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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Pukey2
Can someone please explain to me why the new Karate Kid is so-called? It's set in China and, correct me if I'm wrong, the martial arts involved is kung-fu. Are Americans really that ignorant when it comes to distinguishing different Asian cultures?
I'm glad the film will be renamed Kung-Fu Kid in China. I see it'll be renamed 'Besto Kiddo' in Japan - not a very good name for the original film - we can't have foreigners associated with a Japanese word (albeit referring to an Okinawan martial arts).
Interesting to see the location/culture changing from Japan to China. A sign of the times?!
Posted in: Hollywood is bombarding us this summer with lots of sequels and remakes, such as "Iron Man 2," "Sex and the City 2," "Toy Story 3," "Shrek 4," and "The Karate Kid," among others. Whatever happened to creativity and originality in films?
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Pukey2
This is one big article justifying excuses for discrimination. And as posters are saying, WWII was decades ago, unless your landlord happens to be Governor Ishihara.
Posted in: Why Japanese property managers are so strict on renting apartments
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Pukey2
While this guy went overboard, I can understand how annoying it can be sometimes. Emergency calls, short calls taken quietly, and telling the person on the other end where you are are fine, but when the caller is gossiping loudly for hours on end, then it can really get on your nerves.
Posted in: Man punched in face by fellow train commuter over phone manners
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Pukey2
Where's davidattokyo? Perhaps bicultural can put a positive spin on this nasty piece of news.
Posted in: Japan bribed small nations with cash, call girls to get whaling vote: Sunday Times
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Pukey2
That's strange, considering that we're being forced to take X-rays every single damn year - and increasing our chances of getting cancer.
Posted in: More than 90% of local governments only have enough funding to screen less than 25% of the women in their areas.
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Pukey2
Getting your GF pregnant and then deciding to get married is not an ideal way to start. But then again, this is Japan.
That permanent smile is getting annoying.
Posted in: New dad Ryuta Sato named among 'Best Fathers'
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Pukey2
Shouldn't the baddie have said 'That' instead of 'This'?
Posted in: Elderly woman robbed, punched in the face on Tokyo street
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Pukey2
Yes, well, in that case, Japan has a shot at the WC final!
Posted in: Who will win Group E in the World Cup?
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Pukey2
Currently, 13% of those who voted are living in cloud cuckoo land.
Posted in: Who will win Group E in the World Cup?
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Pukey2
The ones on the left and right look as if they have diarrhea.
Posted in: Bodies
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Pukey2
What the hell is wrong with Hoshino's legs? Can someone please remove these stupid tarentos - I just don't see how they're beneficial to this planet.
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Pukey2
Bwa-ha-ha!!!LOL!!!
I'm assuming you didn't see Kim's performance. Spot on, no mistakes versus two significant mistakes. Don't worry, there's always Sochi.
Posted in: Spin
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Pukey2
Where are the books by Ishihara? Or those anti-Korean and anti-foreigner books that were sold in 7-11? Wouldn't they be cool?
Posted in: Cool Ja-pon: 100 Japanese books with global appeal
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Pukey2
That's strange. When I mentioned dead Iraqi children, my post was deleted. I really don't ever remember Wen being involved in their murder.
Posted in: Wen ever
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Pukey2
I don't think they'd let you in without a visa, so that's not for you to say!!!
You have got to be joking! I am assuming that a visa applied for in the usual way will cost less. But, come on, who on earth is going to fork out that much? Sorry but I'm not that desperate to visit the UAE.
Posted in: Emirates launches online visa service
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Pukey2
I hope that if their children ever go abroad, they won't be discriminated against when looking for an apartment. But then again, when the shoe is on the other foot...
Posted in: Real estate agents and landlords often say they are interested in renting out houses to foreigners, but they hesitate to do so due to concerns.
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Pukey2
Why?
Posted in: Wen ever
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Pukey2
Language barrier my foot. If the customer speaks Japanese, you can bet your nelly the landlords will find some other excuse.
Posted in: Real estate agents and landlords often say they are interested in renting out houses to foreigners, but they hesitate to do so due to concerns.
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Pukey2
Lee: Thank you so much for supporting us.
Wen: Don't thank me yet. We're still friends with Kim.
Hatoyama: Gee, I wish we could a part of Asia. It sure looks fun.
Posted in: Shake
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Pukey2
Seems he was quite well-known in Japan too. Very sad to hear this news, though I was expecting it when I heard that he was rushed to hospital yesterday. The siblings in the show all seemed to have had bad luck - and coincidentally, Plato's surviving son committed suicide this month. I guess his mother's premature death really affected him. But Bridges, at least, seems to be back on the right track.
I grew up watching the show and now and again watch the old episodes on Youtube - love the season 5 episodes with nemesis, Lisa. It was a kind of show which was aimed at children but you never really got all the jokes until you were a bit older. I got the DVDs for the first two seasons and I wish they'd hurry up and release the others. It's been years since the release of season 2.
Thanks for the memories, Gary
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