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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MeanRingo
Condemned!
Posted in: Couple, aged 18 and 19, arrested for death of infant left in bicycle basket
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MeanRingo
Go after the bosozoku before they graduate and get cars to drift in. They are all the same pile of shart, just aged differently.
Posted in: Drift gang leader, 19 others arrested
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MeanRingo
I can just imagine mixing baby smell with the nic-infused reek of a political Ojisan burning the midnight oil during election time. Mmmmmm, what a wonderful olfactory image.
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MeanRingo
It LEAD to calls people. Obviously they were not heeded or else he would be sitting on death row. This guy got off light by Japanese standards. By which I mean this crime, I believe, had a financial end to it. They don't like it when you mess with business.
Posted in: U.S. sailor gets life in prison for killing Japanese taxi driver
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MeanRingo
Fear can lead to a lot of poor decisions. If the "mother" has any conscience at all, I wish her luck in dealing with it.
Posted in: Newborn boy dies after being found in Tokyo Internet cafe toilet
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MeanRingo
I used to put garbage (paper, erasers, etc.) on the heads of sleeping students. I would gently build a small pyre of gomi on their heads to the delight of the rest of the class. Then I would slam my hand on the desk and watch them jump. It was delightful. Was this wrong? Would I not have loved to defend my actions to some parent? I wished they'd brought it.
Props to Mr Kotter. Wish I could donate a couple of bucks to make it up. I hope he has the support of his fellow teachers on this one.
Posted in: Teacher gets pay cut for putting chalk in yawning student’s mouth
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MeanRingo
For 50 bucks I get to treat my wife like a whore? Ummm... Ok.
Posted in: Thanks, honey -- put it on my AMEX card
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MeanRingo
"The woman told police she heard a man below asking someone to call an ambulance, and when she looked down from her balcony, she saw the man covered in blood on his balcony."
I want to know if this woman actually called for the ambulance. Any wagers? I can just imagine...
(Screams of torturous murder)
Neighbour: Eh? Doshiyo? Tabun nanimo kikimasendeshita.
Dying Man: Help! Help! Help! Call me a frigging ambulance... I AM DYING!!!
(Sound of hair dryer)
Neighbour: Kyo no lunchi nani ga taberu kana?
(Gurgles of a suppurating wound fade into the morning mist)
Posted in: Elderly couple dead after argument in Tokyo apartment
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MeanRingo
Ban cars altogether. Whoever took a 6-7 minute drive above should get off their lazy ass and ride a bike to work. Very little chance of killing a kid when you hit them with your bike. Drop the kuruma slave mentality people. Get off yer asses and onto a bike.
Posted in: 17-year-old Ibaraki boy dies after being found bleeding with tire marks on his head
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MeanRingo
I can just imagine Mr Tamura coming home that evening after being released from the pen.
Tamura: Tadaima, I'm home.
Wife and Daughter: Oh father it is so good to see you.
Tamura: AyumiChan, aren't you a fan of the Miniskirt Police? Well, I actually met Ms. Hachisuka today on the train.
Wife and Daughter: Eeeeeeee! Ii na. Tell us all about it father. You are such a great man.
Tamura: um, yes well, it all happened when...
Posted in: Miniskirt Police singer nabs groping suspect on train
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MeanRingo
In one word... NannyBot. So, of course it is a good place to raise children.
Posted in: Is Japan a good place to raise children?
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MeanRingo
Hmmmm, she said "it was kind of kind of light and playful – like this press event.” Way to compare your nuptials to a press event. Actually, that would be more fitting than comparing it to an actual wedding I'm sure. Certainly more accurate. Uhm... congratulations on your temporarily increased air time.
Posted in: Mikitty embarrassed at exchanging vows in English with hubby in Hawaii
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MeanRingo
"Former Gangsters" caught and prosecuted so far this year: 754
"Current Gang Members caught and prosecuted so far this year: 0
Way to get yer man Japan. And good job Akasaka. Hope this doesn't turn into a Karate Kid part II or anything.
Posted in: Sayonara, mobsters; neighbors oust Japanese gangs
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MeanRingo
Thanks Whitepocky, your brilliant insights have made me rethink my whole view of the lack of sidewalks problem here. Thanks.
Posted in: Ibaraki man arrested for dangerous driving after hitting 4 people, including 2 kids
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MeanRingo
I used to use the "Cooking Water" from the refilling station of the local Kansai Super because I felt the tap water smelled and tasted funny (though the water in the area was considered higher quality than most areas in Kansai). When I mentioned this to a colleague she almost fainted. Does anyone know why she may have reacted in this manner? I just chalked it up to the regular Japanese paranoia when it comes to doing something outside of their stringent parameters, but maybe I was wrong. What is it that they do to this water that makes it better than tap water for cooking, but worse than tap water for drinking? Any ideas?
Posted in: Do you prefer tap water or bottled water for drinking?
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MeanRingo
People in Japan have to learn that bikers are NOT supposed to be following the rules of pedestrians. They should be following the rules of cars. They are mechanized and therefore should be doing exactly the same as cars where they are allowed to be. When police fail to clamp down on these infractions (which include double riding, riding on sideWALKS, riding DRUNK as Fck and a slew of others) they create an environment where these accidents will happen. It really is tragic that this girl died. But with Smithy, I'm more surprised that this isn't on the news as often as random stabbers, arsonists and chikans. I guess that is a good thing, except that it will continue business as usual and the lawlessness of bike riders will keep on keeping on.
Posted in: 2 girls riding a bike hit by car in Chiba; one dies
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MeanRingo
Bad Ojisan, bad Ojisan, whacha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?
Let's say this one won't make the next episode of "Coppsu"
Posted in: Truck thief gets away after crashing into five police cars in Chiba
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MeanRingo
I can't wait for western Yolita dudes. Then I will have seen all.
Posted in: We're Western girls trying to be Japanese girls, trying to be Western - it seems like a funny circle to go around.
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MeanRingo
Wow... McNair dead... wow. He was a great player. Too bad. Hope the catch the person/people who did it.
Posted in: Former NFL quarterback McNair, woman shot dead in Tennessee
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MeanRingo
I would have said "Va fon cullo, cornudos, bastardo."
Posted in: Rome restaurant shut down after charging Japanese tourists 695 euros