JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- Corporate Business English Trainers
- ACT Systems, Inc.（株式会社アクト・システムズ）, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥269,500 ~ ¥280,000 / Month
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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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Snolygoster
Good for them. What excites me more is JT's new picture display just after the article. Well done, guys.
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Snolygoster
Keystones at it again. Cue Benny Hill music.
Posted in: Inmate escapes from Hiroshima prison
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Snolygoster
The article notes this was a six-man relay. Assuming each man swam equal 25km stints, that's considerably less than swimming the 34km across the English channel. Not that it's any less cool, but just to add some perspective.
Posted in: 6 Japanese complete relay swim to Taiwan
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Snolygoster
I'm glad there's a picture of the microwave in question.
I wonder why Toshiba chose to dispense with the rotating base.
Posted in: Extra-wide microwave oven
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Snolygoster
Are you kidding? Conversation view is the best thing about gmail. It still sorts the most recent messages first, but it adds context by giving you the option to open up older messages in the thread.
It's especially convenient when you're looking at one email message getting forwarded and replied to a number of times. It hides the older messages you've already read, and pops open just the new bit. What's not to love?
Posted in: Google gives Gmail users more control over inboxes
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Snolygoster
I think the market they're aiming for is the domestic Japanese market, where every shoe has to be easy to get in and out of or you look silly standing by the door making everyone else wait for your slow self.
Posted in: A turn of the shoe
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Snolygoster
How can you run a story about a new type of fryer and include a picture of the product's developer instead of the product you're talking about? If someone is interested enough to read the story, do you think they'd be more interested in seeing the company's president, or what the product looks like?
Posted in: Taking the heat off fried foods
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Snolygoster
I think the photo is meant to be a "take you into the moment" kind of thing. It's obviously not very artfully done, and I know Reuters photographers can do much better when they want.
I wish JT would include more pictures with their stories, even if they're all like this.
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Snolygoster
Not that it would actually change the content of the story, but I'm a little disappointed at the lack of editing that let the same quote be printed twice and attributed to two different sources. Shame on you, JT.
Posted in: Pepsi inks deal to produce, sell snacks in Japan
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Snolygoster
New headline proposal- "Unfortunate Camera Angle Makes Angel Look Like Devil"
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Snolygoster
I agree, urufuls- it looks fake. But at least JT included a picture.
Posted in: NEC explores third dimension
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Snolygoster
I only came because I thought there'd be a picture of the airport fanfare. JT, you need to include more pictures with your stories. Each page has 7-8 graphical ads, but often stories that would be much bettered by inclusion of a picture do not have one.
Posted in: Nonstop flights from Utah to Tokyo begin
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Snolygoster
An excellent explanation, TJrandom. =)
Posted in: Who you gonna call?
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Snolygoster
timeon - You and I are on the same page, my friend, down to the last detail.
Posted in: 'Marriage-hunting' is latest buzzword
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Snolygoster
An excellent question, Brainiac. I wonder if her welcome would have been a little different had her tattoos been visible in her publicity photos.
Posted in: Jolie good time
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Snolygoster
Where can I get one of these buttons!? =D
Posted in: Students help foreign tourists in Akihabara
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Snolygoster
It's like a little rear seat video studio. The perp may think they're on TV.
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Snolygoster
I agree.
Posted in: Thai Airways International revises checked baggage policy for flights to U.S., Canada
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Snolygoster
dijapan, I couldn't agree more.
In the states, I've been able to use a credit card or my bank debit card to pay for just about everything for a long time. They're accepted almost everywhere now, from small convenience stores to fast food restaurants to car dealerships and everywhere in between.
It's hard to take a retailer seriously if they don't have a credit/debit card processing machine. It's made more convenient for the retailer because they both use the same network now (debit cards that carry Visa/MC logos use those networks to process transactions, cutting down on overhead for the business).
Ultradude- Because transactions are more reliable and easier for their clearinghouses to process, banks love them. They encourage the cards' use by making customers completely non-liable for unauthorized use in the event of theft or loss of the card.
I seriously don't understand why Japan, the country with the fastest data connections in the world, is still so reliant on paper money.
Posted in: The plastic revolution continues
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Snolygoster
Is there a list of locations available somewhere? Are there any details for this story?
Posted in: Isetan Mitsukoshi to close 6 department stores next spring