JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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To be healthy, live in the big city
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Japan's nuclear safety standards flawed, says commission chief
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Teacher nabbed for using miror to peek up girl's skirt
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From carnivores to herbivores: how men are defined in Japan
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Why do Japanese change their attitude when they communicate with foreigners?
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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
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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
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TSRnow
They might as well put "To be continued" on the end scroll like Back to the Future 2.
I would like to see The Karate Kid when it comes out in DVD... I used to like Jackie Chan. I heard he's playing Pat Morita's role.
Posted in: Hollywood is bombarding us this summer with lots of sequels and remakes, such as "Iron Man 2," "Sex and the City 2," "Toy Story 3," "Shrek 4," and "The Karate Kid," among others. Whatever happened to creativity and originality in films?
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goddog, like what may I ask?
Posted in: Kan warns of Greece-like debt crisis
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Klein2, it seems crazy, but yes there are a couple of ways to get around this child seat law. They are called exemptions. For your information, I made a list.
You don't have to use a child seat when; 1. The vehicle is not fit for a child seat. (Structure) 2. Full capacity does not allow space for a child seat. (As you mentioned. Space for one adult can fit two children when counting capacity.) 3. If the child cannot use the childseat due to any injuries or sickness. 4. If the child cannot use the childseat due to obesity or other physical reasons. 5. When feeding (breast-feeding) the child or changing diapers. 6. When riding on a bus or taxi. 7. When in emergency. (Taking the child to a hospital, when taking a stray child to the police station)
So this tells you most of these kids running about in vans are not exempted. Well, at least not all of them.
Posted in: 40% of child seats in cars remain unused: police survey
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kirakira25, if, by the same level of care means no pains, plenty of options to choose from and going home after an overnight labour, it's not in Japan's culture.
Like this woman in the article, some private practices may have whatever option, but for the mass(who are still in favor of big hospitals so they can be taken care of when there are complications), giving birth is not a disease so pain is nothing you can't overcome. That's the basic thinking.
Do you know what the old ladies used to say in Japan? You are not a fully grown women until you have experienced the pain of labour. Some people still believe it.
BS, isn't it?
Posted in: Local experts help foreign women take the pain out of labor
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TSRnow
I heard on the news today that some guys from Spain and Portugal were already robbed. If it's not safe to stay in 4 star hotels, they may as well camp out in the open...
Posted in: Ready to roll
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TSRnow
Oops, typo
every else --> everybody else
Posted in: 40% of child seats in cars remain unused: police survey
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docswife, thank you for saving me the hassle of searching for a good website that explains Japanese Traffic laws... ;)
You are right, even though there is a law, J-police are not too enthusiastic to enforce them. The Japanese know that only in "Traffic Safety Week" or whatever it's called, will they find police lying in wait for their victims.
For majority of the drivers, getting caught is just bad luck, and they think "But every else is doing it too!"
Posted in: 40% of child seats in cars remain unused: police survey
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That is too modest. Most of the women in populated areas in Japan almost have no options at all. If you wait around until you are three months pregnant, they'll say "Sorry, we are fully booked please find another hospital"!! Besides, the basic cost is like JPY350,000.-, but if you choose to have labour without pain, you will need a lot more than that.
Posted in: Local experts help foreign women take the pain out of labor
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TSRnow
Engineers had to play with something. I guess TVs and PCs are almost at the end of their evolution!
Next ones up are mobile phones. We'll see if we can have "Help me, Obiwan-Kenobi" in real life!
Posted in: What do you think about the whole 3-D thing, with PC and TV makers rushing out new models, and more films being made in 3-D?
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docswife,
There is a 1-point-off-your-drivers-license penalty for not strapping your child in. Highways or normal roads, the same. Couple of years ago, they did heavy campaigning to sell new childseats that comply to new standards. Police were active on normal roads at that time!
To comment on the article, I wonder if they did this survey AND caught these people at the same time. If not, what a waste of time and money. We don't need surveys to know what is really obvious.
Posted in: 40% of child seats in cars remain unused: police survey
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TSRnow
Their wedding ceremonies weren't just ceremonies. It was a fashion show for her wedding dresses. See how she is described as a "Fashion Designer and talent" now?
Posted in: Uno Kanda announces separation from husband
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TSRnow
Although this may not be news, I have never seen anybody actually fall down an escalator...
Good thing there weren't so much people behind him. Or else you would see people toppling down like dominos!
Posted in: Pair sustain minor injuries after tumble down Ginza subway escalator
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TSRnow
Uh? What did he expect when he was maneuvering in front of that big boat? That it will stop and say konnichiwa?
Posted in: Sea Shepherd kicks out activist on trial in Japan
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TSRnow
Pictures of men for a change! No. 5 looks pretty good. No. 7 needs a haircut. The other two.... not my type.
Posted in: Bodies
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TSRnow
The owner of the vehicle is probably thinking of all sorts of excuses now, like "I lend it to a friend" or something...
Posted in: License plate found at scene of fatal hit-and-run
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TSRnow
peachy871, you are so polite.
What I would say to a person reading this tragedy and come up with some stupid comment about why do parents work, would be just... "What a stupid comment".
Although not responsible, I would still think the nursery could have talked with the grandfather about what happened to the 9-months old.
Posted in: 9-month-old boy dies after being left in car by grandfather
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Everything is a challenge, but the biggest one will be to win the election coming up. If he loses big, he will be replaced. Very simple.
Posted in: How do you think Naoto Kan will do as prime minister? What do you think his biggest challenges will be?
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Oh, it was last week! Kaiko Kinen Hanabi is always over before I even start thinking of fireworks.
See you all at the Kanagawashinbun Hanabi on Aug. 1st!
Posted in: Fireworks finale
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sk4ek, yes, Kids and Cars. I heard of them. You don't see much of these happening in Japan (I mean forgetting your child in car, not leaving them deliberately when going to pachinko), but if putting an extra gadget can really save lives, maybe Japan should do the same thing by law.
Posted in: 9-month-old boy dies after being left in car by grandfather
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TSRnow
The storyline is a bit absurd, and the actors are a bit more than ripe, but I guess the glamour and the craziness that comes with it is what Japan likes about these series.
Probably like a dreamworld in this time of everlasting recession...
Posted in: Japan puts out welcome mat for embattled 'Sex and the City 2'