JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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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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- Part Time Assistant Language Teacher - Kanagawa Prefecture - late-March start
- Interac, Kanagawa
- Salary: ¥9,000 / Day per 4 class shift
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Maria
This is quite a bold statement, one you shouldn't make lightly. Can you name your source?
Posted in: Woman arrested over murder of 5-month-old son in Kobe
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Maria
Doesn't seem like an over-reaction at all. They are too quick to apologise. It's not like they were held up overnight - 3 hours isn't that much, compared with spreading a flu epidemic. I think NZ did all right.
Posted in: NZ admits overreacting to flu scare on plane from Japan
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Maria
@anglootaku: "EL&IC" is not per se a "depressing" film. It has sad aspects, but the ultimate message is not of doom and misery. Watch it, and then you can categorise it and comment on its quality.
To not make profit from a sad historical event, we'd have to cancel 80% or more of all films. What an awful thought, anyway - "Let's ONLY make happy films!" There'd be nothing worth watching after a few years.
Posted in: 'Extremely Loud' director calls for more 9/11 films
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Maria
I saw this film the other day and really enjoyed it, despite the sad storyline. I didn't know beforehand what it was about - if I had, I might not have wanted to watch it, but am glad I did. t does have certain unrealistic aspects, mostly pertaining to the boy's precociousness (but that's supposed to be explained away by his condition). I kind of see what Daldry means, he doesn't mean films about 9/11, but given that it's been such an enormous part of that past decade and the cause of a lot of world events, you'd think that more films would at least mention it - it's touched and affected so many people in so many countries.
Posted in: 'Extremely Loud' director calls for more 9/11 films
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Maria
"Down tools" is a perfectly fine expression for "stop working"; "seize" (means "grasp") in place of "cease" (means "stop") is not.
Posted in: Dutch workers down tools at Mitsubishi plant
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Maria
It is a pretty great picture of a really dumb thing to do just for a photo opp. This whole "Monkey in a hot spring" is always so wonderfully photogenic.
Posted in: Getting warm
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Maria
This interviewing style goes back at least to JHS students applying for high schools. I've been there, watched them do it. Everything is rehearsed, down to the very detail of knocking on the interview room door. Waste of time (and money). The school / company probably has already decided (or easily can decide) who they'll take. Good article, this!
Posted in: Job interviews - 'Fools using a foolish method to pick fools'
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Maria
Fabulous.
Posted in: Lady Gaga world tour to kick off in Seoul
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Maria
I think these young men are doing a sterling job, good for them. it's a shame that the focus of the discussion about this picture has shifted. In my opinion, it shows how a thankless task can be made fun. It does not comment on, (nor does the photographer intend it to I hope) on these young men's sexuality. How they look is irrelevant to how they act - although their actions are admirable, as are their outfits.
Posted in: Cleaning crew
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Maria
I would have to disagree with this, Godan. I can't comment on your experience of health checks in Japan, but I have had "patient counseling" quite a few times, and after I told them I smoked I have always asked how many / how often I smoke per day; how long I've smoked; and have been presented with photos of cancer-ridden lungs. If the smoker doesn't want to quit, what's the doctor to do?
Posted in: Japan’s 'polite' tobacco war rages on
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Maria
They should make one with the outline of a boiling egg on the bottom.
Posted in: Kettle with heat-resistant glass
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Maria
@Yubaru - a lot of media sites, whatever country they are based in, often speak in US$, so as not to confuse their American readers. I hope that JT is not doing that. 10,000 yen strikes me as a very small amount of money to have in a cigarette machine, too.
Posted in: Cigarette vending machine thief's getaway foiled by snow
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Maria
A good article. If I had a garden, the space, the know-how, the time, and the chef , I would home-grow vegetables and herbs too.
Posted in: White House chef says Obamas eat seasonal
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Maria
Well, if you're forced to be loyal, it's not loyalty, is it, it's slavery.
Posted in: Honor and loyalty
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Maria
Funny - and true.
Posted in: GPS is the traveler's enemy
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Maria
10,000 what? Yen?
Posted in: Cigarette vending machine thief's getaway foiled by snow
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Maria
What a terrifying experience that must have been for her. There is good luck to be found in the most unlikely places.
Posted in: 84-year-old woman found alive after being buried in snow for 4 hours
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Maria
I'm not too pleased with the translation - a bit repetitive, using the verb "consider" twice. In Japanese the word play is pleasing, but not so much in English,
Posted in: Good manners
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Maria
It does sound like an interesting place to go to, if you're in the area. But what a looong review this is!
Posted in: Yoyogi Village, a shopping mall with an eco twist, is out to save the world
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Maria
I love Love LOVE oden. Don't be put off by its generally unattractive appearance - it's gorgeous.
Posted in: Oden, mixed stew, sukiyaki most favored 'nabe' dishes in winter