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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Otaru
My very favorite place in all Japan! I would recommend anyone going to the snow festival to make the trip by JR as the article says. It's very beautiful at night especially. But dress warmly as it can get a bit windy in the winter months.
Posted in: Otaru: Former herring capital now home to Hokkaido’s other snow festival
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Otaru
Yay, finally a story on Hokkaido! Make sure you take the train from Sapporo to my little town of Otaru. I promise you will like it very much.
Posted in: Hokkaido: The 'wild west' of Japan
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Otaru
I enjoy some j-pop and would love to see some of the acts over here in North America. Or even a j-pop section at HMV would be nice. I am a big music fan but was just really never exposed to j-pop/rock because it is so hard to find here. I usually end up with a backpack of cd/dvd's every trip to Japan. Now I listen every day.
Not sure why people think you need talent to be in music? If this was true I would have stopped playing guitar years ago!
Posted in: Why do Asian pop stars have a hard time succeeding in the U.S. market?
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Otaru
Why didn't the guy take the Shinkansen. It's only about 10,000Y. I think that is fairly reasonable and a heck of a lot faster.
Posted in: Man arrested after taking taxi from Tokyo to Fukuoka and refusing to pay Y359,230 fare
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Otaru
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Lubricated Goat
lol Sarge. :) Those sound like my last internet searches!
Posted in: What do you think are some of the worst music band names ever?
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Otaru
I actually like many of the J-Pop acts. Some song arrangements are quite good. Maybe they are not everyone's cup of tea but what music style is? They sell lunchboxes and t-shirts to pay the bills just like any other managed act on earth...so what? Someone mentioned that Japanese is not a very pretty language to sing but I would have to disagree, I think it can be quite expressive. I love music!
Posted in: J-pop industry taking the music out of music business
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Otaru
PROTIP: He should have waited until after dinner.
Posted in: 70-yr-old man held for molesting 17-yr-old high school girl in Saitama
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Otaru
What it should say is "Sell now, before Q4 results are announced"
Posted in: World stock markets open 2009 on high note
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Otaru
Living in a semi rural area I really depend on my car. In fact I have two Honda's...well three if you count my scooter, because I love cars. I have only traveled to Tokyo a few times but I could see how ownership of a car is somewhat unnecessary in a city where the public transport is quite good and many services are within walking distance. I don't think everyone needs a car but there are some wonderful products out these days and I would encourage young people to be excited about this.
Posted in: Japan auto sales plunge as young lose interest
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Otaru
My mom used to make a beer shampoo for our dogs 20 years ago. I thought she was crazy...and then I came to Japan!
Posted in: Beer shampoo
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Otaru
I WALK to the 7-11 for some yummy snacks and then WALK back home. Sometimes I drive though.
Posted in: What do you do to stay fit?
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Otaru
Wow, what a cool shot. I love it!
Posted in: Surfing in Shonan
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Otaru
noborito- I like your tour ideas, but you forgoy to include my favorite part of Japan..JR Trains!! I spent a whole day just riding any train I could and getting off at random stops, I really saw places that I might have never seen and it was fun to just "get lost".
Hey, I like those picture menus!
Posted in: Some hotels in Tokyo, Osaka slash rates by 55%
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Otaru
I always wondered why this was a tourist attraction anyway, it's not like I am going to buy a tuna.
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Otaru
Unbelievable. Isn't the defining trait of an American "Freedom'? So if someone tells me I can only buy a certain brand of product, how is that freedom? I wish we had more models of vehicles to choose from in N.America. Why can't I buy anything I please, it's my money, if I want to support Japan I will support Japan. Buy what you want and don't believe this 'Buy American' scam. These are the same people that outsourced pretty much everything. Go to a WalMart and try to find 10 items that are not made in China. Yet more people than ever go to WalMart. So if you believe that is America taking care of 'itself' then fine, you are delusional.
Posted in: Angry Ford dealer in South Carolina blasts Japanese imports in ads
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Otaru
Well now that the Aussie dollar is in the toilet I was actually considering going. All without seeing the film.
Posted in: Australia hopes Kidman-Jackman film spurs tourism
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Otaru
Oh, I liked that movie. Some Hot Fuzz indeed:)
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Otaru
Sarge, did I actually just hear you say you liked a Japanese product? Who knew?
Posted in: Sapporo Beer's 'Image Girl' for 2009 chosen
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Otaru
I have to admit, I do love the Quarter Pounder! brb...McDonalds.
Posted in: Kitajima gets his hands on Quarter Pounder
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Otaru
I think I have studied enough years to become a "beer adviser". Maybe Sapporo will hire me!
Posted in: Sapporo Beer's 'Image Girl' for 2009 chosen