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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Maruku
It's a great shot, especially the sky, which would not have looked that way at 3:30 so must have been a nice surprise. Thanks for sharing.
Posted in: Bright and early
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Maruku
Bush who?
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Maruku
Bobo ... Gangsta isn't a language bro.
Posted in: What's wrong with the way English is taught in Japan?
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Maruku
English is where it is because people don't care. And why should they, where's the bottom line and which side of the language divide gets to draw it?
Posted in: What's wrong with the way English is taught in Japan?
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Maruku
Point of view - respect but RE:
One word: Rendition
At least Bob has the "excuse" of being a 3rd world geriatric geezer.
Posted in: Mugabe slams Bush's 'stupid' comments
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Maruku
Truth be told though, this is not an American issue (proliferation of fossil fuel use), it's a gloabl issue. Consumers need to apply pressure on all car makers - from the politically correct SAAB, Volvo, BMW and Merc - to the oil importing Nissan, Hyundai, Toyota folks - all have been jacking the consumer off for far too long (any colour so long as its black-kinda thing).
This is not a Mori Tower where you build and they will come. This should be much more consumer-centric. Our reliance on oil, dependence on oil, and the resultant animosity toward the folks who have it (to keep with the topic), is tied up with freeing ourselves from this addiction.
If only our politicians would let us do that. We need an alternative energy bailout. The Street should sould sort itself out.
Posted in: Report finds prejudice rising against U.S. Muslims
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Maruku
Betzee - great post at at 09:55 PM JST - 5th December. Thanks. Will look it up.
Posted in: Report finds prejudice rising against U.S. Muslims
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Maruku
Muchakucha. The gays have been bashed by Reps and Religious right in the US much more frequently and for decades longer than some Channel 4 expose in London. I promise.
Secondly, I think Smith's point is (he would tell you himself but maybe you need it from another source), that the world has been dominated by Christianity for longer than it has been dominated by Islam. I must assume you agree to this point. Yes?
In that time wars have been fought, and these wars have involved covert opps, insurgence, propaganda, bombing, raping and pillaging. Yet, these wars fought in Gods name - more accurately, in the name of the people who said that were representing God - and these wars were somehow "just" wars.
So you want me to believe that the much shorter Islamic wars against the people who said they were representing God, that these wars are somehow worse than the much longer, deadlier wars of the non-muslims.
Now Mucha, why do you want me to believe that? Because it is true (in which case Christianity would be the minority) or to justify your own prejudice?
Posted in: Report finds prejudice rising against U.S. Muslims
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Maruku
This "band" represents everything that is wrong, sad, hopeless and pathetic with commercial music. It's taken the absolute ridiculousness that is SMAP (grown-men with zero musical talent that need to wake up to the reality that they are not 16 anymore), and pimped them to even greater heights. These guys are the w*ores of companies like Johnny's Entertainment that make people like ... Rick Astley, Sigue Sigue Sputnik and Max Headroom seem like real musicians. Is it so much about the money that these guys don't feel embarrassed and die the same million deaths that I die just watching them? Don't they feel dirty? The kind of dirt that you rub and rub but it doesn't come off.
Apparently, this is acceptable.
Posted in: Pop group Exile opens outlet for 4 days in Tokyo Midtown
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Maruku
I think Obama is mistaken if he thinks he break with fundamental US foreign policy, which is to set up forward bases in other people's backyards. Maybe they're right about him being naive.
Posted in: Obama says he's committed to ending Iraq war
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Maruku
Ahem ... I think the article meant to say ... So what SuperLib, I don't like him or anything he represents. Never have, never will. Not about to start apologizing either.
Posted in: Bush urges Americans to be proud of country
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Maruku
I like the man, but I think its important to remember, based on history, that the Americans never leave. Not saying that's good or bad, I'm just saying that's the way it is. "America" is way bigger than the President, which is why he is called the President and not Your Highness. So rest easy Neocon-types, you will not pull out even if Obama comes in (and too bad Dems and Co. who think you will be). There might might be a timetable for a partial withdrawal, but I doubt it will never be complete. Except for last man standing on a Saigon rooftop, it has never been that way, and its unlikely that it ever will be again. Even the liberals don't talk about it. You will never leave.
Posted in: Obama says he's committed to ending Iraq war
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Maruku
I think he meant to say: “We live in a nation founded on the idea of power, a nation limited only by imagination, and a nation that has done more than any other to sleight liberty throughout the world,” the president said in his weekly radio address one day after the nation celebrated Independence Day.
Posted in: Bush urges Americans to be proud of country
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Maruku
... of course if there actually were (or ever should be) gun-toting, anti-government militia in the States, guess who would lobbying for stricter gun control ... the republican right! ha! what an interesting people the Americans.
Posted in: Supreme Court says U.S. Constitution gives Americans right to own guns
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Maruku
Wasn't Antonin Scalia a Bush appointee? he he. But anyway, so what if the Americans want to bare arms ... if they want to, let them. It's their neighborhood and if it is the only way of keeping that government in check, who could honestly say it was a bad thing?
It's the matter of them exporting them handguns (with one hand on the telephone - ha!) that is much more of a concern.
Posted in: Supreme Court says U.S. Constitution gives Americans right to own guns
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Maruku
besides ... after the precedent of GW on some ship in Top Gear kit declaring the end to the "war" several years ago now, what forward-looking politician would want to follow the same precedent. Except John McCain that is.
Posted in: McCain says setting Iraq withdrawal date 'not that important'
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Maruku
Jimmy in Hong Kong,
When there's a war (actually an invasion), the price of things goes up. This has happened since the beginning of time.
McCain has been to Iraq 9 times. So what? The US army folks I know are as keen to go to to Iraq as few times as possible and I can assure that having him there is more of an inconvenience to the troops there who trying to do their job than taking care of some geezer.
Posted in: McCain says setting Iraq withdrawal date 'not that important'
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Maruku
Or how about just "American"?
Posted in: Black conservatives conflicted over Obama
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Maruku
I don't think McCain's statements were that out of line if you really think about it. They reflect what goes on in Washington. After dropping 3 tril. US dollars no-one walks away (has ever or will ever) and focuses on some other topical issue, say bail-outs by the Fed. This [the US in Iraq] is a non-issue, and if he made a faux pas it was not that the US is there to stay - this is an inescapable fact for several reasons - his point was that, if people must die, he wants those folks not to be American.
Read: We will stay in Iraq in an advisory capacity while we train Iraqi forces to defend their country against our mutual enemies i.e. radical Islam.
Guess who is dying and buying US tech, and guess who is staying.
Posted in: McCain says setting Iraq withdrawal date 'not that important'
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Maruku
Sounds like a cool guy! And yes, should totally be commended for making things easier for foreigners.
Posted in: Driving lessons available for foreigners