JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- Corporate Business English Trainers
- ACT Systems, Inc.（株式会社アクト・システムズ）, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥269,500 ~ ¥280,000 / Month
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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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YuriOtani
SUV's should not roll when a tire blows. Ford was just as responsible for the deaths. However the American press loves to bash Japanese companies. Think of that great government motors product. So when driving a car at 70 make sure it can lose a tire and be controllable. Have you forgotten the exploding trucks?
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YuriOtani
Konsta, Russia is an electoral democracy. It puts on the show but there is no chance of a opposition party being elected.
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YuriOtani
Well once it starts to break up, tracking it would be hard. I have a new pool, no sign of it in my community :)
Posted in: Fallen satellite most likely in Pacific: NASA
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YuriOtani
sfjp330, government did not send the clowns. As for the 50 million, suppose Japan should send it back. It makes not much difference and yet another club to be used against Japan.
Posted in: Noda, S Korea's Lee discuss N Korea, bilateral relations
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YuriOtani
sfjp330, our words are never "sincere" enough and Korea will always come up with new problems. I do not see how to make South Korea happy. Well wasted enough time with these posts.
Posted in: Noda, S Korea's Lee discuss N Korea, bilateral relations
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YuriOtani
Oh look, one of America's famous clowns has stepped into the center ring. Time to sit down, prop my legs up and pull of the popcorn. This is going to be a good show.
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YuriOtani
Fadamor, the years of abusive have damaged her personality. Only hope would be to put her in Hospital and try and reverse the damage.
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YuriOtani
Always good to punish the smokers, they need to pay their fair share! They need to work harder to get their fix.
Posted in: DPJ considers raising tobacco, inheritance taxes to limit income tax hike
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YuriOtani
just-a-guy, sure China could take out a Japanese satellite. I suppose the response would be to take out one or more of China's.
Posted in: Japan launches new spy satellite to monitor N Korean missiles
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YuriOtani
herefornow, What do you expect the National government to do about the Prefecture government? It is the people and government of Okinawa that is preventing the construction of the new airfield. My thoughts are that the people of Japan and especially the Okinawan people, have become a little American due to close contact. What is going on today would of never happened in the old Japanese Empire. The nature of change is never known in advance and Japan is still moving forward. Thus the Futenma impasse is really a sign of change.
Posted in: Obama, Noda discuss post-quake aid, Futenma issue
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YuriOtani
Konsta, the 3 "lawmakers" went to South Korea to cause political trouble and make a circus. I call them clowns because it was a silly thing for them to do and a reelection stunt. It got more silly since South Korea blamed the entire government of Japan for their attempted show. Guess the government in the ROK can control their lawmakers. Anyhow I watched them on TV speaking from the airport and they seemed like clowns to me.
Posted in: Noda, S Korea's Lee discuss N Korea, bilateral relations
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YuriOtani
Japan sent in the clowns, first thing a circus does when things go wrong. What more can Japan do to smooth relations? Pity they did not get into the ring it would of been quite a show.
Posted in: Noda, S Korea's Lee discuss N Korea, bilateral relations
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YuriOtani
Fadamor, she had been doing it so long, it makes me sick. Don't you have any compassion?
Posted in: Child consultation center fails to protect girl forced into prostitution by mother
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YuriOtani
the_sicilian my friend, I think you might be right but the national government talks with the USA will go nowhere without the active support of the Okinawa people. I suppose they could change the law for just Okinawa. It is how they do a lot of things but it has not been done. So either the Japanese government has to change the law or convince the Governor of Okinawa to sign off on the construction permits. I think that is where it is being held up or is it the locals preventing testing for construction? What will be done will happen it is not like the PM looks to me for guidance. It will be nice to get this over since it causes friction with our friends the Americans.
Posted in: Obama, Noda discuss post-quake aid, Futenma issue
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YuriOtani
smithinjapan, well I guess MCAS Futenma is going to remain open. The "replacement" facility does not really replace it. It is too expensive, too damaging to the local ecology and lacks support. I just do not see it happening, it is political reality and not my personal objections. It has been 15 years and what makes you think things will change?
Posted in: Obama, Noda discuss post-quake aid, Futenma issue
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YuriOtani
societymike, thanks for the support! A lot of this has to do with decentralization of power following the Pacific war. Oh most people call me Yuri but my proper name is Yuriko. Also my family name has changed due to a certain event. These things happen ... anyhow what I wrote is not anti American but reality. I do not think the central government can get around the prefecture one in this case. As for noise I have given up aircraft noise for train noise and it takes some time for a mile long train to pass!
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YuriOtani
Serrano, funny the Prefecture of Okinawa signs off on construction in Okinawa waters. The Chiba farmers are not a Prefecture Government. No construction permit, no building it is as simple as this. You are confusing a collective of farmers and the constitutionally elected Prefecture Government of Okinawa.
Posted in: Obama, Noda discuss post-quake aid, Futenma issue
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YuriOtani
Unless the Governor of Okinawa signs off on the construction, it is not going to happen. There is nothing the Government of Japan can do to make him sign it. Japan is a representational Republic and the powers and duties of the government are segregated to the different parts of it. Japan is not Russia or China or even American where the Federal Government has become much more powerful than the states. Grip complain, I wish this would go away but it is not going to happen. You can argue the governments of Japan and the USA but the Governor of Okinawa is not going to give approval. Japan and the USA needs to face political reality, the replacement facility is not going to be built. I suppose Japan or the USA can send in troops to start martial law, a really winning move. MCAS Futenma is not moving and the local population wants it closed. Too many elections have supported this fact. So the only question is if Japan and the USA will leave this open sore open?
Posted in: Obama, Noda discuss post-quake aid, Futenma issue
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YuriOtani
Spidapig24, well the management of Qantas is very greedy. Doing their maintenance in 3rd world countries, trying to farm out the pilots and crew to 3rd world countries. All of this to make more profit, watch and learn a air disaster is just around the bend for them. Cutting corners off of maintenance and crew is a sure way to disaster.
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YuriOtani
It is a good way to drive these scientists out of Italy, find them guilty and watch them leave country or find a new job. The Italian government is quite mad.
Posted in: Scientists on trial for manslaughter in Italy for failure to warn residents about quake