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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Peter Payne
Things will always be more "closed" than you like, guys. The iPad is a great device, but you don't have full control because if you had full control there would be 5 USB ports, a thickness of 1.25 inches, a fan running all the time, etc. if you want freedom take the very reasonable ste of jailbreaking your device as I have, I play Macmame games on it and love it. Wait for Android apps but unless we ever see, say, a bitchen Ubunto layer above Android (if so I will be tempted actually) things will always be a bit less free overall, but better overall. Even Windows 8 when it comes out will be cool but limited on the portable side, with all apps coming from Microsoft rather than you doing what you want to do with them.
(typing this on my iPad, which I use all the time)
Posted in: Apple delays delivery of new iPad by 2-3 weeks
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Peter Payne
Guess I'll pick up some shares
Posted in: Honda's profit drops 41% due to strong yen, Thai floods
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Peter Payne
Needs more Mt. Olympus puns and Icarus flies too high references.
Posted in: Olympus top management was 'rotten': 3rd-party panel
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Peter Payne
I have a 99 cent geiger counter that just makes noise. It's pretty good for 99 cents.
Posted in: Firm makes iPhone Geiger counter for worried Japanese
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Peter Payne
In other news, ブータン is a really cute sounding name in Japanese.
Posted in: Bhutan royals' visit to Japan boosts interest in travel to their country
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Peter Payne
Cool, as an American I thank those men for their service.
Posted in: U.S. Congress honors Japanese-American soldiers
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Peter Payne
@Yubaru, it's pretty accepted that the number Japan uses for its unemployment is about 1% lower than what it would be using the U.S. method of calculation. Still good news, I guess, though I'd rather have some enyasu-related good news.
Posted in: Japan's jobless rate falls to 4.1% in September
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Peter Payne
Fascinating. And better comments than usual for the "Youtube of Japan" (JT).
Posted in: Remains of 13th-century Mongolian warship found off Nagasaki Pref
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Peter Payne
Wow, just like Kanemaru 15 years ago. He is using the playbook nicely.
Posted in: Ozawa, suffering from kidney stones, will be in hospital for a week
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Peter Payne
they sometimes have problems with people stealing these things, like the time everyone appropriated Doraemon posters for their kids. I wonder how well they're screwed in there.
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Peter Payne
What's up with the LDP? Are there any politicians of note active in the party? They're supposed to create an alternative to the DPJ so they can potentially take back power someday. They sucked, but at least they were pro-business.
Posted in: Maehara's candidacy shakes up PM contest
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Peter Payne
I sell anime and bento boxes. I am hating this, let me tell you.
Posted in: Vice finance minister describes yen's recent moves as 'violent'
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Peter Payne
LOL @ his last name. Oh no!
Posted in: Japan can't say when nuclear reactors will restart
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Peter Payne
Incredible.
Posted in: Big mess
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ppayne
Damn, bought stock without deciding when I'd sell. Crap.
Posted in: Nintendo's annual profit down 66%
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ppayne
My daughter has Internet addiction, and we don't know what to do about it. While you can't control what people do, having cool terms like Hikikomori or Fujoshi aren't helpful.
Posted in: 'Hikikomori' disorder could complicate Japan quake recovery
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ppayne
Yes, people do make light of a bad situation. Like when my mother died and we joked with the funeral home that we'd like a grave that has a good wifi connection so she could use the Internet in the afterlife. It's just being human.
Posted in: Home alone
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ppayne
Will Otousan be at the wedding? LOL
Posted in: Softbank ad's Shirato family member Dante Carver announces wedding
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ppayne
I use it and I love it. It's very approachable. Facebook requires a year of study to really start to use. Those of us who use it realize it's a useful tool. People who stick their noses up at it are missing out. Among other things, Twitter was the one way to contact loved ones reliably after the quake.
Posted in: Do you use Twitter?
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ppayne
@cactusJack Do you understand what a "foreigner" is? I assure you, taking Japanese citizenship is not that difficult, give it a try.
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