makes emergency landing in Guam after cockpit fire
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JeffLee
Who is doing the "lecturing"? Who? Come on, Henry, give us some NAMES. Give us some titles, specific quotes, etc. Otherwise your "commentary" is really a chauvanistic rant.
Another note:
Wrong again. Canada has been praised by analysts for its past and current policies.
Posted in: Japan can do without preaching on how to fix its economy
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JeffLee
Dramimine is known as Gravol in many places. It's one of the most common OTC drugs around.
Posted in: In-flight madness with the kids
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JeffLee
The use of "ancient" here is misleading. Technically, it means the period ending nearly 2,000 years ago. "Medieval" would be the correct description in this article, especially as Japanese civilization didn't even exist during ancient times.
Posted in: The occult world of ancient Kyoto
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JeffLee
This news feature has no quotes. Weird.
Posted in: Few Japanese benefit from living their 'Shanghai dream'
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JeffLee
Saki is/was a nude model. Just did a Google image search...and wow!
Posted in: Bridge over troubled waters
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JeffLee
Right on. I might add highway lanes. They seem much narrower here than overseas, including other Asian countries. My Japanese girlfriend and I wondered about this while in Bangkok. Can anyone confirm?
Long-distance driving on a highway while having to take constant care to stay within a narrow lane seems like another needless frustration.
Posted in: Why I hate driving in Japan