JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- ZAIHON, Inc. (日本財務翻訳株式会社), Tokyo
- Salary: ¥6.0M / Year Negotiable
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- Full-time English Teacher - Osaka
- Epion English Language Schools, Osaka
- Salary: ¥200,000 ~ ¥250,000 / Month Depending on your ability and experience
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- Part-time English Teacher - Osaka
- Epion English Language Schools, Osaka
- Salary: ¥10,000 ~ ¥15,000 / Day Depending on how many days a week are worked
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Mark_McCracken
Does this mean the days of JAL President Haruka Nishimatsu being "famous as a modest executive" are over?
http://www.japantoday.com/category/shukan-post/view/jal-president-becomes-famous-as-modest-executive-on-youtube
Posted in: JAL seeks public funds but Maehara says rehabilitation plan insufficient
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Mark_McCracken
The new Sanyo vacuum I bought last week costs 6,000 yen. I don't see much performance difference between the two models.
Posted in: Cyclonic vacuum cleaner
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Mark_McCracken
Perhaps Kanye West's publicist could show him the location of the shift key.
Posted in: Kanye West outburst rains on Swift's MTV parade
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Mark_McCracken
I think I'll stick with google, thanks.
Posted in: Japan Online Shop English portal site attracts 200 shops in 1st month
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Mark_McCracken
Bruce used the word "cliche". I couldn't think of a cliche about second marriages (can anyone?), so I suspected that he meant sayings, or popular wisdom, as you said.
Posted in: In-laws, second marriages and baggage
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Mark_McCracken
Please see above.
Posted in: Star of Taiji dolphin-hunt film wants to win over Japan
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Mark_McCracken
The US presidential terms end in January, not the summertime.
Posted in: Rogge: 2016 Olympic vote will hinge on 'a couple of votes'
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Mark_McCracken
Or emit radio signals and give blind people free detectors which would make a sound if a car approaches.
Posted in: Japan studies noisier hybrid cars to protect blind
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Mark_McCracken
I found 8800 yen single rooms at the ANA Crown Plaza Osaka. That compares with Toyoko Inn at around at 6090 yen. With the special offer, both have free breakfast and internet, so the better bargain depends on the room, service and the breakfast. Toyoko Inns are all the onigiri you can eat, coffee, miso etc. If Crown Plaza had a complete buffet breakfast, similar to the spread Hilton puts on, it might be worth the extra money.
Posted in: ANA Crowne Plaza Osaka offers free Internet and breakfast
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Mark_McCracken
If the film was funded by a donation from Jim Clark, as you said, I would guess zero, is that correct? So then who is getting the $693,822 from the theater box office? Besides the theaters and the distributor?
Assuming, though that Ric O'Barry isn't making money great money off of the film, I'll revise my comment. Is there anything about this sentence that is incorrect?
Ric O'Barry of the late 1960s making (likely) great money training dolphins for television vs. Ric O'Barry today promoting a film vilifying taking dolphins and using them for entertainment.
Posted in: Star of Taiji dolphin-hunt film wants to win over Japan
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Mark_McCracken
Yes, Obama will stop the volcanos from erupting. Obama will stop wildfires from burning. Obama will command the sun to produce a constant amount of energy. It's going to be great.
Posted in: 350: The magic number
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Mark_McCracken
Perhaps I did. Except worldwide box office receipts for The Cove as of September 6th were $693,822. If O'Barry wasn't interested in financial gain, why didn't he just put the film on youtube instead of showing it at Sundance? Surely he could have gotten donations to cover the cost of production.
Posted in: Star of Taiji dolphin-hunt film wants to win over Japan
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Mark_McCracken
This is a great story. So much conflict. Ric O'Barry of the late 1960s making (likely) great money training dolphins for television vs. Ric O'Barry today making (likely) great money promoting a film vilifying taking dolphins and using them for entertainment. Ric O'Barry essentially playing "my culture is better than your culture" with local fishermen. Local Japanese trying to restrict access to a national park, and police unable to arrest clandestine filmmakers who circumvent the barricades. This looks like it has the makings of a non-fiction best seller.
Posted in: Star of Taiji dolphin-hunt film wants to win over Japan
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Mark_McCracken
Winners of the Prisoner Uniform Fashion contest.
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Mark_McCracken
Excellent idea. I'll do the same.
Posted in: Uno Kanda and husband’s cell phone snapping contest
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Mark_McCracken
That's Exxon Mobil. According to Forbes, McDonald's is ranked 107th, although there are probably 6 or 7 purely domestic companies ahead of them on the list.
Posted in: Mr James
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Mark_McCracken
Thankfully, they are bringing back the Chicken Tatsuta for a few weeks. I haven't had one of those for like 10 years.
Oddly, Mr. James appears to be blogging positively about non-McDonald's food on a McDonald's website. I'm not sure what the idea is with that. http://mcdonalds.dtmp.jp/blog/index.html.
Posted in: Mr James
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Mark_McCracken
No mention of how many clients they have actually had. The domain name was just registered on June 10, 2009. An online form and a chat room was cutting edge technology...in 1996. I can't imagine the "big market research and consulting companies" would turn their back on new customers, regardless of size, given the bad shape of the economy lately.
Posted in: Business concierge for foreign companies
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Mark_McCracken
Being a "homeless comic artist" seems like a great way to get noticed for about 12 months, then, like that "hard gay" character, she'll likely become overexposed and become less marketable as a talento. It's a silly, gimmicky character-based shtick similar to Borat. The important thing is to do it like Sacha Baron Cohen and reinvent yourself after the character become old.
Posted in: Britney Hamada breaks into modeling world with double page spread for Flash
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Mark_McCracken
Duh!
Posted in: Don't try filming at Yasukuni Shrine