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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Youdontknow
In the middle of nowhere last night, I saw a high school girl walking home. It was 10PM, and she's wearing the usual white shirt and short skirt. In the middle of nowhere. Had she been my daughter, I think I'd consider her a tad important enough to want to go and pick her up instead of letting her walk home alone in the dark, in the middle of nowhere. It scares the crap out of me to think parents in this country are not fulfilling their obligations as parents and still think that Japan is a safe country.
Posted in: Mother of murdered girl releases comments after funeral in Chiba
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Youdontknow
Does this story sound familiar to those of us that have been here a long time? Remember about 7 or 8 years ago when they wanted neighbours of gaijin to report 'suspicious' activity to the city office or cops? There were something like 27,000 'reports' filed in a month, ranging from 'He's still sleeping and it's well past 6AM!' to "He has funny eyes. I don't trust him!" etc... No offence meant, but asking citizens of this country to report 'suspcicious sites' is like asking piranha fish only to eat vegetables!
Posted in: Tip-offs on harmful websites surge 84% in 1st half: NPA
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Youdontknow
That's the biggest load of piffle I've read today!!
And 315yen per month? Yeah right...that'll give ya about ten minutes if you're lucky and then as usual, KDDI will whack users with huge bills at the end of the month!
Posted in: Akina Minami
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Youdontknow
Just checked it out...it's not a 3D website view you get, it's a virtual world where you can paste 2D webpages onto walls etc. Might be fun for younger users, but other than that, can't see the potential in it, unless they start selling advertising space on those virtual walls.
Posted in: Australian company launches 3D Internet tool
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Youdontknow
Pointless story and reporting if you're not going to provide a link!
Posted in: Australian company launches 3D Internet tool
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Youdontknow
Typical Japanese cowardice to just stand by and watch as it happens!
Posted in: Two teenage girls arrested for beating another girl at station in Yokohama
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Youdontknow
Yay! Here's the old 'THROW MONEY AT IT AND IT'LL GO AWAY' practice in clear view again!!
Posted in: Bank of Japan injects Y2.5 tril into markets as Lehman Japan also files for bankruptcy
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Youdontknow
This article is a complete waste of time! Japan just doesn't get it when it comes to online auctions and as usual, tries to make everything to do with them its own as in 'We pioneered this too!'
Ebay came to Japan and quit soon after because idiotic Japanese managers couldn't follow basic rules of business and stick with the way Ebay operates. They wanted to change everything, including the layout of the auction pages and sales pages. In the end Ebay said goodbye to Japan.
They have recently come back in, but not with the main Ebay name.
TheNewZen:
I disagree completely. I've used PayPal in Japan for years and it's just as popular as any other payment method.
And the manager of this company is as bright as a 20watt bulb:
Well, you obviously passed the exams for 'Most Obvious' eh!
And this classic gem:
I read Japanese just fine thanks, and the only reason I don't use and never will use, Japanese auction sites, is because as is the usual case in Japan, everything is overpriced when it comes to charges and there's nothing worth buying anyway!
Posted in: Making online auctions easier
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Youdontknow
I left them for overcharging.
Posted in: DoCoMo overcharges up to Y32 million for international services
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Youdontknow
Never mind the pregnant mothers. The NPA should be ordering those mothers with kids in the car to have them buckle up the kids! I'm sick to death of seeing these irresponsible drivers allowing their kids to jump around the back seat, or worse - stand in the foot wells of the front passenger seat!
Posted in: Police request pregnant women to fasten their seat belts in cars
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Youdontknow
I can't imagine ever falling out with my son to the point that he would want to kill me. The trouble is probably not on the home front, but rather with the people the son hangs out with. As a parent, we all see our children change once they start school, taking on the habits and colloquialisms of their classmates. For us as parents, we see the innocence of our children fade away.
To read of such a story like this, saddens the heart.
Posted in: Man stabs 27-year-old son to death in Okayama
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Youdontknow
Saitama needs a brick wall building around it to keep everyone out and safe!
Posted in: Woman, 23, held for kicking 1-yr-old daughter to death in Saitama
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Youdontknow
Thenewfront, I agree with you completely! Japanese interpretation of 'crime' when it comes to foreigners is a bloody joke!
The cops here can't do anything to find wanted murderers, but they bust someone for a joint found in his lost wallet!
While I think that if you go to prison, you should not be given a life of luxury, I also think that in Japan, certain practices within Japanese prisons should be banned, such as allowing guards to tie prisoners up with leather shackles and make them eat like a dog.
I'm surprised Japan doesn't have more prison riots to be honest with the way that prisoners are treated here. Then again, it all starts at ground level with the laws that bind. While some people are sent to prison for stupid matters such as 'disorderly conduct', top officials of NHK and the government, manage to avoid prison because of their ties to the state.
One rule for us, another for them.
At the end of the day, all we can do is teach them bad English!
Posted in: Cozy prisons coddle foreign inmates
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Youdontknow
He got separated from his friends, and none of them thought to look for him?
Posted in: 18-year-old man drowns in Hyogo river
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Youdontknow
I've also had the odd scuffle with a Yakuza or three over the years. But I don't find them at all intimidating. Rather the other way around. If they think they're tough, they ought to try living on Moss Side in Manchester, UK. Yaks soon back off when they realize a person CAN look after themselves!
Posted in: Yakuza 'misunderstood' by foreign media
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Youdontknow
If a teacher laid a single finger on my boy, I'd probably end up doing time for what the teacher would receive from me.
Posted in: What are your views on corporal punishment in schools?
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Youdontknow
A $1.80 for a donut?....I don't think so!
Posted in: Halloween donuts and coffee
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Youdontknow
He's 25, has a major receding hairline and doesn't look like he's started shaving yet. Yeah...like I really want to buy a beer because this guy's holding one! NOT!
Posted in: Gold medalist Kitajima chosen as 'best beer person'
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Youdontknow
150cm tall and chubby. Uh-huh. So what...now we're being attacked by the Oompa Loompas?
Posted in: Man stabbed in Kyoto car park
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Youdontknow
Absolute tripe! Of course they've raised their prices since 1974, in line with inflation! Whoever writes these articles seriously needs to find a new job! Try NOVA - I hear they are more near to your talent level!
Posted in: Nissan says it's raising some prices of cars in Japan