JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- Financial Advisor
- Select Asset Management KK, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥100,000 ~ ¥999,999 Paid Training Commission Based
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- Corporate Business English Trainers
- ACT Systems, Inc.（株式会社アクト・システムズ）, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥269,500 ~ ¥280,000 / Month
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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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Mark_McCracken
Next time, order a Big Mac.
Posted in: Eri Murakawa talks Broadway, burgers and being on stage
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Mark_McCracken
I'm not. A drink vending machine can serve several people and reduce the need for personal refrigerators and beverage warming devices. That, and, you know, worrying about global warming is silly.
Posted in: Vending Machines: Coined Consumerism
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Mark_McCracken
This problem is easy to solve. Two words: Best Bowlist.
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Mark_McCracken
I'm planning to watch it online. Since the production costs were paid for by billionaire James Clark, and since the people appearing in the documentary presumably were not paid, and since the producers are surely more interested in spreading the story than in making money, I'm sure it will be available online shortly, right?
Posted in: Do you intend to see "The Cove" either at a theater or on DVD?
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Mark_McCracken
I'm pretty sure "bamboo" isn't traded on the stock market. Even if a bamboo harvesting company was listed on the stock market, you would have to look at that company's balance sheet, income statement and management rather than just blindly investing (or giving silly investment advice) based on what the company produces.
No, it really doesn't.
Posted in: Go green and switch to bamboo
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Mark_McCracken
...yeah, but how many buyers so far?
Posted in: Online marketplace takes off
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Mark_McCracken
Multi-generational occurrence does not provide immunity to criticism.
Posted in: Anger and defiance in Taiji after 'Cove' wins Oscar
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Mark_McCracken
I haven't. Where can I download it?
Posted in: 'The Cove' wins Oscar for Best Documentary
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Mark_McCracken
That's a little to close to some totally inappropriate metaphors..."It's full speed ahead. Nothing's going to stop us now. Let's put the pedal to the metal."
Posted in: Toyota president urges workers, dealers to work toward new start
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Mark_McCracken
It's now being reported to be 8.8, which would make it the 6th or 7th strongest earthquake ever recorded.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010tfan.php
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/historical_mag.php
Posted in: Death toll in Chile earthquake tops 300
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Mark_McCracken
Tyler Durden
It's not nonsense. It's true.
On the topic of Earthquakes - massive 8.3 being reported in Chile in the last hour.
Posted in: M6.9 quake jolts Okinawa Prefecture
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Mark_McCracken
I don't know. Why don't you ask someone? You could report your findings here, and we could read them.
Then why didn't you get a better answer before you finished writing the article?
Obvious facts are not interesting to read.
Posted in: Banking with the dinosaurs
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Mark_McCracken
I question sports which require minimal physical exertion. Curling is an obvious candidate for removal.
Posted in: Are there any sports that you think should be dropped from the Winter Olympics for whatever reason?
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Mark_McCracken
Deaths in Olympic events are rare (is this the first?), so television editors didn't have a frame of reference to work from. If someone was decapitated, they'd would (and should) cut away right away, because the death would be obvious. This death was less obvious.
Rebroadcasts of a crash, after it becomes clear that an athlete died, are in poor taste.
Posted in: The crash that claimed the life of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili prior to the opening of the Vancouver Winter Olympics was aired on national TV. Do you think it should have been?
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Mark_McCracken
Because JapanToday articles are often so lacking in discussion-provoking content that readers comment instead on the picture, which often involves a celebrity. Here's an example.
http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/mari-hoshino-named-poster-girl-for-fire-brigade-recruitment
Posted in: Why do Japanese celebrities featured in photos or stories on Japan Today frequently come in for a lot of derision from some readers?
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Mark_McCracken
No mention of what specifically people should do to prevent fires. If "everyone can contribute in some way", perhaps a few ways could be mentioned.
Posted in: Mari Hoshino named poster girl for fire brigade recruitment
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Mark_McCracken
I'd love to know how much, if anything, Oprah and Leno got for doing the "Late Show" promo.
Posted in: Super Bowl most watched TV show ever
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Mark_McCracken
Both.
Posted in: Asashoryu's retirement: Did he fall or was he pushed?
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Mark_McCracken
Orchid64, excellent summary of what most eikaiwa students seek.
Dean Rogers, I enjoyed your interview last summer, especially the specifics you mentioned about what lead to your success. You mentioned recording every lesson which both allows student to review the lessons, as well as provides data from which management can judge the validity of student complaints. I'm hoping your future articles will include more specific, practical insights like these.
Posted in: The state of the language school industry
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Mark_McCracken
Is it too much to ask the writer of this article to include a model number and a price?
Posted in: Convertible touch screen netbook