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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Zen_Builder
Hnmm, I just paid 99Yen for 8 eggs.
Posted in: Egg prices to be raised in August
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Zen_Builder
No because your statement was too far-fetched for anybody living here, 23yrs or 3yrs.
Posted in: 25-year-old wife arrested for selling nude photos of herself
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Zen_Builder
Ok, agreed getting confused same diff here language wise.
Posted in: Don't sweat it
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Zen_Builder
Akuma where do you get your facts.
Kato was arrested 2 minutes after he crashed his truck by an uniformed and assisted by an off-duty cop. Never mind that he also stabbed another cop that tried to help a guy that he drove the truck into.
Akihabara on weekends is full of cops on patrol,can't take 2 steps without seeing one.
Guess you never been to japan.
Posted in: 25-year-old wife arrested for selling nude photos of herself
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Zen_Builder
Every person has its own fragrance/smell(pheromones,etc).
But I hate the western ladies over here which I can smell from 3 metres away. Not saying don't use deodorant but many overdo it.
Posted in: Don't sweat it
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Zen_Builder
Easy to talk afterwards by people that were not involved.
Posted in: Okinawa
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Zen_Builder
They also sub-title a LOT of japanese talents.
Dubbing/subbing is the norm in NON-english speaking countries.
Posted in: Schwarzenegger to appear in TV ad to promote California in Japan
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Zen_Builder
Personally I started to hate western deodorants after living on a few continents.
They simply over-power any smell with their own fragrance and it STINKS. Hate to say it but if I see a western lady wearing stuff I move away.
Not saying I like the smell of sweat but I prefer honest sweat smell over the chemical one.
Posted in: Don't sweat it
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Zen_Builder
NK was part of the "Enemy Picture" same as the jews were during the 1930~1940's and the Muslims(Brown people/George Carlin reference) are now.
Common theme across the ages, if you don't have an "Enemy Picture" you can't push your own policies/agendas. It is an established tool across and been used many times.
Most countries/people across the world are aware of it and see through the smoke-screens put up ｂｙ their goverments.
Said that "enemy picture" can be used for ANY purpose from terrorism through to whaling issues.
Posted in: Japan hopes U.S. won't take N Korea off terror list unless abduction issue resolved
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Zen_Builder
Yeah, he is sick.
Yet, there is a LOT of teenage prostitution out there. When you look at the under-belly of society you see some sick stuff.
Having worked with the Guardian and Cyber-Angels I saw a lot. So shows like "To catch a Predator", etc aren't even surprising anymore.
And to say that a child/teen DON'T know what is going is on is FALSE. Heck, I have been solicited by 12 and 13yr olds for sex. YES, they approached me.
LOL, remember my sex-ed in school some 30yrs ago, we made the teacher blush as we corrected her on a few points and we were what 13 & 14.
Just my view.
Posted in: Teacher, 38, arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting 11-year-old girl in Ibaraki
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Zen_Builder
I will miss it as much as reading about how the face of elvis appeared on a slice of shashimi in some hicksville village.
Posted in: What do you think of the Mainichi's decision to cease publishing its WaiWai tabloid tidbits section on its English online site following complaints that it portrays Japanese society in a negative light to the world?
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Zen_Builder
Agree with kwaabish.
There are lots of people working shifts or late like restaurant owners, restaurant staff, Taxi drivers, Cops, construction workers, etc.
Society has become active pretty much 24/7 these days.
Posted in: Convenience stores oppose calls for shorter business hours
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Zen_Builder
I think the idea of shortening hours is a bad idea for a few reasons:
1.) The energy savings will be less than expected. 2.) The Combini owners and operators will need to restructure their business completely costing them money and possible income. 3.)1/3 of the staff employed at the combini's will become unemployed and possible more as there will be fewer drivers, workers at factories, etc needed.
4.) Many of the combini's double as safety and refugee points in case of disasters and crimes. 5.) Forcing them to be open 7~23 will hurt a lot of workers that start early or finish late.
I know some were covered above.
Just don't think it is a good idea, otoh, replacing the lights with more environment friendly and energy savings alternatives sounds like a good idea. Maybe switch of some of the outside lights and only leave the logo illuminated.
Posted in: Convenience stores oppose calls for shorter business hours
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Zen_Builder
Great Post.
Posted in: Politics and capital punishment a volatile mixture
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Zen_Builder
Japanese confinement is pretty harsh, can't even talk/chat without permission, shower once every 3 days, etc. Not been there can only talk about confinement back home as I spoke to a few guys that did their time.
If a guy is locked he has been removed from society not so?
Posted in: Are you in favor of the death penalty?
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Zen_Builder
Not awake yet. combs not knifes
Posted in: If looks could kill
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Zen_Builder
Reminds me of the Flick-blade knifes we had when I was a teen.
Posted in: If looks could kill
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Zen_Builder
Tricky to pull off right.
Generally against it and agree that once it gets serious one person should leave the work-place. That is if it is NOT a family run-business.
Posted in: How do you feel about workplace romances?
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Zen_Builder
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7467696.stm
Posted in: Over 740 feared dead after ferry sinks in Philippines
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Zen_Builder
"Eye for an Eye" is a concept that got thrown out milenia ago as impractical. Caused too many problems and wars.
And WHO decides if someone deserves the DP? A Jury of random selected people with NO legal and/or medical training.
Or a few posters who feel better because they feel better after posting their blood-lust online.
What surprises me how many of the people that claim to be pro-DP are supposedly christians(religion of peace and forgiveness).
Not sure about all the different prison systems in the world, but back home "Murder 1" will get you 20yrs of hard confinement and the need to work 8hrs a day to produce goods for the general public. Of course multiple, consecutive sentences are possible.
Guys that been found mentally unstable are in hospital wars
Money earned from their labour goes towards off-setting the cost of housing/training/counseling them.
Hard confiment = NO TV, newspaper, etc so they guys come out 20yrs later and know little about the outside world.
Now THAT is scary trying to survive in a world you know little about, IMO.
Posted in: Are you in favor of the death penalty?