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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- ALT - Mie Prefecture - Yokkaichi City - June start
- NPO法人グローバル教育推進機構（GLAD), Mie
- Salary: ¥230,000 / Month For a full working month. Some months differ.
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- Business Teaching Positions - Part-time - Kanto Region
- Interac, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥3,000 ~ ¥5,000 / Hour
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I'm so sorry my condolences goes to Consul general Pushkov. I sincerely apologize for the mistake of naming the wrong person. I'm terribly embarrassed. Please forgive me.
Posted in: Russian consul in Japan dies in cliff fall
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I am writing to extend my deepest sympathies to you and your family. I was sad to learn of Vice consul Kolesnik's death. Please always remember that life is eternal and love is immortal and death is only a horizon which is nothing save the limit of our sight.
Posted in: Russian consul in Japan dies in cliff fall
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Michael Jackson influenced an entire generation and was probably a bold representation of how a male pop singer could look. He really did dress to impress with his kingly looks and was kind of a symbol for the more is more fashion era. He understood the power of costume on and off the stage. Whether you called it avant garde or tour de force, it never was boring. We will always love you Michael Jackson from the bottom of our hearts.
Posted in: Michael Jackson costumes to go on world tour
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No adult has any right to molest, beat, harm, violate, batter etc. any child and display this cruel reality online for the world to see. Children are the next generation. We should admire and value their innocence. Hence a child does have the right to be protected and unharmed.
Posted in: Japanese man jailed in U.S. child porn bust
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This diplomat has low self-esteem and no respect for his wife as a human being and no compassion for human life. No women should have to put up with physical, emotional abuse, intimidation and other threats of violence. Hence to understand an abuser you have to understand the pyschology of a evil person. Abusers are nothing but evil persons who wreck other lives.
Posted in: Japanese diplomat charged with domestic abuse in San Francisco
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South Africa is a modern country and a premier travel destination offering a unique mix of wildlife and beautiful landscaping infused with vibrant culture and great climate. Everybody practically speaks English. They have some great beaches and famous wine-lands offering a rich historical experience. Unfortunately crime is a prominent issue and their is especially a high rate of murders. However most of it is between people that know each other. My advice is to enjoy the friendly people and take their advice on where to avoid and you'll have a wonderful time. It is easy to travel around so don't forget to visit the stunning coastal towns, enjoy a safari and don't forget to eat plenty of the diverse, delicious amazing food.
Posted in: South African Tourism
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Novenachama
Although there are probably signs of brand fatigue for Hello Kitty merchandise at least in Japan, she continues to represent an unconscious human desire that many people share and food being a basic human desire will always attract people. People always love good, tasty food and sweets especially for me are additive. However it's the artistic presentation that allows you to enjoy it with your eyes first. Appearance is almost as important as actual taste and color and design is also critical. Hence the Japanese do enjoy the artistic sense and beauty or in this case the cuteness of display. If it's beautiful and cute people will think it's delicious and it is going to sell. Therefore I'm not surprised that Kitty bento lunch boxes are taking off in sales but in addition how about expanding and coming up with some Kitty foodstuff in the future.
Posted in: Hello Kitty takes over food department at Tokyu Toyoko store
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Novenachama
Congratulations for Mr. Hollande! It is indeed a time for integration and change of direction in Europe. This is absolutely great news and we can now pop open the champagne. He will now retire from politics after losing the confidence of the French people. This is exactly what happens when the economy goes downhill and many people become un happy.
Posted in: Hollande elected French president
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Many people cherish and are very protective of their own chosen moments of solitude, but we also know that periods of time alone can send anyone into a depressive state, or make you like you are going crazy. More specifically, a kind of panic can set in when you realize you are alone with your thoughts with no one to affirm or deny the validity of what you are thinking. When you are by yourself for too long, you start to question your own understanding of reality of who you really are and what the world is really like. You need interactions with other people because they are such a significant part of how you understand and enjoy life and for reasons for living. All people seem to depend on varying amounts and intensities of social interaction to keep them happy, stable, and sane. This is not surprising given that human beings are social animals by nature. Hence life is what you make it. Design it and choose not to be a lone ranger.
Posted in: Solitary deaths among middle-aged single males living alone increase
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In a nut shell, Japan will need a headstart since it is the most rapidly aging country in the world. This issue with demographic aging would require international coordination of national and local actions including a reorganization of social security systems, changes in labor, immigration and familiy policies, education reforms, promotion of active and healthy life styles and more cooperation between the governments in resolving socieconomic and political problems because of the population aging. On the other hand, the health status of older people has improved because of less diseases and older people live longer and are more active. As a result they can be more productive and contribute economically.
Posted in: We have this aging population, and we still have no good answer on how to deal with it.
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Novenachama
Many minority people after a period of time being in a new country become accustom to the culture and make quite a few friends and have a wonderful experience in the new culture. It's always important to speak to someone you trust right away. Those who get adjusted will learn the different custom, language, slang, dialogue and just how to get around. Once more adjusted you should become more understanding as long as you keep an open mind and be patient. A sense of humor, the ability to cope with failure, willingness to communicate one's feelings and thoughts to others having flexibility with adaptability striving to be curious by desiring to know more about other people, places, ideas etc. is important. There are also strong correlations between positive, realistic expectations including a tolerance for differences, ambiguity and regard for others that can be beneficial for a successful intercultural adjustment as a minority. However a clear secure feeling about oneself results in individuals who are neither weak nor overbearing in their relations with others and can probably help you enjoy living in that new country as a minority a pleasant experience.
Posted in: Living in a country as a minority
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A true born again Christian should never be permitted to judge someone who has not professed faith in Jesus Christ and the plan of salvation. and hold them responsible to the high Christian standard of values. You may not like Lady Gaga, or care about her music, costume, and performance. However she has supported and contributed a large amount of money for many charities, organizations and foundations throughout the world to help the less fortunate and needy, the sick and afflicted. She dug deep and continues to work hard and donate from her concerts and online store. She is a creative and generous philanthropist, therefore I salute her and give her credit for being so loving and kindhearted. She is honest, doesn't hide anything and is who she is. But it's human nature and their will always be a tendency for narrow minded and insecure people with low self-esteem to ruminate and focus on the negative because a person is different or perhaps jealous of their success. I wish Lady Gaga good luck as she continues on her concert tour.
Posted in: Lady Gaga wows S Koreans as global tour kicks off
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Novenachama
Why should you even drink? Too look cool? Alcohol can cause respiratory failure, coma, death, impaired judgment, accidents, loss of inhibitions, agression, destruction, weight loss, malnutrition, nerve damage, heart damage, poor memory, fatique, cancer and who knows what else. It can damage your brain cells. It's just very risky and a dangerous habit and not worth it. The younger you are the easier to quit. Without great health you have nothing.
Posted in: Secret Service tightens conduct policy
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Novenachama
In physical development boys and girls do develop at different paces. In motor skills boys develop gross motor skills at a slightly faster pace than girls since they have higher levels pf physical activity. Therefore girls develop fine motor skills faster and may have an advantage over some boys when it comes to school. In spacial skills boys have a upper hand but girls excel at verbal and language skills. Thus differences in most skills are generally insignifficant and some will change due to the way society treats people based on gender. Hence boys and girls have different sensory approaches, modalities and rely on different parts of the brain. As a result their learning patterns are different and that could inform teaching and testing methods. Maybe their ought to be separate classes for boys and girls at school.
Posted in: From late primary school to middle school, girls develop faster than boys both physically and mentally. So it's inefficient for boys and girls to take the same classes together because their mental ages are different.
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It's debatable but the murder rate is most closely associated with the socieconomic heath of a nation. Murder rates have generally been the highest in areas where people are poor and impoverished. A very high percentage have mental health problems therefore the enviromental and social factors that contribute to violence should be addressed. Hence better access to health care and improving the socieconomic heath of a nation, city or town would probably be more beneficial in reducing murder rates and more effective than executions.
Posted in: Science lacking on whether death penalty deters murder
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The fact is psychiatric medications doesn't cure mental ilness. If helps you to manage it and often significantly improve symptoms, whether you have clinical depression, anxiety disorder or another condition. Psychiatric medications can help to make others treatments such as psychotheraphy more effective. Hence a particular treatment will work best with a combination of treatments which can include medications, psychotheraphy brain-stimulation treatment or hospitalizations and residential treatments. Unfortunately in Japan they do rely on prescribing too much medication and in some cases outdated medication no longer used in other countries. This is strictly in the case of psychiatric care. I have observed this typically in smaller hospitals.
Posted in: Searching for peace of mind
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Each country has its way of seeing and doing things based on unstated rules, and these hidden differences often make cooperation difficult creating culturally based misunderstandings. Even though culture is experienced personally it is a shared system therefore very few people see it for what it is. It's a program of behavior where members of a common culture share information. They share methods of coding, storing, and retrieving that information. These methods vary from culture to culture. As a result each culture has hidden codes of behavior and a high percentage of communication is conveyed by means other than language in a cultures nonverbal message more so in the case of the Japanese. Hence messages can be taken for granted and transmitted more or less unconsciously and can be unique to each culture and be charged with emotion.
Posted in: Cultural differences, misconceptions and learning
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Lady Gaga supports Re-generation, a youth shelter which creates futures for children with emotional, social, behavioral, and learning challenges, including runaways and homeless youth. She has raised over half a million for Haiti in the past and helped the victims of the Tohoku tsunami and earthquake in Japan. She dug deep and continues to donate from her concerts and online stores. She's also pro-active with raising awareness with young women about the risk of of HIV/AIDS and teamed up with MAC VIVA glam campaign which raised over $160 million to fight it.. On top of that she has supported Alzheimer's Association, Artist for Peace and Justice, Born This Way Foundation, Lupus Foundation of America and a number of other charities and foundations. She is a creative and generous philanthropist although everybody does not like her or care about her music, costume, and performance. I salute her and give credit for being kindhearted. But it's human nature and there will always be a general tendency for people to ruminate and focus on the negative because a person is different or perhaps jealous of their success including the physiological as well as psychological reason. Good luck Lady Gaga on your concert tour!
Posted in: Lady Gaga arrives in S Korea at start of tour
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What has Mr. Obama accomplished in three years? He hasn't repaired the damaged economy and many people do not feel good about it. The economy has not stabilized. The business community is scared about Obamacare and won't invest in hiring people. The price of oil has doubled and it is a total disaster. Maybe you need Donald Trump to negotiate with OPEC to lower crude oil prices. American foreign policy has been mismanaged and is one big fiasco. The American government is over-spending and is much further in debt since he took office. The stimulus program was a failure and the budget proposal had no deficit reduction. His spending again has increased including taxes. Remember he use to be a junior senator not a senior senator, a part-time adjunct instructor of constitutional law not a professor of law and a community organizer. He has never had any real business experience as a executive therefore managing the United States government has been overwhelming for him. No wonder being the CEO of the most powerful country in the world has been so difficult with a lack of leadership and poor decision making skills. As a result Obama might be spending more time at the golf course in 2013.
Posted in: Obama emerges as moderate favorite for re-election
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In Asian society the social economic status of women is often measured as a combination of education, income and occupation. It's commonly conceptualized as the social standing or class of an individual or group. When you view this through a social class lens, privilege, power and control are emphasized. Furthermore the social economic status also reveals inequalities in access and distribution of resources therefore it is relevant to all realms of behavior and social science, including research, education, and advocacy. For that reason the social economic status is a key factor in determining the quality of a women's life and will affect the lives of children and families. As a result income, earning ability, psychological health, and physical health will also impact the overall well being of life for women. Thus getting involved by supporting legislation and policies that explore to work and eliminate social economic disparities in your country is what you can do as a private citizen and a women to make a difference and hence create a better future.
Posted in: Women's lower status a risk for Asia's future, report says