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  Mark_McCrackenSep. 25, 2011 - 07:20AM JST

  You’re not welcome unless you possess at least 360 million yen in assets or a minimum annual income of 1.2 million yen.

  In other words, you need to have a net worth or $4,700,000 (US) or have an annual income of $15,700 (US)? Is this translation accurate?

  Posted in: China enjoys 'bubble' while Japan languishes on sidelines

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  Mark_McCrackenSep. 21, 2011 - 07:56AM JST

  Wendy's has no restaurants in Japan.

  Posted in: You can't reinvent the burger; you can remake it

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  Mark_McCrackenSep. 16, 2011 - 12:36PM JST

  It would seem easy for other soft drink companies to copy this marketing. Any no-calorie drink could be called a double zero cocktail. Coke Zero, zero calorie beer, etc. The only exception, I suppose, is tap water.

  Posted in: Karina gets 10 years' supply of Double Zero Cocktail

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  Mark_McCrackenSep. 14, 2011 - 08:06PM JST

  Can ya fix fix the headline headline?

  Posted in: Axe man kills two children, four adults near China kindergarten

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  Mark_McCrackenSep. 13, 2011 - 11:45AM JST

  Taco Bell take out with a Bud Light Lime.

  Posted in: Living in Japan, which food or drink item do you miss most from your home country?

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  Mark_McCrackenSep. 13, 2011 - 11:00AM JST

  Most importantly, learners can speak into a microphone using Dragon Naturally Speaking, high-end speech recognition, considered the best speech recognition in the world.

  OK, but then what happens? Does the SpeakGlobal A.I. chat robot identify and correct errors? If not, what exactly is the purpose of the microphone? How is the interaction between the student and the SpeakGlobal A.I. chat robot different than the interaction between the student and an English language program on TV?

  Posted in: Chatbots teach English conversation

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  Mark_McCrackenSep. 13, 2011 - 10:24AM JST

  There seem to be two different articles here. The first 5 paragraphs do not mention Henry Black.

  Posted in: Henry Black (1859-1923): Japan’s first gaijin talent

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  Mark_McCrackenSep. 07, 2011 - 03:40AM JST

  Yes.

  Posted in: Ten years on, do you believe al-Qaida was responsible for the events of 9/11?

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  Mark_McCrackenSep. 02, 2011 - 04:40PM JST

  this project is not based in reality

  Then don't bring it to our attention.

  Posted in: Domino's Pizza hits the moon

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  Mark_McCrackenSep. 02, 2011 - 03:42PM JST

  A major typhoon is headed toward Japan.

  Wrong. It is not a "major typhoon". It is a tropical storm. Category 1 typhoons (the weakest of the 5 categories) have 1 minute maximum sustained winds of 64-82 knots. Currently winds are 55 knots, and not expected to reach typhoon strength.

  Posted in: Japan braces for strong typhoon

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  Mark_McCrackenAug. 31, 2011 - 09:16AM JST

  Their third Kansai-area restaurant (all open 24 hours a day) opens September 8th in Shinsaibashi, across from Big Step.

  Posted in: Burger King offers one-coin Value Choice set

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  Mark_McCrackenAug. 23, 2011 - 12:46PM JST

  Burger King in Japan continues its expansion. Just opened a shop in Kyoto last week.

  Posted in: Burger King retires mascot "The King"

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  Mark_McCrackenAug. 23, 2011 - 04:14AM JST

  Larger display makes more data easier to read.

  So...what is the function of the small display, then?

  You can calculate the cost, selling price, or margin of profit on an item, given the other two values.

  I imagine you can also calculate speed, time or distance traveled, given the other two values.

  Posted in: Dual-screen calculator

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  Mark_McCrackenAug. 22, 2011 - 01:47PM JST

  Low orbit cargo delivery.

  Understanding the stomach contents of freshly killed whales

  And, as yokomoc said, toilets.

  Posted in: In what technological or scientific fields is Japan still ahead of the rest of the world?

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  Mark_McCrackenAug. 20, 2011 - 04:18PM JST

  By exchanging Yen for USD?

  Some currency exchange accounts allow you to leverage investments 100 times or more. Meaning you could potentially double your money by betting on a 1% currency fluctuation, (or lose your money, if the currency fluctuated 1% in the opposite direction).

  Posted in: Japan ready to act over yen's historic rise

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  Mark_McCrackenAug. 17, 2011 - 09:12PM JST

  Yes.

  I generally ignore it.

  Posted in: Have you ever experienced racism or sexual harassment? If so, what did you do about it at the time?

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  Mark_McCrackenAug. 15, 2011 - 12:24PM JST

  How can this be newsworthy if "TV fast becoming irrelevant medium"?

  Posted in: Fuji TV announcer Reiko Endo announces upcoming wedding

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  Mark_McCrackenAug. 04, 2011 - 09:02PM JST

  How much did they waste on the trade this time?

  There are readers here who can do a much better assessment than I, but very roughly estimating, they reportedly spent a trillion yen, and lost about 5% of the value making the trade, so that would be a loss of 50 billion yen, or $625 million dollars. On the other hand, the value of the US Treasury bonds that Japan holds rose by 5% against the yen, so that is 5% times $912 billion dollars, an increase of $45 billion dollars. Again, others here will be able to give you a more complete answer.

  Posted in: Japanese gov't intervenes to stem yen's rise against dollar

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  Mark_McCrackenAug. 03, 2011 - 06:29PM JST

  I bought and read most of the material the first time. It was good, but I'm not going to pay for it again.

  Posted in: Alien Humor

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  Mark_McCrackenAug. 03, 2011 - 03:11PM JST

  Higher.

  Posted in: What do you think the yen-dollar exchange rate should be in order to benefit the Japanese economy?

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