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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SumoBob
Fortunately for Mr. Woodford, he got himself out of Dodge and back to the UK after the meeting he was fired in and before this all came to a head. Had he stuck around he might have found himself in a Kabukicho back alley having "an accident."
Posted in: Olympus discloses $687 mil advisory fee amid row over CEO's ouster
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SumoBob
"In other news, the Japanese Red Cross has stated that the money (less administration costs) will be used to construct a new multipurpose disaster awareness hall honoring the victims of the March 11th disaster."
Posted in: Y10 mil 'for Tohoku' left in bag in Saitama municipal bldg restroom
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SumoBob
Shinai ni yoru shinai. Shinpai go muyou.
That said, the punishment is far too excessive. Clearly, the boy needs better direction.
Posted in: Woman arrested for beating 13-year-old son with wooden sword
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SumoBob
You'll notice they didn't mention syrup from Vermont. :D
Posted in: Pure maple syrup linked to liver health
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SumoBob
Once again it's smoke & mirrors time from the racist NPA.
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In other words 88 marriages out of 40,000 international marriages a year in Japan. Or 0.2%. Ridiculous.
Posted in: No. of fake marriages between Japanese, foreigners jumps by 49.2%
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SumoBob
@Bluewitch:
To be fair, according to court transcripts he raped her first, then strangled her afterward when she freed herself from her bonds and tried to escape the apartment while screaming for help.
As for the appeal, it's standard procedure and will not likely end up with any change in his sentencing. As for parole, as others have said before, it's uncommon for it to be granted in Japan; even less so in a high profile case such as this. He's not getting out for a long time.
Posted in: Ichihashi appeals life sentence for killing British teacher
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SumoBob
It's safe to figure that cesium is going to show up in products all over the country. I don't really know if there is any way to stop it.
Posted in: Radioactive cesium found in compost in Akita
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SumoBob
Hope they're aiming for a few of those "Class-A" souls needing to be excised.
Posted in: Bull's-eye
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SumoBob
Japan,
Please, please stop using the term "highball" as if it's the name of a single drink. A high ball is a glass and a series of drinks that use said glass. What you wanted to say was "ウイスキーソーダ."
Posted in: Ryoko Yonekura, Ryuichi Sakamoto among winners at 'Whisky Lovers Awards 2010'
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SumoBob
Quick! Time to hire more ojīsan in polyester Admiral uniforms to wave light wands in parking lots.
Posted in: Japan's jobless rate up to 5.1% in Oct
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SumoBob
While it is correct that Matsumoto won the bronze, a more accurate depiction of the bout in the photo would be that Matsumoto lost to eventual gold medal winner, Omid Noroozi of Iran.
Posted in: Using his head
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SumoBob
Why not a negative interest rate? Pay companies to take out bank loans.
Posted in: BOJ cuts key rate to around zero
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SumoBob
Mircosoft has been promising speedy software for two decades without ever coming through with the goods. I'm not holding my breath.
Posted in: Microsoft's new IE9 promises zippier performance
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SumoBob
Our Orwellian nightmere is upon us.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQbVD5hlddk
Posted in: The camera can distinguish a person's sex and approximate age, even if the person only walks by in front of the display, at least if he or she looks at the screen for a second.
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SumoBob
I guess it's time to reform the university system so that students actually learn something rather than the current four-year social networking and free time many utilize.
Posted in: Companies are facing international competition and do not have the time and resources to train new graduates.
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SumoBob
Kawachi & Darkknight,
While the article could be clearer (athough the above quote does mention it), the point is that ANA is the first airline to offer draught beer using a new technology that is considered safe for operating on a airplane. Others have done it before in the past, but none since regulations severely restricting pressurised gas containers came into effect.
Posted in: ANA becomes 1st airline to make draft beer available in-flight
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SumoBob
So their handing him his 'plums', eh? Didn't think he had any left after the past eight months of conceding to the bureaucrats and the US military.
Posted in: Pickled pink
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SumoBob
How about halving the number of classes "required" to "pass" the drivers test? Absolutely no need for 30man worth of classroom study and driving practice. As for price cuts, the only thing left to cut would be the "donation" to the testing centers for allowing this scam to continue for so long.
Posted in: It's harder to get new customers compared with before. We think price competition can't go any further, so we are enhancing our service lineup.
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SumoBob
Tony needs to update his look. He's been wearing the exact same thing the last three public pictures I seen of him. The beard and fedora is more than a little stale by now.
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SumoBob
Boy oh boy, eight days sure goes by fast.
Posted in: '24' canceled after eight seasons