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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So will these contract workers now be severely punished for their misdemeanours?
Posted in: Passport snooping more widespread than thought in U.S.
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My guess is that Bush and the Israelis will go at the end of July with a very hard strike - early enough for some dust to start to settle before the American elections and for the gasoline price to be well on the way down again by the start of November. But not so soon that the full political and economic fallout from the attack will be becoming apparent.
Posted in: Iran says U.S., Israel would be crazy to attack
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Let me get this straight. They cancelled a train because someone had sprayed some graffiti on one car?? You are joking!
JR management ought to take a trip to Germany and take a look at the trains there. In Frankfurt they get kept back in the depot if someone hasn't actually got around to spraying graffiti on them yet.
Posted in: English graffiti 'Hack' grounds bullet train
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Avoid the USA and US Airlines is good advice.
Posted in: Pre-empting air rage
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No surprise. A greedy American bank that looks after neither customers nor employees properly. Following a sneaky change in their UK account charging rules I count myself lucky that I got clear of their clutches after they had only pocketed $100 dollars of my cash, it could have been much more if I hadn't been vigilant.
Posted in: This is beyond comprehension. Employees who worked at the company for two years and those who worked for twenty years are both offered the same package.
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As a diabetic I can't see that this offers anything that a bit of intelligent and pro-active personal management doesn't. If you have this kind of health condition you have to take your own responsibility for monitoring it. Technology gimmicks don't help, they simply provide an illusion of control. Well, that's my opinion.
Posted in: Lifesaver for diabetics
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Wow! Hot news.
Posted in: Catherine Zeta-Jones touts Lux shampoo
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Goodness, isn't that interesting? Glad to see that it made the news headlines.
Posted in: World's 1st aloft hotel opens in Montreal
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I am aware of the distinction you make but my understanding is that in this case no charge has ever been made and so the guy concerned cannot be found "not guilty" because there never was any formal attempt to establish his guilt in the first place.
Posted in: Disgraced former-NTV announcer to hold lavish wedding reception
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Let me get something straight? Was the guy charged with any offence? Did the case go to court? Was he convicted of an offence?
If not what the heck business is it of anyone elses? Sounds like the guy has already had enough trouble in his life from this allegation without anyone trying to ruin his wedding and marraige over one alleged stupid act. "Innocent until proved guilty" is a fundamental principle of law I believe, even the perverted variety that sometimes passes for justice in Japan.
Posted in: Disgraced former-NTV announcer to hold lavish wedding reception
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Rudd is a very 'class act', a real credit to the Aussies. A pity there aren't a heck of a lot more politicians with his style and honesty around the world
Posted in: Rudd lays wreath at Hiroshima; 1st Western leader to visit city since bombing
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Of course they could also save a heck of a lot of that taxpayers money they are supposed to be spending wisely by simply not showering mountains of other people's hard earned cash on dodgy IT consultants and silly IT projects. If they really think there is a problem it would be much easier and more efficient to scrap all cigarette vending machines and limiting tobacco sales to supervised counters at kiosks and convenience stores, many other countries have. Of course a few might still be tempted to supply underage smokers but that could be discouraged by thumping fines.
Posted in: We'll decide on facial age-verification technology after looking into whether it can reliably prevent minors from purchasing cigarettes.
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The current British government is about to suffer its biggest ever election defeat largely thanks to Blair's sycophantic and unquestioning support for Bush in Iraq.
Many in Britain would happily see Blair arraigned at the Hague on war crimes charges for the role he played in Iraq and the way he deceived the Westminster parliament and the people.
Posted in: From war to peace - Japanese style
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Futures trading. A lot of 'big money' that used to make profits in the real estate markets is now gambling on putting up the price of your food and fuel by cornering the supply.
That is how global capitalism works,
Posted in: What is causing the global food price spike and what should be done about it?
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Well, I'll tell you what then. You go on paying a large shedful of extra cash to JAL and I'll find a cheaper ticket and then we will both be happy.
Posted in: JAL installs self check-in machines at Narita
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Slash their fares? Why? Because JAL offer a grossly overpriced service that is no better than anybody elses. Believe me there is absolutely nothing wrong with the quality of Lufthansa safety, efficiency and service and it costs 30% less. American airlines I can't speak for, I don't use them much.
In Japan you don't pay extra for safety.You pay extra to cover the wages of all those spare people you see standing around watching and trying to look busy counting photocopies and the like. This doesn't only apply to JAL, banks are pretty classic at it too.
Ever heard of value for money???
Posted in: JAL installs self check-in machines at Narita
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Did you think it would work?
So now with "self check-in" JAL have caught up with where Lufthansa and British Airways (to name but two) were two years ago. If they would just slash their fares to the same level as their competitors I might even fly with them.
Posted in: JAL installs self check-in machines at Narita
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Sounds to me like the LDP tuning up to give yet another large shedful of taxpayers cash to some of their buddies in agribusiness.
If they had wanted to promote home food production maybe they shouldn't have encouraged so many of their other buddies in real estate and construction to fill in and build over tanbo over the last fifty years
Posted in: Gov't warns low food self-sufficiency, global shortages may lead to drastic diet changes
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Fukuda has his faults and problems but he shows a great deal more diplomatic skill than either Koizumi or Abe.
I long ago gave up any expectation of a rational response on any issue from Ishihara but he might at least bear in mind the number of Tokyo jobs dependent on Chinese customers. Perhaps next time around he'll go the same way as London's ex-mayor Livingstone.
Posted in: Fukuda opts for panda diplomacy with China
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It is certainly true that many Japanese children are unaware of the Nazis and haven't heard of Hitler. In a recent juku class of fourth grade elementary school children my Japanese wife teaches only two out of nine had heard of either.
Many kids seem only dimly aware of post-Meiji Japanese history too. No suprise there I suppose given the best efforts of the 'educational establishment' here but it is a pleasure to fill in the gaps for them.
Posted in: 'What are Nazis?' Today's kids can't handle movie subtitles