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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Kwaabish
Lately, I've been using my iPhone mostly for its game apps and music playback only and not as a phone. For phone functions and every day use, I can't let go of my DoCoMo Sharp phone especially because of the one-seg, camera and Suica functions.
I wish Apple would get a clue as to what people use their mobile phones in Japan.
Posted in: Walkman outsells iPod in Japan
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Kwaabish
Ah good. Looks like the decision to further extend sanctions and further ban any aid to you should be moving along further to its final stages too.
Posted in: North Korea says uranium enrichment in final stage
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Kwaabish
Isn't this a story line to the sequel of "Nothing But Trouble" starring John Candy, Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase and Demi Moore?
Posted in: Fire chief shot by cop in Arkansas court over traffic tickets
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Kwaabish
XXXXX,
Most of them do. That's another thing. Japanese cabbies are well dressed. US cabbies look disheveled (during the summertime, torn t-shirt, shorts and sandals), talk endlessly on their cell phones during their fare and usually stink of BO.
Posted in: Taxi driver
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Kwaabish
In Japan, I tip cabbies once in a while by letting them "keep the change". Of course, there is also the "kokorozuke" that you hand the staff at an onsen ryokan. But it's also amazing to get the level of service such as those at hotels in Japan and they absolutely refuse to take any tip.
However, when I'm in the States, it sickens me to think that the workers believe that they DESERVE a tip automatically, no matter what level of service provided.
Posted in: What do you think of the tipping system in restaurants, taxis, etc?
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Kwaabish
So far, there's been 99 inches of defect and 1 inch of good coming from NK...
Posted in: N Korea invites Obama's top envoys
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Kwaabish
At least the cabbies drive safe, clean cabs and the cabbies understand the language of the land...
As opposed to cabs in New York or Chicago where the cabs are old, hand-me-down ex-police car Crown Victorias that have parts falling off, and the cabbies rarely speak any English while yapping away non-stop on their cell phones.
Plus, during a hot summer day, I think I can deal with the faint smell of cigarettes on the driver as opposed to the B.O. of the NY cabbie.
Posted in: Taxi driver
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Kwaabish
hmmm... I wonder if the Norks realized that there may be less than forecasted crop yields for them again...
Posted in: 2 Koreas hold 1st high-level talks in 2 years
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Kwaabish
What a moron. Did he equate his project to something like taping his son during graduation with a camcorder???
He should also try to see what happens if he brings a crew to Tienenmen Square and tries to film without permission.
Posted in: Don't try filming at Yasukuni Shrine
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Kwaabish
Well, good thing I already bought and ticketed my next 3 trips for ANA... I'd still pay a little extra to fly them over UA or NW.
Posted in: ANA to reinstate international passenger fuel surcharge
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Kwaabish
Go ahead and mercilessly starve your own citizens....
Posted in: N Korea threatens 'merciless retaliation' over U.S., U.N. sanctions
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Kwaabish
Like NK can be trusted to follow through on anything no matter who or how many are in discussions??
Posted in: U.S. willing to hold direct talks with North Korea
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Kwaabish
Watching Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift...
Posted in: Drift gang leader, 19 others arrested
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Kwaabish
Makes me want to go eat Shabu Shabu tonite!!
Posted in: Saving the planet
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Kwaabish
More money for the lawyers!! Good for the legal community.
Just ask Dan Webb of Winston & Strawn.
Posted in: 3 Japanese wage court battle against Japan Tobacco
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Kwaabish
"My suggestion to you, is to start drinking heavily"
Posted in: What do you do to overcome jet lag?
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Kwaabish
Gee, NK can certainly "blow", can't they....
Posted in: N Korea warns of 'unimaginably deadly blows' to U.S.
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Kwaabish
I always made the mistake of calling the mark "kareha mark" thinking it was the opposite of the "wakaba mark"given to beginners.
Posted in: Design of senior driver logo may change later this year due to poor image
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Kwaabish
Pffffffftttt.... he should go to a game at Koshien against the Giants and sit in the Right Field seats with Yomiuri gear on.....
Posted in: The cheering gets nasty at a pro baseball game
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Kwaabish
Toyota should rid itself of the lone UAW stain it has in its North American operations, and as soon as possible.
The plant was already idle when Toyota revived its operations there with the creation of Nummi, and besides, there's also shared blame of GM deciding to discontinue Pontiac (thus ending the production of the Matrix/Vibe there).
It would be better to build Prius' and other fuel economical autos rather than the Tacomas anyway, and building them in Mississippi would create jobs there plus less chance of UAW contamination.
Posted in: Toyota to make decision on California plant soon