JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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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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- 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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TokyoXtreme
I bet the old man was planning to use that money in Heaven, but someone took it all right before he died. This scenario assumes the old man wasn't simply lying about having the money.
Posted in: Police baffled by Y360 million that disappeared from backyard
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TokyoXtreme
Compare the Japanese annual suicide rate to the annual number (if any) of Japanese victims of terrorism, and see how misplaced the society's priorities are. There's an average of A HUNDRED PEOPLE killing themselves every single DAY; maybe the koban cops ought to be replaced with suicide counselors like Shige, and directly save some lives.
Posted in: You can see what people are here for just by looking at the way they stand on the edge. Most of them look relieved and soon break down in tears when I just say 'Hi.'
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TokyoXtreme
Not sure if anyone's noticed this yet, but this Monta dude is ripping off Annakin's speech to Padme in Attack of the Clones. When you rip off freaking GEORGE LUCAS, you know you're in trouble!
Posted in: Maybe what Japan needs right now is a dictator, a dictator with good intentions. If you spend your time discussing issues, then for example the abductions issue will remain unsolved. Certain things can only be achieved by a dictator. He can act decisively within a limited period of time.
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TokyoXtreme
I meant to say "Playboy logo".
Posted in: Playboy's days are over. The term 'Playboy' as well as the Playboy bunny logo that were once considered the epitome of cool have lost its freshness and has now come to be seen as a symbol of what is not cool.
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TokyoXtreme
As long as the Playboy continues to appear on the navy blue socks of 16 and 17-year-old high school girls, you'll hear no complaints from me.
Posted in: Playboy's days are over. The term 'Playboy' as well as the Playboy bunny logo that were once considered the epitome of cool have lost its freshness and has now come to be seen as a symbol of what is not cool.
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TokyoXtreme
Oatman Diner rules OK? Special recognition for Kua'Aina, Firehouse, and Zest. I don't think anyone eats at Mos because they sincerely love the food; it's more of a matter of emergency, when one can't lower himself to Mcdonald's. The tomato on a Mos burger dwarfs the patty! Priorities, please.
Posted in: We know low-priced burgers are popular, but at the same time people will pay more for something with higher quality.
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TokyoXtreme
A grassroots effort to effect policy change... in JAPAN!? And it has to be against Street View! How about railing against random police searches, obnoxious fascist vans, or daredevil bicycles on the sidewalk?
Posted in: Group seeks to scrap Google's Street View
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TokyoXtreme
Don't be too hard on the Ford dealer. He's likely a victim of the Philadelphia Experiment, and has been propelled 70 years into the future. Therefore, he still believes that Fords are made in the United States, and that Toyotas are made in Japan. Eventually he'll achieve temporal accordance and realize the folly of his words.
Posted in: Angry Ford dealer in South Carolina blasts Japanese imports in ads
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TokyoXtreme
Oh, the one thing that made me sick to my stomach was watching those Japanese chicks devour piles and piles of food to a time limit. They were in Hawaii eating plates of steaks, and I was starting to sweat -- thinking about all that disgusting and wasteful hubris. Had to read websites about Congo for two days to wash that feeling away.
Posted in: Japanese cooking shows and the loss of sanity
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TokyoXtreme
I loved every episode of Good Eats, and now I watch videos from Harvest Eating (dot com). I can't get enough of skilled food preparation, but when I saw those (paid advertisement) cooking segments on TV, my heart longed of the day when a talento would say (the equivalent of) "Mmph. Rather despicable, this. No more." Or even a "not bad" would have restored my faith in Japanese TV programming. OK, "restore" isn't quite accurate.
Posted in: Japanese cooking shows and the loss of sanity
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TokyoXtreme
Perhaps "African-American" (presumably an African national who emigrated to the United States) is now officially the new "black."
Posted in: NHK casting for foreigners for drama
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TokyoXtreme
Perhaps attention should be shifted to the STAGGERING amount of annual suicides in Japan every year, rather than worrying about imaginary and theoretical damage from drugs. It must also be said that for pharmaceutical companies, Japan definitely IS a drug heaven. The companies are making SKYRILLIONS of dollars/yen from all the Japanese drug users.
Posted in: Is Japan becoming a 'drug heaven?'
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TokyoXtreme
Is the CIA also searching for Dick Dastardly? He's another dangerous fictional character who needs to be brought to justice.
Posted in: CIA says hunt for bin Laden is on
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TokyoXtreme
Marijuana SHOULD be banned! It is downright BENEFICIAL!
Posted in: Two men arrested for possessing 108 cannabis plants in Fukuoka
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TokyoXtreme
PLEASE PLEASE HOLD ON TO THE HANDRAIL WHILE YOU ARE USING THE ESCALATOR. PLEASE HOLD ON TO THE HANDRAIL WHILE YOU ARE USING THE ESCALATOR. HOLD ON TO THE HANDRAIL WHILE YOU ARE USING THE ESCALATOR. AHHH!!! Someone kill me and make these voices stop.
Posted in: Escalator girls
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TokyoXtreme
11, huh? I thought the official Japanese joke was about 12-year-olds mixed with Coke. Apparently there is an age deflation of sorts going on with creepy old men.
Posted in: 11-year-old girl named 'best idol with glasses'
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TokyoXtreme
Very reassuring to see that serendipity, thepro, and stanoue pointed out the elephant in the living room that the article somehow failed to mention.
Posted in: Pachinko academy draws in students
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TokyoXtreme
How about "no war" and "no taxes". Eliminate both!
Posted in: Obama, McCain argue over war, taxes in 1st debate
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TokyoXtreme
We probably should be grateful that the mob of hooligans wasn't cheering on a state-sponsored public execution. Even in tragedy we can count our blessings.
Posted in: Jeering crowd goads suicidal jumper to his death in England
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TokyoXtreme
Huh... and I thought the inundation of cat photos on mixi was because of a latent furry fetish.
Posted in: We can't change the mindset of Japanese people. It's the uniqueness of Japanese culture -- anonymous works in Japan.