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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OssanULTRA
"When I was a kid I killed a tortoise by throwing it against a rock until it split open. In the woods, together with the kid next door. I wanted to know what was inside."
You probably could have avoided punishment had you eaten it afterwards.
Posted in: Two teenagers accused of killing 8 swans in Ibaraki lake
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OssanULTRA
There's already reports that many Chinese have started criticising their govt for the way in which school buildings seem to have collapsed one right after another.
Posted in: Troops parachute into China quake zone as death toll nears 15,000
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OssanULTRA
"OssanULTRA: Your lack of knowledge on how things work here says it all. Sure, he was travelling on a buddy pass, and those are given out with the knowledge that they will be used, with the people wishing to use them having every right to do so. What's more, the flight attendant, if sitting in the jump seat, was also getting a free ride (she certainly wasn't working). Flight attendants who are off and want to go somewhere can get on flights permitting that there are empty seats, and if there is only one attendant wishing for a free ride and all the seats are full, they can fly in the jump seat. So, not only was the company reneging on the buddy ticket seat, they were doing so in favour of giving a flight attendant a free ride (and while some companies require their attendants to be a LITTLE for flights on their off time, it's a pittance).
This guy's got an air-tight case (to go with his not at all air-tight seat), but the likely recompense is only going to be a few free 'buddy tickets'.
Smithinapan your ignorance is overwhelming. Non employees are not permitted by FAA regulations to sit in crew jump seats. If the employee couldn't sit there due to the seat being broken, ie; uncomfortable then even if the pilot was willing to violate the rules, the free-flyer couldn't have sat there anyway.
The article indicates that the jump seat became unusable during the flight. In other words, the airline is not guilty of having let this free flyer onboard with insufficient seats. It became insufficient during the flight. The option was to break the rule on employee only seating or have this free flyer sit in the bathroom during turbulence. Not telling this guy to sit during turbulence would have exposed the airline to greater liability, not to mentiom possible injury to the free-flyer. Whether the airline employee was worrking or not, flying free or not is irrelevant to the issue. This case is hardly air-tight, and can easily been seen as a correct action during flight with the "put in the toilet" spin that his lawers put together.
Posted in: Man sues JetBlue, saying pilot made him sit on toilet seat for most of flight
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OssanULTRA
The functional value of this product escapes me. I think it qualifies as "stupid".
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OssanULTRA
So this guy was traveling for free on this "buddy voucher"? I hope the judge throws out his case.
Posted in: Man sues JetBlue, saying pilot made him sit on toilet seat for most of flight
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OssanULTRA
"Even you don't like chinese, just as I don't like japanese. But when you see the rasing toll of victims. Please show a little sadness. okay?"
Did you read the article? Do you see any Japanese or other foreigners here sayiung anything other than to support China in this time of crisis? Perhaps you ought to rethink why you "don't like Japanese" at a time like this.
Posted in: Troops parachute into China quake zone as death toll nears 15,000
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OssanULTRA
"Expressions of sympathy and offers of help poured in from Japan and the European Union. Russia was sending a plane with 30 tons of relief supplies, the Interfax news agency said. Chinese President Hu Jintao discussed the disaster by phone with U.S. President George W Bush."
May every Chinese ultra-nationalist appreciate that the rest of the world is not out to destroy China.
Posted in: Troops parachute into China quake zone as death toll nears 15,000
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OssanULTRA
Did Hogans Heroes ever play in Japan?
Posted in: 'What are Nazis?' Today's kids can't handle movie subtitles
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OssanULTRA
It would be really interesting if China asked other nations for help to the extent that they asked Japan to send their GSDF troops. On one hand it would be the penultimate step in Hu Jing Tao's program of rebuilding Friendship and Trust between China and Japan. Particularly since the JSDF probaly has more accrued experience helping out after earthquakes than just about any military organization on this planet. On the other hand the rabid Chinese ultra-nationalists would all get their collective panties in a knot. Fortunately we may never have to tst this since the Chinese PLA together with the paramilitary police have more men than they can count.
Posted in: Rescuers dig for thousands buried in China quake as death toll nears 12,000
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OssanULTRA
Meijer...lol. Somebody around here's from the midwest.
Posted in: Supermarket operator Seiyu starts selling Dell PCs
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OssanULTRA
"Coaster microbus and Prado SUVs"
Posted in: Toyota, other Japanese companies suspend China operations after earthquake
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OssanULTRA
"dubbing is just terrible. I watch movies with subtitles because even if I don't fully understand the dialogue I prefer to hear it in the actor's own voice."
As a moderate movie lover, I fully agree with the above. The script read and performed inn the original language gives an atmosphere to the scene, that which acn be lost in dubbing. The movie industry should not cater to the dumbing down of todays kids, they should be forced to read the subtitles, be exposed to hearing the foreign language spoken. And as for being ignorant of history, that's got more to do with education system than the movie industry. However one thing I will say is that lately I've been watching both the English version and dubbed into Japanese versions of Hollywood movies on my flights to and fro. And I've found the translation in the dubbing pretty damn good in most cases. For those who can follow Japanese subtitles and find excessive Kanji use a pain, try watching a Chinese movie with Japanese subtitles. It's enough to cause a brain hemmorage.
Posted in: 'What are Nazis?' Today's kids can't handle movie subtitles
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OssanULTRA
I'm sure we all appreciate the astute observation.
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OssanULTRA
"I am glad to see upgrade version of Soviet Union, now atleast we have more than one Super Powers on this planet."
Last time we had a cold war the Soviets considere China as much fair game as the United States. Or have we forgotten that?
Posted in: Russian tanks, missiles back in Red Square parade for first time since Soviet collapse
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OssanULTRA
"actress? is that what they cal no talent bimbos in Japan. Same goes for men."
Perhaps you ought to know what you're talking about before posting garbage like the above. While Japan is full of no-talent bimbo idols and such, Hitomi Kuroki is a serious actress having been on TV and films since 1986. And if you don't know, try 30 seconds of research. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0475878/
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OssanULTRA
All these terrible comments, so nasty. Anyway it's not Ellen Page's fault I'm sure for dressing and looking the way she does. I think anyway. And I think we all know if we saw these two at a party which one we'd be all over. I'd ask the other one if she could be the designated driver.
Posted in: Juno
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OssanULTRA
Where's Jimmy Carter? Time to send him into Myanmar.
Posted in: U.N. halts aid to Myanmar after junta seizes supplies
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OssanULTRA
Izumi Mori is half American, her mother being an American fashion model. And after watching the video, I'd say she's obviously veru good looking, although she's typcally model-skinny. http://japansugoi.com/wordpress/izumi-mori-and-cheetah-video/
Posted in: Platinum
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OssanULTRA
"You are not China's only customer. They will find other customers to compensate for your decline. Anyway, the bully will never let that happen."
The world's economies are interconnected. You can't have a "Great Depression" in the United States and not have one in Europe or Asia. And who is the bully? China? I agree.
Posted in: What will the next wars be fought over?
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OssanULTRA
"enka is a dead art form...always has been, always will be"
If that were true, it should've been dead a long time ago. Enka is to Japan whyat C&W is for us here. Also should've died a long time ago but it hasn't.
Posted in: American singer Jero to appear in TV ad