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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Molenir
Wonder if the sister would have survived had she been wearing a helmet? Am happy the girl is able to come back though.
Posted in: Miwa Asao back in public eye after sister's death
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Molenir
While I agree that shoring up AIG is needed, its a very slippery slope the government is dealing with. This could very easily go the wrong way. And quick.
Posted in: U.S. government bails out AIG with $85 billion loan
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Molenir
A lot of people seem to be misunderstanding both the problems as well as thinking the best solution to the crisis is government intervention. People think that more regulation is the solution. To put it simply, the managers and CEOs at these huge companies didn't see what was coming. At least not until it was too late to shift their positions. Do you really think some bureaucrat would be smarter, and more visionary then these people are? You really want to give a bunch of power to those kinds of people? I certainly don't.
China can't pull what its invested worldwide. When you say that, you make it obvious you don't understand what Global economy means. As well as showing you don't know where the Chinese and other countries are invested. Banks all over the world, including those in China, are looking to help shore up these firms, for the simple reason that if they collapse, the the entire world economy could very well slip into a depression. And if that happens... You think its bad now, you ain't seen nothin yet!
Posted in: What do you think of the recent financial upheavals in the U.S. that have seen Lehman Brothers file for bankruptcy, Bank of America buy Merrill Lynch, the collapse of Bear Stearns and the U.S. government take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?
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Molenir
Like others, this crime could have been prevented with education, and a lot more of those "horrible" baby hatches that everyone hates. All I can say is, its tragic that one mother decided it would be better to kill her child, then to give it a chance at life.
Posted in: Body of newborn baby found in coin locker at train station in Tokyo
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Molenir
Global Warming... lol. Yeah, I don't think so.
Posted in: Algae-dyed polar bears puzzle Japan zoo visitors
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Molenir
This is just a joke. He's arrested, and so he's banned. God help him if he'd actually done something serious. What would they have done then? Killed him?
Posted in: Russian sumo wrestler banned for life
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Molenir
Not double jeopardy at all. Only if it was in the same jurisdiction, and the same charges would double jeopardy come into play. Its not, so its not. Simple as that.
Posted in: LA prosecutors argue double jeopardy not applicable to Miura's case
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Molenir
Isn't beating a confession out of suspects the "norm" though? I would have thought they'd have already gotten that information. Maybe they're afraid to do it because these guys are military, and in for beating up someone else.
Posted in: 4 GSDF personnel arrested for beating colleague in Kyoto
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Molenir
And you call yourself a teacher? A teacher of what? Like Serindipity said, sounds a lot like grooming.
Posted in: Teacher resigns after kissing student in Akita
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Molenir
Umm, no theres no almost here. It definitely deserves capital punishment. And every news article should refer to him as the coward he is. Not because he failed to end his life, but because he would rather murder his family, then deal with his problems like a man. What a coward!
Posted in: Man sentenced to life in prison for killing wife, daughter
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Molenir
True, American Prisons are not nice. Besides, when you look at comparable crimes, say if a foreign girl had been killed by a Japanese guy, you'll see that this is much more severe a punishment then you'd have gotten in Japan.
Overall, I agree, the life without the possibility of parole would have been better, but this is a good and reasonable sentence.
Posted in: Man gets life for killing Japanese woman in Hawaii
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Molenir
The word I noticed was negligible. As in, a negligible amount was possibly leaked. People are scared over nothing.
Posted in: U.S. Navy warns of possible radioactive leak from nuclear sub in Sasebo, Okinawa
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Molenir
Hehe, a story like this really brings out the Bush and America haters doesn't it.
Posted in: Chavez seeks alliance with Russia for protection from U.S.
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Molenir
Yeah, glad shes allright. Since hes all for getting even, he should volunteer to allow her to stab him in the same place. That way everything fair.
Posted in: Jilted man arrested for stabbing ex-girlfriend, torching apartment
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Molenir
I don't know about this. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying I think Japan would ever try to retake them by force, but if you read that territory as belonging to Japan, and then assert that it has been illegally occupied by South Korea, then technically, Japan would merely be repelling invaders from their territory. As such, I don't see it as being against the Constitution. Don't think it would ever happen like I said, just not illegal.
Posted in: S Korea reportedly plans to build hotel on disputed islets
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Molenir
Shame? For preferring to give the child a chance at life rather then just flushing them down the toilet? Myself I think this is a great thing. And like Rjd said, finally a step in the right direction.
Posted in: Japan to give nationality to illegitimate children: Nikkei
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Molenir
Let me think, the ICC which is part of the most corrupt organization in the world being allowed to charge leaders with crimes... Hmm, well perhaps if everyone involved with it was first gotten rid of, the system completely overhauled to make it transparent, and actual laws were set in place to regulate what people can and cannot be charged with. Then, even still probably not. I don't think its possible to justify charging democratically elected leaders, who are held accountable by their own governments with crimes. Particularly not someone like Bush who has despite what the lunatics like to claim, committed no crimes.
All this talk about George Bush, and "illegal war" though is really just semantics. No war is really legal, not the Russian invasion of Afghanistan, nor the Chinese invasion of Tibet, but the Iraq war comes about as close as its possible to make it.
Posted in: Do you think the International Criminal Court should be able to charge world leaders with crimes?
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Molenir
Unfortunate but true. Hes just married and already out partying with other women. Nothing but a pig. She should dump the loser and find herself an actual man.
Posted in: Pregnant Megumi has to contend with husband's partying
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Molenir
As you say, my mother was a working mother. Her working as she did was always a source of pride to my my brothers and my sister. It impressed me that she was able to balance both working and family together.
On the other hand, my sister-in-law is a stay at home mom. She and my brother decided this a long time ago. Now that her kids are getting older, she is looking to get back into the workforce. Taking classes just like they're talking about in order to have the education and skills needed for the job she wants. To me, both are impressive.
Posted in: Helping women get back into the workplace
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Molenir
You have to understand, people here equate talking with people as torture. I know, I do empathize. Talking with some people for me is like torture. Still, its not like he was put on the rack, or given the thumbscrews. Now if he underwent what McCain did, and so many others, at the Hanoi Hilton, then, you guys might have room to make an argument.
But here is the fundamental problem. When does is murder, murder. At what age, do we have to accept responsibility for our own actions, even if we're influenced by poor role models? He chose to be there, and he chose to throw the grenade. Thats what it really comes down to here.
Posted in: Canadian teenager cries in Gitmo interrogation video