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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Kronos
What kind of rough behaviour did she encounter?
Did they pull a knife and ask for her lunch money?
Posted in: Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako told the media in a statement that they feel distress for causing public concern about their 8-year-old daughter Princess Aiko, who stayed away from school after reportedly encountering rough behavior by boys in her grade. What do you think about all this?
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Kronos
Bag snatchers usually use cars though i.e. drive by and snatch the purse. It is much more dangerous since if the victim does not let go of the bag, she may get dragged to her death. Here the guys seems to be on foot - sounds like an amateur.
I wonder whether these kind of crimes are increasing lately due to economy going south. It would be nice to see some stats.
Posted in: Woman cyclist slashed during attempted robbery
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Kronos
Polyester will be perfect for hot summer days.
Posted in: 'Healing' undershirt for men
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Kronos
Boring article. Nothing new here; move on.
Japanese are not good at inter-personal skills. It is due to their upbringing. They surpress their emotions, are told not to get involved with others' personal affairs, they do not want to get involved in risky/unhappy situations, etc... As a result, they are cold people. It is as simple as that.
And no, going out for drinks after work does not mean you have friends. It means you have acquaintances. If you want close friends, most of the time you have to go further than the work environment - most probably to your school days. It is the old friendships that mostly bring close friends.
I also do not believe Japanese can have close friends. Close friend is someone you can share your personal stuff with (either good or bad), someone who knows you for a long time. Japanese run away from anything bad and do not want to get involved - sunny days friends only. It is how they are. Very difficult to change at this point. You do not learn this stuff from books or teachers. You have to grow with it, see it around you.
I am trying to get a guy in my office to call his close friend from his university days since the friend's father got some serious illness. I mean talk with him. He says mailed from his keitai and does not want to disturb him since it is his family matter. Wtf are you calling him a friend for then? Friends talk with each other. That is what they are for. They share burdens AND happiness.
Anyway, move on folks. Nothing new here.
PS: Looking at what I wrote, my observations are mostly from Tokyo. This thing might be different in rural areas.
Posted in: Growing number of men have no close friends
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Kronos
How did they get their hands on this meat then? Is it from the scientific hunts in the Pacific i.e. Japanese suppliers?
Posted in: FBI probes Calif sushi restaurant after video sting by 'Cove' producers
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Kronos
It only shows we are not as civilized as we think we are. Just acting.
Posted in: Rescuers look for Chile quake survivors as looting continues
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Kronos
Could not watcht it...I highly doubt there will be a full re-run of Kim's performance on Japanese TVs tonight. It is internet for me.
Posted in: Kim Yu-na wins figure skating gold with record score; Asada 2nd
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Kronos
What a peculiar expression. Cannot tell whether Asada is pissed off/upset/unhappy. Most probably all.
Congratulations to all in any case. Chin up!
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Kronos
Very sad story. Can't help but wonder whether any condition on the flight caused him to go into a cardiac arrest.
One would think if there was a physical condition, it would come out in the autopsy.
Posted in: 1-year-old Japanese boy dies on flight to Hawaii
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Kronos
That is the dumbest load of ** I have ever heard.
If they put this thing, then do it right. Women should only go to women's toilet. I do not want to see (women) and (women/men) toilets on the plane. Complete segregation.
Posted in: ANA to offer women-only lavatories on international routes
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Kronos
I sometimes wonder how those non-smoking areas are designed. Most of the time I see smoke drifting from smoking areas to non-smoking due to bad air-conditioning, seating design,etc... Annoys the hell out of me.
Posted in: It is inevitable that the restaurant industry will oppose the smoking ban because of its likely negative impact on customer numbers.
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Kronos
So?
The last time I checked smoking & second-hand smoking were dangerous. Who cares if they oppose? Would they put their wallets above human life? (/sarcasm) Just shove it down their throat.
I also do not understand someone making a comment like this. Did he make this comment out of the blue? He is setting the ground for an opposition even if other parties may not think of one. Maybe there is some more background to this that I am not aware of.
Posted in: It is inevitable that the restaurant industry will oppose the smoking ban because of its likely negative impact on customer numbers.
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Kronos
"The ICR website has a substantial amount of material on Japan's research program, datasets, published articles, and so forth. http://www.icrwhale.org/DocumentList.htm
More can also be found at the IWC website."
Thanks Hokkaidoguy.
Posted in: Japan says its whaling is conducted under international accord
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Kronos
Anybody know where I can view the results of the Japanese research on whaling, if that is what they are doing? Also details of what they are researching every year?
Cheers
Posted in: Japan says its whaling is conducted under international accord
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Kronos
Tough.
Hunting those guys in the mountains is a difficult job. What is going on is not a conventional war but a guerilla war. Less reliance on technolgy, more reliance on footwork, intelligence - if you can get them. Taliban are terrorists to outsiders but they seem to have supporters among many of locals. That is why this war is dragging on.
If you cannot get good intelligence, which in turn relies on trust and - well, shall we say - benefits in some cases, this fight will take longer.
US and other nations should not expect a quick result in Afghanistan.
Posted in: Taliban mounting tough fight in Marjah
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Kronos
They are supposed to cry or look as if they are going to jump off Rainbow Bridge any second.
It is part of the package of competing in international tournaments in Japan. Athletes have to look miserable if they lose otherwise people will not believe they 頑張りました。
They should cry and we should see their tears and/or watery eyes in close-up, covering the whole screen in sports programs, which discuss what went wrong.
Athletes are similar to タレントs here in Japan and this comes with the job.
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Kronos
This will only get worse as the economic conditions worsen.
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Kronos
It is a marketing event, nothing more.
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Kronos
Toyota could have handled this much much better and in a professional way. This whole thing has been a business ethics & PR disaster. They have to blame themselves for blowing this out-of-proportions.
This is an interesting article for anyone who has the time to read.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748704820904575055733096312238.html
Posted in: Japanese ask: Is U.S. backlash on Toyota a ploy to boost American auto producers?
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Kronos
I am happy with the internet here. World of Warcraft has never been better :-)
Posted in: S Korea, Japan have world's fastest web links