JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) in Kanto region
- RCS (RCSコーポレーション), Kanto
- Salary: ¥180,000 ~ ¥250,000 / Month includes performance bonus
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- Assistant Language Teacher - TOKYO - late-March start
- Interac, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥230,000 ~ ¥255,000 / Month
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- Assistant Language Teacher - Kanagawa Prefecture - late-March start
- Interac, Kanagawa
- Salary: ¥230,000 ~ ¥255,000 / Month
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SwissToni
Sorry Gaijinfo, I meant GW.
Posted in: U.S. cars do not fit Japan's market or Japanese consumers' requirements because of size, high fuel consumption and higher prices. They need to have a line-up that suits Japanese consumers' preferences.
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Gaijinfo, in fairness Hyundai/Kia's products have only very recently become contenders. In the last 3-4 years. Their diss advantage is that they are mass market cars with little price advantage over the local product. That coupled with the cheap and cheerful image they image they still have stands in their way. I think things will change over time.
The problem with the US product remains and has done for many years, too big, too cheaply made and too thirsty. If the US big thee marketed their European and Korean made product more and had some patience, maybe they'd have better luck.
Posted in: U.S. cars do not fit Japan's market or Japanese consumers' requirements because of size, high fuel consumption and higher prices. They need to have a line-up that suits Japanese consumers' preferences.
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SwissToni
j4p4nFTW, "We must be be proud of who we are and where we came from. And we must be proud of the symbolys of that heritage. You can think anything you want, but you will act the way we tell you."
Thats hardly a democratic sentiment. A bit like the court ruling really. Its dissapointing they couldnt find a way to enable respect for the tradition for those that want to participate, without trampling on the teachers' democratic freedoms.
Posted in: Supreme Court rules making teachers sing 'Kimigayo' is constitutional
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SwissToni
As my last employer used to say "needs must when the Devil craps in your briefcase".
Posted in: Cold snap forces Germany to restart nuclear reactors
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SwissToni
Cleo, "What's naive is assuming that an hereditary monarchy naturally produces the best person for the job"
I think you're letting your personal feelings get the better of you. Don't see anyone that's said that. As for having an elected head of state, don't see the French leveraging Nicholas Sarkozy as a business draw. Most elected heads of state are a waste of money and if Britain chose to sever ties with its monarchy I see no advantage in voting in some failed politico looking to see out his days in luxury at the people's expense.
Posted in: Britain's queen celebrates 60 years on throne
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SwissToni
Cleo,"The Crown Estates belong to the nation. Having a monarch doesn't actually affect the revenue from them."
The Crown Estates were handed over in exchange for the allowances paid to the royal family. Their income far exceeds the sums paid to the queen and her retainers.
I agree it's difficult to quantify the tourist draw of the royal family as opposed to royal history but it's equally difficult to deny the monarchy's popularity. To say Britains royal history would be unaffected should the monarchy not exist is naive. Business being what it is marketing is important. The monarchy is by and large the way Britain has chosen to market itself to tourists. Rebranding would be costly and take quite some time. Although if the country were looking for an opportunity the accession on Charles and Camilla would be it.
Posted in: Britain's queen celebrates 60 years on throne
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SwissToni
I'm no royalist but I believe the queen actually brings in a profit for the UK, starting with revenue from the Crown Estates which is quantifiable, and from the less quantifiable but still millions of tourists she draws to the UK. Thats not to mention the various trade missions and other duties they perform to support the nation. What other country can offer a head of state that represents any kind of value for money? She is a tax payer and has been for quite some time. And the institution no longer represses the UK population.
The royal family may have inherited their luxurious lifestyles on the back of land grabbing and squeezing the people, but that was in the past. Lets face it we're currently surrounded by greed and exploitation in politics and business everywhere today, nothings changed. Today the royal family pays for itself many times over. Even abolishing the institution wouldn't pauper the royals and this queen has been a pillar of continuity for the country.
Posted in: Britain's queen celebrates 60 years on throne
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SwissToni
"What everyone seems to be missing here is the fact that the UK has just discovered a massive oil field in the Falklands"
Thatshould read another massive oil field. This is of course the pertinent point, and always was. Sadly for argentinia they unilaterally pulled out of an agreement with Britain to jointly explore and develop the oil industry in the area.
Posted in: Britain sends new warship to Falklands
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SwissToni
j4p4nFTW, "someone said it doesn't matter 6 months or 10 months. But it does matter"
It matters only to those wishing to score technical points. The political point is valid. Fourteen PMs in twenty years indicates a massive failing in the countries leadership.
Posted in: LDP resolves to take power from DPJ this year
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SwissToni
anglootaku, I read the papers and watch the news every day, Im well aware of the rhetoric. You were the one quoting made up laws, its your blagging that made your posts weak. Had the activists been brought to japan they would have faced minimal charges only. For all peoples nonsense, Japan is still a country of reasonable laws.
But youre right, laws can change. So far country has changed their laws to include Sea Shepherd as a terrorist organisation. So far all there is, is a label by the FBI in the US and some anti conservationist clap trap.
Posted in: Anti-whaling activists back in Australia; PM blasts their 'irresponsible' behavior
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SwissToni
arrestpaul, "Wrong", or more accurately, time for spin!
anglootaku, bearing in mind my facts came from memory, where are they wrong? The point I was trying to make was your insistance on the use of anti terror laws in Japan for an offence which at the most is trespass, is unrealistic. Bethune caused damage and still couldnt be charged with terrorism. Check your facts and stop blowing hotwinds.
Posted in: Anti-whaling activists back in Australia; PM blasts their 'irresponsible' behavior
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SwissToni
Anglootaku, youre not talking Australian law, international law or Japanese Law, youre blagging. The precedent for this issue is Pete Bethune who boarded a Japanese whaling vessel and did damage property when doing so. He did time in japan but wasnt charged or convicted of terrorism, or even trespass.
Posted in: Anti-whaling activists back in Australia; PM blasts their 'irresponsible' behavior
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SwissToni
wanderlust, The vast majority of ships launch lifeboats from winches in a similar way. If there is a large enough list, it simply becomes impossible to launch the boats. There was a guy on the BBC news saying that modern ships are apparently designed to reduce list by allowing water to lay in the ship evenly. If the water moves around though it can unbalance the ship.
The pictures show the gash in the ship is on the opposite side of the list so I supose the authorities will be looking at what the ship did to cause the incoming water to move around. Maybe this happened when the crew attempted to get the ship as close to land as possible?
Elbuda Mexicano, Without knowing what caused the ship to hit the reef in the first place, system failure or human error, its too early to crucify the captain. If he's tried to get the ship close to shore to avoid going down in deep water he may have saved hundreds of lives. Noone knows until the results of the investigation are in.
Posted in: 3 dead, dozens missing; captain arrested after Italian cruise disaster
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SwissToni
ihope2eatwhales, Right Whales were hunted to near extinction, it isnt ship strike that reduced their population to its parlous state.
Posted in: Whale's body found in Tokyo Bay
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SwissToni
Salmond's interest is the revenue from North Sea drilling licenses. A tidy sum to be divided by just 5 million Scots. If the general populace were to get access to some of the cash of course.
Posted in: Scotland clashes with Britain over independence vote
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SwissToni
arrestpaul, " I captialized the word "research" because that is the part of your post that I'm emphasizing"
Then change your post, not mine.
"Doesn't that refute the "claims" of the eco-terrorist supporters who say no research is being done or that the research is just a scam?"
Not at all. The protesters say the research is a cover for commercial whaling. If the research has little value, is not required by the IWC for maintaining whale stocks and the whalers have been asked not to do it by the very people they purport to be wanting to help, the IWC, it destroys the whalers claims that the research is legitimate.
On top of bought and paid for scientists doing unwanted research, Japan has been caught bribing delegates to the IWC in order to manipulate voting in its favour. There's plenty of evidence to support the protesters and the Australian governments claims. Japans whalers have simply ignored all protests over the years. This is why the situation is where it is. It's incurable while whaling goes on the way it does and it's political suicide for either Japan's, or the anti whaling countries politicians to change their stance. The difference of course is that there is no cost to the anti whaling countries politicians to maintain their stance, the cost to Japan's is many millions every year. That's money borrowed from Japans shrinking pool of savers.
Posted in: Japan whaling fleet obstructed by Sea Shepherd
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SwissToni
Arrestpaul, if you're going to copy and paste my posts I'll thank you to make no changes. I didn't write research in capitals. You entitled to have your opinions, your not entitled to rewrite mine.
Even the IWC says that while the info provided by Japans research has some small value, it is not required to manage whales stocks and was accordingly asked on multiple occasions not to do it. I'd say that pretty much puts the 'research' in it's place don't you?
Posted in: Japan whaling fleet obstructed by Sea Shepherd
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SwissToni
Arrestpaul, "When you say, "What little is done has been designed to provide......", you're admitting that research IS BEING DONE aren't you."
I'm saying what I'm saying, that the research is a cynical exercise to muddy the waters and string out the issue in legal technicality. Much the same way the manufactured doubt lobbyists did in defence of the tobacco industry.
I also say that none of the research is conducted toward finding a humane method of killing whales. And beyond that the ICR even fails to join working groups towards that goal.
Posted in: Japan whaling fleet obstructed by Sea Shepherd
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SwissToni
SM2 now has an interesting dilemma. Even under Japanese law these people cannot be held until the end of the hunt without charge. To be charged they must be returned to Japan. The dilemma is break off from pursuing the Steve Irwin and take the protesters to Japan, break off and transfer them to another Japanese vessel on it's way to Japan or break off and transfer them to an Australian vessel in a brokered deal to release them.
Posted in: 3 Sea Shepherd activists detained aboard Japanese whaling vessel
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SwissToni
Arrestpaul, ""Definitive" of what? There either is research being done or there isn't. It appears to me that research IS being done."
Definitive of anything. Yours and the whalers argument is there is research, regardless of its quality, therefore we must be right. It's the most cynical use of research possible. What little is done has been designed to provide nothing more than a veneer of legality and to buy time. If you believe the research is legitimate, the only one whose been fooled is you.
Posted in: Japan whaling fleet obstructed by Sea Shepherd