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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The758
"MINNA no keiba" - sorry, not mine. A group of horses running around, utterly fascinating.
Ms. Hoshino on the other hand : ) Unfortunately that's not a very good picture of her
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The758
Gee, you think?
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The758
Yeah ... but I wish they'd act like kids, instead of American game show hosts.
Posted in: Nozomi Ohashi and Seishiro Kato to lead kids on NHK's 'Kohaku' song contest
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The758
Yeah: first steal it, then when caught, belittle it.
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The758
I'll be purposely out of town when he comes
Posted in: Bob Dylan to play in Japan next March
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The758
There are plenty of film photographers out there. A little research would have shown that.
It would have also shown that not all used equipment is cheap. Used Contax, Leica and Nikon gear, especially Nikon rangefinder gear, is MUCH more expensive in Japan than it is overseas. A mint condition Leica M3 can be as much as $2500, mint condition Nikon RFs are sometimes $3000 or more. Prices are much lower than that in Europe and the US for the same equipment.
And used junk cameras aren't always cheap, either: a broken Spotmatic can still be between $20 to $50. In the US they'd be cheaper; there are no bargain-bin $2 cameras in Japan. If they're that cheap, they're totally broken.
Japan's advantage is that its used gear is usually in very good to excellent condition. Everyone knows that Japanese consumers are picky, and so if boxes and/or manuals are missing or there are signs of neglect (scratches, dents, missing paint, brassing) prices come down. One reason is because Japanese consumers take better care of their equipment (even keeping the individual plastic bags that things come in) another is because Japanese brokers went abroad (Europe & the US) during the Bubble and bought up most of the excellent condition classic cameras, bringing them to Japan.
Posted in: Buying a camera in Japan? Think again
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The758
I don't think he needs any thick clothing where he is now
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The758
If we're talking privacy shouldn't that be SSH?
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The758
I thought Convair was number one ...
Posted in: ANA orders 10 Boeing jetliners
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The758
Nice to see it got off the ground okay
Posted in: Boeing's 787 jetliner makes first test flight
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The758
If anything that eliminates all credibility
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The758
Most Japanese children these days are essentially raised by mothers only, and with the abominable state of ethics and manners in today's youth, you'd think the Japanese government would wise-up and doing something about it.
Posted in: Divorced man arrested for abducting his son in Kumamoto
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The758
Since when is Koyuki "hot"?
Posted in: Five hot actresses to star in BeeTV’s cell phone drama
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The758
I would so love to be in one of those storms. To stay home in front of the TV or a fire with some cocoa : )
Posted in: Heavy snowfall, wind pounding central, eastern U.S.
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The758
After hearing that song I'm not surprised he's a one-hit wonder
Posted in: Billboard names Powter one-hit wonder of decade
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The758
Smythe > The Spotmatics took mercury batteries, which are now outlawed. You can use alternative batteries of the same size and voltage, or get an MR-9 adapter and use it with regular LR44 batteries (https://www.criscam.com/newsite/mercurybatteryadapters.php) The adapters are available at most camera stores and run about 3,000 yen.
This will go straight into someone's display cabinet.
Posted in: Leica Hermes edition camera
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The758
If Japan wants to attract 10,000,000 people to Japan, it still has a lot of work to do. One can't expect Westerns to enjoy Japanese-only narration and pamphlets in garbled English.
Nagoya Castle also comes to mind. I lost count of how many signs said it was bombed and destroyed by the Allies in WWII. Welcome the foreigners inside then tell them repeatedly that they blew up your castle. It should be in the "You don't get it, do you?" category in terms of trying to attract foreign visitors.
Posted in: Visit Japan Campaign launched
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The758
Do a search for "Gunkanjima" 「軍艦島」 on Google and you'll find lots of interesting photos.
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The758
Did the girl say anything to him first?
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The758
If JAL is looking for long-term stability, AA is probably the better answer. It is the only American carrier never to have gone bankrupt, and one of the world's largest airlines. Plus One-World has a stronger lineup than SkyTeam.
As for all these people saying 'JAL sucks', to what are you comparing them? Folks here must be flying around in their private jets or something.
Posted in: American Airlines, Delta continue tug-of-war over JAL