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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KissMint
There's always that lone voice supporting anything Japanese, no matter what... It gets so tiresome after a while...
I agree with Brainiac, NuckinFutz, et al.
Posted in: What do you think of suicide as a means to atone for a scandal or wrongdoing?
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KissMint
Some contact info would be nice. I may qualify for refunds on at least two flights.
Guess I'll just have to look into it myself... sigh...
:-)
Posted in: ANA, Air China expand code-share agreement to domestic flights in Japan and China
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KissMint
Pictures here:
http://mainichi.jp/life/fashion/graph/20080909_2/
Posted in: Daughter of Anna Umemiya debuts as child model
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KissMint
Tell me which Disney movies you've seen suicides in! Now that's something I'd like to know...
Posted in: Essayist Fumie Kusayanagi found dead in apparent suicide in Tokyo
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KissMint
I don't use a dark pencil to "draw" new eyebrows on my face, nor do I wear fake eyelashes or heavy foundations and powders. I use minimal makeup to enhance my features, not create a new face altogether.
One thing I noticed when I moved to Japan was the heavily made-up faces and plucked-out/drawn-back-in eyebrows of women here. No, not all women, but a great majority. And it seems to me that J-women in general wear much heavier make-up than, say, North American and Australian women, which Japanese people (including Japanese guys) themselves have told me.
Just my observation...
Posted in: Ayako Kawahara waiting for Mr Right with a diamond ring
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KissMint
Honey, we're all looking for Mr. Right. Every woman for herself...
Probably like most J-women do once they take off their eyebrows, eyelashes, and layers of foundation/powder, etc. -- unrecognizable.
Posted in: Ayako Kawahara waiting for Mr Right with a diamond ring
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KissMint
Just the thought/image of her method of suicide makes me queasy. And what a thing to leave for your mother to find.
If she really felt suicide was necessary, how about getting into bed and overdosing on something? At least her mother would find her looking peaceful in a pretty nightgown. Can you imagine the image her mother was presented with finding her hanging from the balcony??
However, people who kill themselves usually can't see beyond their own selfishness.
Posted in: Essayist Fumie Kusayanagi found dead in apparent suicide in Tokyo
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KissMint
All couples have disagreements, and break-ups happen all the time. How does it get to murder-suicide? Crazy...
Posted in: Woman slain in Tokyo apartment; boyfriend dies in suicide in Kawasaki
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KissMint
Yes, why only one and all the way down in Kyushu??
Posted in: Body of newborn baby found in coin locker at train station in Tokyo
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KissMint
Sarge, I read that in Metropolis, too.
But from Continental's own website, it appears the charge is in place:
http://www.continental.com/web/en-us/content/Travel/baggage/checkbag.aspx
Posted in: Continental to charge $15 for 1st checked bag
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KissMint
I've wondered if the "...de yarou" is designed to make Japanese laugh at the play on the verb "yaru" which can also mean to have sex, right? So even if the picture doesn't really fit, when they read "Yama de yarou" it gives them a chuckle as they imagine doing it outdoors. Or should I just get my mind outta the gutter?
Posted in: Manner poster
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KissMint
The others in this series have been cleverer than this one, as it doesn't really fit...
Anyway, I love them, too. "Do it at home!//Ie de yarou!" Those were the best!
RE: seats on trains. I don't expect men to give up their seat for me; however, there have been a few occasions where a seat became available and the Japanese man beside me motioned for me to take it. Let me tell you... I hugely appreciated that and after a mild protest or two, I sat down, with many thanks of course.
And to toot my own horn, I regularly give my seat to senior citizens, and have even put my bag on my seat to get up and get the attention of a senior who was a bit of a distance away (I've done this for those obviously in their 70s-80s, those who look a bit wobbly, etc.). I cannot understand how people can see them and not feel the need to give them a seat. It boggles my mind.
Posted in: Manner poster
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KissMint
Don't mean to be pedantic here (well, yes I do... ;-)
arrest has 2 meanings
to seize OR take into custody by legal authority or warrant
to catch and hold; attract and fix; engage
The second definition is usually used in the sense of arresting one's attention, etc. (thanks dictionary.com). This article clearly is talking about a Citizen's Arrest, which others have alluded to (do they have in Japan??), and which should be clarified, as "arrest" alone is not correct. If you were to grab hold of someone, ex. a small child, they would probably say "Let me go" but would never have the fear of being "arrested" by you.
Posted in: Man slashes two men with cutter knife after attempting to steal 91-year-old woman's bag in Tokyo
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KissMint
"KY" is an abbreviation for 空気読めない = kuuki yomenai >>> used to describe people who are rather unperceptive or can't read between the lines/get a correct sense of the atmosphere.
I don't think using KY as above makes sense... or perhaps I'm being KY. (I also thought it was mostly used by J-teens, and additionally find it rather strange that it's being dropped in the middle of an English discussion... I think most English speakers would think it a reference to the jelly... :-)
Back on topic: If they hadn't released any names, the media could only speculate as to who was under suspicion. By confirming it was the two Russians, they played the "guilty until proven innocent" card that is so frequently used here. Oops... maybe I'm being KY again.
Posted in: Russian sumo wrestler denies marijuana use; wants new test
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KissMint
Perhaps Kitanoumi is willing to take a bit of heat so that the Russians will be forced out. He gets embarrassed publicly, then makes his apologies, but in the end he's still head of the JSA and the Russians are gone.
Posted in: Russian sumo wrestler denies marijuana use; wants new test
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KissMint
Stephen Harper's an idiot. Leave it to him to welcome devastating climate changes.
Posted in: 19-square-mile ice sheet breaks loose in Canada
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KissMint
How many police did it take to bring the "dummy" in ? Sounds like a good joke... someone want to provide the punchline?
Posted in: Police fooled as 'body' turns out to be life-sized doll
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KissMint
Not wanting to contaminate a crime scene is one thing, but how about making sure the "body" actually was a body and not a person who was still alive?
Posted in: Police fooled as 'body' turns out to be life-sized doll
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KissMint
Oh, boo hoo! Perhaps Japanese just need to grow up.
Posted in: The story is very pessimistic. It has a dark and gloomy texture that Japanese movie fans do not find appealing in a ‘comic hero’ film.
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KissMint
Why would they tell?? Idiots.
Posted in: Two rape suspects in custody linked to more than 30 assaults