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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Sarge
After seeing this photo I had to make a big steaming pot of cocoa.
Posted in: Sweet hearts
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Sarge
Some men do stupid things, and that's all there is to it.
Posted in: Senior Chiba police officer arrested for indecent exposure on train
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Sarge
Amphetamines is some nasty stuff.
Posted in: Philippines confirms fugitive stripper Minako Komukai arrived in Manila
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Sarge
"climate-change skeptics"
Or, global warming skeptics. Yeah, there are a bunch of those in areas with freezing temperatures and heavy snow.
Posted in: Prince Charles blasts climate-change skeptics
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Sarge
It's great for the chocolate makers.
Posted in: What do you think about the custom in Japan of women giving chocolates to their male co-workers on Valentine’s Day as a form of “obligation,” and then receiving chocolates back from the men on White Day (March 14)?
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Sarge
This is embarrassing.
Posted in: Russia's Medvedev says he's sending weapons to disputed isles
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Sarge
"ransom prices are on the rise"
This must be because some ransoms are actually paid instead of taking out the pirates.
Posted in: Somali pirates capture supertanker with $150 mil worth of oil
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Sarge
Vader, Hershey's is most definitely chocolate, and millions of people all over the world will tell you that.
Posted in: Sweets
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Sarge
The sign says "Ghana hand made chocolate support opening event." I didn't know Ghana chocolate was hand made.
Posted in: Sweet hearts
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Sarge
"high-end chocolates"
Today I saw a shop selling a heart-shaped box of around a dozen bite-size chocolates for 3,700 yen.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! For 3,700 yen I can buy 10 big size yummy Hershey's chocolate bars, each one containing at least twice as much chocolate as one of the heart-shaped boxes.
Posted in: Sweets
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Sarge
"Economy Class seats are spaced at 86 cm apart, and Prestige Class pitch is 188 cm"
How about spacing the economy class seats at around a decent 100 cm and cutting the Prestige Class' extravagance to maybe around 150 cm?
If you're seated in the last few rows in the back of a full A-380, how long does it take to get off the plane upon arrival at the gate? 40 minutes?
Posted in: Korean Air to launch A380 flights to Tokyo, Hong Kong
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Sarge
A drunk is brought before a judge. The judge says, "You've been brought here for drinking whiskey."
The drunks says "OK, let's get started."
A guy walks into a bar and orders a whiskey. He gulps it down, peeks into his shirt pocket, orders another whiskey, gulps it down, peeks into his shirt pocket, orders a 3rd, a 4th, a 5th and a 6th, each time peeking into his shirt pocket after gulping it down. He then asks for the tab, pays, and starts to walk out when the bartender says, What's in your shirt pocket that you keep looking at? The guy replies, "I have a picture of my wife in my shirt pocket. I keep drinking until she starts to look good."
Posted in: From Scottish Highlands to Kaku-highballs: the rise and rise of Japanese whisky
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Sarge
This is sad.
Posted in: Boy, 14, killed by train in Nikko following school disciplinary warning
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Sarge
"the 77-year-old emperor engaged in heav exercise during a regular checkup"
I'll bet that was walking up and down that step for 3 minutes just before they take your EKG.
Posted in: Emperor to have further tests after heart problem found during checkup
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Sarge
When this high-speed rail system is up and running, will the U.S. government have any money to subsidize everyone's tickets?
Posted in: Obama calls for $53 bil for high-speed rail
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Sarge
Sushi: "The basketcase that is your country's economy"
You mean, in spite of 2 years of Obama and 6 years of a totally Democrat-controlled Congress, the still #1 economy in the world?
Posted in: Obama to CEOs: Ask what you can do for America
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Sarge
"Mr. Bob-san. You're relaxing in your study."
I wish I had a study to relax in.
After seeing the other whiskey article in Metropolis I decided to try the 12 year old Taketsuru now produced by Nikka. One respected whiskey reviewer said it's like licking the fat from a frying pan, while the writer of the article said he's wrong, it's totally quaffable with chocolate mint dominating. Well, I taste no fat or chocolate mint, but I like it.
At 2,400 yen for 660ml that was the cheapest of the six whiskeys in the article. Heck, I can get 750 ml of perfectly good Four Roses or Early Times for around 1,200 yen.
Posted in: From Scottish Highlands to Kaku-highballs: the rise and rise of Japanese whisky
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Sarge
"Americans need more governance"
No, we don't.
Posted in: Obama to CEOs: Ask what you can do for America
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Sarge
Sushi at 10:59 PM: "Americans need more governance"
Classic liberal thinking.
Posted in: Obama to CEOs: Ask what you can do for America
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Sarge
"his uneasy relations with the nation's corporate executives"
This speaks volumes.
Posted in: Obama to CEOs: Ask what you can do for America