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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RakishGadfly
No doubt comes with a "Warning - do not use near heat or open flame." sticker. I smell a future lawsuit, along with the lovely aroma of lilac.
Posted in: Extinguisher-style deodorant spray
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RakishGadfly
Of course Russia wants to play nice - with oil prices tanking they have less reason to swagger.
Posted in: Japan, Russia vow concrete steps to end island dispute
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RakishGadfly
Yes, some sympathy for those regular Joes (cliched and incorrect as that may be) that will lose their jobs, but why should their jobs be more protected than any others, and why weren't they doing something wiser with their money and skills when times were good? Unions were good at getting them raises, but not mush more.
Posted in: What's your view on whether or not the U.S. government should bail out the Big 3 automakers?
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RakishGadfly
When will the Vatican beatify all those who died under the Spanish Inquisition and witch hunts?
Posted in: Japanese Christian martyrs to be beatified
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RakishGadfly
No, not least because the "Big 3" are not the big 3.
Posted in: What's your view on whether or not the U.S. government should bail out the Big 3 automakers?
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RakishGadfly
Maybe he should just watch less TV? Anyway, hope he turns this diatribe into a Hollywood musical.
Posted in: Japanese cooking shows and the loss of sanity
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RakishGadfly
Statistician;
Why are you assuming that I support the bank bailout too? They should go under if they're inefficient businesses too, as should any other, or do you think that you can store money and get loans in your union-made car? Bottom line in the US and Canada is that the "Big 3" are dying and it's not the auto industry that's in decline, but rather the American auto industry. They'll go under sooner or later, less pain if they do so now. If governments want to throw money at industry, invest it in technology and innovation as they are the currencies of the future, not supporting GM, which is essentially a financing company that makes cars and can't compete with the Honda and Toyotas of the world, who also make cars in the US.
Posted in: Showdown looming in U.S. Congress on automaker rescue
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RakishGadfly
Bad idea - let them fold if that's where they're heading. Governments shouldn't be propping up these outdated smokestack industries and corrupt unions.
Posted in: Showdown looming in U.S. Congress on automaker rescue
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RakishGadfly
hold the Mao;
Well said, and great user name.
Posted in: The future of contract employment in Japan
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RakishGadfly
Aso is only doing this in order to protect his secret nocturnal activities fighting crime as AsoMan.
Posted in: Aso evasive about his schedule
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RakishGadfly
Yeah - like that guy who died after being beaten by 10 others in a hazing ritual, what a wimp for dying.
Anyway, it says in the caption that this is part of a recruiting exercise, and those choppers on the right would have an edge in unarmed combat.
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RakishGadfly
Technically a bui sign, not a peace sign...
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RakishGadfly
Never had a problem with using Visa or MC in Japan for purchases, either when I lived there or as a tourist. The only problem I saw was less penetration of places which accepted any credit card, Japanese or other.
Posted in: Visa publishes expats guide to living in Japan
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RakishGadfly
CaptDingleheimer;
...meaning Japan generally follows Canadian or European social movements with more than some delay.
Posted in: What do you make of all the publicity over the recent arrests of Japanese university students for smoking pot?
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RakishGadfly
Second from the left looks more intent on that beer than the Aso beside him.
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RakishGadfly
No.
Posted in: The day Japan’s netizens turned news on its head
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RakishGadfly
Excellent story and far above JTs usual quality. More like this, please. And even without cameras, the monkey reflex to gawk at others' misery is pretty pathetic. I had a girlfriend collapse in a subway station and when the paramedics looked after fer, a crowd gathered to watch with one excited fat woman forcibly pushing her way to the front to stare. I wanted to yell at them all to respect someone's privacy but realized it wouldn't have helped my girlfriend
Posted in: The day Japan’s netizens turned news on its head
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RakishGadfly
Are Bible sales up too?
Posted in: Fears of a Democrat crackdown lead to boom in gun sales
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RakishGadfly
cwhite;
I think they were holographic sights which can be exported which are mainly for military use, but you need an export permit to do so.
Posted in: U.S. Army captain gets 1 year for smuggling firearms parts to Japan
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RakishGadfly
Betting - good to see that you agree with the viewpoint of "the Japanese".
Posted in: U.S. Army captain gets 1 year for smuggling firearms parts to Japan