JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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Why do Japanese change their attitude when they communicate with foreigners?
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Confrontation
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U.S. Navy investigating how parts fell off aircraft near Atsugi
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California court to decide if SeaWorld whales are illegal 'slaves'
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Kuroki reported pregnant 2 weeks after denying relationship with Akanishi
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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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Nessie
There was about 30 cm in Asahikawa over the weekend.
I saw a guy in front of his house standing with a shovel. He'd done the whole front of his property. I pass by three hours later and he's still there. It was like he was shoveling away each snowflake as it landed. Some people really have too much time.
Posted in: Blizzards hit northern Japan
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Nessie
I don't need premium gimmicks like foie gras. I just want a good burger on a proper bun. The bun is always the achilles heel of fast food.
Posted in: Wendy's reopens in Japan on Tuesday
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Nessie
Interesting. I predict that Defense of Marriage Act clause will be ruled unconstitutional.
Posted in: Deportation could split up lesbian couple
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Nessie
Good of her to show solidarity. Her future is secure. She'll be able to come back for Cyndi Lauper-like zombie holiday appearances long after she's gone stale in the U.S.
Posted in: Lady Gaga to appear on 'Kohaku Uta Gassen'
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Nessie
Pachinko parlors around the nation are closed out of respect.
Posted in: Japan's pro-Pyongyang Koreans lose patience with media
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Nessie
Tokyo Disneyland is neither unknown nor tropical.
Posted in: 'Millions' mourn North Korean leader
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Nessie
Somehow, the GPS always malfunctions but the fishfinder never does.
Posted in: Japan arrests another Chinese fishing boat skipper
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Nessie
Japanese prefer 15-year-olds who look like children.
Foreigners prefer 15-year-olds who look like women.
Posted in: Japan's 'Lolita' style: cutesy and disturbing
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Nessie
@cleo
You're correct, as far as it goes. The question is still how many, and the answer is very few.
Posted in: Japan's coast guard arrests Chinese fishing boat captain
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Nessie
d'oh; my math!
Posted in: Mother cycling with 2 daughters run over at crossing; both children die
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Nessie
Can and bike are both wrong.
Cyclists are required to walk their bikes through zebra crossings. No-one does this, but the cyclist's failure to do this will diminish the responsibility of the driver. If there is marked bike portion of the bike lane, the cyclist does not have to walk the bike.
In any case, the bike seems to be wrong on one count (riding in the crosswalk); the car looks to be wrong on three counts (hitting something in the crosswalk, hitting something while turning [I infer this], hitting a smaller class of vehicle, and execessive speed [inferred from the flipping of the vehicle]).
I had two friends who were hit cycling in the zebra crossing. The cops clearly told them they were not allowed to ride there, even though everyone does. Both went to the hospital. Fortunately, neither case was serious.
Posted in: Mother cycling with 2 daughters run over at crossing; both children die
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Nessie
It's the classic Japanese white-collar perp-walk.
People shamed, problem solved, move along.
Posted in: Prosecutors raid Olympus head office, Kikukawa's home
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Nessie
Negligible effect.
Posted in: Japan to boost forex war chest by Y30 trillion
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Nessie
Their pilots already do.
I'll show myself out.
Posted in: ANA flight delayed after pilot exceeds blood-alcohol limit
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Nessie
Hide, oil is fungible. You buy it on the world market and everyone pays pretty much the same price. Imagine if people bocotted Lawson. There might be a negligible increase in the price of nikuman, but everyone would be paying the same price.
Posted in: Japan refuses to stop Iranian oil imports
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Nessie
Something tells me there's more to this story.
Posted in: 2 Muslim men kicked off flight sue airlines in U.S.
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Nessie
This is a problem on bridges in Hokkaido, too. They actually have crews go round knocking off the accreted ice and snow. They're trying to design surfaces that counter such accretion.
Posted in: Locals worried by ice, snow falling from Tokyo Sky Tree
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Nessie
That's what I said after my third bonenkai.
Posted in: Kumi Koda announces pregnancy to fans during performance
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Nessie
@Cleo
The Japanese are not saying "Golly, we have no idea how many whales there are. The only way to know for sure is to kill them all and count them." That's the straw-woman argument you keep laying out.
The Japanese position is that we are confident that certain species such as minkes have rebounded to abundant levels (which even the conservationists concede), and we want more precise knowledge, with the aim of sustainably hunting these abundant whales. For whales whose conservation status is less known, we want data on age, growth, etc. to determine whether these whale populations are increasing or decreasing. This is the rationale for hunting fin whales.
Right, if only the damn whales would send their census forms back by return mail.
Posted in: U.S., Australia, NZ 'disappointed' over Japan whale hunt
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Nessie
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Singular sensation
Every little bomb you make...
Posted in: N Korean leader Kim Jong-Il dead at 69