JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) in Kanto region
- RCS (RCSコーポレーション), Kanto
- Salary: ¥180,000 ~ ¥250,000 / Month includes performance bonus
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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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MichaelJP
Does this cult qualify for tax exempt status in Japan?
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MichaelJP
This happens all the time in the Japanese TV and entertainment industry, but most young "talent" consider it part of the career development process.
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MichaelJP
The government should simply cut back on its massive spending. Problem solved. We all no there's no chance of that happening though.
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MichaelJP
Regarding Japan wishing to double-tax Amazon.com, making them effectively pay tax both in the U.S. and in Japan and therefore putting them at a significant competitive disadvantage, this could make their business -- based on slim profit margins -- untenable here. It would be a pity if they pulled out of Japan since it would impact many local businesses that benefit from Amazon sales... e.g. package delivery services, local producers who resell via Amazon, etc.
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MichaelJP
LOL, I've seen exactly this false accusation on a train. A girl pushed against then yelled at some likely looking meek middle-aged guy and the JR staff at the next station nearly pulled him off but fortunately an older lady who was sitting down had witnessed it and she said something angrily and the younger girl suddenly ran away (interestingly there was a younger guy with her who also ran for it). That old guy was very thankful and I bet he would have been in lots of trouble if not for someone standing up for him.
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MichaelJP
I have found a couple of smaller ones that are extremely good. The guys really do make a strong effort on your behalf, especially to get you a good salary and a good job match, which is also good business for them too because I guess their sign-on commission is a percentage of your salary.
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MichaelJP
That's a non-statement if ever I heard one!
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MichaelJP
Where are they even getting the resources to build these missiles and nukes? Its not like they have much disposable income, and I doubt you can construct WMDs from starving peasants and propoganda. Actually, I wonder if the nuke was a distraction and any attack on South Korea would involve chemical weapons instead? Chemical weapon development certainly would be helped along by ready access to large numbers of starving test subjects.
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MichaelJP
In certain cases, surely torture is justified just like the death penalty. If you are caught red-handed participating in terrorist activities, then you should consider it part of the risk and not cry like a spoilt Westerner.
And if truth serum really worked, I bet law enforcement would use it all the time.
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MichaelJP
I seriously need one of those “Hadaka ni natte, nani ga warui?” shirts with a pic of that guy who jumped naked into palace moat and climbed to wall.
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MichaelJP
Re the surcharge, from another story:
So it is only tickets sold in Japan that still have the surcharge. Maybe if you purchased online indicating you were from Australia then the surcharge wouldn't apply.
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MichaelJP
Its ok when the LDP does it. Wasn't there a recent statement that no LDP member would be charged for violations of the political donations law and it only applied to opposition parties?
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MichaelJP
NK claims everything is an act of war or a hostile act, usually prior to multi-way talks in an attempt to get more free stuff from the West and from Japan.
Posted in: N Korea warns Japan that intervening in rocket launch will be act of war
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MichaelJP
And so the rage is maintained across generations and hatred inflamed once again. There will never be peace when those in power use history to instill hate against other nations.
Posted in: Chinese movies on Japan's wartime atrocities clear censors
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MichaelJP
That's like trying to pacify lung cancer by stopping medical treatment and taking up smoking.
Posted in: Islamic law to be imposed in parts of northwest Pakistan
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MichaelJP
"Something like this was innevitable" says NASA. Yeah, because there's not much space in... space?
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MichaelJP
A "Buy American" initiative is not illegal under NAFTA, and they could just as well call it the "don't buy lots of low-quality crap" policy. Encouraging competition based on quality rather than price is a very good thing because it reigns in excessive consumption -- and hence pollution -- and serves to lift the overall value of the production industry.
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MichaelJP
The officers lead by example, and it appears the example they are setting is rather bad indeed, yet they get away with it.
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MichaelJP
Japanese police found some crazy talk on the Internets? No way, that's unpossible!
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MichaelJP
Hamas are too stupid to get the message and keep provoking Israel, so they shouldn't act surprised at retaliation. They are like a retarded child who keeps poking a hornets nest. Fundamentalist religion rots the brain and should be treated as a psychological disorder or disease of the mind.
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