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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Maria
What on earth are 14/15-year-olds doing out at a quarter to 3 in the morning?
Posted in: 8 youths arrested for stealing cigarettes
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Maria
Ilustrates air pollution very well, all that crap we're buring into the atmosphere.
Posted in: Flying high
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Maria
"...holding 2 big knives..." doesn't suggest that he was holding one in either hand when entering the house. he could've been a) holding both in one hand; or b) had one or both in a pocket or bag.
Posted in: Intruder arrested at Paris Hilton's home
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Maria
Firefly Dreams is a lovely film! Starfish Hotel takes more brainpower than I have on any given day, but is certainly worth a watch.
Posted in: Lights, camera, action
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Maria
How odd, your reactions! I always knew Charisma Man was by a man; always assumed that the "real" CM, i.e. the spindly, pathetic little fella, wasn't how anyone saw him, just how he actually was; thought Western Woman is being mocked just as heartily as CM. Maybe I'm missing something? I am, after all, one of those embittered, sexless, western porkers...
Posted in: The return of Charisma Man
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Maria
It's a bit like asking if we should throw our ailing granny off a cliff now that she's lost all usefulness and just sits around costing us money. Granny is part of the history of the family, and the monarchy i part of the history of a country. And for the most part, present-day monarchies aren't ailing, doddery grannies. I don't think that a monarch should be actively involved in politics, or the running of a country, but I don't think we should get rid of them. That said, if Canada or Australia want to get rid of the monarchy after Queenie, I can see why they would.
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Maria
Good stuff - I've been drinking this (tomato juice with lemon) for years! Make your own, it's easy. take some tomato juice (non-sodium), and pour it over ice. Add some drops of lemon juice (freshlysqueezed or from a bottle). Stir. Drink. I wouldn't buy this new product precisely for the reason that you can make it yourself. And indeed, what is the other 40%? Water I suppose.
Posted in: Tomato juice with a sour kick
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Maria
Some thoughts: 1. Retirement age is around 60 - 65. 2. What was the driver doing during all this? Priority seats are usually at the front, and he should have stepped in before it got nasty. 3. Other people on the bus should've rallied around too. 4. Absolutely the kid should've got up, rude little bastard. 5. The woman should not have attacked him, she should've reported him to his high school. 6. it really infuriates me when schoolkids take the priority seats instead of moving to the back; when they remain sitting in the face of older people; when the block the aisles with their massive bags, amking no effort to keep them close; when they do NOT move down the aisle of a crowded bus after being told to by the driver...
Good job I teach the kids who I see doing this regularly and can tell them off/ make them give their seats up, otherwise I, too, would take an umbrella to their offensive little backsides.
Posted in: Elderly woman arrested for beating youth sitting in priority seat of bus
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Maria
I don't like it. It's lazy, and not too far from "half-breed". If you know someone's background you say it.
Posted in: What do you think of the word "hafu," the Japanese term used to describe anyone who is half-Japanese?
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Maria
What are you all bitching about, with your smug "I'm a boy scout I'm always prepared" attitudes? It's healthier than buying chocolate bars and crisps from a vending machine, isn't it? If you're in a rush, nowhere near a supermarket and there's a line at the convenience store (that sells a lot of additive-pumped,empty-calorie crap), a banana is a great choice for a snack!
Posted in: Going bananas
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Maria
Absolutely not! What arrogance!
Posted in: Should vuvuzelas be banned for the rest of the World Cup soccer games?
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Maria
I wonder if the issue is not actually about poor quality, not poor quantity? The one leads to the other...
Posted in: Wives still have passion, but how to get their husbands to realize it?
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Maria
According to the Daily Yomiuri, she "goes by her first name". Good grief.
Posted in: Get back in line
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Maria
They look great!
Posted in: SATC2
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Maria
Wow! I thought she was a mannequin for a bit; I was wondering, "What saleswoman??"
Posted in: On sale
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Maria
Because those who malign it are either snobs, or ex-teachers who were crap at teaching and just took the piss.
Posted in: Why is teaching at English conversation schools in Japan such a maligned profession by some people?
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Maria
Mt Rainier have been going for years! Who copied who?
Posted in: Mt Rainier Double Espresso
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Maria
nice idea, but four hours max isn't much.
Posted in: Hilton Nagoya offers complimentary bicycle service to guests
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Maria
I like Country Ma'am cookies, but miso flavour? Hmm...
Posted in: Country Ma'am cookies
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Maria
My question is: does the fellow do the same to his Japanese co-passangers? If not, then he's just picking on her for being a furriner - in his mind just a tourist too, and showing off his English. If he does approach all other passengers whose music bothers him in the same way, then good luck to him! At some point he will find that not everyone is as agreeable.
Posted in: Train shame