JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) in Kanto region
- RCS (RCSコーポレーション), Kanto
- Salary: ¥180,000 ~ ¥250,000 / Month includes performance bonus
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- Assistant Language Teacher - TOKYO - late-March start
- Interac, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥230,000 ~ ¥255,000 / Month
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- Assistant Language Teacher - Kanagawa Prefecture - late-March start
- Interac, Kanagawa
- Salary: ¥230,000 ~ ¥255,000 / Month
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M51T
Good work Japan!
Posted in: Russia beats Brazil in final at volleyball worlds; Japan gets bronze
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Japan's focus on detection capability is late. South East Asian defence spending, particularly on navies, has increased dramatically. These countries saw China's rise as a hard threat. Japan was hoping China would continue its soft power approach - however the Chinese party's ideology and control structures would always be based on unbalanced power.
Posted in: Japan may form new unit to watch Chinese navy
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Buffets are the residuals of the Viking culture - where rape and pillage usually preceeded the feast. So buffets attract similar people.
Posted in: What behavior by diners at buffets bothers you?
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"The Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme aims to promote grass roots internationalisation at the local level..." This is a two way process - good JETS become a conduit of cultural dissemination in Japan and their home country. English improvement is a just a plus.
Posted in: Grounding the JETs
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The Chinese are keen to improve relations now, because this is damage control. They've confirmed the importance of the U.S.'s role and alliances in the region. Counter-productive result for China.
Posted in: China lashes out at Maehara over reported insult
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If China was indeed a "Superpower", they would laugh and give the Japanese Coast Guard double the repair costs. They won't do that, because they are amateurs. And the reason the Japanese government released the captain, was to preempt the release of the four Japanese nationals held for "spying".
Posted in: Japan asks China to pay for damage to patrol boats
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M51T
It's laughable how many posters have let Hilton get under their skin.
Posted in: Check-out time
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"I think of the Internet as a means of employment, a method of communication, research, entertainment and shopping, but it has not shaped or defined my life." Not a well thought out comment.
Posted in: Where has the wonder of innovation gone?
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M51T
sh4ek: exactly - this knife is too short for splitting whole pumpkins. Buttercup/squash maybe.
Posted in: Pumpkin knife
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M51T
He's of the same ilk as those who burn flags, bibles, and effegies. These are actions of those who have no sinificant response. Smearing a koran in pork fat would be a more insulting gesture.
Posted in: Pressure builds on Florida pastor who wants to burn Quran on Sept 11
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M51T
Fits somewhere between John Walsh and Dog (and his gorgeous wife) from Hawaii.
Posted in: 'Nippon Civilian Police' skirts a fine line between vigilance and vigilantism
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M51T
Just trap them, then release them many miles away. It worked with the kid that grafittied my fence.
Posted in: 23 injured by monkeys in Shizuoka
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What do they do with the dead bull? Anyone know?
Posted in: A farewell to bullfights in northeastern Spain
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M51T
I hope it's not the Ark.
Posted in: Workers in NY begin to dismantle buried ship
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M51T
I always open doors and give up seats for elders. They deserve it. The rest are equal to me so shouldn't be shown condescending offers.
Posted in: Do you think a man holding a door open for a woman, holding her chair for her when she sits down, or giving up his seat for her are outmoded gestures of politeness or do they still have their place in today's society?
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M51T
Anything that is mass produced and gives you a stinger in the morning.
Posted in: Which brand gets your vote for the best beer?
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M51T
Yes, NZ was 'dismal'. They should have put 4 goals past Paraguay.
Posted in: Slovakia sends Italy packing; Paraguay, Dutch also advance to 2nd round
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M51T
When some clown is barking at their phone when your ear is inches away from their mouth, you lose control. You can walk away from most noise, but not so on a train or bus. The guy back chatted and got punched. Hopefully the train crushed his phone. I don't punch but 'accidental' shoulders, elbows and knees or coughing at their phone soon shut the conversation down.
Posted in: Man punched in face by fellow train commuter over phone manners
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M51T
"...an electorate that is simply less tolerant of poor leadership." The party changes the guard, not the voters, and definitely so in Japan.
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Meetings are farcical. Start exactly on time, no more than 40 minutes, background material given to attendees beforehand so that meeting is based on solutions not, "Why is this happening?" questions. No coffees, no notes, no phones. People should remember what's been said. If they need minutes, they're not listening. Always finish a meeting early. Military and TV newsrooms have the best meetings. Most meetings are atrocious around the world. If meeting requests pop up on Outlook.... red X 50% of them. People will respect you for it.
Posted in: Japanese company meetings: Getting by at the table