JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- 秘書及び業務サポート
- 加治金属工業株式会社, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥4.0M / Year
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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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- ALT - Mie Prefecture - Yokkaichi City - June start
- NPO法人グローバル教育推進機構（GLAD), Mie
- Salary: ¥230,000 / Month For a full working month. Some months differ.
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american_bengoshi
My understanding is that the Hawkers have publicly stated that they are sickened by the book and do not want the money, but want justice instead. Is that not the case?
Posted in: Ichihashi's book goes on sale; says he hopes to give royalties to Hawker family
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american_bengoshi
The FBI can bring down as many NY crime families as it wants. Unfortunately, new crime families pop up immediately to replace the departed. Organized crime cannot be completely eliminated. Human greed and lust for power will always overcome and endure.
Posted in: More than 120 busted in northeast U.S. mafia crackdown
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american_bengoshi
Famous celebrities are such hypocrits. You didn't see Sting advocating debate on anything during the height of his popularity and record sales in Japan. He and nearly every other Hollywood celebrity keep quiet when they want to make money in Japan. It's amazing how they suddenly become so righteous after becoming multi-millionaires.
Posted in: Sting meets dolphin advocate Ric O'Barry; advocates debate
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american_bengoshi
Why??!! It's absurd to do so at a time when the Japanese govt. is crying poor mouth about not having funds to cover the annual budget and foaming at the mouth to raise various taxes on the public. Unbelievable!!!
Posted in: Japan to help finance European bailouts
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american_bengoshi
Yeah right, companies are flush with cash right now and they haven't chosen to create more jobs. Even when they've hired, more than 90% are temporary staff. Some companies now run entire offices with temporary staff. The Japanese govt. should put an end to widespread corporate abuse of temporary workers by capping the number that can be use at 15-20% of total staff.
Posted in: Cabinet approves corporate tax cut
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american_bengoshi
The selection process needs to be changed to remove the subjective human element. A scoring process should be created whereby countries receive points for things that can be verified and documented publicly for everyone to see. At the end, the points and other statisical data for each country would be entered into a software program that automatically selects the winner based on the strength of the bids and luck of the draw in cases where two or more countries have an equal standing.
Posted in: FIFA dismisses complaints about World Cup voting
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american_bengoshi
Fadamor: Like I said, returning to Columbia Univ. is not an option.
Posted in: A global goodbye for Hikaru Utada
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american_bengoshi
Japanese people follow rules when they want to follow them. When they don't want to follow certain rules, they simply ignore them and do whatever they want. In my long time living here, I've reached the conclusion that Japanese are not as rule abiding as I previously thought.
Posted in: 70,000 commuters delayed by quarrel over cell phone on train in Chiba
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american_bengoshi
Totally disagree with this utterly ridiculous statement. Nice little rant on history but you're mistaken about the here and now. Anti-semitism is alive and well in modern Japan. Take off your rose-colored glasses Charisma man and you will see.
Posted in: Retailer Don Quijote pulls Nazi outfit after complaint
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american_bengoshi
Did your relatives die fighting the Nazis or were they exterminated at Nazi concentration camps? If not, then we are talking about two very different things. The Simon Wiesenthal Center is trying to protect the feelings of those who lost relatives and friends to the Nazis. Wearing a Nazi era uniform in public is extremely insulting and hurtful to those who lost loved ones.
Posted in: Retailer Don Quijote pulls Nazi outfit after complaint
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american_bengoshi
bobbafett: You might feel different if your parents, brothers / sisters or grandparents were tortured and gassed in Nazi concentration camps. In such a case, I don't think you would find the costume so amusing, even at a costume party.
Posted in: Retailer Don Quijote pulls Nazi outfit after complaint
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american_bengoshi
I'm also surprised that Don Quijote Co. publicly acknowledged the letter and agreed to stop selling the outfits. Japanese tend to be fairly anti-jewish. A recent example of this were remarks made a previous health and welfare minister in response to allowing US and other foreign health insurance companies enter the Japanese market. During a speech he said that Japan should not allow "the greedy Jews" take over and control our health care. Those were his exact words. I could cite numerous other examples of anti-jewish remarks and behavior in Japan. Trust me, complaint made to the Simon Wiesenthal Center is not an isolated incident. The institute monitors Japan very closely because of the anti-jewish sentiment.
Posted in: Retailer Don Quijote pulls Nazi outfit after complaint
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american_bengoshi
It won't matter because few people will attend anyway.
Posted in: FIFA not considering changes to 2022 World Cup to avoid heat in Qatar
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american_bengoshi
My cousin works in the admissions office at Columbia. She said that Utada got into the school because of her and her father's money. She didn't even finish her degree and Columbia told her not to bother returning.
Posted in: A global goodbye for Hikaru Utada
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american_bengoshi
Calling it quits or being told to leave the business because she's a washed up has been???
Posted in: A global goodbye for Hikaru Utada
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american_bengoshi
Younger people, WOMEN (herbivore men do not count) and MINORITIES that have Japanese citizenship would be nice. But you know what, it will never happen because the old grumpy men do not welcome in those groups.
Posted in: Time for change
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american_bengoshi
A photo of the LDP leaders should say "More empty!" above the flip top head. Sort of like dumb and dumber.
Posted in: Time for change
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american_bengoshi
ultradodgy: That sounds dodgy as I've never heard of it. The Japanese govt. is not insuring all residential property owned by individuals.
Posted in: Real estate in Japan: A good time to buy or not?
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american_bengoshi
I would love to have her slap the cuffs on me.
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american_bengoshi
The capital gains tax is 39% if the property is held for 5 years or less, 20% if held for more than 5 years. There are also many kinds of special deductions, for example a JPY 30 million deduction (maximum) from the sale of an individual's main residence. Further, if an individual disposes of land acquired in 2009 or 2010 which it has held for at least five years as of 1 January of the year of disposal, it can take a deduction from the gain equal to the lower of either the gain itself or JPY 10 million.
Posted in: Real estate in Japan: A good time to buy or not?