JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- Financial Advisor
- Select Asset Management KK, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥100,000 ~ ¥999,999 Paid Training Commission Based
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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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Zen_Builder
Of course they won't comment as it didn't happen in japan. Thinks like that simply don't happen outside Japan so they get ignored.
I find it despicable and from what I heard the Hospital had previous problems too. Guess they will get anther slap on the wrist.
Just a few people fired and nothing changed I guess.
Posters here are up in arms about a woman getting raped in a train-toilet out of view but when someone dies right next to others = all silence.
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Zen_Builder
Now are those ramen americanized in flavour as most of the food in america seems to be.
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Zen_Builder
I agree don't think that they are all that well paid, compared to other pro-athletes.
Also they retire earlier than other pro-athletes.
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Zen_Builder
Needs underscores after first and lastname.
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Zen_Builder
Would the Gun-Advocates, pls, give me their feelings on the recent "Horn" case in Texas and if he should have gotten free.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JoeHornshooting_controversy
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Zen_Builder
Apparently they were in the apartment of a female friend of theirs and started to fight over debts.
So my guess is that she called the cops and ambulance.
Also many stab-wounds can lead to death very quickly if major blood-vessels, etc are severed.
Statistics show that stab-wounds are more often more lethal than gun-shot wounds.
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Zen_Builder
Biofuels, etc all nice. But how about the lubricants, plastics, etc that also come from oil. Gas/fuel is a small percentage of what the oil is actually used for.
His project sounds nice but is it scale-able to work in a real(not resort) environment.
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Zen_Builder
Most of the gals in Shibuya are not locals. ;)
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Zen_Builder
I am from a country that has compulsory service and I think it is a good thing.
For once I agree with skip. Also many join for 2~3yrs to get additional training and experience prior to entering the work-force.
Granted our service is only 8 month and very little change of us going to war but the experience helps a lot, IMHO.
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Zen_Builder
Pity, I sounds like a nice place.
Looks like it had few good points: "Dead center of the town" and " Everybody is dying to get there". ;)
But I agree with you about the points you made.
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Zen_Builder
Doubt that they will go anywhere, they could get hit/mugged by one of their own weapons. ;)
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Zen_Builder
Seems to have disappeared but I saw news about the report on both BBC and CNN sites a few hours ago.
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Zen_Builder
Not sure about "teaching english", my profession is in IT and has been for 25yrs.
Maybe the scene/environment is different. But I met one or two guys like you are talking about, said that I had probs with the similar guys overseas.
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Zen_Builder
Haven't lived at murder/suicide scene. But was present when my grandfather passed away(02:00 am) and been to the house many times since his passing an stayed there.
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Zen_Builder
Said that you might as well blame the person that reported the grafitti to the conductor and thus caused it being pulled out of service.
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Zen_Builder
isthistheend.
I agree with your post to a certain degree.
Myself having worked for 12yrs for japanese companies(1 of X foreigners out of 900+employees) we never got pigeon-holed. On the contrary many managers treated us favourably.
Said that I wanted to kill some of my japanese superiors for their english knowledge/usage and thinking they were good. Some of their stunts nearly cost us a big deals.
In the end many details were worked out between me and our overseas contacts even though I was not management/decision maker.
Don't even get me started on japanese co-workers asking me to write english e-mails for them(even though they scored 800+ on Toeic).
Just different experiences.
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Zen_Builder
Scanned a bit(article too long). Not seen any new insights in what I scanned.
Sum it up for me and others here.
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Zen_Builder
Romulus.
Did you read what I said. The MOTIVES are the same just different degrees. It is all about being recognised and leaving your mark.
Nice try.
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Zen_Builder
Northlondon.
Why because it has NOT become the norm here yet as it has become overseas. Don't apply your overseas standards to Japan.
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Zen_Builder
Rio.
Some grafitti artists have become renowned artists, but there is still a time and place for it.
Painting anything without permission is a CRIME. I know lots of towns have hired grafitti artists to improve certain sites and also offer "grafitti spots" that can be used.
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